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    After analysing the poems The Pylons‚ The Express‚ Slough and The Wiper written by Stephen Spender‚ John Betjeman and Louis MacNeice (respectively)‚ a clear picture of poetry in the 1930s was formed in my mind. All four poems speak of new inventions in the industrial sector‚ each in their own‚ way‚ but all referring back to the general industrialization of the 30s. Even though they all discuss roughly the same theme‚ they do not all discuss it in the same way‚ some welcome the change‚ some are

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    “A Critical Analysis of Change & Resistance within the NHS.” Introduction The rate of economic and political change in recent decades has been dramatic. The Anglo-Saxon emphasis on neo-liberal economic ideology has drifted East‚ with the (Brown‚ 2000) ‘rise of China’ and other emerging economies. The trend in recent decades has focussed on the need to privatise great swathes of the economy and to reduce trade barriers‚ leading to less protectionism. This emphasis on private sector control

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     These ideals were liberalism‚ socialism and‚ the  most important‚ nationalism. Each one possessed its own uniqueness which inspired mass  followings of people that would last thoroughly into the twentieth century. Each one also proved  to form a catalyst for the modernisation of many European countries. However‚ in comparison‚  none of these ideals had the impact that the nationalistic approach had. This is due to many  reasons which ranged from the fact that not everyone was affected by socialism or that ninety  p

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    everyday language and words‚ that have been neglected and marginalised in forms of expression. His poems have the tone of the ordinary day. Through this use of language‚ he reflects on the loss of identity and to the neglected state of England due to modernisation and industrialisation. Poetry itself is a specialist form; however Larkins poetry can be seen as homely and less dramatic. He brought back poetry as a relevant and accessible medium‚ as it is easily marginalised. Larkin is a poet who concentrates

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    has traditionally been viewed in materialist and economic terms. The Liberal view of development is a materialist definition based upon economic growth which is simply an increase in production of the economy and is supposedly done through ‘modernisation’ which is structural reformation of the economy away from reliance on primary sector raw material and agricultural production dependency to manufacturing and ultimately service sector production. Environmentalists‚ ecologists‚ neo-colonialists

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    eventually leading to Whitlam’s dismissal on the 11th November‚ 1975‚ by Sir John Kerr. However‚ even though the Whitlam government lost the next election‚ many felt that he made a significant contribution to social reform in Australia and to its modernisation. Argument 1- Foreign Policy - Whitlam aimed for a foreign policy that was independent from Britain and the US. He wanted to develop that expressed Australia’s own interests.

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    European Union’s Emissions Trading: An Understanding from Concept to Reality The way in which Western‚ developed states have sought to deal with environmental problems‚ and particularly climate change‚ can be encapsulated within the ecological modernisation agenda; the notion of which implies that ‘market forces in partnership with an enabling state are seen as the means of achieving both economic and environmental objectives’ (Blowers 2000‚ p. 1). One could argue how these market based solutions

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    changes were all thanks to the extensive political reform which took place subsequent to the overthrow of the Tokugawa shoganate. Finally‚ the manner in which education was administered was modernized and offered to all citizens to cement the modernisation of the nation. The most notable area of reform within Japan during Meiji’s reign was the militarisation of its people. This reform worked in parallel with the Meiji Restorations social reforms‚ in that the exclusive right to bear arms was stripped

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    Globalisation Drivers

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    study aims to outline and examine these key drivers that made it possible for globalisation to evolve. The study will also focus on the magnitude of the drivers with relation to globalisation. “Globalisation is both a result and a force of modernisation and capitalist expansion‚ entailing the integration of all economic activity (local‚ national‚ and

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    insignificance in the universe and ultimately questioned his existence due to the disintegration of what was previously strong religious values and belief in God. Modernist literature is a rejection of Romanticist ideals and is a criticism of modernisation itself. Eliot is able to explore the issues‚ which are hugely relevant to the modern experience. Specifically these include the isolation or alienation of an individual and the decay of social morality. These concerns are accentuated in Preludes

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