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    In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses fire‚ a conch‚ a pair of glasses‚ and several other items to symbolize the journal from civility to savagery. Through the symbol of the conch‚ the importance of stability‚ order‚ and civilization are established. When the boys first arrived on the island the conch was used to summon and unite the boys in order to form a civilization. The conch also serves as a regulator of democracy‚ " We’ll have to have hands up‚ like at school… then I’ll give them

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    Scottish Prison Case Study

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    SCOTTISH CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 Problems in Scotland’s Prisons Prisons in Scotland have a purpose of enforcing punishment which involves deprivation of liberty for a set period of time. However‚ imprisonment may be intended to act as a deterrent to re-offending‚ on both an individual and general basis. Prison services also provide rehabilitation to provide prisoners with the education‚ skills and opportunities which will change them and help them when they are released from prison and back into society

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    3. Limitations on the devolution of planning decisions It is important to identify the reasons why a planning system which is driven solely by the perspective of a single local planning authority is problematic. The first and most critical point to make is that local planning authorities are not equal‚ Some areas are better off than others both in terms of the wealth and income of their residents and in terms of access to services. Some areas may have difficulty identifying appropriate sites to provide

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    with England. The first wars of Scottish independence began in 1296 under the command of William Wallace and Andrew moray‚ they led the rising in northern Scotland in the summer of 1297 Against occupation by king Edward the first of England‚ they were successful in regaining control of the area for king john ballio. Many wars have plagued the Scottish people‚ but they always come back‚ this is due to their strong cultural beliefs. The cultural aspects of the Scottish people mostly reside in the highlands

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    more widely in the UK‚ Discuss. A referendum is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question‚ which has been referred to them for a direct decision. In the UK since 1975 there have been seven major referendums. The last being the Scottish independence that was only a few weeks ago on the 18th September. The result was a ‘NO’ to independence winning by 55% to 45%‚ with a turnout of 84.6%. To see if referendums should be used more widely in the UK the ‘Pros and Cons’‚ turnout rate

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    Wembley Need to talk about criteria/ funding where the money came from The Wembley stadium was built using a Design and build Procurement strategy. A Design and build strategy is where a single contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the stadium. The client must specify the type of building they require and the contractor proposes the best design to meet this‚ this information was found at the web address Building.co.uk. A design and build project allows the low

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    Cape Breton Fiddling

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    fiddling began when the Scottish fiddlers were forced out of Scotland and into new worlds. They brought the traditional music of Scotland with them and continued the style into today’s world. There have been many noted fiddlers and today’s fiddlers are becoming internationally famous. Some of the newer fiddlers are incorporating other styles of music into the fiddling tradition of Cape Breton. The heart of Canadian fiddling began when the Highland Clearances forced Scottish refugees to Canada between

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    (eds) Roots of Red Clydeside 1910-1914? Labour Unrest and Industrial Relations in West Scotland (Edinburgh: John Donald‚ 1996). McLean‚ Iain‚ The Legend of Red Clydeside (Edinburgh: John Donald‚ 1983). MacLean‚ John‚ All Hail‚ the Scottish Communist Republic‚ (Glasgow: Scottish Republican Socialist Movement‚ 1920) <http:// http://www.marxists.org/archive/maclean/works/1922-swr.htm> [accessed 20 October 2012]. Maver‚ I.‚ Glasgow (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press‚ 2000). Orwell‚ George‚ The Road

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    languages are classified as safe‚ endangered or extinct. This paper is written for giving information about endangered languages‚ the subject of endangered language will be explained and an example of endangered language from United Kingdom called Scottish Gaelic will be discussed deeply. (Crystal 2000) If a language has enough speakers and it is being used‚ it can be named as safe language‚ however‚ if a language is not spoken anymore and if it has been lost‚ it is called an extinct language. In addition

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    INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2009-2010 175ISS FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY MODULE LEADER: DR SIMON MASSEY COURSEWORK 2: QUESTION 2: In the context of the idea of “Nationalism”‚ what are the differences between the Scottish National Party and the British National Party? BODY OF WORK Being today a central issue of the modern world‚ Nationalism‚ a term from nasci which means “to be born”‚ has most of the time been considered as a 19th century phenomenon‚ connected

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