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    USA in 1890-1945

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    USA‚ in 1890 – 1945 USA was a nation that was constantly changing and became an 18th century society based on the Thirteen Colonies‚ after the American Revolution. Ever changing‚ USA was constantly expanding territories‚ increasing population growth and improving industrialisation through modernity. Although this was the case‚ the principals of the Founding Founders were heavily influential which would impact the decisions made by USA in the future; portraying that as well as change being enforced

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    time. • Shostakovich’s dissent from traditional third movement and “melancholy and irony” quote from Richards‚ 2008. • Second scherzo and what the impact made to the finale of the piece. (Richards‚ 2008) Conclusion • Modernisation and dissent and the creation of a unique sound. • Draw back to personal and political situations at the time. Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich. The music of Shostakovich provides a fascinating

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    Orang Asli Case Study

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    The aim of this study was to estimate of the value of Orang Asli traditional ecological knowledge among public in the Peninsular Malaysia. This was achieved through the application of a choice experiment (CE)‚ which was utilised to directly assess the economic value of the sustainable management of natural resource that are provided by the Orang Asli. The remainder of the paper is organised as follows. The theoretical background is outlined in section two. In section three we describe the data used

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    against Britain‚ France and Turkey in the Crimean War in 1854 This had given him the opportunity to observe some of the problems which Russia faced; Alexander believed that changes had to be made towards modernisation. The population of the Russian Empire was 74 million and 22.5 million were serfs. The emancipation of the serfs transformed the Russian society because‚ it gave the serfs more legal rights such as owning property and land‚ the serfs were granted

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    Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the usefulness of modernization theory as an explanation for differences in the levels of development of different societies (18 marks) Modernization theory first arose after world war two in 1945‚ when western countries like the US‚ Britain and France all believed that capitalism was the only way to modernize countries in Eastern Europe. It became clear that many countries in Africa‚ Asia‚ Southern America‚ and the Caribbean were remaining poor despite

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    was based on an assumption that if one takes a work of a great dramatist‚ a couple of talented actors‚ adds some modern set and seasons it with good music‚ the outcome must be delicious. And actually the assumption turned out to be right. The ‘modernisation of Shakespeare’ tends to be one of the few possible ways of popularisation of his plays within the contemporary society. The film is set in 90s of the 20th century in a city called ‘Verona Beach’‚ which reminds of some Californian resort‚ which

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    Brideshead estate embodies a corrupted paradise in the novel? June 2010 Within the context of pastoral literature‚ change is typically seen as a destructive force‚ intrinsic with the movement away from a harmony with the natural world towards modernisation and corruption. In ‘Brideshead Revisited’ the same pattern appears to be followed; moving from the peaceful harmony of Sebastian and Charles’ life in Oxford into corruption and turmoil or the shifting power balance between the social classes‚ from

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    FACTORS RELATING TO THE GROWTH OF 19TH IMPERIALISM: Economic: triumph of modern industrial societies over traditional‚ pre-industrial societies. Colonies used for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods. Technological: railway‚ telegraph‚ and steamship. Better than traditional means. Machine gun over spear; modern medicine over witch doctor. Political: close government involvement with overseas business interests. Economic competition then became political competition. Strategic:

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    Causes of Poverty

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    CAUSES OF POVERTY “Poverty is the worst form of violence”- Mahatma Gandhi. Poverty is a problem of unmet human physical need. That is‚ persons and families in poverty lack the goods and services needed to sustain and support life and the income to purchase the goods or services which would meet those needs. Have they been lazy‚ made poor decisions‚ and been solely responsible for their plight? What are the causes of this extreme need? Overpopulation is the situation of having large numbers of people

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    The Pohutukawa Tree Essay

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    cultures to avoid conflict‚ especially as New Zealand has grown into a rather diverse country. The idea of cross-cultural misunderstanding is shown in the play between the different viewpoints of the Maori and Pakeha on land‚ native plants and modernisation. The idea of cultural misunderstanding is shown prominently in the different levels of consideration that the Maori and Pakeha had in the significance of the land at Te Parenga. Aroha Mataira‚ a descendent of a Maori chief‚ is discussing whether

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