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    Belonging The desire to belong is universal. Acceptance‚ understanding‚ establishing identity‚ relationships‚ choice‚ circumstance‚ culture context‚ nationalism‚ psychology motivations‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ racism‚ xenophobia (irrational fear of what is perceived to be foreign or strange)‚ desire‚ family group. Belonging: Identification‚ expectation‚ conformity‚ unity‚ familiarity‚ socialisation‚ connection‚ assimilation‚ inclusion‚ duty‚ religion‚ intrinsicality (genuineness)‚ relations‚ agreement‚

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    The chain of events that are associated with this theory include debt liquidation and the contraction of monetary supply. Following the paying off of loans‚ there was a reduction in the value of assets‚ and profits made by businesses. There was pessimism and people began hoarding money. The end result was an increase in deflation adjusted rates of interest. Another theory is that of productivity shock‚ which involved the surge in mass production and electrification (Saint-Etienne‚ 2013). In addition

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    Character List Candide - The protagonist of the novel‚ Candide is a good-hearted but hopelessly naïve young man. His mentor‚ Pangloss‚ teaches him that their world is “the best of all possible worlds.” After being banished from his adopted childhood home‚ Candide travels the world and meets with a wide variety of misfortunes‚ all the while pursuing security and following Cunégonde‚ the woman he loves. His faith in Pangloss’s undiluted optimism is repeatedly tested. Candide is less a realistic character

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    Victorian Age The beginning of the Victorian Period is dated sometimes as 1832 (the passage of the first Reform Bill) and sometimes as 1837 (the accession of Queen Victoria). It extends to the death of Victoria in 1901. But when we refer the history book of W. J. Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the

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    given when Skrzynecki states ‘That had only just begun or were dying’. Initially‚ the migrants were treating the migrant hostel as a prison‚ an inescapable trap that was preventing them from any form of acknowledgement in society. Through choice‚ pessimism turns into optimism as the migrants claim the hostel to be the temporary ‘home’. The concept of choice is dealt with in the migrants change in perspective as they choose to accept the fact that they could be obtained for some

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    Jon Huston. This film is heavily reminiscent of the neo-noir genre and showcases this quality through it’s use of narrative and visual structures. This film uses noir characters‚ plots and themes with a slight twist. There is a familiar sense of pessimism and moral ambiguity within the narrative that is shown through the use of dramatic lighting. Chinatown relies heavily on visual symbolism. The film is neo noir in the way it ties its narrative and visual structures to the theme of the inability of

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    The phrase “actions speak louder than words” is a common saying that is often over used to the point of becoming cliché. However‚ this worn out paradox does still hold some truth to it and can even be viewed in a different light to take on an alternate meaning. Sometimes what isn’t said can have a bigger impact on a situation or a relationship than what was actually said. In this poem‚ Lee explores the silence that surrounds a father and son’s interaction‚ and the implications of this on the present

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    In the Hellenistic period we see a need for salvation from death. Due to the culture shock that many people experienced when the borders of different countries and cultures were erased‚ many people became pessimistic‚ started to doubt there religions and experienced the break-up of culture. The same is happening today as the internet and television make the world “smaller” in the sense that we are much more aware of the happenings world wide and capable of communicating ideas and perspectives easily

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    Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her‚ she is already plotting Duncan’s murder‚ and she is stronger‚ more ruthless‚ and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder.This theme of the relationship between gender and power is key to Lady Macbeth’s character.Lady Macbeth and also the witches are crafty women‚who use female methods of achieving power—that

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    companies to borrow from banks (to pay salaries) Interest rates: high interest rates reduce present value of future cash flows Fiscal policy (budget deficit): government spending in excess of government revenues. Sentiment: consumer optimism/ pessimism are determinates of economic performance. **Recap** Buying a stock enables access to a firm’s earnings These earnings are affected by the global economy & domestic economy For most countries‚ the global economy affects the domestic economy

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