Portfolio Assignment SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed Student Name|Anelle Strauss| Student Number|50041916| Date|13/05/2013| Teaching Assistant Name|| Declaration: By submitting this portfolio‚ I implicitly declare that this is my own work except for the “Introduction” which was kindly written for me by my lecturer. Introduction My aim in compiling this portfolio was to reflect on the things that have struck me throughout this crazy module. My starting point for
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Part 1 of 1 - Crossroads MCQs Question 1 of 20 0.5 Points "The assets of the three richest people in the world match the combined annual GDP’s of the 48 poorest countries." My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by: A.Good for them – they worked hard to get their wealth B.The only problem I have with this is that this money is in their bank account and not in mine C.No problem with this. Many of these people give huge amounts to charities D.I think that it is morally
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Critically discuss the notion that dangerous offenders can never be managed effectively in the community Cases such ‘The Soham Murders’ and Jamie Bulger‚ have given rise to concerns and debates as to whether the perpetrators of these offences are ever able to return to community without the risk that they may commit further horrific crimes. This rise in fear surrounding the release of ‘dangerous’ offenders into the community has resulted in a change in practice for many services within the Criminal
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Unit 2 Stimulus – The Judiciary 1a) With reference to the source‚ describe the measures that exist to maintain the independence and neutrality of the judiciary. The independence of the judiciary from the executive and legislative is said to kept by things like their fixed salaries and sub judice rule. Their salaries ‘are paid from the Consolidated Fund’ and aren’t fixed or changeable by Parliament or the government which keeps the judiciary free from political pressure in terms of finance. The
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Visual Culture Visual culture is wisely considered to be a field of study which focuses on all aspects of culture which rely on visual images. Visual technology undeniably has a central importance in the contemporary culture. It plays a phenomenally important role in enhancing our visual capability and helps us in perceiving myriad cultural beliefs in addition to guiding us when managing behavior‚ values‚ and social relationships. Visual culture is based on a wide range of mediums which serve as
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Texts need audiences in order to realise their potential for meaning. So a text does not have a single meaning but rather a range of possibilities which are defined by both the text and by its audiences. The meaning is not in the text‚ but in the reading. (Hart 1991‚ 60) Andrew Hart is among many writers‚ theorists and researchers who identify and value the existence of the audience in relation to the media. At the most basic level‚ audiences are vital in communication. It is for the audience that
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The Great Bambino George Herman Ruth was born in Baltimore Maryland on February 6th 1895. His mother gave birth to him on the second floor of her father’s house. George is the oldest of 8 children. He was often missing from school. George was officially named a juvenile delinquent after his bouts skipping school. At a very young age George began drinking‚ chewing tobacco‚ and stealing (Berke 18).People around him were fed up with his behavior and he was sent to Catholic school. During his stint
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K. Dwyer The Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1957) Brooklyn‚ one of the 5 boroughs in New York and being known as a magnet for immigrants‚ had its greatest amount of people moving into the borough during the 40s and 50s. It was the post-war era and families were sprouting all over New York. During that time the Brooklyn Dodgers were a significant part of Brooklyn and baseball history. Today the Brooklyn Dodgers remain as one of the most historical teams to ever play the game. No team could ever compare
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Introduction The Mass Media is a unique feature of modern society; its development has accompanied an increase in the magnitude and complexity of societal actions and engagements‚ rapid social change‚ technological innovation‚ rising personal income and standard of life and the decline of some traditional forms of control and authority. There is an association between the development of mass media and social change‚ although the degree and direction of this association is still debated upon
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leadership continued to deny any implications of violence in the concept of Black Power. The nation’s press heralded these incidents as an end of the Negro’s reliance on nonviolence as a means of achieving freedom. Articles appeared on "The Plot to Get Whitey‚" and‚ "Must Negroes fight back?" and one had the impression that a serious movement was underway to lead the Negro to freedom through the use of violence. Indeed‚ there was much talk of violence. It was the same talk we have heard on the fringes
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