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    your text and to what extent is it relevant in our lives today The film “Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont shows the importance of the two contrasting themes institutionalisation and hope. The main character Red Redding shows that theme of institutionalisation whereas Andy Dufresne shows hope. Together their friendship develops throughout the film; Andy helps redeem Red to give him hope. “Shawshank Redemption” shows the importance of institutionalisation and hope which is relevant

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    Rodrigo Sanchez Urban Growth during the Gilded Age: Social‚ Cultural‚ Political‚ and Economic Changes One of the most notable times during the late 19th century was the Gilded Age. This is a term often used to describe this time period since from the outside looking in urban life in America seemed perfect‚ but in reality‚ many citizens did not like the changes that were occurring. Since the verb gild means to cover with or as if with a thin coating of gold[1]‚ historians

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    Right against Exploitation 23. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.—(1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are Prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purposes‚ and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion

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    The impact of the crusades on the west affected many things such as politically‚ socially‚ and the economic life of Europe. Feudalism was ended in Europe because of the help of the Crusade‚ and helped to create create the Renaissance. Many feudal lords went to go fight in the crusades‚ and ended up dying‚ leaving their serfs free. With fewer lords‚ kings gained more power and started to grow stronger. The monarchs gained strength once the knights left to go fight in the Middle East. With more power

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    Political One change was that when the civil war was that the Ulysses S. Grant narrowly won the presidential election. He had received a number of votes from former slaves in the South. Reconstruction acts and military control of the South meant that African Americans had some protection for their new right to vote. Laws giving African Americans the right to vote didn;t exist in most Northern states. Grant received fewer votes in the North. To get rid of these sectional differences‚ Congress passed

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    Bob Marley dedicated his life to striving for society to move away from the days of racial and social discrimination‚ and to moving towards a utopian society. In his early years‚ he experienced extreme poverty and lived an extremely rough life‚ due to growing up without a father. As his life neared the end after being diagnosed with toe cancer; Bob released his a masterpiece‚ known as “Redemption Song.” In this song‚ Bob brings forth racial issues by asking “we the people” to not turn a blind eye

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    Topic 1: European economic and political expansion in Southeast Asia in the last quarter of the 20th century resulted in the greater integration of the region into the international economy. Six ‘new’ states emerged – Indonesia‚ Malaya‚ Burma‚ the Philippines‚ Indochina and Thailand. Discuss economic and social change in the region with reference to ONE Southeast Asian state. Economic and social change within Indonesia Introduction After over a quarter century of sustained economic

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    public agenda is translated to the policy agenda via the public sphere (Habermas 1989 [1962]). The public sphere consists of different arenas in which policy debate takes place‚ for example courts‚ public commissions‚ councils of government‚ political party meetings‚ universities‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ radio and television (Schön & Rein 1994). Politics and the media are traditionally regarded as bearers of the public sphere‚ elevating public opinions to the policy agenda (Cobb & Elder 1972)

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    The Political‚ Economic and Social Aspects the Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ also known as Age of Reason‚ was a cultural movement that spread through England‚ France‚ Germany‚ and other parts of Europe. The Enlightenment mainly focused on mathematics‚ science‚ art‚ philosophy‚ politics and literature in the 1700s. This movement took away the fear of the world and the medieval views that were placed upon the people for so many years‚ and it also opened their eyes to new ideas and reason. Old

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    The Changes of the Social Structure in Society Society’s obsession with the rankings of social class has been a problem for many years‚ and it will likely continue to be obsessed over. However‚ the classification of the people within each class has changed over time. The official definition of social class is: a broad group in society having common economic‚ cultural‚ or political status. One popular story that was written during a time when the top social class was the mercantile class was The

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