To what extent does the law achieve justice? The literal meaning of justice is ‘the quality of being morally right and fair’ but there are various theories which can be considered and compared since they all define justice in a different way. Formal and concrete would need to be considered. Formal justice is concerned with the methods and procedures in place for decision making and allocating goods and services. It can be said that as long as procedures are fair and everyone has an equal chance
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“Language shapes the way we think‚ and determines what we can think about.” – Benjamin Lee Whorf Introduction The idea that language affects the way we remember things and the way we perceive the world was first introduced by the influential linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf (Harley‚ 2008). The central idea of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis‚ today more commonly known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis‚ holds that “each language embodies a worldview‚ with quite different languages
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To what extent does cognition control emotion ? In everyday life there is a constant evidence of interaction between cognition and emotion. If we see something funny we laugh‚ if we fear we run or hide‚ if we are distressed we find it hard to concentrate. However we do not need to present any of the emotions to others‚ we can regulate them‚ think about situations and consequences and estimate the outcome. We are able to control our emotions. Ochsner and Gross(2005‚p.242) argues that capacity
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Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present‚ but also for future generations. [pic] A representation of sustainability showing how both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits [pic] Scheme of sustainable development: at the confluence of three constituent parts “Let’s see the three overlapping circles: one representing environmental needs‚
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What are the factors that contribute to a good movie? In today’s modern globalization era‚ people nowadays tend to spent most of their leisure time pleasuring and indulging themselves in watching movies and films. Approximately 80 to 90 movies were produce simultaneously by the film-makers industry every month around the globe. There are outrageously tons of different kinds of movies we can name in the film industry today‚ mainly Hollywood‚ Bollywood‚ Kollywood‚ Tollywood and other ‘-woods’ we can
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To what extent can the problems of urbanization be met by a policy of sustainable development? With increasing life expectancy‚ people have moved from rural area to urban area and cities have grown rapidly‚ which causes many problems. To solve these problems of urbanisation‚ the concept of sustainability emerged‚ which is always used by environmentalists and political planners to express their own view of how environment and economy should be administrated (Adams‚ 2001). One of the most quoted
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Does globalization have a purpose? A) i) McGrew‚ A. 2011. Globalization and global politics. In: Baylis‚ J. & Smith‚ S. & Owens‚ P. (eds). The Globalization of World Politics‚ 5th Edition‚ Oxford University Press‚ pp. 16-29 A) ii) McGrew starts off by offering a definition of globalization calling it a “historical process that denotes a ‘shrinking world’ and pointing out that it is associated with “significant transformation in world politics”. In the first paragraph he introduces two opposing
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as far as Africa. This extended essay discusses the effects the Soviet Union had on Ethiopia (located in the Horn of Africa) from 1977 – 1991‚ and the extent in which the collapse of the USSR influenced the fall of Mengistu Haile Mariam’s military regime. Therefore‚ answering the question “To what extent did the collapse of the Soviet Union contribute to the fall of Mengistu Haile Mariam and the Derg regime?” This essay also looks at other factors such as the collapse of the Ethiopian economy and
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To what extent was Mussolini an all-powerful dictator? A dictator‚ by definiton‚ is an authoritarian ruler who assumes sole power of a state. By 1926 Mussolini had achieved this ambition and established a personal dictatorship over Italy. However when considering the nature of Mussonlini’s power it is important to remember Italy still remained officially a constitutional monarchy during this period and was far less brutal and totalitarian than its German equivalent. In theory Mussolini’s
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“Does art need to be pretty?” Art does not need to be pretty; art needs to be visually stimulating and attract attention to the viewer. People need to want to look at the art work. Aesthetics of the painting are not the only way to make people attracted to art. Art can appeal to ones emotions or curiosity . Bacon and Matisse used very different styles to be visually stimulating. Matisse paintings were very abstract and peculiar‚ whereas Bacons paintings were full of bright colors and patterns. Both
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