The Republic of Scotland: naive dream or justified claim? The ‘Land of Wiskys’s’ independence movement is delighted to see the headlines of today’s newspapers. Though there have been arguments and even riots about independence since the unification of the English and Scottish Crown back in 1603‚ the recent development of David Cameron’s approval of a referendum planned for 2014 finally provides the opportunity for the Scottish to achieve separation from the UK. The issue is currently divided into
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2 Why does Ong claim that orality is ’dynamic’ in a way that is opposed to the static nature of literacy? Orality is ‘dynamic’ in a way that all sound and especially oral utterance come from inside living organisms. Deeply typographic folk forget to think of words as primarily oral‚ as events‚ and hence as necessarily powered: for them‚ words tend rather to be assimilated to things‚ ‘out there’ on a flat surface. Such things are not so readily associated with majic‚ for they are not actions‚ but
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Evaluate the claim that British identity is defined by shared values. “National identities are only one among the many identities that people can hold”‚ (Clarke‚ 2009‚ p.212). How people perceive themselves and are perceived by others as British poses the question as to what Britishness is and who counts as British? To evaluate the role‚ shared values play in defining the British Identity it is necessary to examine how it is formed through place‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ diversity and imagined community
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“J’accuse” corroborate Harris’ claim? Emile Zola’s “J’Accuse…!” was a reactionary piece of work to the Dreyfus Affair‚ which ‘was a miscarriage of justice that continues to evoke strong emotions in contemporary France.’ The letter had a revolutionary impact across France‚ Europe and arguably across the wider world; especially in the way antisemitism was discussed and the role of intellectuals in challenging hierarchical institutions. To consider the debate whether Harris’ claim that “J’Accuse is one of
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Evaluate the claim that conflict is ‘the motor for identity change’. Within this essay‚ the topic of identity change in regards to conflict will be discussed with reference to key psychological theories‚ such as Erik Erikson‚ Michael Billig and Frantz Fanon. I will use evidence from an empirical research project‚ on a specific topic relating to new mothers and the identity changes they undergo through having a baby. I will touch upon the examples of conflict motors that Wendy Hollway touches upon
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Zhongsha Islands Situated to the southeast of the Xisha (China)‚ are composed of more than reefs and shoals. Three countries claim the Zhongsha Island reef as their own: China‚ Taiwan and Philippines Situated in the southernmost of China‚ well known for its “the end of sky and the rim of the sea” Length exceeds 130km Width 70km Depth of 11.6 to 18 metres Water transparency and temperature (28-31oc) of the South China Sea are ideal for coral growth The reefs are mainly atolls (with no barrier
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Student: Vladyslav Nozdrachov Student number: 14504637 Methodic doubt is a way of searching for the absolute truth by systematically doubting everything. A way to do this is by categorizing ideas and if any part of an idea or argument may be doubted‚ then the idea is narrowed down to the point where the problem may lie‚ if it cannot be proven to be certain then the entire idea or argument in that category is eradicated. The point of this‚ is to break down all knowledge to their core foundations
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ASSESS THE CLAIM THAT CLASS DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ARE PRIMARILY THE RESULT OF EXTERNAL FACTORS. In this essay external factors will be assessed. On average‚ children from middle-class families perform better than working class children. The gap between the grade percentages grow wider as children get older. It is proven that 77% of children from a higher professional background achieve five or more A*-C at GCSE. Whereas only 35% children from a routine background achieve five or
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Case – Who should pay ? Source - Course Book‚ Pg 404 Analyzing the case through 8 steps framework. Step 1: Facts of the Problem and Goal to be achieved. Brief description of the case Gene Elliot finds himself in a cobweb of different companies acting as employers‚ permanent or temporary and working on the same project‚ directly or indirectly. Having sustained grave injuries at workplace he sues two companies demanding $2.4 mn in settlement. The companies are trying to shrug off the responsibility
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Assess the claim that moral truth is based on natural facts. The attempt to assert that there are natural facts‚ the concept that is termed naturalism‚ is a form of moral realism. Naturalism is empiricist in inspiration. It essentially regards ethical concepts as derived from experience and not given to use by reason a priori. So the naturalist looks to the world in search of moral facts and values‚ hoping to show that moral judgements are really judgements about natural facts that we can discover
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