During the 20th century two conflicts of unprecedented scale occurred known as World War I from 1914-1918 and World War II from 1939-1945. The concept of ‘total war’ is very useful for understanding the history of the two world wars. The definition of total war can be described as military conflict in which the contenders mobilize all their civilian‚ economic and military resources in order to obtain a complete victory over the
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Global Warming Many researchers‚ scientists‚ and environmentalists are expressing concerns about changes in the overall climate of the earth. Some believe that a dramatically dangerous warming is taking place in the overall global climate‚ a problem that is referred to as "global warming". According to Benson (2012)‚ Global Warming is a term used to refer to an increase in Earth’s average surface temperature. It is due mostly to the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the
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Global Economic Environment Group Presentation Written Report (Group 1) Christy Lai Kei Kwan 12119785D 30th September 2013 Question 1 (a) How has Apple capitalized on the globalization of production? What advantages does manufacturing in China offer the company? ANS: Globalization has been a heat topic in these past years. Many international companies will use this advantage for their own production‚ and Apple is definitely one of the significant examples. Below shown are the ways that
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Sabina Leng Outline the important features of utilitarianism (21 marks) The theory of utilitarianism determines the rightness or wrongness of an action by its consequence. The theory uses a teleological approach where it primarily focuses on the amount of pain or pleasure created as the result of a given action. As such‚ it moves beyond the scope of one’s own interests and takes into account the interests of others. Utilitarianism is a relativist system of which most versions do not set out
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Global warming is caused primarily by carbon dioxide from burning coal‚ oil and gas. Certain gases that trap heat are building up in Earth’s atmosphere. The primary culprit is carbon dioxide‚ released from burning coal‚ oil and natural gas in power plants‚ cars‚ factories‚ etc. (and to a lesser extent when forests are cleared). The second is methane‚ released from rice paddies‚ both ends of cows‚ rotting garbage in landfills‚ mining operations‚ and gas pipelines. Third are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
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Explain the key features of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the belief that the rightness of an action‚ rule or principle is to be judged by its presumed consequences. Whilst Kant developed his view that human beings were rational animals who can develop a moral society based on reason. Kant based his moral philosophy on what he regards as a priori knowledge. Utilitarian’s in coming to a conclusion about the rightness of an action‚ rule or principle‚ are forced to answer two fundamental moral
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Contents Introduction 1. The syllable as an integral part of the word. Definition of the syllable 2. Main features of syllable formation in English 3. Theories of syllable formation and division Conclusion References Introduction The syllable is a primary basic unit of speech. Being joined with each other‚ speech sounds serve as structural material‚ as “bricks” for syllables. A syllable is a sequence of speech sounds joined together to form a solid undividable stable primary speech unit of segmental
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MPW 113 MALAYSIAN STUDIES 10 Unique Features of Malaysia South Australian Matriculation SG2 Lecturer: Ms Shafinaz Shafie Session: January 2013 Members Page Our logo showcases 5 students‚ 2 being females and 3 being males‚ covered by the Malaysian flag in front of Malaysia’s proudest achievement‚ which is the PETRONAS Twin Towers. The list below is the group members. 1. Tan Kar Jin 1301G22747 2. Goh Mei Yian 1301G22661 3. Goh Tze Hou 1301G22325 4. Tan Tze Ying 1301G23079 5.
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(food)‚ social habits‚ music and arts. In other words‚ it is defined as the “ the collective programming of the mind of one category of people which is different from other category of people where mind refers to the way of thinking‚ feeling and behaving”. This gives people a sense of who they are‚ their belongings and social behavior. Different anthropologists have their own ways of defining about the culture. In the words of CLIFFORD GEERTZ‚ culture is “the means by which people communicate
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Global Poverty Around the world‚ in rich or poor countries‚ poverty has always been present. In most nations today‚ inequality--the gap between the rich and the poor--is quite high and often widening. The causes are numerous‚ including a lack of individual responsibility‚ bad government policy‚ exploitation by people‚ and business with power and influence or some combination of these and other factors. Many feel that high levels of inequality will affect some social cohesion and lead to problems
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