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    areas of knowledge is ethics‚ because from what I can gather from most of the previous posts is ’to what extent is this ethical?’ Many people think that it is not ethical to raise your child genderless because if God/destiny (or whatever you believe in) created you with a penis they should be raised as boys and the same goes for girls. Another important area of knowledge is religious knowledge systems because religion is an a key aspect in how it changes perspective‚ therefore it could lead to the

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    To what extent is Victor Frankenstein a tragic hero? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein presents the downfall of Victor Frankenstein‚ the tragic hero‚ as a result of his fatal flaw. Victor Frankenstein’s complex character‚ fits the guidelines of an Aristotelian Tragic Hero‚ which states that the hero must occupy a high status‚ epitomising nobility however‚ is not perfect - he possesses a tragic flaw‚ that is‚ an error of judgement‚ also known as harmatia. The hero also undergoes a process of self –

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    To What Extent Exercise Your Freedom of Speech Abstract This paper explores the right of free speech. It was researched among a great variety of literature. Law reports‚ periodicals‚ textbooks‚ magazines were highly in use in this study. The report portrays how people can exercise this particular right and what restrictions are there. In this research paper a whole range of reasons would be given to explain the benefits of free speech. It was researched among a great variety of literature

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    ‘“The word “progressive” came into common use around 1910 as a way of describing a broad‚ loosely defined political movement of individuals and groups who hoped to bring about significant change in American social and political life”’. What progressivism was a reform movement that took government action to solve the problems in American life. The work to change many categories like education‚ public health‚ labor‚ economy and etc. “Progressives included forward-looking businesses men who realized

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    in protecting themselves against communist attacks. However‚ the policy of containment did not prove to be as effective as it was hoped. More failures than successes resulted during the cold war. The first steps the US took in containing communism were unofficial: There were several disagreements reached during the Yalta conference (Feb 1945) and the Potsdam conference (July 17th 1945). These disagreements were ones that concerned Stalin’s requests such as Soviet policy in Poland‚ size of reparations

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    To what extent may attitudes predict behaviour? Why do people act in different ways? Some are kind‚ some are mean. Some do good‚ while other mean only harm. Some of them are aggressors‚ while others are peace holders. Some of them are positively prejudiced rather than others who almost always have a negative outlook of life and its diversities. Some of them feel a sense of sympathy towards an object or a subject‚ while others dislike it. Exploring and understanding behaviour and all

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    Progressive reform was an era (1890s-1920s) of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States. It was a series of efforts by middle-class men and women who became unified by one common goal‚ which was to address inequality problems that existing in the working-class. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines progressivism as: the principles and practices of progressives (favoring or advocating progress‚ change‚ improvement‚ or reform‚ as opposed to wishing to maintain things as

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    need for changes. Reform was needed in society‚ politics‚ and economics. The problems of overcrowding in cities‚ corruption in government‚ as well as unsafe and indifferent working conditions all needed to be addressed. A wide variety of people advocated for major reforms that would make the United States more democratic‚ but Progressive Reformers differed on their goals‚ as well as their methods. This lack of an ability to speak with one voice hindered the progress with which reform took place

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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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    The Progressive Era reformers and the federal government did bring about many reforms at the national level. The Progressive reformers were able to bring issues such as women suffrage‚ and black rights into the consciousness of Americans‚ but these two reforms were forgotten by President Woodrow Wilson. The reformers were more successful with improving working conditions in the meat packing industry. The more successful reforms by the federal government were trust busting and the passage of child

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