“The UK is experiencing a participation crisis.” Discuss. (25 marks) Due the nation’s interest in materialism and individualism‚ we have gained a certain lack of interest in political matters and affairs – people find politics dull and many people think that it doesn’t affect them‚ this results to certain inhabitants obtaining a ’laissez-faire’ attitude toward the government. Nowadays citizens around the UK aren’t aware of political dealings; this supports the idea that today’s society has become
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Анализ текста “A Friend in Need” I’ve just read the story which is entitled “A friend in need”. To begin with I’d like to say a few words about the title. In my opinion‚ on the one hand‚ the title is quite suggestive because it’s a part of well-known proverb: “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. So we can predict that the story is about friendship‚ may be one friend got into trouble and the other helped him. But‚ on the other hand‚ the title made me think why the author gives only the first
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SCIENTISTS FATHOM THE CHARACTERISTICS OF “ATLANTIC JET STREAM”‚ LINK IT TO MISERABLE SUMMERS THAT WERE EXPERIENCED IN UK AND WESTERN EUROPE. “It is a known fact to the people residing in UK and other parts of Western Europe‚ that we experience very unpredictable seasons and weather‚ throughout the year. But‚ what’s circulating in air among people of UK is about the miserable “Wet Summers”; that we have face. It was very depressing to our climate and weather prediction agencies for being incapable
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the post war period UK economic growth has been characterized by the boom and bust economic cycles. A period of growth is followed by high inflationary growth and then a downturn in the economy. However since 1992 the UK has experienced a long period of economic growth‚ the longest period of uninterrupted growth this century. It appears the UK has temporarily avoided the threat of recession‚ but although forecasts remain positive there are many factors that could push the UK into recession. Possible
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* What is Economics? Is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia‚ "management of a household‚ administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house (hold)". * Branches of Economics: Behavioural economics - is the study of the effects of psychology on economic decision making. Constitutional economics
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EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF UK (ENGLAND) BRIEF INTRO: England is a country that is part of the UK. Education in the UK is a devolved matter with each of the countries having separate systems under separate governments in which the UK government is responsible for England. Basically‚ there are two systems: one covering England‚ Wales and Northern Ireland and one covering Scotland. The two education systems have different emphases. Traditionally the English‚ Welsh‚ and Northern Irish system has emphasized
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the school year is 34 weeks. Students are trained 5 to 6 days a week. In Russia‚ many types of secondary schools exist‚ such as common schools‚ lyceums‚ gymnasiums‚ etc.‚ and they teach variety of different educational programs. In Russia‚ as in the UK‚ private and public schools are differentiated. Basic education lasts for 9 years (9 classes). It is completed by successfully passing the "GIA" exam (State Final Attestation). After finishing 9 classes students are thought to have acquired incomplete
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Identify Needs of Learners: So‚ how do you begin to identify top learning needs and develop a plan? To identify the learning needs‚ in most case you can start from the organizational mission and strategic plan already in place. Recognizing the goals of the organization‚ ask yourself what are the specific skills‚ or knowledge requirements for any of your staff in order to contribute to those goals? For example‚ are these areas important for job success? • project management • management and
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Household and Families Attitudes to Work UK The UK education system is respected and valued all over the world. The ensure standards remain high‚ there are many independent organizations who regularly inspect and accredit the UK institutions and courses. There are 18.2 million families in the UK. Nearly 2.0 million lone parents with dependent children. 12.2 million Families consisted of a married couple with or without children. The population in the UK is much more laid back in terms of going
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Contemporary history of Japan and UK Japan is the first Asian country to industrialise its economy and become on par with the advanced west. This is all down to a very strong and determined work ethic and their technological aptitude. They place very high emphasis on education and with a comparatively small defence allocation (1% GDP) they have one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world. Japan enjoyed real economic growth for three decades with a 10% average in the 1960s‚ 5%
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