To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? The most telling indicator of there being a democratic deficit in the UK today is the continuing decline of voter turnout at all elections for the past 60 years. There is a growing level of general apathy towards political issues in the UK which is not just damaging to the health of a democracy but fatal. The government requires a mandate to govern‚ if they do not achieve popular consent then how are they representative of the people? The
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1. To what extent do young people in your society show an interest in their culture and traditions? Culture – the quality in a person or community that arises from concern over what is regarded as excellent in arts‚ manners‚ scholarly pursuits etc Tradition – the handing down of statements‚ beliefs‚ customs from generation to generation especially by word of mouth or by practice. What does it mean to be Singaporean? That is a question that has stumbled many of us in a country that has endured
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To what extent do people plagiarise Plagiarism is defined in multiple ways in higher education institutions and universities. To name a few: Stanford sees plagiarism as “use‚ without giving reasonable and appropriate credit to or acknowledging the author or source‚ of another person’s original work‚ whether such work is made up of code‚ formulas‚ ideas‚ language‚ research‚ strategies‚ writing or other form”; [16] Yale views plagiarism as “the use of another’s work‚ words‚ or ideas without attribution”
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allowed Iago to manipulate Othello into believing his lies‚ and this lead to his downfall. Today‚ Othello’s ideas resonate strongly‚ the mistrust of peoples differences is still a highly relevant topic in modern society. Racist stereotypes still exist in many different levels in society‚ particularly between indigenous and non indigenous peoples in different civilisations. Shakespeare presents a
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Often there is one specific moment‚ episode or event in a text that changes everything. Describe a vital moment or event in your text and explain why it is important. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ there are many important events that change the storyline. The moment where Romeo mistakenly finds out Juliet is dead is the moment that had the biggest influence on the plot of the story. I found this particular event to be important because after this moment everything started
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2. To what extent was Germany to blame for starting WWI? After a massive war‚ it easy to see why a lot people would point fingers at the country that lost the war. However‚ is this always correct; or do people jump to conclusions much too quickly? By doing this‚ do they also create a whole new kind of trouble for themselves to come in later years? Some may suggest that it is more productive to look at the events leading up to the war to determine who was at fault. The blame attached to World
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To what extent are democracy and dictatorship different? In order to answer this question we must first examine the generic basis of both democracy and dictatorship separately. The term democracy originates from the Greeks‚ and is defined as “rule of the people” coming from the words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (power). It was coined around 400 BCE‚ to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states‚ notably Athens. Commonly‚ two forms of democracy are recognised‚ these being
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To what extent was Germany a parliamentary democracy in the years 1900-1914? A parliamentary democracy is the power in Germany being shared amongst everybody. The positions are democratically elected by the population of the country. The way Germany was run is based upon the Constitution the power lies between the Reichstag‚ the chancellor and the Kaiser. Germany was a parliamentary democracy based on the constitution that Germany was run by. The Bundesrat being part of the constitution consisted
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To what extent do individuals in contemporary society have choice over their leisure activities. (24 marks) There is great debate about how individuals have choice over their leisure activities. I for one believe that it depends greatly on personal preference for the leisure activities we partake in. Yet class or social status can also have a slight influence upon these factors. Postmodernists‚ such as Lyotard (1984)‚ believe that the boundaries between social class and leisure have become
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Lady Gaga is a succesful American singer and songwriter that is well known throughout the world. Just like anybody trying to succeed in life‚ she experienced many failures during her journey in becoming a singer. Anyone has the chance to become succesful as long as they put in the work needed. The road to success comes with many bumps and turns‚ and Lady Gaga experienced just that. Lady Gaga was born on March 28‚ 1986 in Manhattan‚ New York. She was born with the name Stefani Germanotta with her
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