QUESTION “…reform of the House of Lords remains unfinished business. There are still 92 hereditary peers sitting in the Lords. But ending the anomaly‚ in the Government’s view‚ does not go far enough to ensure that Britain’s second chamber is fit to meet the demands and expectations of this century. The legitimacy and authority of the second chamber continued to be called into question” The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw‚ former leader of the House of Commons‚ The House of Lords: Reform‚ February 2007
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com[->0] English 1 America: Land of Change America the Promise land‚ America the Melting Pot‚ America the land of the free; America was built around the idea of providing a place for freedom from tyranny‚ freedom from oppression‚ freedom to expand and explore and prosper. It was first colonized by people not of this land and so began a pattern in human history‚ a pattern that has sparked a wide and controversial debate around the concept of immigration. Who to let in? How many to accept? From where
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problems caused due to the pollution of land‚ water and air. Talking about land pollution‚ it has some of the most devastating effects on both nature and living beings. Land pollution is characterized by the contamination of Earth’s surface‚ where humans and other creatures live. One of the major causes of land pollution is human activities. Given below is complete information about the main causes and harmful effects of land pollution. Causes of Land Pollution by Human * Increase in urbanization
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European Journal of Endocrinology (2007) 157 S39–S45 ISSN 0804-4643 Fat distribution and storage: how much‚ where‚ and how? Ram Weiss The Diabetes Center and the Department of Pediatrics‚ Hadassah Hebrew University School of Medicine‚ PO Box 12000‚ Jerusalem 91120‚ Israel (Correspondence should be addressed to R Weiss; Email: weissr@hadassah.org.il) Abstract Obesity does not necessarily imply disease and similarly obese individuals may manifest obesity-related morbidity or seemingly be
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Land is like a human‚ it grows‚ breaths‚ and dies. So do we have the right to own it? Most people believe yes we do for we are born with this need and there’s a few who believe that we have no right to for it’s a living being and that we can’t own land but we take from it till we give it back in the end of our days. Chief Seattle’s speech is an example of native American thoughts on how they believe that when one dies they are taken into the Earth for they are giving back to the earth what they
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Question 1: The land rights debate in the 1970’s was a tough and hard-fought journey for the Aboriginal people. In the 1967 Referendum‚ Australians showed their support for the Aboriginals‚ by voting to change the Constitution to include the indigenous in the Census and giving overriding authority to the Commonwealth government regarding Aboriginal affairs. Ralph Hunt‚ of the National Coalition Party and Federal Minister in 1971 stated ‘To just set aside land because Aboriginal groups and tribes
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Ever wonder how the average person could afford an automobile in the twentieth-century? Cars were usually built for the rich to enjoy a luxurious life without walking. Automobiles were rare to see on the street‚ and allowed people to experience the American Dream ‚ cars being cheaper led to a revolutionized era. When cars had first came out they were relatively expensive due to the way they were being manufactured. Eventually a man named Henry Ford who was “always looking for ways to reduce costs
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Abby Harper How does F. Scott Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter one in The Great Gatsby? Fitzgerald tells the story of chapter one in The Great Gatsby by introducing ‘Nick Carraway’ as the first person narrative‚ telling the story in the past tense. The first chapter of the book make the readers have an instant realisation that it is a ‘novel writing about a novel’ as the narrator says “Only Gatsby‚ the man who gave his name to this book”. This suggests that Nick is very self-conscious about
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FHow does Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter 3? Chapter three is written in 1st person narrative‚ meaning that you only get one viewpoint‚ the narrators‚ making is difficult to believe everything the narrator is telling you. Also‚ because it is written in a retrospective narrative‚ Nick could choose to give away or keep information for however long he wants‚ meaning he has full control over what information the reader gets. Just before the start of chapter 3‚ Nick has woken up after a very drunken
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The Holy Land contains many sacred sites for Jews‚ Christians‚ and Muslims that can be traced back to the origin of each religion. The land in itself is an identity for Jews. They believe that the Holy Land as a gift‚ that was given when God made a covenant for Abraham. The land was the promised land‚ where God would deliver and fulfill the promise of the Torah. The land is also where God revealed himself. Jews‚ themselves and their religion can not survive without the Hold Land. It is their center;
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