During the demographic transition stage of , birth rates continue to decline as more women gain full-time employment and the cost of raising children continues to increase. The population grows very slowly, if at all, because the decrease in birth rates is coupled with a stable death rate.

Why was charliemagne hesitant about being crounded holy roman emperor?

An artist entered into a written agreement to sell a patron a partially finished painting once it was complete. the patron later learned that the artist planned to sell the painting to a third party who offered to pay the artist more than the contract price. the patron filed suit to compel the artist to sell the painting to her in accord with the terms of their agreement, while the artist denied that the painting the artist planned to sell to the third party was the subject of the agreement with the patron. at trial, the patron did not introduce the written agreement or explain its absence. rather, the patron sought to testify that, when she signed the agreement, the artist had pointed to the painting in question and stated that it was the patron’s painting. the artist’s attorney objected to the testimony that the artist identified the painting as belonging to the patron. how should the court rule? asustain the objection, because the artist’s statement was hearsay. bsustain the objection, because the patron failed to produce the written agreement or explain its absence. coverrule the objection, because the statement is not hearsay. doverrule the objection, because the statement was relevant.

For 50 pointsfredrika's science teacher asked her to bring in three abiotic items from her backyard ecosystem. which of the following groups of items should she bring? a. a lightning bug, a plug of grass, and a wormb. a smooth rock, some red dirt, and an empty bird's nestc. a ladybug, a spider, and some water from a mud puddled. a caterpillar, a pine cone, and a piece of a robin's egg