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Population growth rates in industralized countries are on the decline for all the following reasons EXCEPT _____.

Andrei [34K]

Answer:

Birth control is taboo and banned in industrialized countries

Explanation:

The population growth in the industrialized countries has been on the decline for the past few decades. The are numerous reasons for this trend, but that the birth control is taboo and banned in industrialized countries is simply not true. The birth control is actually very popular, and people speak openly about it. It is used as a method of prevention of getting pregnant when it is not desirable, so it actually one of the factors that contribute a lot to the decline of the birth rates, not the other way around.

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Shakespeare wrote many plays that were based on existing works. For example, Macbeth, King Lear, Henry IV, Richard II all draw f

Irina18 [472]

Answer: These sources provided Shakespeare primarily with historical information. Moreover, Shakespeare borrowed ideas for the plot from them, and focused on some of the historical figures in his own work.

Explanation:

Not all of Shakespeare's ideas are his own. Sometimes, Shakespeare found inspiration in other sources that he used. This is mainly true for his history plays - plays that are named after monarchs that ruled during a certain time period. Holinshed's Chronicles is believed to have been his primary source for history plays - Henry IV (part I and II), Henry V, Henry VI (all three parts), Henry VIII, Richard II, Richard III, but also for King Lear, Cymbeline and Macbeth. Shakespeare incorporated many Roman figures in his work, such as Julius Caesar, Antony, Cleopatra, etc. While doing so, he mainly relied on Plutarch's work, a text called Parallel Lives that consists of 40 biographies of Greek and Roman leaders.

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Match the following:Part A1. Jewish religious group that denied existence of angels 2. deacon and evangelist of the early church

vlabodo [156]

Answer:

1. Jewish religious group that denied existence of angels a. Sadducees

2. deacon and evangelist of the early church g. Philip

3. Feast of Weeks when Holy Spirit filled 120 disciples e. Pentecost

4. means unveiling or uncovering i. Revelation

5. presenting a common view f. synoptic

6. author of the New Testament b. Holy Spirit

7. believing in many gods d. polytheistic

8. Jews who intermarried with Gentiles h. Samaritans

9. Greek translation of Hebrew Scriptures c. Septuagint

10. lawyers, doctors of the Law, rabbis j. scribes

Explanation:

a. Sadducees - Were a group of Jews during the time of Jesus Christ. They did not believe in resurrection, spirits, angels or demons.

g. Philip - Saint Philip the Evangelist, he was one of the seven deacons for the Christians in Jerusalem during the early times of the Christian church.

e. Pentecost - The holy day of Pentecost is celebrated fifty days after Easter Sunday, and it celebrates the descent of the holy spirit to the Apostles and other Christians during the Feast of Weeks, in Jerusalem

i. Revelation - Defined as disclosing something that was previously secret or unknown.

f. synoptic - Defined as providing a general view of a whole

b. Holy Spirit - Apostles often mentioned that the "Spirit of the lord" spoke through them, being an inspiration for the texts in the New testament.

d. polytheistic - Defined as the belief or worship of more than one god.

h. Samaritans - Are an ethnic-religious group from Israel. They are half jewish and half gentile. After the Assyrian captivity of Israel in 721 BC, Israeli people mixed with the Assyrians, producing the Samaritans. Samaritans had their own temple and religious beliefs.

c. Septuagint - Or Greek Old Testament. This is the earliest translation of the Hebrew Bible to Koine Greek, or Biblical Greek.

j. scribes - People who were in charge of making copies of manuscripts and other texts. It lost prominence after the invention of automatic printing, and has developed into journalists, accountants, bookkeepers, typists and lawyers.

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In which two ways were the mauryan and Gupta dynasties similar

Dafna1 [17]

The answer is C both dynaties played an important role

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What is the main idea of taizong’s argument?

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