The famous quote “Women hold up half the sky” was made by Chairman Mao during his reign in the 20th century. Today‚ in modern times‚ some may feel that women have increased their superiority against the other gender and may play an even more important role than men in some areas. With regard to the context of family‚ I feel that although there has been an increase in the role of women these days‚ men still play an equally important part in the family. Since prehistoric times‚ men have always been
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“The Impact of a Tropical Storm depends on location” How far do you agree? Tropical storms formed 5-30 degrees north of the equator‚ so if there is a largely populated area or economic centre around this latitude‚ in an area vulnerable to hurricanes‚ the impact will be increased in comparison to the tropical storm running its course over unpopulated islands or the ocean. This can be seen when looking at Hurricane Sandy‚ a tropical storm of 2012 and its impact on Cuba. Cuba was located in the Hurricane’s
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Ellie Dixon How far would you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together” I believe that when comparing the worth of the characters Nick assessed their ability to be moral‚ loving and selfless. Despite Gatsby’s involvement in ‘bootlegging’ and his life being built around lies‚ Gatsby possesses a worth that the other characters lack; a dedication to another human that is selfless‚ loving and hopeful‚ his determination to peruse his dreams also adds to his worth
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easier way to get more wealth‚ which is theft. A research in China has shown that more than 90% of theft cases are due to criminals’ desire of pelf. These people cannot control their own desire of possessing more and more wealth‚ hence stealing from others‚ which causes the loss of others and bad social ethos. Another aspect is that greed can cause the corruption of a government. One example is that there is an average of 10 provincial officials under investigation every year in China because of bribery
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“Imperialism resulted in more problems than benefits” In cases throughout the beginning of the 20th century‚ Imperialism has proven to result in dominantly more problems than benefits. Imperialism essentially describes the acquisition‚ administration and exploitation of an area of land and its youthful resources for the benefit of the power/s that control it. Usually the dominance of powerful empires using other countries for their productions ended in disaster and death. They tried to benefit
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filed a suit against Wal-Mart for discriminatory acts. The main issue with a class action case was a majority of the data was based on personal data. Data brought forth showed men serving a majority of managerial positions and climbing the ranks faster than women. Most of the decisions made lied in the hands of the store mangers as they
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How far do you agree with the opinion that courtship and marriage are undermined and ridiculed in “The Taming of the Shrew”? Shakespeare’s drama “The Taming of the Shrew” is set in the Elizabethan era‚ and marriage and courtship was very different than how it is in the present. Back then it was the parents who picked suitors for their daughters. This choice would be final for the daughters but often women rebelled against the decision as they wanted to choose their own suitors. “Romeo and Juliet”
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How far do you agree that the Russo-Jap war was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? There were many factors that contributed to the 1905 revolution in Russia. They range from political opposition groups such as the Bolsheviks and the social revolutionaries‚ to the failure to reform. The Russo-Jap war of 1905 acted as the trigger to the revolution. However many factors such as increasing political discontent within the cities and countryside were also important and these issues can be linked back
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How far do you agree that world war one was mainly responsible for the 1917 revolution? World war one was one of the main reasons for the breakout of revolution in 1917‚ however other factors can be brought about to suggest that it wasn’t only the main reason for the breakout of revolution in 1917. Aspects such as the decisions and actions of Tsar Nicholas can also be identified as important features for the breakout of revolution alongside the social and economic strains and the lack of political
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paramilitaries‚ the famous black shirts. The extent to which they were use could be evident in the result of the squadristi killing over 2000 opponents between the period between 1920 and 1922. the squadristi also fought battles with the socialist which shows how they were used in order to eliminate opponents ensuring that the survival of fascism. They were also involved in vital events such as the ‘matteotti crisis’ which could have easily led to Mussolini’s downfall. This showed the overwhelming use of violence
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