The poorest countries in the world are most often referred to as the least developed countries‚ (LDC’s). 33 out of 49 of these are within Africa. The LDCs’ are categorised by the level of income‚ which is defined by $2 a day‚ and under $800 GDP per capita for three consecutive years. They are also named by the stability of the government‚ and vulnerability to natural disasters such as drought‚ earthquakes‚ and civil wars. It seems that without a doubt‚ these countries need assistance from the rest
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"To have a good life‚ you must have a good education." How many times‚ has this sentence been ingrained into our minds‚ by our parents‚ our teachers‚ even our older siblings? How true is this statement? In my opinion‚ it is largely true; however‚ not everyone who has a good life is educated. Following the same argument‚ not everyone who is educated leads a good life. What is deemed by an education? An education‚ as defined by the Merriam-Webster is the action or process of educating or of being
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Wilde’s use of binary oppositions is the key comedic element in the Importance of Being Earnest. To what extent do you agree with this view? Throughout the play‚ Oscar Wilde portrays several binary opposites using the characters and themes of the play‚ such as the town and country‚ class‚ age‚ gender and morals. However I don’t think that the binary opposites are the main source of comedy in the play. The reason I find it comical is from the fact that the play is a comedy of manners as well as Wilde’s
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helping society in any way they can. To what extent do you agree with this comment? Write an essay discussing your views and substantiating your arguments with reference to examples in different contexts. | | The incident of blood therapy death due to improper blood transfusion in a beauty centre‚ has stirred up lots of discussion on social responsibility. I agree that businesses are under obligation to help society to a large extent. This is because businesses are the one to
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urbanisation are broadly the same’ to what extent do you agree with this statement? (40) Urbanisation is the process by which the proportion of people living in cites and towns rises in comparison to rural areas. Urbanisation in London‚ England‚ as a developed which was at that time developing country and city‚ started around the 1760s continuing through to the 19th century‚ by which time 80% of the population was urban dwellers‚ sparked by the industrial revolution. So this is a time span of around 150
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was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1861. He was born into a wealthy family that had good business. When Haig was younger he went to a good school and in 1884 went to Royal Military Academy at Sand Hurst. He first served as a Calvary Commander; however this experience was not useful in the battle of Somme because it was trench warfare which was a new kind of war so he couldn’t use the same tactics. He was also a celebrated commander of the Boer war‚ but the Africans were weaker and were poorer equipped
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Title: What do you understand by ‘stigma’ and do you agree that social policies can stigmatize people? In this essay I am going to give my own understanding of stigma and explain how I think that social policies can stigmatize people. I am also going to discuss the problems that individuals may have if they avail of these social policies. My understanding of stigma is that it is something that has a bad reputation linked to situations‚ characteristics or people. Also my understanding of social
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‘The shadow of death hangs over all of Auden’s poems’. Do you agree with this assessment of Auden’s poetry. I agree with the assessment that the shadow of death hangs over all of Auden’s poems- this is because although not all of his poems have a dark‚ gloomy feel throughout‚ but they all leave the reader with an impression from their morbid plots. Auden’s poem ‘1st September 1939’ is full of allusions‚ meaning that for the reader to fully understand the message of the poem‚ they should take
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“Volcanic and seismic events are major pieces of evidence towards proving that the plate tectonic theory is valid” Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement (40). The theory of plate tectonics explains the structure and motion of the Earth’s lithosphere. The theory states that the Earth’s crust is split into large sections called tectonic plates‚ and these move relative to one another creating boundaries at which the plates converge‚ diverge or move past each other. These plates
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lie to her. But that made me think‚ is it right for her to lie to me for the first 9 years of my life? Tricking children into behaving well in order to receive presents. Isn’t that bribery? Parents say that you should never lie and always tell the truth‚ but the way I see it is‚ they have gone against their word and become a hypocrite. On the other hand they could be enhancing enjoyment. But I know‚ even now Santa is not real my enjoyment at Christmas has not changed. Therefore Christmas should
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