How to define the ’middle class ’? BY LI KUI-WAI Published: Mar 15 2013 8:50 Email | Print | Share Text Size The definition of “middle class” has been debated recently in Hong Kong. One simplistic definition would be to take the median or average income and those who received the middle” level of income are the “middle class”. Such a definition is easy to understand in mathematical terms‚ but is naive and has a number of drawbacks. Firstly‚ how close the income level to the “middle” would
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joining the racist circle. The trial is a major part in the book‚ and it forced the kids to grow up. The trial revolved around Tom Robinson who was being convicted of raping a white woman. Before the trial both Jem and Scout were quite naïve. After the trial they realized a lot about the people of Maycomb. They learned about racial equality and the inequalities of reality. The trial made Jem grow up shown when he talks to his father about the justice system and rape. These are conversations
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Walter Rodney‚ How Europe Underdeveloped Africa‚ (Washington‚ D.C.: Howard University Press‚ 1982). Walter Rodney is the author of many pieces focusing on African studies‚ one of his most influential being How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Rodney was born in Guyana‚ South America in 1942 where only thirty-eight years later he was assassinated by the Guyana government. Fortunately‚ Rodney was a bright and driven individual who left behind a great deal of valuable studies. He spent the bulk of
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How do members of Congress decide how to vote? Yasin Noormohamed In an age of increasingly more partisan politics‚ members of Congress have been voting more and more based on the views of the administration and their party ideology. However‚ to say that all voting is based on this would be a gross misrepresentation‚ and there are many other factors such as the views of constituents‚ their own judgement and the actions of party whips‚ all of which can influence how members of Congress vote. The views
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produce materials that would be suitable for use to businesses with little‚ or no‚ legal knowledge. Your manager feels that it is important that new businesses have an awareness about key issues relating to law including; key personnel‚ how laws are made & how law can be/is interpreted. PART ONE TASKS 1. Produce a set of 3 Fact Sheets that cover; I. A description of the hierarchy of the Civil Courts. (P1)(PIA) II. A description of the hierarchy of the Criminal Courts. (P2) (PIA) III. An explanation
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How Illiteracy Effects How Adults Use Technology The ability to read is one of the most fundamental parts of our daily lives; something most people have taken for granted. A person needs to be literate in order for them to be able to function in society. Unfortunately‚ for millions of adults in America this is not the case; their reality is a world of illiteracy. According to Jonathan Kozol‚ author of The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society‚ illiterates face humiliation and the fear of being stigmatized
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citizens of Rome were moved by both Brutus’s and Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral. Persuasion can be ingenious in plentiful ways‚ Brutus and Antony swept the crowd in their own ways. However‚ by looking at the ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos in both Brutus’s and Antony’s speeches‚ Antony can be seen as more persuasive. Firstly‚ both of them used ethos in their speeches. Brutus was only able to persuade the people by implying them to believe that Caesar was too ambitious just because he said so‚ whereas Antony
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leaders who shaped our world and changed the face of this earth. Were they successful because they were the most idealistic‚ flawless individuals‚ full of character or because they grabbed opportunity by the throat and made the best of it? Cassius and Brutus are the perfect contrasting examples of what we are debating on today. Cassius was any day much more successful in all his plans only because he lived by the motto “when opportunity knocks on your door‚ strike.” Indian history has proved this time
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things to do‚ yet the simplest to do without thinking about. Of course you’re thinking‚ driving‚ no problem I could do it in my sleep. But have you ever thought about‚ how do I know how to drive? I know I haven’t. But now as I think about it‚ I have been developing this skill since I was young. It’s a little thing called learning. How do we learn? Well‚ “we learn by association” (Locke and Hume‚ p.313). There are some different ways for learning‚ for example “In observational learning‚ we learn
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