To what extent is the Three Gorges Dam sustainable? The Three Gorges Dam was built in 2011 on the Yangtze River in an area called Chongqing. It was built to prevent flooding of main industrial areas in China following the major flood in 1998 of the river. The dam is 1.4 miles long and is able to produce 18‚000 MW of electricity. Sustainability is when environment‚ society and economy are all stable and balanced‚ so that progress can be made. The Three Gorges Dam has had a big impact on these areas
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To what extent are the adults responsible for the death of Kingshaw? Parents are the foundation of a child’s happiness and security. In the novel ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill‚ the impact of the lack of attention from parents are heavily emphasised‚ with the resulting outcome with the tragic death of Kingshaw. To a large extent‚ the adults are responsible for the death of Kingshaw as he lack of attention leaves a child insecure‚ isolated and in despair. The reader is aware of Mr Hooper’s
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To what extent is the party of David Cameron Thatcherite? Thatcherism comprised a mixture of ideas and policies such as free markets‚ privatisation of industries‚ low taxation and little state involvement in people’s lives. Some may argue that the conservative party today under David Cameron has drifted into a different direction from Thatcherite policies‚ however others say that Thatcher still has a huge influence on the modern conservative party. One of Thatcher’s main policies was the privatisation
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Lauren Kubiak (1-19) Professor Hausman JRN 02205 Nov. 23‚ 2016 The History of Wartime Censorship “In Rome‚ as in the ancient Greek communities‚ the ideal of good governance included shaping the character of the people. Hence censorship was regarded as an honorable task” (Newth). Censorship has been a part of civilization dating back to the Greeks. The most notable circumstance at that time was the sentenced suicide of Socrates due to corrupting the youth with non-traditional divinities. From that
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as an oppressive and authoritative regime that discourage pursuing and preserving knowledge of any distinction. Any enlightened individual who inquires or expresses themselves is viewed as an unlawful tyrant by the civilians. Thus‚ the appeal of censorship transforms itself into a visible theme in the story. Bradbury explains in depth that several factors contributed to this revelation. As personages became more consumed by the bustle and swiftness of their daily schedules‚ novels became condensed
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others could not learn to love the same book can make people upset. Censorship is affecting the world today as classics or books that could be important in one’s life are gone from the lives of others. These books or sources of information could be important to society. Censorship is a problem because it infringes on the First Amendment‚ it can affect a child’s development‚ and it can control the flow of power unnecessarily. Censorship‚ in regards to banning books or covering certain news topics‚ infringes
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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 is television educationally beneficial for children? Information from Boston Municipal Research Bureau suggests that children aged from 11 to 15 in Britain averagely watching TV for more than 50 hours per week‚ which may be considered as too much as nearly half of their daytime excluding 8 hours ’ sleeping period. (BBC‚ 2011) Since children ’s television-viewing time occupying almost a third of a day‚ the sense of its educational virtue has to be confirmed. By the means of children
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To What Extent is the United States an Imperial Power? After the Spanish-American War‚ the United States is ok with imperialism‚ therefore increasing the extent that the United States is an imperial power. The depression in the 1890s caused people to think we needed to imperialize because industrial production demanded more resources. Foreign trade was more important as well‚ so the U.S. thought it would be beneficial to acquire new colonies and expand further. Teddy Roosevelt had a vision of
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“To what extent is the British education system fair?” The differences between schools are a worrying situation. Some people may think that a student’s achievement is purely the product of their own ability and their effort‚ but there can be other factors influencing how well they are able to achieve in the education system. Students must study well and put an effort in what they are doing‚ if they don’t make an effort to do well then they won’t be so successful in what they want to achieve. On
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