Why are some pressure groups more successful than others? A pressure group is a group of people with specific aims and interests. Also known as interest groups‚ lobby groups or protest groups‚ they try to influence political decision makers such as MPs and councillors to influence local or national policy and/or legislation. They seek to do so‚ either to protect interests of members (e.g. Trade Unions‚ NUT) or promote a cause (e.g. Greenpeace or RSPCA). Not all pressure groups are as successful
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Long Distance Learning Is More Effective than Traditional on Campus Schooling As technology advances nowadays‚ the popularity of online schools has grown over the previous years. Online schooling has become an accessible option for Colleges and Universities due to the improvements of technology. Students can have their lecture and studies through electronic devices such as computers‚ and videoconferencing. There are many colleges and universities are trying online schooling program to improve their
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‘Increasing pleasure is more important than ending pain and suffering.’ How far would utilitarian’s agree with this statement? A utilitarian’s opinion on increasing pleasure rather than ending pain would depend upon the severity of the case being assessed. Although utilitarianism is used to decide whether or not in theory carrying out an act will bring about more pleasure‚ some utilitarian’s may argue that there are cases of suffering which require more serious attention‚ to put an end to that
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After about a year in the war Great Britain decided it was time to elect a more aggressive Prime Minister. In May of 1940 Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. That same month a large German offense forced British troops into one of the largest retreats in history‚ it was called the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. During July through October in 1940‚ the English people suffered through the Battle of Britain. Extremely destructive German bombs rained down for
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The youth today - are they more impatient than a few decades ago. It has been rightly said that we spend the first half of our lives trying to understand the older generation‚ and the rest half in understanding the younger generation. Every age has its own charm. Youth has always felt somewhat exasperated with age and age has always been suspicious of youth. With their natural ebullience and impatience‚ a majority of young people are keen to act and learn on their own rather being guided by the
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People always say the harder you work the more money you will make‚ but is this really the case for everyone? The topic of men getting paid more than women has become a recent trending topic with many different people inputting different opinions. Recently the U.S. women’s soccer team has been one of the leading pioneers in the case of gender pay gaps. On average when the U.S. women’s soccer team wins a game they get $1‚300‚ if they lose they get nothing at all‚ if the men win they get $17‚000‚ if
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In More than Just Race‚ William Julius Wilson challenges social scientists to rethink the ways in which “complex and interrelated factors…continue to contribute to racial inequality in the United States” (p. 3). Wilson (2009) identifies two important factors associated with racial inequality: social structure and culture. Structure is comprised of two specific categories of behavior: social acts and social processes. Social acts refer to the behavior of individuals who occupy positions of power
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Good afternoon‚ ladies and gentlemen. Today’s motion is fast food restaurants do more harm than good. As a definition‚ fast food restaurants mean restaurants that sell fast food‚ which can be prepared and served quickly by using preheated or precooked ingredients. The clash of today’s debate is whether the harm brought by fast food restaurants can outweigh the good. Our side strongly believes it can. Our side believes that fast food restaurants harm us in three aspects: physically‚ socially
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Statistically‚ over 90 percent of Americans believe freedom is more important than equality or order. However‚ order is more important than freedom or equality because neither freedom‚ nor equality can protect people’s rights. Without rights‚ many would say that you cannot have freedom or equality‚ because rights establish both of these ideas. Secondly‚ order establishes a government‚ which is the driving force of a nation. Lastly‚ order strikes a balance between freedom and equality. It is impossible
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Traditional vs Online Education‚ More Similarities Than Differences Angelia Hunter COM/170 August 3‚ 2014 Eva Harvey There are more similarities between traditional and online schools than most people realize. Eighteen years ago at a local community college‚ the core classes were offered from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm‚ Monday through Friday. A schedule for the recent high school graduate in mind‚ whose only responsibility would be to attend school‚ most likely would not work for most employed adults
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