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    and those who wield it enter our lives. The Circle by Dave Eggers is a poignant warning of the possible dangers of technology and power gone rampant. The novel concerns an extremely influential internet search corporation known as The Circle whose de facto monopoly on internet searches and online advertising has granted them tremendous wealth and power over governments‚ companies and public opinion . Dave Eggers clearly broadcasts throughout the novel his mistrust of intrusive technology and those

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    The English social activist Constance Mary Whitehouse was often renowned for her opposition to social liberalism and mainstream media‚ which she often claimed to be root cause of a more permissive society in Britain. Although‚ the extent to which we can deem this view valid is debatable. There is evidence leaning on both sides of the argument; but of course it is unquestionable that Britain did see a sudden uprising of permissiveness and overt moral decline to which Whitehouse responded briskly‚

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    just that. If I wanted to keep money in a secret hiding place‚ my private boundaries allowed that. Privacy also existed in my living arrangements. After years of living in an apartment and having a soul mate‚ we moved in together coexisting in a de facto relationship. Although my parents were against this type of arrangement‚ our relationship was private and did not involve others. Overall‚ living away from home gives young adults privacy‚ independence‚ the freedom to nourish them selves and mature

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    In 1966 Martin Luther King decided to focus on dealing with the problems in the North particularly Chicago. The problems that he encountered here were very different to those that he had had so much success with in the South. Dealing with the economic and social segregation that he faced here proved difficult for several reasons. The problems facing blacks in the North‚ stemmed from a variety of different areas including education‚ employment‚ housing etc. Although King was able to identify the

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    decisions ➢ 2002 Mortensen was asked to estimate cost of capital in connection with a large proposed share repurchase. 6 month later ‚ she was asked to corporate and divisional cost of capital ➢ After so many years her estimated became the de facto standard in many analyses. ➢ Once she realized this she was considering appending a sort of “user’s guide” to the 2007 set of calculations. Midlands Operation Exploration & Production ➢ Extracted approximately. 2.10 million. Barrels

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    4.1 Was the IASC successful? Explain your reasoning. Ans. IASC had two declared aims: • Issuing standards • Promotion and observation of standard If evaluate the IASC success in issuing of standard then we can see that they published forty one standards and other publications including a conceptual frame work. In this area they have noticeable achievement. If we look into the IASC’s another objective of promoting and observing of standard then success varies from country

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    social terms was much worse and this lead to rioting in such areas between 1965-1968. People in the North were more concerned with issues such as housing‚ employment and education. Johnson’s later legislation was therefore designed to tackle the de facto segregation being faced. As previously mentioned‚ one of the key problems in the North was education- Johnson tried to overcome this by introducing the Elementary and Secondary School Act. However‚ he encountered several problems - local officials

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    The 1950’s were a restless time. People were moving in the U.S from the cities to the suburbs‚ entertainment was becoming more and more popular‚ civil rights and arts movements were growing‚ and science and technology was becoming more advanced. One of the many books and movies that help to depict the social continuity of the decade was the movie “The Sandlot”. “The Sandlot”‚ though also a very enjoyable and funny movie‚ showed many of these aspects of the 1950’s. From suburbia to sexism‚ the movie

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    passing represented an end to de jure segregation for Blacks‚ but had little impact on the segregation of Latinos‚ who were considered demographically White. It was not until 1970 when the Supreme Court in Cisneros vs. Corpus Christi Independent School District ruled that Latinos comprised a separate ethnic group‚ that the full effects of Brown vs. Board of Education also encompassed Latinos. Although de jure segregation was outlawed‚ white flight has‚ by default‚ led to de facto segregation‚ which has

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    THE NEW AUSTRALIAN RECOGNITION POLICY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE BY HILARY CHARLESWORTH* 1. INTRODUCTION Until recently‚ the recognition of foreign governments played a role of some consequence in Australian foreign policy. In January 1988 the then Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade‚ Bill Hayden‚ announced a Cabinet decision to alter Australian practice with respect to recognition: Australia would continue to recognize states but would nolonger formally recognize governments

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