‘Contemporary music has no artistic value.’ Is this a fair comment? (2008) An oft heard criticism of contemporary music today is that they are more “noise” than “music”. Be it hip-hop‚ rock‚ heavy metal‚ Rhythm-and-Blues (R&B) or any of its likes‚ cultural snobs have dismissed them as unworthy in comparison to the classical music from masters like Beethoven‚ Bach‚ or Strauss. These critics often see contemporary music having no artistic value as these music genres are often considered to be outside
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Principle of legality in criminal case: a comment on Ethiopian revenue and custom authority’s prosecutor Vs. Ato Daniel mekonin case* Salahadin Towfik 1. Synopsis of the case The prosecutor of Ethiopian revenue and custom authority (prosecutor here in after) had brought a charge against Mr Daniel mekonin (the accused here after) before federal first instance court‚ alleging that the accused had been caught while transporting 46.96 KG of crude gold from Ethiopia to Djibouti‚ between walechit
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Analyse and assess the pros and cons of the libel defences of justification and fair comment with reference to a minimum of three case studies Libel law in England is incredibly tough‚ so much so‚ that if found to be liable of a defamatory statement‚ ‘a statement which lowers someone in the eyes of reasonable people...’ [Quinn 2009: 210] the consequences can be very costly to both the journalist themselves and their newspapers and therefore it is very important for the defences
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Singapore’s future depends on her ability to reinvent herself. Comment. Singapore enjoys a prosperous economy‚ despite its small land size and lack of resources. This can be attributed to the ability of the government and the country in responding to changes in the globalised world of today to keep the country competitive and relevant. It has been this ability to innovate‚ recalibrate and set the course towards a new paradigm that allows Singapore to survive‚ remain pertinent and an attraction
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TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am head of classic literature at the local University and I have come here today to talk about the way in which the well-known novel To Kill a Mockingbird makes comment on society. “Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.” (Ambrose Bierce) Prejudice has been shaping our world for decades and has the ability to influence preconceived judgment and actions towards others. Famous author‚ Harper Lee has recognised
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Article David Durand‚ “The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance‚ and the Theory of Investment: Comment”‚ American Economic Association‚ Vol. 49‚ No. 4 (Sep.‚ 1959)‚ pp. 639-655. Purpose of the paper The focus of this paper is to contradict the results of [Franco Modigliani; Merton H. Miller‚ “The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance‚ and the Theory of Investment: Comment”‚ American Economic Review‚ June 1958‚ 48‚261-97] (hereafter MM) assumptions in related to cost of capital theory. Foundations
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deflections of all the measuring units directly without any correcting approaches. Principles of the three-point method and displacement measurement of the GECS are introduced in detail. Both static and dynamic experiments have been carried out on a simple beam bridge model‚ which demonstrate that the three-point deflection estimation method using the GECS is effective and offers a reliable way for bridge deflection estimation‚ especially for long-term monitoring. Keywords: three-point method; deflection
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Pride and Prejudice is set in the early 19th century‚ in the same period Jane Austen herself lived in. It is set in a niche section of the society of that time‚ specifically the upper middle class‚ so it tells the reader about what life was like in this section of society. Since it focuses on such a small portion of society‚ it allows Austen to develop her writing in a lot of depth to narrate to the reader about what life was like. It becomes clear to the modern reader that life was very different
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“Social inequality is a necessary evil of capitalist society”. Please comment with the reference of the sociology perspectives being discussed in the lecture and textbook. In the 21th century‚ the existence of social inequality has already raised to the surface‚ which give rise to a torrent of furor. Many people sees social inequality as an individual problem‚ people experience inequality because of their ability or laziness. However‚ this is somehow not the real case. Indeed‚ social inequality
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Summary and comment on “Catherine Morland’s Gothic Delusions: A Defense of Northanger Abbey” Summary: Jane Austen’s success or failure when introducing the Gothic burlesque into her heroine Catherine’s life‚ in Northanger Abbey‚ has been long debated. Most of the critics agree that the author did not get to join the burlesque element with the protagonist experiences successfully. Many of them also claim that if she had analysed and revised it as much as she did with Sense and Sensibility and Pride
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