1984 is a prime example of Dystopian‚ examine this statement. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)‚ by George Orwell‚ is the epitome of modern dystopian text‚ insofar as it contains all the elements and facets of Dystopian fiction. Written in nineteen forty-eight‚ it is set shortly after WW2‚ in a futuristic world of a totalitarian world‚ of Big Brother. Influenced by totalitarian leaders such as Stalin and Hitler‚ 1984 is written as a warning for the future‚ it proposes a world which could exist but does
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“Money is the prime motivator at work”. Discuss this statement with reference to the theories of motivation. Motivation is the process which accounts for a person’s intensity and persistence of effort toward achieving their goal (Robbins‚ 2005). There are many rewards which can motivate individuals at work. Intrinsic rewards are psychological rewards‚ such as sense of achievement and recognition for one’s efforts‚ and extrinsic rewards are tangible benefits such as pensions and pay (Rollinson‚ 2005)
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(Philippines) Dr. Salvador H. Laurel‚ Chairman (November 18‚ 1928 – January 27‚ 2004)‚ also known as Doy Laurel‚ was Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under Corazon Aquino. Before that‚ he briefly served as Aquino’s first (and only) Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25 of 1986. He was a foremost leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO)‚ the political party that toppled the Marcos dictatorship and restored democracy to the Philippines during the People
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Greek God vs. Good Shepherd I will be comparing and contrasting two works of ancient art‚ the statue of Zeus and the statue of the Good Shepherd. Both statues are beautiful examples of the ideal image of their times. The first piece of art that I analyzed is the statue of Zeus. The larger than life bronze statue was created around 460BC that depicts the early religious beliefs in Gods. The statue of bronze differed from ones that came before it because it was not made of the normal marble that
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The prime of miss Jean Brodie is a novella written by Muriel Spark 1961. This novela utilises an unsual structure‚ Muriel uses flashbacks and flashforwards to ehance the reader’s appreciation for the novela in a more style. Not only that but the use of flashforwards is an interesting device as it allows the reader to understand the consequences of the character’s actions. The story is based around a woman‚ Miss Jean Brodie who works at the Marcia Blaine School for
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Trial & Error vs. God Complex The efforts of Dr. Archie Cochrane‚ in finding treatment for the prisoners by isolating vitamin D or identifying home as the suitable place for treatment of heart patients‚ are good examples of success of trial & error method. Incidentally‚ almost all the inventions and discoveries have come either through trial & errors or out of serendipity. The God Complex‚ as it turns out from Tim Harford’s video‚ is a belief of the role-holder that he or she fully
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The myth was his father Cronus swallowed him as he had all of zeus’s siblings.Zeus had many affairs with other gods and goddess. Poseiden was the god of the sea‚earthquakes‚and tidal waves.The trident was the symbol for Poseiden.The myth was he was swallowed by his father and saved by his brother Zeus and other siblings.He was mad at Zeus because‚ Zeus had more power. Hades was the god of the underworld‚the dead‚and all riches under the Earth.Hades symbol was a helmet.The myth was that Hades abducted
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the diverse Australian voice. The diverse Australian voice is not typically depicted in iconic Australian text. If we were to base Australia’s modern identity off these ideas of the beautiful‚ romanticised outback‚ and Chris Hemsworth-like bush rangers‚ it would be a hugely inaccurate reflection of who we truly are. So what ideas and text would reflect a diverse Australian voice? Henry Lawson and Les Murray are authors whose
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FINC2012 – Essay CDOs and the sub-prime crisis Yuzhou Fang SID: 310303885 Semester 2 2010 The protagonist of sub-prime crisis: CDOs Synopsis The most exciting developments in financial market in recent decades have been in credit derivatives market. This essay will focus on one prevalent credit derivatives: CDOs. By describing what CDO’s are and how they operate‚ the author try to reveal the charisma of CDOs and show why banks and financial institutions are
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The Prime Ministers of the last 25 years have been notes for deviating of what would be considered ‘Prime Ministerial’ into more of a ‘Presidential’ role. This is due to the expansion of a key power that the Prime Minister has‚ that of the Chief Executive‚ being expanded. The expansion of this power has led to many positive outcomes‚ for example‚ when Argentina invaded the Falkland Isles; Margaret Thatcher made the decision to send a naval task force to retake the Islands. Due to the success of
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