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    Assess the roles of different agencies of socialisation There are three different agencies of socialisation. The family‚ the education system and the media. These all have different roles in socialisation. The family effects people in their younger years‚ before they attend school. It teaches children the appropriate behaviour for their gender. A child’s behaviour is also influenced by how they observe their parents. Parents are influential in shaping basic values such as manners. Margnet Meed (1934)

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    Library of Western Australia. Better Beginnings: An evaluation from two communities. ISBN: 0-7298-0607-3 Published by Edith Cowan University 2‚ Bradford Street MOUNT LAWLEY WA 6050 Ph: 08 9370 6346 Email: c.barratt_pugh@ecu.edu.au © Edith Cowan University 2005 The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Edith Cowan University or the State Library of Western Australia. Copies of this report are available from: C.Barratt-Pugh School of Education Mt. Lawley Campus 2‚ Bradford

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    concept of the ‘Two Cultures’. To what extent‚ if any‚ is it relevant today? Introduction: The “Two Cultures” are commonly known to be the arts and the sciences and it is the lack of communication and understanding between the two disciplines which defines the concept of this ongoing debate. It has posed many questions over time in various discussions and publications regarding the education system and the progression of science. In my essay I will explore the extent to which the “Two Cultures” has relevance

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    Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures Indica Mendoza HUM/105 October 30‚ 2014 Joseph Magil Myths are tales told throughout time for generations to pronounce how the world was designed and created. These creation stories also tell how originally the first people came to inhabit it. There are a wide variety of altered myths for different cultures that try to explain exactly how the world came to be from the very beginning. For example‚ the Inca people came to believe the creator of

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    Insight Text Guide Sue Sciortino The Divine Wind Garry Disher ITG_DivineWind-Prelims-2pp.indd 1 13/04/12 10:18 AM contents Character map Overview iv 1 About the author 1 Synopsis 1 Character summaries 2 Background & context 5 Genre‚ style & structure Chapter-by-chapter analysis 13 Characters & relationships 42 Themes & issues 50 Different interpretations 62 Questions & answers 66 Sample answer 74

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    The Truth Behind Two Roofing Myths Even though a roof is an incredibly important feature of your home that keeps the structure safe‚ homeowners can sometimes be uninformed about it. That is why there are some roofing myths out there that are simply not true. Here is the truth behind two of them‚ which should clear up any misconceptions you may have. Myth 1: The Energy Efficiency of Your Roof Cannot Be Improved The roof is one place where you are losing a substantial amount of energy in your home

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    contrast two works from the same genre which were written at least a generation or half a century apart. Consider and explain similarities and differences with regard to musical style and historical context. The Renaissance and Baroque era entailed very different characteristics‚ due to the Renaissance composers writing more freely and being more individual then those of the Baroque era where they followed more ‘rules’ and experimented less. This essay will show the difference in two pieces by

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    Myths can tell a tale of a person‚ belief‚ or a group that accomplishes something extraordinary‚ whether it is good or bad for society. “A usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice‚ belief‚ or natural phenomenon”(Merriam-Webster). There is no greater example of the embodiment of a myth than the Italian mafia. Since the culture of mafia became mainstream‚ there have been two myths in particular that have

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    The Italian Lira is a fairly new currency with roots that lie deep within Italian culture. The word "lira" is actually derived from the Latin word "libra"‚ meaning pound‚ making it a distant cousin to that of the British pound sterling. The lira was a monetary unit long before it existed as a coin or note. The lira made its first appearance in the hands of bankers‚ merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472‚ put in place by Doge Nicolas Tron. The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with

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    In Garry Disher’s ’The Divine Wind‚’ it sends across a strong and important message that in a time of horrific war‚ everyone loses-including the so-called ’winners’. This message is conveyed throughout the text as Hart’s mother loses her life in the surrounding circumstances of war. Hart also loses his life-long love‚ Mitsy‚ not by death but by the alienation of the Japanese. Even though Hart is labelled as a ’winner’ because he belonged to Australia‚ which was one of the allied forces. Hart still

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