character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour often causes inconsistency in her
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equality between the sexes and affirmative action‚ some wouldargue in favour of equal numbers of male and females studying in every subject. This wouldmirror trends in society‚ in which the world outside education is a fairer one following thefeminist movements. In terms of ability‚ women are just as capable of following any subjectas men and should be given the opportunity to do so. In academic terms a mixed classwould be a balanced one. On the other hand‚ university seats shouldn’t be allocated according
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doing perfect research” (Griffiths‚ 1998‚ p97). Do you agree? The statement by Griffiths (1998) that there is no hope in doing perfect research (97) has raised a few eyebrows and has become a highly controversial issue over the past decade. Reading and Writing sources (2010) defines research as a systematic examination to obtain facts. According to this definition‚ research is obtaining accurate‚ reliable information‚ with the use of a method. Now‚ how do we define accuracy and reliability in a world
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Emirates (UAE)‚ a total of nine women were voted into its national Federal Council in 2007. In 2005‚ Kuwait’s government finally gave women full voting rights and the chance to run for public office. This is a big contrast to the 1990s‚ where women do not have any political rights‚ and also a political headway that signals a shift towards equal rights between the two genders. Compared to the past‚ where many traditions forbid women to even step out of
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measure different aspects of a countries development. For example‚ life expectancy gives an idea of how long a person is expected to live in a particular country. The higher the life expectancy‚ the longer a person is expected to live and therefore you can make conclusions about the countries level of development can such as the country is likely to have good medical provision and public health. However‚ a high value does not necessarily indicate a high level of development. For example‚ a low number
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society today has improved‚ there is still a great deal of sexual discrimination.” Do you agree? Throughout this century‚ the role of women within society has changed‚ and the majority of people feel that this change is for the better. More women work than ever before‚ and it is accepted in Western culture that many women now have careers. Nonetheless‚ in my opinion there is still a great deal of sexual discrimination against women within society‚ and the belief that sexual equality has been achieved
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Explain what is meant by “The Population Bomb” and to what extent do you agree that this bomb has been diffused. “Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.”- Paul Ehrlich‚ Stanford University biologist The population bomb theory was made popular by Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book “The Population Bomb”‚ Ehrlich posited
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Our group agrees to this issue. - singaporean kids nowadays have maids to do every single thing for them‚ they become useless fools who grow up not knowing even‚ how to tie their shoelace or butter their bread. pity... -some even have a chauffer to ferry them around. In the end they do not know how to take public transport.That is basic needs of living in a society like SIngaporean‚ yet they do not know how to cater to themselves. -Nowadays‚ youngsters glue their eyes to the computer and uses
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“Of Mice and Men” has been called a pessimistic novel. Do you agree? What can you find in the story that might be called optimistic or hopeful? I agree with this statement to a point but I do think there are some aspects of the story that could be described as optimistic or hopeful. An example of a pessimistic event in the story is the shooting of Candy’s dog. The idea that the dog is old and smelly and should therefore be shot as it can no longer carry out a purpose or function is a very
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How far do you agree that family is at the centre of Jerusalem and Death of a Salesman? Compare and contrast the presentation of familial responsibility in both plays. The concept of family has changed since the 1950’s‚ compared to the present day. Back then‚ the old fashioned family value system was seen as the norm – the wife typically stays at home taking care of the domestic side of the household including looking after the children‚ cleaning and cooking. While the husband goes out and does
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