Theodore of Studite, paved the path for this monastic thought. Together, St. Odo and Theodore were involved with the most important issues in the East and West, which were monastic reform and renewal. In the West, the Clunaic reforms wanted a more independent abbot that would further instruct the Rule of St. Benedict. Western monasticism was in decline due to the social and political conditions brought on by invaders, poverty and rulers of the abbeys. There were added complications “that the Empire preserved
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increased as changes in law made it easier to obtain. Since the 1970s, there has been a significant decline in marriage, from 480,000 marriages in 1972 to 306,000 in 2000. Women's expectation of marriage and life has increased since 1970s. Some sociologists argue that we place an increased value on romantic love, which had resulted in more marital breakdown. Young and Wilmot suggest that in the west we have a romanticised, unrealistic view of marriage and family life. Over the past 30 years, people
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within their company to develop new products or do they decide to become proactive? 2. Will the company become reactive and continue what they are currently doing and get the equipment necessary to have instant results? B. Micro 1. Jim West is faced with a big financial decision. Whatever he decides will most likely have an impact on his career. Current production, with some repairs and upgrading, would produce an immediate return. However, would this be just putting a band aid on
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Declaration of Independence meant by “all mean are created equal.” The big parties, booze, and elegant clothing do not make these people happy, no one was happy. The Great Gatsby provides examples of loneliness and despair created by the moral or cultural declines by the excessive indulgence in pleasure of luxury. Fitzgerald uses
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The decline of classical civilizations can be attributed to numerous factors such as internal conflicts, decreased size of armies, revolts, corruption, population decreases, declining tax revenues, economic decline, climate change, and external invasions. However, the one important factor that was instrumental in the decline and collapse was epidemic diseases which may have killed up to half of the population. The spread of epidemic diseases in the Roman Empire resulted in a shrinking population
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his daughter Tatiana; the special relationship between Germany, France and Russia, which had developed after 1997; the inclusion of Russia into the G8-summits in 1998 and his attempts to maintain Russians position as a global power; the economic decline after the financial crisis of 1998 and his efforts to reform the economy; the wars in Chechnya and in the Kosovo in 1999 and the crisis of the military; his last public appearance to an international audience - the OSCE summit in Istanbul in 1999
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non-state actors competing for new world order. Many states are suffering great turmoil, while others are gaining economic strength and power. Although the world has reached a point that we are poised for conflict, there has actually been a decline in conflict among civilizations. Among those that are geographically positioned for a border dispute, there has been no significant increase in conflict. Many would argue that clashes between western civilizations and non-western civilizations
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many attempts, the congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro act in 1971. According to National Mustang Association.com the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro act in 1971 states that wild horses are a living symbol of history of the Wild West, contributing to the diversity of life forms within the nation. There is 264 million acres of public lands for these contributed by the Bureau of Land Management(BLM). With this much land it will help with
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steadily on the decline. People need places to live and build further into their habitat every year. These reptiles like the humid swamps of the everglades and coastal region of the southeast. The eastern diamondback has started seeking new habitat on the northern most islands of the Florida Keys. How do they get there, they swim. The more people encroach on their habitat the more of these reptiles get pushed out. As a result of this, the population of the animals is also on the decline. Some areas host
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The Market / Customer Situation * customer description: The main target market for big day out is people aged 18 to late 20’s, who have an interest in mainstream, contemporary rock and electronic music (such as kanye West, Soundgarden, Muse and Foo Fighters). Most of the people targeted will live in the major cities where big day out is held (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, the Gold Coast and Auckland new Zealand) however people from country locations who have access to social media
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