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    Question: Othello offers nothing of value to the modern audience. Do you agree? Complex themes of jealousy‚ rejection and revenge are universal due to their ability to relate and remain relevant to audiences. Such themes are explored through William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello where characters are all confronted and invariably challenged with such universal themes that essentially form the ingredients to this tragedy. Throughout the play‚ issues regarding sexism and racism come to light by examining

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    play video games. You don’t feel important and co-inhabitants do not take you seriously. How do you work and not go-to work? Take my friend Emily as an example‚ she is a columnist. Once she worked at a newspaper office. Chatting on line‚ watching movies or browsing irrelevant websites are not allowed during work time‚ so she has to just focus on her work. But this year she started to work at home. She writes articles at home and sends them to editors by e-mails. I thought this would be great as she

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    ‘Domestic policy under Wolsey was a failure’. How far do you agree with this assessment? Wolsey was Henry VIII’s chief minister for 15 years and it’s fair to say that historians have‚ in general‚ been disappointed with his lack of achievement in the area of domestic affairs. Most argue that he devoted far too much of his time to foreign policy in order to establish‚ and then further boost his own personal power and increase his income‚ implying that more of his time should have been allocated to

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    WHAT LED TO THE COLLAPSE OF CONSENSUS? The 1950’s and early 1960’s was a time of consensus in the US. By the middle of the 60’s the US experienced a series of shocks which undermined consensus. The assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas in 1963. The differences in the civil rights movement. The escalation of the Vietnam War. All of these factors undermined American confidence to change the world and improve the country. By the late 60’s‚ US society was polarised: divided between different

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    One of society’s popular issues – conformity‚ is the act of one individual likely to change his or her thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes in order to fit in a group or to follow social norms. Norms are understood as unspoken‚ invisible rules appeared by a group of people then spread out to the whole community. Conformity occurs in various environment and situations‚ which fashion trends‚ plastic surgery‚ and tattooed people are some typical examples (depends on the case). Furthermore‚ when talking

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    to be like everyone else‚ that we ignore our logic and morals. Even in instances where standing up for what you believe in‚ is as simple as saying yes or no‚ many seem to find themselves following the most accepted answer. As a teenager who has experienced and witnessed such peer pressure and conformity take place‚ I agree with Drabble’s statement. I have experienced firsthand conformity to something that I didn’t even enjoy‚ but chose to engage myself in because I wanted to be apart of the “cool

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    work role. Using the following scale‚ please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree that each one describes your self-orientation. A. Very Strongly Disagree B. Strongly Disagree C. Disagree D. Neutral E. Agree F. Strongly Agree G. Very Strongly Agree ____ I am confident about my ability to do my job. ____ The work that I do is important to me. ____ I have significant autonomy in determining how I do my job. ____ My impact on what happens in my department is large. ____

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    whether both methods were equally successful or whether one of them was vital to the survival of the communist party with Mao as its dictator. Mao used terror and repression most notably to eliminate political threats to his power. The best examples of this are the purges of the CCP‚ including those of Gao Gang and Rao Shushi‚ who supported him but appeared slightly too ambitious‚ and the Suppression of Counter Revolutionaries campaign. Mao imprisoned Rao‚ who died in prison 20 years later‚ and caused

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    During the 1950’s and 1960’s in America‚ there was racial discrimination and segregation‚ which was legalised through the Jim Crow laws. The Civil Rights movement aim was to challenge these laws and achieve legislative change‚ making the ”X” challenging the racist laws and enforcing equal ones. The movement was a ”Sustained upsurge” due to the constant protest and large scale buy in from the African American community‚ which lead to numerous groups forming because of it which sustained the CRM..

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    effectiveness of police‚ courts and corrections systems. 2. consensus model of law- This criminal justice model defines criminal behavior as deviant acts. “Society” will come together to pass laws to prevent deviant behavior‚ these laws will change as a reflection of society. An example would be the laws created to change airport security‚ and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11. conflict model of law- This criminal justice model defines

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