The societies where the number of pensioners higher than working-age population will incapacitate in development of economy and other essential aspects of life (Borjas). ... Consequently, with the help of immigrants, countries of Western Europe and North America are able to compensate for a trend of low fertility and an aging population. ... This fact suggests that nowadays people have a golden opportunity to immigrate to almost every country in the world with a view to improve their life conditions. ...

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During the Middle Ages, which took place in Europe during A.D. 500-1300, the Catholic Church considered dance to be the work of the devil since it was associated with most pagan rituals. ... Roast lamb was introduced by the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece and dancers outfitted as sea gods preformed the fish course. ... When she reached the age of fourteen, she wedded the duke of Orléans who was later crowned King Henry II of France. ... His title was "Sun King- which was derived from the role he played in The Ballet of the Night which he first performed at the age of fourteen. ...

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The Gothic age was a time of overwhelming change in the area of architecture. ... Italian Renaissance writers originally used the word gothic as a derogatory term for all architects and artists in the middle ages, which were compared to the works of the barbarian Goths. Although now the Gothic Age is considered Europe's internationally acclaimed, it began as a regional phenomenon (Kleiner 488). ... Spain was also a little late going into the gothic period mainly because it remained in a state of political disunity throughout the Middle Ages. ... de Siloe added a t-shaped golden stair...

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The investigation of aged Greek was essentially obscure in western Europe from the fifth century c.e. ahead. ... As humanists in Petrarch's ring perused more aged creators they found that a full energy about their writing obliged a careful foundation in the writing and society of old Greece. ... "1430) and Guarino da Verona (1370/1374 "1460) pulled in affluent understudies to study aged writing and society in their schools, and alongside Bruni they composed instructive treatises that delineated their pedagogical system. ... Case in point, Julius Pomponius Laetus (1428 "1497...

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During the 2010 FIFA world cup in South Africa, the French national football (soccer) team came up short and could not get past the first round after finishing 2nd in the previous world cup (2006). They lost to teams such as South Africa, Mexico or Uruguay while having a star-studded team with players playing for the biggest teams in the world. This disappointment bring up the question of whether these players were overpaid or not in which everyone from the fans to the journalists all the way to the politicians joined with a lot of passion. Many French ministers stated that the players should...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure. ...

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