Why did the Labour government suffer an unexpected election defeat in 1970? In 1970‚ Harold Wilson’s Labour Government lost the general election to Ted Heath’s Conservatives. The Labour government had suffered economic problems (inherited from the previous Conservative government) throughout their time in office. Along with this; voters views of Wilson‚ problems with policy and awkward relations with the Trade Unions all contributed to the election defeat of 1970. Economically in the 1960’s
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surplus of activities to attend to. In her time‚ people sat and pondered outside instead of keeping busy with something. Today’s students are being deprived of boredom‚ therefore losing creativity because parents are overloading their schedule with meaningless activities that take time away from creative thinking. Anna Quindlen‚ writer for the New York Times and author of “Doing Nothing Is Something”‚ explains how boredom inspires creativity and innovative thinking‚ and that today’s children lack the free
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environmental science. Everything seemed to be going just as it should. While doing my morning work suddenly my stomach sank and I knew something was not right. I arrived home from school later than normal‚ but my mom still had not arrived. I picked up the phone to call her‚ when she answered the phone she did not sound like herself. She had been crying and I knew something was wrong. What could it be? I asked if she was ok‚ she said she would be home later and the phone hung up. Later that day I would
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We define a phobia as ‘an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something’. You are probably aware of the more common phobias‚ such asarachnophobia (fear of spiders)‚ claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces)‚ andagoraphobia (fear of open places)‚ but did you know there are also words which describe the fear of idleness‚ worms‚ and even body odour? Explore the table below to discover the terms for some of the more interesting phobias you may come across. Although if you suffer from logophobia (a
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Thomas Jefferson once said‚ "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing‚ and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical." He and the other founding fathers knew very well what that meant. They lived it during the Revolution‚ and they succeeded. Their rebellion against the British king was punishable by death. Had they done nothing‚ they might have even benefitted at the expense of the people‚ but they were willing to disobey the law and face the consequences
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Chapter 10 (pgs 56-71) 1. What is Wu Chen-mei like? 2. How do Adeline and Wu Chen-mei help each other? 3. What happened in August 1945 that changed Adeline’s life? 4. What book changed Adeline’s life? Why? 5. Why doesn’t Adeline tell her friend about her family life? 6. What was life like when Niang‚ father‚ and their other children were back in
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“I Believe There Are Somethings You’ll Never Forget” Wrigley Field is one of the most historic ballparks in the world‚ and running the bases at Wrigley Field is one of the best and coolest things my family and I have ever done‚ and it’s something I’ll never forget. That’s why I believe that‚ there are somethings you’ll never forget. A few years ago‚ my family and I went to a Chicago Cubs game and us kids were able to run the bases after the game while people were there watching us. It was so much
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Executive summary A volcanic eruption happened on Mount Ontake which caused over 50 tourist dead in centre Japan on September 27‚2014. Mount Ontake located on the Japanese island of Honshu about 100 kilometers northeast of Nagoya and about 200 km southwest of Tokyo. This report discusses the impact of the Mt Ontake volcanic eruption in tourism industry and made some suggestion for the following recovery of Reconstruction process. Introduction This report discusses the impact of the Mt Ontake volcanic
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------------------------------------------------- ESSAY: A LESSON BEFORE DYING ------------------------------------------------- By Ernest Gaines TOPIC: How does A Lesson before dying explore the idea that in confronting something in their culture‚ people confront something in themselves? A Lesson before Dying explores the confrontation of injustice and the resulting internal transformation. The destructive nature of a fatalistic outlook‚ in perceiving the state of black oppression as an ‘inescapable
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NAME: JOSHUA EMENIKE DATE: 1/28/2011 COURSE: UNV 103 MODULE 6: WRITING ESSENTIALS INSTRUCTOR: RON FRIESEN (Instructor) TOPIC: INSTANT REPLAYS IN SOCCER: SHOULD THE USE OF INSTANT REPLAY BE INTRODUCED TO CURB CHEATING IN THE GAME? My stand: institute instant replays for soccer! Because— 1. It will reign in misbehavior by fans that are upset by wrong calls made in a game. 2. It would bring integrity to the game by clarifying if a goal is a goal. 3. It would bring clarity to a player’s
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