The Treaty of Waitangi‚ signed in 1840‚ is said to be New Zealand’s “founding document’ that gives everyone in New Zealand/Aotearoa their standing in society (Hayward: 2004). The understanding and meaning of the treaty provokes intense debate right across the country‚ from parliament to workplaces and a difference in opinions range from the critics to the advocates(Hayward: 2004). In a survey conducted by the Treaty of Waitangi information unit and reported by Boyd (2004) one in three People could
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Treaty of Lisbon The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an international agreement which amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Treaty of Lisbon was signed by the EU member states on 13 December 2007‚ and entered into force on 1 December 2009. It amends the Maastricht Treaty(1993)‚ which also is known as the Treaty on European Union‚ and the Treaty of Rome (1952)‚ which also is known as the Treaty establishing the European
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its inception until present day has been led by Lloyd Newson (www.dv8.co.uk) . Based in the United Kingdom this company has produced a lot of pieces which have toured internationally and have received awards ‚ they also add to their achievements four award-winning films for television (www.dv8.co.uk) . In this essay I will discuss the intertextuality that can be seen in Dv8 original film The Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson and how Newson approached the piece . Intertextuality
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of his government with projects like the expansion of the Chateau de Versailles‚ completed in 1688. Despite the unimaginable cost of the monumental construction of Versailles that exhausted much of France ’s finances‚ its creation was beneficial for the French government‚ foreign influence‚ and the historical impact on France and the world. The French government‚ which was centered in Paris prior to the expansion of Versailles‚ did not satisfy King Louis XIV. Paris‚ forever associated with the Fronde
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The Lisbon Treaty – new horizons Celebrating 50 years from the signing of the Rome treaties‚ the Heads of State and the Prime Ministers of the Member States have adopted a statement in Berlin concerning the acceleration of the institutional reforms. After consulting sessions‚ which involved the States and the European Union Institutions‚ in December the same year (2007)‚ the Lisbon Treaty was signed. This treaty‚ also called the reforming treaty‚ modifies and brings amendments to the institutive
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Georges Clemenceau (28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) Georges Benjamin Clemenceau was a French statesman who led the nation to victory in the First World War. A leader of the Radical Party‚ he played a central role in politics after 1870. Clemenceau served as the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909‚ and again from 1917 to 1920. He was one of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Nicknamed "Le Tigre" (The Tiger)‚ he took a very harsh
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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright was a very successful architect‚ writer‚ interior designer and educator born on the 8th of June 1867 and died on the 9th of April 1959. He designed more than 1000 structures and completed 500 works. Style Wright’s creations took his concern with organic architecture down to the smallest details. To all his work‚ he included so much detail‚ same on the external and interior design. He was one of the first architects to design and supply custom-made‚ purpose-built
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The Treaty of Maastricht Was the Treaty of Maastricht important in creating a political union? “Europe will not be made at once.” - Robert Schuman In the early 1980’s Altiero Spinelli came up with the idea of creating a political union. The idea was at the time very controversial and got rejected first‚ because many people considered it as a threat of the national sovereignty and the focus was more on the economy also. Back then two important economic concerns were for example‚ removing
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The Treaty of Rome (1957) The signatories to the Treaty aimed (according to the preamble : * To ensure the economic and social progress of their countries by common action to eliminate the barriers that divide Europe. * to concentrate their efforts on the constant improvements of the living and working conditions of their peoples. * to achieve concerted action in order to guarantee steady expansion‚ balanced trade and fair competition. Furthermore‚ they : * were anxious to strengthen
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ABM Treaty: In the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems the United States and the Soviet Union agree that each may have only two ABM deployment areas‚ so restricted and so located that they cannot provide a nationwide ABM defense or become the basis for developing one. Each country thus leaves unchallenged the penetration capability of the others retaliatory missile forces.. Both Parties agreed to limit qualitative improvement of their ABM technology. The ABM Treaty was signed
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