The current ‘First Past the Post (FPTP)’ system within Canada has many benefits‚ as it allows the government to pass bills with ease‚ if they have a majority government (majority of seats); however‚ a majority of Canadian citizens each election are disappointed with the result‚ and/or feel like their vote did not matter. The reason behind all the concern within Canada post election is that the seats needed to make a majority‚ can be acquired without having a majority of the populace within the riding
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twentieth century‚ ethnic representation in musical theater underwent a gradual change paralleling a shift in societal opinion toward racial equality. Though by today’s standards‚ its depiction of African-Americans may seem archaic at best‚ Show Boat changed the way audiences viewed musical theater through its success as the first show to deal with racial issues in the United States. In order to fully understand the point of view from which racial representation in Show Boat originates‚ one must
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Advantages of FPTP First Past The Post‚ like other plurality/majoriAdvantages and disadvantages of FPTP systemty electoral systems‚ is defended primarily on the grounds of simplicity and its tendency to produce winners who are representatives beholden to defined geographic areas and governability. The most often cited advantages are that: It provides a clear-cut choice for voters between two main parties. The inbuilt disadvantages faced by third and fragmented minority parties under FPTP in many
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“It is no longer a question of a false representation of reality (ideology)‚ but of concealing the fact that the real is no longer real‚ and thus of saving the reality principle” Simulacra and Simulations‚ Baudrillard. If we follow the statement made by Baudrillard in ‘’Simulacra and Simulations’’‚ the Truman Show is not an ideological movie‚ in the sense that it does not give a false representation of reality but a far-more complex understanding of the relations between the real/the imaginary
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Additional Member System gives voters more choice and better representation than does First Past the Post. Discuss. The AMS and FPTP are voting systems in use for the Scottish Parliament and House of Commons elections respectively. It can be argued that AMS gives voters more choice and better representation than FPTP‚ and in order to assess the validity of this argument 3 key indicators must be analysed: constituency links; proportionality and representation of smaller parties. Proportionality is a key
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this essay I shall examine the meaning of an electoral system and explain how the system of the proportional representation by means of of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) operates in Ireland. To facilitate these aims I will give a brief account of the history behind PR-STV in Ireland and Dáil Éireann. I will continue this essay by discussing the positive and negative effects PR-STV has on the Irish political system. An election is a device for filling a post through choices made by ‘designated’
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Representations A mere reflection of what we want to see. Mere reflections of our memories. Or of us. I think representations in this poem‚ in terms of my perspective are a mere reflection of ourselves or what we want to think. The imagery is shown by our “representations”. In the poem the speaker defines representations as “things residing inside the brain.” (Sanes). I guess this kind of relates to my definition because representations are what we see‚ from our perspective. What we think
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Should FPTP continue to be used for elections to the House of Commons? The first reason why FPTP should continue to be used for elections in the House of Commons is because it allows the public to hold their representatives accountable. This is seen as beneficial as it means that the government and members of parliament cannot just act in any way it wants. Without being able to hold representatives accountable‚ it undermines the whole system of democracy as the people cannot hold representatives
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our perspectives without our awareness. Those perspectives are the ones that creates the politics‚ economy‚ and education we have (which tend to devaluate women). This is the issue being addressed in the film Miss Representation written and directed by Jennifer Newson. This film shows media plays in underrepresenting women in power positions‚ especially in United States. This is an attempt to uncover the challenge many women face when trying to reach a leadership position. The film achieve this
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Hattie Godine English 1302 Essay 3 Today’s statistics shows women and young girls in the media areas of television‚ has more attention placed upon them‚ and it’s not always in a positive way. In the documentary film Miss Representation the portrayal changes the way the public and some men would view women. These magnitude effects of the role of women have had for many years. Some organizations and commercial ads display women and girls with the idea that their beauty lies in beauty products
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