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    identify the three main currents within feminist thought as liberal‚ radical‚ and Marxist. Each responds to women’s oppression in a different way. Liberal feminism is concerned with attaining economic and political equality in a male-dominated society. Radical feminism is focused on men and patriarchy as the main causes of the oppression of women. And Marxist feminism is a theoretical position that uses Marxist theory to understand the capitalist sources of the oppression of women. In the early

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    Outline and assess Marxist theories of crime and deviance. (50 marks) Marxists argue that the nature and organisation of capitalism‚ creates the potential for criminal behaviour. Gordon states that capitalism is characterised by class inequalities in the distribution of‚ for example‚ wealth and income‚ poverty‚ unemployment and homelessness. Gordon argues that the ideology of capitalism encourages criminal behaviour in all social classes. The term ‘crime’ means behaviour that breaks the law. For

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    Jimmy castro Unit: The Historical Process This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals: Inquiry Skills—You will apply disciplinary concepts and tools; analyze societal issues‚ trends‚ and events; develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence; gather‚ evaluate‚ and use evidence; and communicate your conclusions. 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis‚ use critical-thinking and problem-solving

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    Social media has become increasingly popular among people of all ages due the fast advances of technology. Businesses have also found that a part of having a good business to be savvy with social media. That includes interacting with consumers beyond giving them information about the product‚ being consistent and keeping up with daily posts‚ as well as keeping the content interesting. Part of being a successful organization is much more than the quality of the product‚ and how you market it‚ but

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    RELEVANT AND IRRELEVANT INFORMATION 1. It is easy to understand why Mrs. Smith is always so busy between 5:45 and 7:45 in the evening. At about 5:45 she has to start cooking because Mr. Smith gets home from work at 6:30 and wants his dinner soon after he arrives. At the same time she has to keep an eye on her two sons to see that they do their homework. At 6:15 it is time for the baby to be fed‚ bathed‚ and then put to bed. The two boys have to be ready for bed at about 7:15‚ and if Mrs. Smith does

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    The Historical Jesus Was the Jesus of Nazareth described in your Bible a real historical figure? Is the account of is life as recorded in the gospels true? Or was the entire account of Jesus’ life a huge exaggeration‚ or even worse‚ a total fabrication? In the world today‚ many attempt to deny the validity of the New Testament account regarding the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. This denial is based on the belief that there exists no “objective” evidence proving Jesus even existed

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    Historical facts In day to day conversation‚ casual historical facts are often brought up. Little thought is actually given in our repetition of these historical facts as to what actually led up to their happening‚ and how they became so well known in the first place. In the article “What are historical facts?” by Carl L. Becker‚ he inquires as to what is actually meant when we talk about “facts” in history. To aid his inquiry‚ he asks 3 simple questions pertaining to the subject: “What is the

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    "CARELESSNESS"‚ MORAL CORRUPTION AND MATERIALISM "They were careless people." F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a novel about a man‚ who tries to make it rich by following the American Dream to pursue the love of his life. Through Gatsby pursuit of the American Dream‚ Fitzgerald illustrates the themes of "carelessness"‚ moral corruption‚ and materialism. Fitzgerald uses his depiction of the rich‚ the easterners‚ to exemplify the theme of carelessness. Jordan Baker’s instance with the car

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    While it is certainly the art movement most famous for it’s materialism it is not infact the first time that philosophy and ideas that centred around materialistic views were apparent. Without meaning and philosophy there is no art‚ if someone creates with no meaning behind their work‚ they are little more than craftsmen. The use of philosophy is what separates artists and creates meaning behind their art works. The history of materialism is a long and varied one with many believing that the use

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    the book‚ the author glamorizes the American dream by writing about Gatsby and how he wants to fulfill that dream. Fitzgerald believes that the American Dream has been corrupted and twisted into an uncontrolled desire for pleasure and money which is still correct about today’s obsession with materialistic objects. Moreover‚ the author of the book writes about how wealth and riches were very important. In addition‚ the American dream can be interpreting in so many ways it can have many definitions‚ although

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