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    story of others is submerged. His power over and treatment of other characters shows him as a man that is struggling with his own importance and ability‚ however his isolation from the world for so many years clearly plays an important part in the way prospero uses his power to try and obtain justice for what he lost. His Manner is presented as authoritarian‚ Shakespeare uses language to create Prospero’s threatening manipulative manner‚ using dialect that has emotional impact on each character for

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    legacies is the inception of written laws‚ beginning with The Code of Hammurabi‚ circa 1800 BCE. Arguably‚ this diorite stele set forth precedents that to some degree‚ still hold true today such as equal retaliation as well as protection against the most vulnerable from the injustices of mobocracy and tyranny. He addressed various aspects of Babylonian life through the code‚ including marriage‚ agriculture‚ social strata and consequences for violating the code. Hammurabi considered himself a benevolent

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    Examine the way in which childhood can be said to be socially constructed. 24 marks A social construct is something made by society rather than being a biological stage. Some say childhood is a social construct due to different societies and historical periods having different ideas on what it means to be a child. On the other hand‚ Biology argues childhood is not a social construct as it’s a stage every human goes through. Cross cultural differences in childhood experience suggest that childhood

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    Explore the ways in which Miller makes this a powerful and disturbing moment in the play. Miller makes this meeting between Alfieri and Eddie powerful and disturbing in many ways‚ mainly with the many climaxes when we feel Eddie is going to explode with anger and frustration but Alfieri calms him down with his appeasing words. This extract is a very gripping part of the play because it helps us understand both characters in different lights. The quotation‚ ‘Eddie‚ I want you to listen to me‚’

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    Explore the way in which Orwell effectively portrays the characters of Napoleon and Snowball Orwell first uses direct characterization to describe Napoleon and Snowball’s characters. “Pre-eminent among the pigs were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon.” This sentence clearly shows readers that both characters are unique and different; without readers having to figure it out. It might as well show that both boars are the main characters in the story. Orwell uses direct characterizationarssh

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    Examine the ways in which the design argument provides evidence for the existence of God The design argument is an explanation used by theists to prove the existence of God. It is also called the teleological argument. The word teleological comes from the Greek word teleos which means ‘end’ or ‘purpose’. The argument uses observation of the natural world to provide evidence of design and uses this evidence to back up the existence of God as what has been designed needs a designer. As the argument

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    work with children and young people 1. Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people. 1.1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity Each school must have set polices which is formed of guidance and procedures these don’t just mean that there for our teaching and learning that’s happening in the classrooms but all around the school and the school grounds. We

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    Historical Laws and Security Checkpoint CJS/250 April 24‚ 2013 Historical Laws and Security Checkpoint The Babylonian King Hammurabi established the code of Hammurabi. It was established by the king himself in 1750 B.C. and discovered intact in 1901. It contains 282 clauses variety of obligations‚ professions and rights‚ as well as retail‚ slavery‚ marriage‚ stealing‚ and outstanding debts. If any of the clause was to be violated the punishment that would be handed down would be severe

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    The Dominican and Franciscan orders grew in the 13th centuries‚ with the advent of the medieval-modern civilizations‚ intent on spreading Catholic teachings. The preaching and crusades however needed more education‚ hence the adoption of new classes in the newly established universities in Oxford and Paris to better their theological‚ philosophical and religious work (Gracia‚ Jorge & Timothy‚ 2008‚ p 80). The phase saw more intense studies into the scientific literature from the Greek scholars and

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    years ago‚ Hammurabi‚ a king in Babylon‚ created a code of 282 laws to protect the weak. I think that his laws were fair. To begin with‚ Hammurabi’s code was just because it helped the family be together. For instance‚ in Law 129 it says if a married lady is caught in adultery‚ they shall both be bind and cast into water. Also‚ in Law 195 it says that if a son has struck his father‚ his hands shall be cut off. Based on what I read‚ Law 129 helped the lady and the man be together. On Law 125 it shows

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