example of a motion is ‘This house would ban school uniform’. (See Useful motions). Proposition The proposition is the name for the team or teams proposing a motion. This means that they are in favour of the motion. So in the example given above‚ the proposition team or teams would be arguing in favour of banning school uniform. Their role in the debate would be to persuade the audience and judges that the motion is correct. They should provide information‚ arguments and evidence to support their
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On November 22nd 1963 the 35th president of the US (John F Kennedy) was assassinated. Previously Lyndon Baines Johnson had been vice president to Kennedy and because of this he was very aware of what Kennedy wanted to achieve. LBJ became the new president and with him came many changes‚ the biggest one being the civil rights movement. LBJ was a southerner from Texas and because of this he has experienced the poor treatment of African Americans at first hand. In 1963 when LBJ became president African
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The senator obviously favours complete governmental censorship of books‚ magazines and films. I am shocked that such a view should be expressed on the floor of the Senate. It runs counter to everything that this nation stands for. 1. Identify the conclusion or main point in a fallacy. (1 Mark) Senator Biddle has argued that we should outlaw violent pornography. 2. Identify the reason being given for that main point. (1 Mark) The senator obviously favours complete governmental censorship
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to abuse or destroy : com-‚ intensive pref. and rumpere‚ to break) when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] [edit]Different Scales Corruption can occur on many different scales. There is corruption that occurs as small favours between a small number of people (petty corruption)‚ while there is the corruption that affects the government on a large scale (grand corruption)‚ and corruption that is so prevalent that it is part of the every day structure of society (systemic
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‘The UK Prime Minister is the prisoner of the UK Parliament’ Discuss. Typically‚ when contemplating the word ‘prisoner’‚ one envisages someone kept under lock and key‚ detained in an institution and devoid of all freedom. However‚ the term ‘prisoner’ can be used in many different ways. To be a prisoner can simply imply having a lack of liberty and power‚ being kept in restraint against one’s own will. This more complex and subtle interpretation of the word ‘prisoner’ opens up the question of whether
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dead‚ he will not be able to kill again. Most supporters of the death penalty feel that offenders should be punished for their crimes‚ and that it does not matter whether it will deter the crime rate. Supporters of the death penalty are in favour of making examples out of offenders‚ and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime rate‚ but the crime rate is irrelevant. According to Isaac Ehrlich ’s study‚ published on April 16‚ 1976‚ eight murders are deterred for each
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The National Socialist Party came to power through a series of swift‚ ruthless and devastating actions which firmly established Germany as a fascist state. The centralisation of power in Germany‚ known as ’co-ordination’ (Gleichschaltung)‚ was initiated on the day of the election and was carried out with such clinical efficiency‚ that the German state was completely transformed within a matter of months. Hitler’s Gleichschaltung was extremely successful in altering the cultural and economic landscape
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Advantages of Democracy Democracy is considered to be the best form of government these days. Most of the countries in the world have adopted it. The following arguments have been given in favour of Democracy: (i) Safeguards the interests of the people: Chief merit of democracy lies in that it safeguards the interests of the people. Real power lies in the hands of the people who exercise it by the representatives elected by them and who are responsible to them. It is said that social‚ economic
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CHAPTER VI PENAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS General 1.1. The Prevention of Corruption Act‚ 1988 (No.49 of 1988) has been enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to the prevention of corruption and for matters connected therewith. It received the assent of the President on 9th September‚ 1988 and has come into force from that date in terms of Section 5 of the General Clauses Act‚ 1897. The new Act repeals the Prevention of Corruption Act
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Arguments in Favour of Mandatory Audit Rotation: As an attempt to strengthen the audit independence and the audit quality‚ mandatory audit rotation is to be considered as a very good proposal to safeguard the audit independence. It is‚ however‚ limited number of years above that the audit firm or the engagement partner (For instance‚ the U.K. approach is to change only the engagement partner. While in the U.S. approach it is mandatory to change the whole audit firm) can no longer be or continue
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