James Joyce’s “The Dead” is one of the most famous and revered short stories in the English language. It is also one of the least eventful. The majority of the action takes place inside the head of Gabriel Conroy; the events of the evening and a revelation about his wife’s former lover trigger a lengthy (and beautifully written) interior monologue‚ which eventually culminates in an epiphany. It’s through partaking in Gabriel’s thoughts by the use of free indirect discourse that Joyce unfolds the
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military bases in the Crimea. As a result‚ the Ukrainian forces pulled out of the Peninsula. This was followed by the calls for a referendum to determine the Crimean secession from Ukraine. The results from the referendum indicated that about 96 percent of the citizens voted for secession. Nonetheless‚ the western nations led by the US and France maintained that the referendum was unconstitutional. On March 17‚ the Crimean parliament affirmed their independence and
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Bibliography: Tremblay‚ Reeta C.‚ Andre Lecourse‚ Csaba Nikolenyi‚ Bassel Salloukh‚ and Francesca Scala. Mapping the Political Landscape. Toronto: Thomas Nelson‚ 2004. 284-285. "Separation Anxiety: The 1995 Quebec Referendum". The CBC Digital Archives Website. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Last updated: 20 March 2006. . [Accessed 20 June 2006.]
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Majority Voting into policy areas. The Treaty was actually signed on October 2004 by representatives of 25 member states and was later ratified by 18 member states. Spain and Luxembourg made referendums that approved the measure. As a consequence of the rejection of the project by France and Netherlands referendums the ratification process was ended. The Lisbon Treaty‚ that entered into force on 2009‚ replaced the Constitutional Treaty after some period. A lot of changes that were in the Constitutional
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Proposition 36 which became a proposition until an interest group developed the initiative. Proposition 36 was created to bring change to the three strike law. The law was too harsh and people would serve 25 to lifetime sentences for petty crimes. A referendum is another form that the United States created to check and balance the
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“Death of zia-ul-haq” http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A142 “Islamization Under General Zia-ul-haq”Jan 1‚ 2008 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A093&Pg=2 “Pervez Musharrf Becomes President [June‚ 2001]” “Referendum 2002”. Jan 12‚ 2008. http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A146 “September 11 and its aftermath”. January 12‚ 2008. http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A145&Pg=4 Tisdall‚ Simon. “International: World briefing:
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shared. The Australian government responded in many ways to the threat of communism during the 1950’s. Australia responded by its involvement in the Korean War‚ joining alliances and signing treaties and by the introduction of the Dissolution Bill‚ referendum and the Petrov Affair. Australia’s involvement in the Korean War was one of the ways in which it reacted to the largely growing threat of communism. Australia didn’t think communism as a threat until China was sucked in by the Red Menace and
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as used in the passage. 10: Using your own knowledge as well as the passage‚ explain why the First-Past-the-Post system has rarely resulted in coalition government at Westminster. 25: ‘The UK would benefit greatly from the wider use of referendums.’ Discuss. 5: Explain the term Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) as used in the extract. 10: Using your own knowledge as well as the extract‚ consider the extent to which the influence of individual grass-roots members within the Labour Party
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in the Bahamas. This oil drilling will take place somewhere in the Southern Bahamas‚ closer to Cuba. However‚ there needs to be a referendum to see if the Bahamian public agrees with the thought of drilling oil. Before this referendum can happen‚ the government has allowed ‘exploratory’ drilling to see if there is actually oil in the Bahamas worth making a referendum about. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has predicted that there is a 95% chance that there are at least 554 million recoverable
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Canadians prove that Canada is an impossible nation. Foreign Policies‚ such as the Naval Services Bill‚ the Boer War and Conscription all contribute to why Canada is an impossible nation. Political Issues involving the Constitution Act‚ 1982‚ the Referendum Act Two‚ 1995 and the Clarity Act are three other indicators of why Canada should not remain as one nation. Furthermore‚ there is the factors of Language and Culture Issues‚ including Manitoba Schools Question‚ the Quiet Revolution and Bill 101
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