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    Student essay Question: To what extent does the quality of a society depend upon the quality of its leader(s)? It is evident that leaders have a lot of influence in societies. Leaders are considered as people who guide and direct a particular group of people who are related to each other through persistent relations such as social networks. Whatever qualities that the leaders have will shape the society at large. These relates to the values and the principles that they keep. Indeed‚ this

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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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    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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    project‚ I aim to discover the EU’s status in counter terrorism preventions and citizens view of how terrorism has been dealt with in the past. By exploring the different patterns and types of terrorism in the EU‚ the project will provide with an idea of what policy makers have to deal with. According to article 1 of the EU Council’s Framework Decision on combating terrorism of 2002‚ “Terrorism offences are international acts‚ which given their nature or context‚ may seriously damage a country or

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    The idea of what a perfect family is has many different viewpoints‚ and many different opinions. Is it a family where everybody always gets along? Everybody has their own idea of what a so called ‘perfect’ family is‚ in respect to their own. The topic can create a large discussion because there are many different viewpoints on the topic. Some people may say that a perfect family is the family with the working dad‚ the stay home mother‚ the two perfect children‚ and the white picket fence. It’s the

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    The Use of Capital Punishment could never be justified in a civilised society The issue of whether or not capital punishment should be used is a highly debated topic by all of the world’s leading political figures. There are many people who think that the use of capital punishment should continue; however‚ this essay will explain to you the dangers‚ disadvantages and misconceptions about the death penalty. Since 1973‚ over 130 people in the USA have been released from the death row due to evidence

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    How does Tony Lumpkin fit into the comedy genre of Lord of Misrule In Oliver Goldsmith’s ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ follows the structure of a traditional Shakespearean comedy beginning with a sense of harmony which progressing into disorder and misunderstanding‚ finally resulting in a resolution of all the problems which occurred in the play. The root of the chaos in the play is orchestrated by Tony Lumpkin‚ Mr Hardcastle’s step son. In the late medieval and early Tudor period a figure was appointed

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    Essay Response To “The Reader” To what extent does Schlink in his novel “The Reader”‚ show that it is impossible to escape one’s past. In his novel “The Reader”‚ author Bernhard Schlink through the use of techniques such as structure‚ setting and characterisation reveals to an immense extent that it is impossible to escape one’s past. Schlink utilises the main protagonists of the text‚ Michael and Hanna‚ depicting their relationship‚ along with the idea of post war German guilt to further

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    Myra A. Logan Myra Adele Logan helped open up society to the idea of women making huge attributions to medicine. She was born in 1908 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama and died in 1977 from lung cancer. Her father was a treasure at the Alabama Tuskegee and her mom was a health care activist and a suffragist. She was the first women to preform open heart surgery. She also researched antibiotics and breast cancer. Not only was she a women‚ but she was a black women. During this time period‚ not a lot of black

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    In the Iliad‚ Homer mentions the Gods intervening with the mortals throughout the whole book. The gods are often used to show comic release throughout the seriousness of the war. But throughout the book‚ it seems that Homer portrays the gods to have more human like qualities than godly qualities. Throughout the book‚ Homer likes to portray the gods with mortal-human like qualities. The gods act very human like when they choose sides between the Greeks and Trojans; they fight among each other like

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