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    of the pregnancies would often end in miscarriages and about one in eight could expect to lose their lives in childbirth. In addition‚ colonial women were always consumed by household chores and always had work to tend to‚ an example of this is an 18th century woman‚ Mary Cooper. In her diary she wrote about how living on a farm she has “seene little else but hard labor and much sorrow. . . . I am dirty and tired almost to death." Colonial women were in charge of keeping the household

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    Churchill once said‚ gin… ‘saved more Englishman’s lives‚ and minds‚ than all the doctors in the Empire’ (LeBor). However‚ this is a common misconception in the history of gin: in 18th Century England‚ a Gin Craze took over. The Gin Craze was a brief stint in English history when the poor drank excessive amounts of gin (“18th Century Gin Craze”). This period defined the time when the government exploited the poor by domesticating gin production. In doing so‚ gin became affordable to everyone‚ and the

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    Propaganda is “Information‚ ideas‚ opinions or images‚ often only giving one part of an argument‚ which are broadcast‚ published or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people’s opinions and beliefs.” (Online Cambridge Dictionary‚ n.d.) Often subtle‚ Machiavellian ways are used to portray the message in order to shape opinion. “Propaganda can be as blatant as a swastika or as subtle as a joke.” In order to start and propagate the wars of the Three Kingdoms propaganda was

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    INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction: The term ‘feminism’ has been a part of everyday language since the 1960s. It is invariably linked to the women’s movement and an attempt to advance the social standing of women. Feminism as a theory can be divided into four types : (i) Liberal feminism‚ which accepts the law and its reasoning process. Liberalism is seen as the ideal tool to fight oppression; (ii) Radical feminism‚ which rejects the views of liberal feminists‚ since the reasoning structure of law

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    18 Critical Discourse Analysis TEUN A. VAN DIJK 0 Introduction: What Is Critical Discourse Analysis? Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is a type of discourse analytical research that primarily studies the way social power abuse‚ dominance‚ and inequality are enacted‚ reproduced‚ and resisted by text and talk in the social and political context. With such dissident research‚ critical discourse analysts take explicit position‚ and thus want to understand‚ expose‚ and ultimately resist social inequality

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    Nadsat Language in A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess’s writing style in his most famous novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ is different to say the least. This novel is praised for its ingenuity‚ although many are disturbed by Burgess’s predictions for the future. However‚ for many‚ it is close to impossible to comprehend without outside help. This is because Burgess created a language specifically for this novel‚ called Nadsat. This Russian-based language forms conversations between the narrator‚ Alex

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    Contents INTRODUCTION Focus on sustainability has appeared on the face of the earth over the last ten years and a lot of books and articles are published on the topic of sustainability. Early on‚ John Elkington developed and promoted the concept of “Triple Bottom Line” in his book Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business which was published in late 1999 (Creating a Sustainable Organization: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate value through Sustainability By Peter

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    Corruption and Culture Colleen Garland CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Kaplan University 10/27/2014 Abstract This paper will share my viewpoint of how corruption is viewed in today’s cultures‚ and why it is such a controversial topic. I will also look at how corruption is viewed as a cultural tradition and how unethical people may take advantage of a gift-giving culture to further a society’s corruption. Corruption and Culture For this paper I will define corruption as the act of abusing

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    Graphic design is an area that has grown and is still advancing to greater heights. Diverse aspects and skills have been developed in the industry over the years which have facilitated designer specialization in various fields in graphic design‚ such fields like brand identity. With so many brand designers out there in the design world‚ there tend to be quite a focus put on those whose works leave a long lasting impression in the public’s mind. Ken Cato and Jacob Cass are amongst one of the recognised

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    Self-knowledge is the personal discovery of one’s world and oneself in relation to all things. Socrates examined the meaning and origin of self-knowledge in his speech in Phaedo by Plato. He explains to his fellows while he is in jail awaiting his execution that‚ “since I had had it with this looking into beings‚ it seemed to me I had to be on my guard so as not to suffer the very thing those people do who behold and look at the sun during an eclipse. For surely some of them have their eyes destroyed

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