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    How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? Lenin’s death on the 21st January 1924 caused huge sadness across the country. After Lenin’s death‚ everyone was eagerly waiting to know who would be the next leader of Russia. In the years after Lenin’s death‚ there was no clear successor to his leadership. However‚ when Lenin was leader‚ Trotsky was always there for him‚ and he played a huge role in

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    Why was Stalin able to defeat his political rivals so easily in the years 1924-1929? Stalin started his prominent rise in the leadership of the Soviet Union in 1924 after Lenin died of Neurosyphilis and a Stroke. During Lenin’s final years as leader of the Bolshevik party‚ Stalin was one of the main men to take care of him‚ which is one of the reasons why Lenin made him the General Secretary in 1922‚ a job which later on in his career greatly helped Stalin further his cause to become the dictator

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    In the beginning‚ as Lenin end grew nearer‚ there were five potential leaders‚ Bukharin‚ Kamenev‚ Zinoviev‚ Trotsky and Stalin. It seemed so obvious that there only was one man to take over Lenin’s reign - Trotsky. He was Lenin’s right hand man‚ but a close second was Stalin. People saw him as the one who came second‚ that’s all he was; there was no way that he would beat Trotsky in the race for leadership‚ but what they didn’t know that Stalin’s cunning would overtake then all and he would end up

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    Barbara Rogoff studied cultural transmission in several families across different indigenous cultures. Her ethnographic research tries to show that cultural factors combine with biological factors to shape a child’s behavior‚ values‚ and gender identity. She was inspired by the work of Vygotsky‚ who claimed that human activities and skills take place in cultural contexts and that development is mediated by linguistic‚ social‚ and cultural interactions. This made sense to her because humans change

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    “My Name Is Asher Lev” One World Essay Everyone has people in their life that play a very important role in their decision making and choices they make. In the novel “My Name Is Asher Lev”‚ the main character‚ Asher Lev‚ has two very important figures directing his life. One of the important figures in Asher’s life is the Rebbe. The Rebbe is the most powerful leader in the Hasidic Jewish community. When anyone is looking for advise‚ guidance‚ or approval of something‚ they go to the Rebbe. The

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    CYP 3.1 Understand Children and Young Person development There are many factors that influence child development‚ and for most of them‚ we do have some control. When working with children and young people it is important to have a good understanding of what children need to grow‚ so as professionals we are better able to address the needs. A child’s environment‚ for example‚ their family or school play a huge part in their development. Some of the main factors that influence a child’s

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    4.1 Explain how own working practice can affect children and young people’s development. [pic] Parent Involvement The parents/carers know the children best it may be there is a problem or it may be that a child learns something at home that is relevant to their development for example tying their shoes‚ riding their bike or writing their name. In the environment where I work the parents are welcomed into the classroom for the first 15 minutes of the day to complete activities set out

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    Discuss Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development (8+16) Vygotsky proposed that children’s development is affected by their culture and social interaction. He also suggested that children are not born with knowledge but they gain it through their social interactions with peers and adults; he does not rule out the importance of biological processes but proposes an interdependent relationship between biological development alongside social activity and cultural interaction. Since language is

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    1. John Bowlby – to settle the child in the key worker would speak to the parent and see if the child has any comforters e.g. a blanket or teddy. If they do the key worker would ask the parent to bring them for when the child has a nap. The parent would also be asked to stay with the child for a while until they have fully settled in a feel comfortable around the other members of staff and children 2. Pagets theory was that children are cognitive learners whereas Vygotsky saw them as social learners

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    Ethical Statement In accordance with the ethical guidance (The Open University 2013) I have followed the BERA guidelines including changing any names. My Role I am a parent volunteer in a Church of England primary and nursery school. I am currently supporting the mixed year 1 and 2 classes. I work on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8.45 -12 pm. I have a variety of different supporting roles within the classroom not just with the helping the teachers but also the pupils‚ school and curriculum

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