established a new set of racially aggravated offences – hate crime Society has significantly changed Rivers of blood speech by Conservative MP Enoch Powell (1968) shaped future direction of immigration policy in the UK He predicted that “in this country in fifteen or twenty years’ time the black man will have the whip hand over the white man” Criticised immigration (open-door policy) Relaxed immigration laws responsible for crime and disorder Collecting data 1981 landmark year in the context
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The poorest countries in the world are most often referred to as the least developed countries‚ (LDC’s). 33 out of 49 of these are within Africa. The LDCs’ are categorised by the level of income‚ which is defined by $2 a day‚ and under $800 GDP per capita for three consecutive years. They are also named by the stability of the government‚ and vulnerability to natural disasters such as drought‚ earthquakes‚ and civil wars. It seems that without a doubt‚ these countries need assistance from the rest
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Did you know that the average person generates 4 pounds of garbage a day and 1.5 tons a year? And 70% of our dumps are recyclable? This is a huge problem because the landfills are getting full. If they get too full‚ we have to find a new area and pay larger bills. Here in America‚ we only recycle 5% of our plastic products. We used enough bottles to wrap around the Earth 190 times. 5% of that is a very little amount. It takes 47 million gallons of oil to produce enough bottles for the US in one year
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Two Bildungsromans in One Story In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout and Jem Finch become more cultured and mature young-adults by experiencing different events. Scout became more lady-like when she observed and helped Calpurnia at her Aunt Alexandra’s brunch. Jem learned from Atticus and Miss Maudie that you should not take pride in your talents. Jem and Scout Finch became more adult-like and mature young people by experiencing different events. It begins with Scout sitting in on her Aunt
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might inhabit this earth. Those of us fortunate enough to be born in a rich country such as Australia are expected to outlive those who are born and live in a 3rd world country. Unfortunately those who live in 3rd world countries don’t have access to the medical facilities‚ public services and general hygiene that we are privileged to have in our own country. While our life expectancies may vary depending on what country we live out our lives one thing is certain‚ death. Some of us are very lucky
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everybody into helping every body in this world now and for generations ahead‚ it sounds like a pretty big task but really its very simple. All you need to do is recycle. Recycling is a very needed thing in order to keep this planet from turning into a trash dump. Between 1960 and 1986 the amount of American trash has grown 80% from 87.5mill tons to 157 tons per year‚ not including the 90 million tons created by industry every year. In 1988 over 70% of the landfills were closed‚ the US government then
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WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE MOST SOCIETAL PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY? WHY? In my opinion‚ the most societal problem in our country is vandalism. It is because several factors and normally done by naughty and problematic teenagers at the age around 14 to early 20’s. According to dictionary‚ vandalism is wilful or malicious destruction of public or private property. The problems happens when there is behaviour or action done by people especially teenagers in spoiling the original functions of the
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World Problems Famine World Problems are problems that affect not just one particular group of people in the world but a large number of several groups in the world. Famine is the biggest World Problems facing us today. Even though we as Americans have not yet seen or experienced the horrors of famine‚ other parts of the world have. We need to take action and solve this problem before it gets out of hand‚ and there are several ways to do it. Some ways are controlling the birth rate in LDC’s
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NESTLE – INFANT FORMULA INCIDENT 1. What are the responsibilities of the companies in these or similar situations? When expanding into a new country‚ especially if it’s a third world country‚ the multinationals should be aware of the impact their products could have on that specific society which might not be prepared to use their products. Thus‚ before marketing and distributing the product‚ the company must first be sure that the population knows how to use it. For example Nestle could have
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Haley Ruder Period 5 The World’s Biggest Problem Many countries of the world are currently experiencing problems caused by rapidly growing populations in urban areas. Overpopulation can lead to poverty and a poor quality of living‚ crime‚ and strains on resources. Overpopulation can lead to overcrowding and poor quality housing in many large cities. In fact‚ poverty is both the cause and the effect of rapid growth of population. It is estimated that about 40% of people still live below the poverty
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