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    done simply by meeting the needs of the nation. If the nation wants for nothing‚ it can be assumed that order would automatically be ensured amongst her people. In Brave New World‚ the World Controllers have implemented human conditioning and predestination‚ these methods have indeed assured them that they

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    Fear‚ terror and suspense are the most vivid emotions created by Poe’s stories and by Hitchcock’s films. Several themes are common to both: the madness that exists in the world‚ the paranoia caused by isolation which guides people’s actions‚ the conflict between appearance and reality along with the double aspect of the human nature‚ and the power of the dead over the living. Not only the themes are similar in both men’s work but also the details through which a story is written or shown. The similar

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    reform‚ women’s rights►Monster rejected because he looks like a monster►Monster becomes a monster as he is rejected and overcome by negative emotions►Monster appeals to Frankenstein for a mate | IDEAS► Monster portrayed as a confused baby; human.►Predestination‚ free will►Monster feels human emotions►Monster corrupted by faulty education and loneliness►Parallels – Adam and Satan► Monster is “more human than human”‚ driven by the human emotions of rage and hatred► Frankenstein has a “responsibility” towards

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    Why did Charles I rule for 11 years without parliament‚ 1629 – 1640? Charles had no intention of ruling for a definite‚ or an indefinite‚ period without Parliament. Charles declared he had been driven ‘unwillingly out of that course’‚ and he intended to recall Parliament ‘when such as have bred this interruption shall have received their punishment’. Apart from Parliament‚ all the normal institutions of government operated. Indeed‚ Charles lacked the financial‚ military and administrative capacity

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    Whilst time and place usually do change our values‚ the human condition remains essentially the same. Such a testimony can be seen in the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare as the values of fate‚ love and hate‚ and excess and moderation are being displayed. Values are defined as the concept that describes the beliefs of an individual or culture‚ whereas the human condition encompasses the totality of the experience of being human and living human lives. Thus‚ it is clear that our values

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    What is Puritanism? Who are the Puritans? The Origin and Development of Puritanism Puritanism: Puritanism was a loosely organized reform movement originating during the English Reformation of the sixteenth century. The name came from efforts to "purify" the Church of England by those who felt that the Reformation had not yet been completed. Eventually the Puritans went on to attempt purification of the self and society as well. This movement arose within the Church of England in the late sixteenth

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    Document Based Question Question: “Although the Reformation is often viewed as a religious movement‚ it also significantly affected the political and social spheres of Europe. Assess the validity of this statement”. Background: The new ideas of the Renaissance helped to spur the changing views of the Catholic church’s authority over Europe. Many Europeans were directly affected by the failing church order. In small‚ regional churches clergymen were gradually losing respect as a result of corruption

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    for slavery to be maintained was to keep slaves ignorant and this was done in various ways. Slavery was justifiable to Christians under something called the protestant work ethic which is the basis for capitalism today. Protestants believed in predestination‚ it says that at birth a person’s fate is already decided and unchangeable. However‚ protestants took wealth as a sign of salvation‚ slavery was a way to gain maximum wealth with additional benefit. “I assert most unhesitatingly‚ that the religion

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    Our ethical decisions are a result of social conditioning. Discuss. (35marks) Clarence Darrow could be said to be the most famous person who supported the idea of social conditioning. He argued that human beings cannot be held responsible for their actions because nurture has brought them up a certain way. In his case where he legally represented Leob and Leopold‚ he argued that morality can’t exist if humans are responsible for their actions‚ because no-one can be held morally responsible for anything;

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    New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived

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