SOCECOL E8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Water Scarcity, Air Conditioning, Moai
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The century beginning in 1970 was expected to be a series of little-noticed revolutions. Robert j. gordon, the rise and fall of american growth . With medical advances, life expectancy grew from 45 (in 1870) to 72 years. Giant statues on easter island, first seen by european explorers on easter sunday 1792. Moai believed to represent the souls of ancestors, protect descendants. Completion in the quarry, dragged to platforms near the sea. Overexploit resources: cut down so many trees to transport these statues to the edge of the island, didn"t have enough timber to make fishing boats or even to leave the island. Millennials stand on shakier financial ground than older generations. California"s millennials experience greater unemployment, earn less money, and are far more likely to still be living with their parents than young adults from earlier generations, according to a new comprehensive analysis by the u. s. census bureau.
