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There are 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the U.S. When looking at regional county growth rates from 2015 through 2016, counties in western and southern states have generally increased in population while population growth in counties in the Midwest and Northeast have remained steady or declined. According to the U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2016, five of the top ten fastest growing counties in America are in Texas and Utah. Real estate is one of the key reasons why people decide to…

Environmentalists like to use the metaphor of Earth as a “spaceship” to imply that the world possesses an infinite amount of resources available. However, in reality, the depletion of Earth’s energy and resources imposes a serious risk on the environment and well-being of future generations, such as your children. As Garrett Hardin explains in his article “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor”, the world resembles more of a “lifeboat” where the wealthy are in the lifeboat, while…

continued under the Song Dynasty from 960-1279 CE (1). During the Song dynasty, China experienced extraordinary commercial growth. The growth is considered to be “premodern”. During this era, China experienced growth in the production of non-agricultural goods like silk as well as the production crops that are to be sold not consumed by China such as tea. This leads to growth in the Chinese markets as well. In fact, this was an important form of Chinese production and market development until…

Envision timeless on Earth. Wouldn’t that be something? Wrong! Life on Earth for eternity would be worse than the Holocaust. Just think of the worst way to live, and then think of unending time on the Godly gift, Earth. Many factors cause me to believe that eternal life on Earth would be a living hell. First and foremost, if every person who set foot on Mother Earth lived without end, overpopulation would take charge in a matter of days. Just imagine, the Earth is already exceeding its limits…

engaged at all levels with city leaders and community members in an effort to move this city forward in a positive way. One obvious thing that I have noticed in the past one year is that this city has seen a sharp increase in its population growth. Some of the growth can be attributed to the fact that the city has a lot of employment opportunities and a very low crime rate as compared to other cities of our size. Within the past year, the city saw an increase of eight thousand people in its…

economy is diversified and highly developed. The foundation of Canadian economy is foreign trade and the United States is by far the nation's largest trade partner. Foreign trade is responsible for about 45% of the nation's gross domestic product. GDP Growth Rate in Canada averaged 0.80% from 1961 until 2015, reaching an all-time high of 3.33% in the fourth quarter of 1963 and a record low of -2.30 percent in the first quarter of 2009. The financial account for countries is essentially the…

The late Nelson Mandela once said “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Consequently, Mandela’s words endure the test of time and the price of higher education contuse to steadily increasing moreover, free tuition at public colleges and universities has developed into a controversial topic of discussion. Even though those in opposition of free college tuition do have several compelling arguments, some of the most important dynamics to consider and further…

18th Century colonial society became much more complex and hierarchal, more ethnically and religiously diverse, and more politically and economically developed compared to 17th century society. This is due to population growth in the colonies, european immigrants coming into the New World, and the importance of trade and agriculture. First, colonial society became more complex, and hierarchical because of the huge population increase within the 18th century. In the 18th century the population…

population is around 3,341,893 which explains their small military. Even though their military is weak they have the strongest government in South America. Uruguay’s military is ranked 105 out of 126 in the world which is not bad considering how slow the growth rate is. United States of America manpower is about 145,251,000 compared to Uruguay’s manpower is 1,555,000, United States of America manpower is about…

MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Raleigh Branch Trip On September 20th and the 21st I will be out of town looking at an office building for the new Raleigh branch. The following week after I will be in Raleigh again on the 28th to the 30th. I have scouted out the area using the realtor's website and Google maps. Below is a list of issues we should be mindful about when deciding on this new location. As you know this additional facility is very important to our business's current expansion into new…