What is meant by the term ‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of until the late 1700’s‚ this movement into a new genre of literature. This was pioneered by the English author Horace Walpole‚ in his famous fictional book ‘The Castle of Otranto’‚ or as Walpole alternatively titled it ‘a
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5. What is meant by ’masculinity in crisis ’ in recent debates about men and masculinity? Use a specific example from media or popular culture (for instance‚ media coverage of the Bulldogs scandal) to support your argument. You should draw on Whitehead ’s argument in your answer. The concept of ’masculinity in crisis ’ has been put forth in recent debates regarding men and their masculinity. Critical analysis of men and thus of the gender of masculinity arose in the 1970s with the beginning of
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Explain what is meant by ‘mechanical jurisprudence’‚ and discuss Hart’s objections towards it. The term mechanical jurisprudence was coined by Roscoe pound in his article in 1908. It is the concept that judges apply law rigidly according to precedent and legislation without thought of consequences. In this it is argued that every eventuality that comes before the law is legislated for in advance‚ it is just for the judges to apply the relevant law. This concept would insinuate that every case that
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What is meant by style and stylistics? Style is concerned with the artful expression of idea and stylistics is the bridge that links the idea of style to the analysis of literary texts through the tool of linguistics. The 19th century‚ that witnessed evolution in the field of biography‚ historiography‚ anthropology and others‚ could not remain unattached to immutable linguistic and stylistic norms in literature. Linguistic study was esoteric in the beginning and severely criticized as‚ "pretension
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Jeramie Feenstra Richard De La Cruz Window 7 vulnerabilities Local Security Authority Subsystem Service There is a recently discovered vulnerability in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service which can cause a denial of service attack if a hacker sends a packet containing malicious files during NTLM authentication. NTLM protocol refers to the Windows NT LAN Manager which is used to authenticate logons to PCs that are connected to the network. The security update provided by Microsoft includes
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Work effectively in the community sector Assessment 2: short answer questions 1) Explain what is meant by the term “duty of care” and how it relates to your legal responsibilities in the community services sector? It refers to the obligation to take responsible care of an individual or organisation to avoid acts to be likely to cause harm to others. It relates to our legal responsibilities in the community service sector: The organisation will have developed workplace policies and procedures that
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Risk Threats And Vulnerabilities Marisel Hernandez Professor Julian Slaughter Foundations of Cyber Security July 6‚ 2015 Assessing risk‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities Focus on the problem as soon as it occurs The severity of the companies security impact due to the data breach Investigation on the severity of incident and its damages Actions taken towards this threat Insights of similar incident Requirement policies Identifying reports Actions that need to be taken Outcomes and results
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Explain what is meant by a balanced approach to risk management. A risk is the possibility of a hazard’s potential being realised. A balanced approach to risk management is basically weighing up the benefits against the chances of harm and the severity of such harm. In schools risk assessments are necessary to note any hazards which could cause harm and are therefore a potential risk. Risk assessments need to be carried out in a way which minimises the risk but is also practical. There is a need
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Explain (and give examples of) what is meant by Social Facilitation and Co-action. Make the difference of the two clear. Triplett’s (1898) experiments demonstrate the phenomenon of the co-action effect‚ showing how improved task performance is generated by the presence of others involved in the same task. His experiment of “dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition”‚ where the comparison of a cyclist racing the clock around a track‚ as opposed to racing another cyclist‚ or with a pace maker
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federalism which followed by an detail analysis of both advantages and disadvantages of federalism as well as the impact on business. The term federalism is used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces). Federalism is a system in which the power to govern is dispersed across multiple jurisdictions‚ creating what is often called a federation (Hughes‚ 1998:260)
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