Asses the main strengths and weaknesses of the electoral systems used in the UK. In the UK we use several different electoral systems‚ which all have their own strengths and weaknesses. These electoral systems are as follows; First-Past-The-Post which is used in general elections; List System‚ in the UK ‘Closed Regional List System’ which is used to elect members of the European parliament; AMS used in Scotland and Wales; STV used in Northern Ireland; And finally SV used for London Mayoral elections
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(present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement toward the reestablishment of democracy in Burma (now Myanmar). In 1991‚ while under house arrest by the government for her activities‚ she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Early life Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon‚ Burma‚ on June 19‚ 1945‚ the youngest of three children of Bogyoke (Generalissimo) Aung San and Daw Khin Kyi. (In Burma all names are individual and people do not
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many great feats in his short‚ but glorious life. During his reign‚ Alexander played several roles in the process of conquering the Persian empire‚ and in the assessment of his character‚ aspects of Alexander’s capabilities of both strengths and weaknesses must be explored in him as a person‚ a statesman and a leader. Alexander was a complex‚ inscrutable man of passion and iron-will . The King possessed a keen intellect‚ with an ability to make quick decisions. He had supreme courage and excellent
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Television is one of our world’s most important means of communication. It shows us information programs‚ like the news‚ documentaries‚ and sports events. We can watch films‚ listen to interviews and hear the sounds of events that happen far away. Television teaches us about countries and cultures and we can enjoyentertainment‚ like series‚ comedies‚ game shows or sitcoms. A television set can be used for other things as well. You can record shows and films for later viewing‚ play video games‚ watch
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A Guttman scale presents a number of items to which the person is requested to agree or not agree. This is typically done in a ’Yes/No’ dichotomous format. It is also possible to use a Likert scale‚ although this is less commonly used.Questions in a Guttman scale gradually increase in specificity. The intent of the scale is that the person will agree with all statements up to a point and then will stop agreeing.The scale may be used to determine how extreme a view is‚ with successive statements showing
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Bathsheba Everdene’s Strengths And Weaknesses in Far from the Madding Crowd and how most of them are shown in our first encounter with Bathsheba in the first chapter at the incident at the toll gate. Robbie Deffense 11AB In Thomas Hardy’s “Far from the Madding Crowd”‚ we become acquainted with the leading character‚ the very independent and vain Bathsheba Everdene. In this essay‚ I will discuss Bathsheba’s character by attempting to describe her strengths and weaknesses‚ and show how most of these
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In the speech Towards a True Refuge‚ Suu Kyi talks about many things and mainly talks about mankind’s problems. She also says that prosperity and peace are necessary for happiness‚ and talks about how people want safe refuge. I personally took away from the speech that we all have different and we have to work with one and other through compromise. Also‚ we should learn from the past when she talks about the cold wars and how the ruthlessness of the government helped no one because they wanted to
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Strengths and Weaknesses Lorrie Len Bolt Gen 300 Skills for Professional Development Mr. Perry November 16‚ 2003 Abstract This paper concerns the personal strengths and weakness of my own life. The details I will be presenting are what I consider my best and worst strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this paper is to clearly define each of these and figure out a way to learn how to solve my weaknesses and make my strengths even stronger. Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses are essential
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THE STRENGHT OF A WOMAN India has been a country where males have dominated society and oppressed the fairer sex. Only recently have things changed and currently India has its first woman president. This domination has caused women to actually believe that they are indeed inferior to men. It is therefore not surprising to find women content with the subservient life they were forced to lead‚ like in Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘The Coolie’ where in Munoo’s village‚ his aunt “…had done the housework herself
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CLASSIFICATION OF PRESSURE VESSELS Divided into two classes d Di id d i t t l depending on th di the ratio of the wall thickness to vessel diameter (t/D): Majority of the vessels used in chemical and allied industries are classified as thinwalled vessels. Thick-walled vessels are used for ↑ ↑P. PRINCIPAL STRESSES The state of stress at a point in a structural member under a complex system of loading is described by the g p p magnitude and direction of the principle stresses. Principle stresses
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