confrontation they wished to avoid.” In the context of the period 1880-1910‚ how far do you agree with this view of the causes of the Boer war? The 4th Earl of Carnarvon‚ British secretary of state for the colonies under Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli wanted to form a confederation of all the British colonies‚ independent Boer Republics and independent African groups in South Africa under British control. By 1876 he realised that he may have to use force to achieve such an aim. Therefore the expansion
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’Conservatism supports pragmatism over principle.’ Discuss Pragmatism is the belief that behaviour should be shaped in accordance with practical circumstances and goals rather than principles‚ beliefs or ideology. Pragmatism is a flexible approach to politics. To a large extent it is true that Conservatism supports pragmatism over principle. Conservatism is not a doctrine of ‘no change’ or one that treats its own principles as external and fixed. Conservatism instead has a pragmatic view of politics
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Q1 Executive Summary (a).Organisational structure Qantas Airways Limited ’s core business is passenger transport‚ air freight services‚ sale of holiday tours and associated support activities including catering‚ information technology‚ group handing and engineering and maintenance (Qantas n.d.). As a consequence of the revised structure that commenced in December 2013‚ the Qantas Groups split its international and domestic operations into two separate corporate entities (Qantas 2014a). This has
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in their untimely demise‚ but it is reduced to the bare bones of its emotional impact in this production. What seems simple on the surface is in fact a smart reconfiguring of the play that captures the audience completely. When I arrived at The Gladstone on Wednesday‚ October 6th for the opening of Romeo and Juliet Redux I was unsure of what to expect. Upon entering the building audience members will be struck by the intimacy of what appears to be a grand
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“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone‚ the courage to make tough decisions‚ and the compassion to listen to the needs of others” ( (MacArthur‚ 2017). As individuals come and go in our lives‚ it is only those who make an impact that truly stay in our hearts and minds. I was fortunate enough to had many individuals in my life who have molded me to the leader I am today. CSM Lash L Bailey was one of my first NCOs when I came into the army‚ displaying everything that a leader should be showing
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1894 and the following year was the ILP candidate for Southampton in the 1895 General Election. MacDonald was defeated and overall‚ the party won only 44‚325 votes. During the campaign in Southampton MacDonald met Margaret Gladstone‚ the daughter of the wealthy John Hall Gladstone. Margaret‚ a Christian Socialist‚ was impressed with MacDonald and despite their very different backgrounds they became engaged. After marriage in 1897‚ Margaret was able to finance her husband’s political career from her
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Statistics can be very helpful in providing a powerful interpretation of reality but also can be used to distort our understanding. Discuss some of the ways in which statistics can be used or misused in different Areas of Knowledge to assist and mislead us‚ and how we can determine whether to accept the statistical evidence that is presented. By: - Alex ’Lazarev Student number: 2111-002 IB ТОК Essay 02/03/06 According to the definition
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Fresh Cream‚ Disraeli Gear‚ and Wheels of Fire were the only studio albums made with Cream. “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room” was Clapton’s most profound pieces and created them while he was with Cream (Gulla‚ 2014). Clapton left Cream and went to Blind Faith that
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Analyze attitudes toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914 During the late 1800’s‚ Europe was looking for a way to improve themselves as a whole. With growing population and a steady decline in available work‚ something new had to be done. Countries looked towards Africa to serve as new colonies for the Europeans in order to better their own countries. During the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880
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plantations were owned by wealthy English families‚ instead of numerous people buying the land together. (Do. 7) It can be interpreted that Mintz said that the better was to get money was to own the whole thing by yourself. Men like Charles Long and John Gladstone owned large amounts of land and therefore became richer because of the amount of land they owned‚ amount of sugar they produced and the amount of slaves
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