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    Revolution was beneficial or detrimental for Britain. While William Blake‚ an English poet‚ called the early factories “satanic mills‚” the English doctor John Aikin contested that the Industrial Revolution was what allowed Manchester to become one of the commercial capitals of the world. (McKay 694‚ Aikin) This controversy shows that the Industrial Revolution had both benefits and costs. Although the Industrial Revolution led to horrible working and living conditions for proletarians‚ it was primarily

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    of needs tends to be treated as classical within the field of organisational behaviour‚ being referred to as a ‘classic among classics’ (Matteson‚ Ivancevich‚ 1989; Wilson‚ 1999). However I aim to prove that motivation theory is a much broader topic than the principles of Maslow with the use of two content theories; ‘two-factor theory’ and ‘Theory X & Theory Y’‚ as well as process theories; Expectancy Theory and Equity Theory. To further prove my point I will use Marx’s theory and Taylor’s scientific

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    IS EQ MORE IMPORTANT THAN IQ IS EQ MORE IMPORTANT THAN IQ INTRODUCTION: What is IQ ? What is EQ ? For decades‚ a lot emphasis has been put on certain aspect of intelligence. This intelligence is called IQ ( Intelligence Quotient ). IQ includes aspects of Mathematics‚ spatial learning‚ Verbal‚ logical reasoning‚ and memory.

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    In totality‚ we can define health as the complete state of physical‚ emotional‚ and social well-being of a person‚ but usually we understand it as the absence of illnesses and diseases. Now‚ why say that health is more important than wealth? We first need to understand the importance of each in our lives and realize that with health we can achieve wealth but without health‚ wealth will be useless. All individuals strive to be healthy and strong that is why we try to exercise as much

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    Why was Britain the first industrialised economy? The industrial revolution began in 1750‚ Britain‚ and by 1850s became the Workshop of the world‚ and lead us into the 20th century. There are many factors that could explain why Britain was the first industrialised economy. They had prime access to natural resources‚ especially coal. Britain was in the midst of an Agricultural revolution‚ which led to a decline in work‚ and an increase in population. Factories began to produce things cheaper because

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    of England was ruled by Oliver Cromwell and Parliament in 1651. King Charles I was just beheaded and the new leaders were looking for a way to express their dominant position. At this time‚ England faced financial trouble. Looking for a way to increase the Commonwealth’s income‚ its rulers settled on the use of international trade. This was not a bad idea‚ except for the fact that the Dutch ruled the sea of international trade. They shipped constantly between England and the Colonies meaning they

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    "A man more sinned against than sinning" How far do you agree with this statement? King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s more complex plays and within it many different themes are addressed and explored. King Lear is the somewhat unfortunate vehicle that Shakespeare uses to explore many of these themes creating a complex character including the roles of a father‚ king‚ friend and adversary. As Lear is not a simple character he cannot simply be classed as all good or bad; it can be argued he is a bad

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    but often do not occur together. Good health is clearly preferable but if one does not have good health‚ then it is better to have some wealth to ease the burden. Money cannot replace the lack of health‚ but it goes a long way to make life easier‚ more comfortable and reduce a major stressor in most people’s lives. Those who are healthy do not have any idea of the struggle that those who are less able go through in order to do the simplest of daily activities. We take for granted those qualities

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    “ It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Do you think that is true based on the observations of the people around you? I am not a rich person by any standard of our society. My parents are blue collar people that come from a lineage of blue collar people‚ working hard and living paycheck to paycheck. Never complaining‚ but doing their best to raise their family and enjoy the things in life that money cannot buy. My parents are also two of the most giving and generous people I have ever met

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    How far was Britain a democracy by 1918? At the beginning of the time period‚ 1850‚ Britain was not democratic. There was not a lot of choice concerning the political parties‚ there were only two parties: The Liberals and the Conservatives. Woman did not have any right to vote and were considered second class citizens. In England and Wales only one million and five men could vote and some men could vote twice. The distribution of seats did not take into account the migration of Britain. The House

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