1. Some people believe that positive freedom is truly valuable. Are they right? Or have they been misled by a mistaken belief in the existence of a ‘higher’ or ‘ideal’ self? In this essay I will argue positive freedom is valuable. This is based on the belief that it is valuable‚ by which I mean something worth having‚ to be able to control ones irrational desires in order to achieve rational goals. An end I will argue is only achievable through adopting the notion of the ‘higher-self’. Given I
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Do you agree with the view that Conservative economic policy was a success in the years 1979-1983? The Conservative government saw its high and lows from the year 1979 to 1983 however overall it was a success‚ however this success was only due to the fact that the Conservatives brought about some extreme changes in relation to their economic policy. One of these extreme changes was Thatcher’s adoption of the monetarism. Sources 7 and 9 take into consideration the view that the Conservatives economic
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How far do you agree that Much Ado About Nothing shows the truth of the claim that “good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”? “Good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”: these words were spoken by Jonathon Bate and Eric Rasmussen in their publishing of ‘William Shakespeare: Complete Works’. They show how many elements of comedy could be interpreted as almost tragic. The comedy in Much Ado About Nothing is often created when the audience can see that something could go horribly wrong‚ however it
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‘Hard Time’s as a novel of social realism is wholly unsuccessful. Do you agree? ‘Hard Times’ is a novel based on a short visit made by the author Charles Dickens to a town similar to ‘Coketown’ called Preston. He made this journey in an attempt to identify the social problem of the exploitation of factory workers. Dickens was sensitive to the social abuses which pervaded the Victorian society and so with an approach of a utilitarian denial of human imagination; he used the factories of the fictional
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Life is what you and you alone make of it! What is your view? I believe that we can make our lives into what we want them to become if we have enough drive and reserve to achieve our goals. Our lives are our own‚ waiting for us to take them and mold them into exactly what we want. However‚ our lives are very much influenced‚ affected‚ and controlled by the people around us. Friends‚ parents‚ society‚ and even ourselves‚ can inhibit our hopes and dreams just as much as they can help us achieve
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The separation of powers is a theory of government whereby political power is distributed among three branches of government; the legislature‚ the executive and the judiciary. The doctrine of the separation of powers embodies three basic principles; limited government‚ which means that the government’s power over its citizens is limited by the Bill of Rights. Secondly is the separation of personnel‚ meaning that no one person can hold office in separate branches of the government at the same time
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In the extract‚ The Birlings are celebrating the engagement of Sheila and Gerald. Even though everything seems fine‚ there are a few signs that not everything is perfect; Mr Birling is a bit too anxious impress Gerald‚ Eric seems rather nervous and Sheila is half-joking‚ half-serious to Gerald about last summer. Even though Mr and Mrs Birling are happy about the engagement‚ Priestley gives us hints that The Crofts disapprove of the marriage as they weren’t at The Birlings’ dinner and Gerald’s mother
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No one knows me as well as my parents. No one wants the best for me like my parents. It is agreed that adults should make important decisions for their teen age children. They are experienced‚ know child’s abilities‚ spend money‚ give time and most of all love their children will explain my point. Firstly‚ parents are experienced‚ gained ample knowledge from their experiences during their lives and they know their child’s abilities better than the child himself. For example if a child wants to ride
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How far do you agree that the lives of workers changed in Russia to a large extent between 1855 and 1964? Without doubt‚ workers lives showed a considerable amount of change from 1855-1964. However‚ there were also large degrees of continuity so the extent of this change can be questioned. The status of workers changed in two main eras; Stalin’s rule and Witte’s industrialisation. Despite this‚ the status of workers stayed more level in 1892-1964‚ suggesting a large amount of continuity. Working
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label a pupils likely performance which have an impact on that individual which can be in the form of racism. In opposition‚ some sociologists disagree because there out-of-school factors too such as; material deprivation‚ cultural deprivation and innate explanation theory. I have to discuss if in-school factors are responsible. On the one hand‚ sociologists agree that in-school factors are the cause for educational underachievement as subcultures within schools change through anti-school students. This
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