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    The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) In 1989 world leaders decided that children needed a convention that protected their rights and that people recognised that children had rights too. They felt that children needed special care and protection that adults do not The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights—civil‚ cultural‚ economic‚ political and social rights. The Convention has set

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    In J.R.R Tolkien’s award-winning 1937 novel The Hobbit‚ it is extremely evident that there are a multitude of elements that support the conventions of the fantasy genre. Most recurring themes‚ events and characters support the fantasy genre. There is a continuous quest all throughout the novel to retrieve supposed stolen gold from the dragon Smaug‚ there are animals‚ certain races and characters that could not exist in reality‚ and there is magic‚ all of which are classic elements of the fantasy

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    become possible. The Constitutional Convention was created to fix the problems that was facing the Articles of Confederation were the thirteen states became a confederation with a weak central government that gave some of their powers to the national government. Delegates‚ people who represented what the society wants‚ decided to not only helped with the Articles of Confederation‚ but also propose a new American government. During the Constitutional Convention‚ delegates also discussed how much power

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    purpose to revise the Articles of the Confederation. The Articles had many weaknesses one of its main weaknesses was the power that each individual state had‚ along with each states representation in Congress. This would be known as the Constitutional Convention‚ the delegates present were all came from the upper class of American Society they were well educated and wealthy. These men came together with the mission of making

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    Before the Philadelphia Convention in 1778‚ individual states had their own constitutions. Some only a few short pages in length‚ others up to one hundred pages long. Religious beliefs and statuses were something of importance. It was referenced when it came to choosing a representative that will attend the convention‚ established in the oath the representative had to take to hold office‚ and later was seen to make decisions for the revised constitution. Several states had no official establishment

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    is narrator. Certainly some of the story is told directly through the words and actions of the character‚ but there is broad use of mediation‚ as well. In this production‚ the role of narrator is one that changes regularly. Modern and postmodern theatre have long used shifting narration‚ which accepts the role of subjectivity in the narration delivered (Richardson‚ 2006). A case could be made that the primary narrator is Burr since he is the first storyteller we meet and his narration recurs most

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    The simulated Constitution Convention that we held in class today was very eye-opening. Reading about the events that took place that day in Philadelphia‚ and actually participating in the tedious act certainly put things into perspective. It was interesting to take the concerns of the colonists in 1787 and fight for them as they did 230 years ago. By conducting this experiment‚ we got the chance to put ourselves in the delegates shoes and voice our apprehensions and get a sense of the hardships

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    director; he won the academy award for best director for Slumdog Millionaire and directed other films such as 28 days later and 127 hours. Three key techniques Danny Boyle uses effectively is Setting‚ Character Development and Internal conflict. The convention of Setting used in Slumdog Millionaire is important to the narrative as it helps the audience to establish that the film is set in India. In India you have extremes in close proximity helping to further exaggerate the contrasts between social groups

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    The horror genre is perhaps one of the most identifiable aspects of the American film industry. So established is the genre that for many watching their first truly scary movie has become a rite of passage into adolescence. Though the horror genre has changed and evolved as have the times‚ the phenomenon of experiencing that first horror movie‚ or any good horror‚ is timeless and ageless. Even the location of this experience has changed but no matter whether a horror movie is experienced at a drive

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    The effects that cosplay has on Women in the convention scene Cosplay has had a profound effect on women’s lives in the convention scene as cosplayers can be objectified by the costumes they wear‚ they can be seen as oversexualized as an object of desire rather than as a person. Cosplay can be empowering giving the wearier a feeling of independence‚ power. Cosplay gives you the freedom to be whoever you want to be. Cosplay allows you to create your own identity. Some People have an unreasonable

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