History is the study of the past‚ specifically how it relates to humans. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory‚ discovery‚ collection‚ organization‚ presentation‚ and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians. Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. History can also refer to the academic discipline which uses a narrative to examine and analyse a sequence of past events‚ and
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Examine the claim that it is possible to attain knowledge despite problems of bias and selection. In this essay‚ I will examine whether it is possible to gain knowledge from different sources even with problems in today’s world such as bias and selection. In order to gain a better understanding of this topic‚ it is necessary to first define the terms "bias" and "selection" as stated in the title. The Oxford Dictionary defines bias as "prejudice in favour of or against one thing‚ person‚ or group compared
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THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE U.S CONSTITUTION IS A PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION‚ ACCORDING TO MANY OBSERVERS. IT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO DOMESTIC LAW. The United States of America has one of the world ’s powerful systems of legal fortification for freedom of the press. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides the foundation assurance of press freedom and freedom of speech. In this essay I will be keen on highlighting the significance of the First Amendment and relating its motive of freedom
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JOURNALISTIC AND COMMERCIAL NEWS VALUES Journalistic and Commercial News Values News Organizations as Patrons of an Institution and Market Actors SIGURD ALLERN Why do some events fill the columns and air time of news media‚ while others are ignored? Why do some stories make banner headlines whereas others merit no more than a few lines? What factors decide what news professionals consider newsworthy? Such questions are often answered – by journalists and media researchers alike – with references
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War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterised by extreme violence‚ social disruption‚ and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual‚ intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities‚ and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention. The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is usually called peace.
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How would an actor prepare for the role of Malvolio in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare focusing on language and movement? Set in Illyria‚ Twelfth Night is a comedy by William Shakespeare that revolves around love and mistaken identity. The name‚ “Twelfth Night” is usually considered to be a reference to the twelfth night of the Christmas celebration. In Shakespeare’s day‚ this holiday was celebrated as a festival in which everything was turned upside down—much like the upside-down‚ chaotic
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Give advice to an actor playing Marco on how he should present the character Marco is a character of two faces. At the beginning of the play‚ a grateful and respectful man is presented to the audience. He shakes Eddie’s hand‚ and makes it clear that he does not want to impose – ‘when you say go‚ we will go’. This is in stark contrast to the absolute lack of respect your character gives Eddie later in the story‚ and the more-so you can make this the better the reception will be from the audience
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Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business Research FACTORS INFLUENCING CORPORATE WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AN EMERGING ECONOMY KAMAL NASER1‚ RANA NUSEIBEH2 and AHMED AL-HADEYA3 ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to explore factors that influence working capital management by non-financial companies listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The cash conversion cycle is used to proxy working capital management where short cycle implies effective management. Six factors frequently
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What were the ideas of the Blair government’s ‘doctrine of international community’ and who were the main actors of this? The ‘doctrine of international community’ was first outlined at a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago in 1999. Blair emphasised the increasing significance of globalisation and interdependence‚ as he looked to create a new post-Cold War framework. This would focus on the ‘notion of community‚’ with the belief that global problems can’t be solved individually (Blair‚ 1999)
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advantage and the possible retaliation of developed countries through the imposition of their high labor standards as a trade protectionist device in order to protect the jobs of their local labor force earning high wages and benefits. The major actors of the Philippine IR system- government‚ employers‚ trade unions and civil society groups- have responded to the said imbalance between high labor standards in the face of high unemployment and underemployment rates. This paper advocates the retention
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