To what extent do pressure groups undermine democracy? It is a varied opinion in society that pressure groups undermine democracy: some people believe strongly‚ some people don’t. It is hard to begin to analyse whether this is the case or not‚ as there are a varying amount of factors that need to be considered before a final decision and be made. In the first instance of answering this question‚ we need to find out the two types of pressure groups; elitist pressure groups and pluralist pressure
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To what extent is the play a microcosm of the Elizabethan Era? In Elizabethan England‚ many of the general public were anti – Semitic and driven by extreme dislike of other religions other than Christianity. This anti – Semitic sensitivity has lasted since the early ages‚ dating back to 1300 B.C. when the Jews were expelled from Egypt at the end of the nineteenth Dynasty.. Jews were accused of exploiting Christians and they were actually banned from England in 1290‚ and were not allowed back
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To what extent is the novel quintessentially Australian? Jasper Jones is an Australian novel by Craig Silvey that explores issues prominent in the author’s 1960s context. Set in the fictional mining town of Corrigan‚ the novel is a bildungsroman following Charlie Bucktin as he is awakened to the harsh reality of human nature. The novel addresses the main themes of morality‚ justice and trust‚ but these universal human issues are coloured by an Australian setting‚ reflective of Silvey’s contemporary
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Discuss to What Extent Psychology Can Be Considered a Science. According to Merriam Webster (2008)‚ science is a‚ “knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method”‚ with scientific method in five steps being‚ “observation/research‚ hypothesis‚ prediction‚ experimentation and conclusion.” (sciencemadesimple.com‚ 2006). With this to consider‚ is psychology a science and if so‚ to what extent. It would be fair to say that psychology
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To what extent is increased globalization a threat to national culture? Globalization is probably one of the most important political topics in the 21’st century‚ and also the most controversial situation of the world. Globalization refers to the worldwide movement of a business beyond domestic‚ national and international markets. Globalization has the effect of not only international trading‚ but also a cultural exchange. Some look at globalization as favorable and positive because it’s a key for
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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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study. An era of highlights and lowlights as European statesmen worked toward the development of a post-WWI society; where pacifism and isolationism replaced militarism and imperialism. An era where organizations like the League of Nations united the world‚ yet extremely divided as the new ideologies of fascism and communism took hold in powerful European states.
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relevant studies to explain the extent to which ownership and control is an important aspect of the media. The term mass media is essentially information which is targeted at a large audience. The Mass media is a global industry which has played a major role in shaping society over the 20th century. As technology has developed and created the opportunity to communicate with huge numbers of people‚ the mass media has developed and with it the media’s impact on society. Over the last fifty years the
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To what extent were Jews assimilated into Germany by 1930? 24 marks It would be extremely simplistic to state that all Jews were well assimilated in Germany by 1930 as the mere existence of segregation within the Jewish community within Germany serves as a representation that some were assimilated and some were not. We have the different ‘types’ of Jew such as: the German Jew‚ the Jewish German‚ the Ostjuden and the Polacks. These represent the Jewish chain in the German community and where they
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To what extent was Hitler responsible for the outbreak of World War II? If you asked an average person why World War II happened‚ they would most likely blame it on Hitler. This accusation would be partly accurate; after all it was the Fuhrer who led the German army into Poland on September 1st 1939‚ officially beginning the war. But‚ if you take a closer look‚ examine the facts; you can see that numerous events lead up to this point (many of which had little to do with Hitler
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