A reader’s understanding of the American working class’ situation during the 1930’s is further deepened by knowledge of the socio-historical context surrounding John Steinbeck book Of Mice and Men‚ which can be read as a microcosm of American society at the time. In particular‚ background knowledge of the Great Depression and the associated major social upheavals of the time‚ as well as the social hierarchy as a result of the Great Depression‚ reveals some of the motivations behind the main events
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to sell surplus groceries from a stall at well street market‚ hackney in the east end of London. In 1924 the name TESCO 1st appeared. Jack cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell. He wanted an influence of the tea supplier to his company so he used the 1st 3 letters of the suppliers name (T E S) and the 2 letters of his surname (C O) thus founding TESCO. Tesco opened its 1st store in burnt oak‚ Edgware‚ Middlesex in 1929. And since then there was no looking back as it was floated on the
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Why is anthro important? Important to understand the diversity Important to be tolerant Important to be able to apply our knowledge Anthropological perspective What makes anthro unique Comparative: views humans across time and space (comparative method) Has many sub areas; past present or future anthropologist spend many years studying in different countries how people act allows others to compare ex‚ students researching product of ethnographic (generalizations based on comparative
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The homeless to safe and secure housing if the only housing to which the person has access: • • • damages‚ or is likely to damage‚ the person’s health or threatens the person’s safety marginalises the person through failing to provide access to adequate personal amenities or the economic and social support that a home normally a ords places the person in circumstances that threaten or adversely a ect the adequacy‚ safety‚ security and a ordability of that housing. Figure 1 Homelessness
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A language is a system composed of several different components‚ including symbols and grammatical signals. It allows a community or group of individuals a form of interaction‚ communication‚ emotional connection‚ and the ability to pass on traditions and customs from generation to generation. These systems do not have to be vocal auditory‚ since languages are about communication regarding of the mode. All languages have a set of symbols that can be seen as words or signs representing something in
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Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities. Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equality and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. I can identify the polices and legislation designed to promote inclusion‚ human rights of individuals with learning disabilities and of their citizenship and equal life chances i.e. National Health Service and Community
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Bruce was asked why a choreographer might include human rights themes in his work‚ particularly as there is a view that the arts should only be concerned with creating beauty. He replied that‚ for himself‚ social and political themes emerge naturally as a reflection of his own concerns‚ although his aim is always firstly to create a piece of dance‚ rather than to make a statement. Nevertheless‚ he does not see a conflict between creating interesting movement and tackling difficult issues. He believes
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Historical Context - The Crucible At the time of the Crucible’s first performance‚ audiences perceived the play as a parallel to McCarthyism‚ led by Joe McCarthy‚ whose job was to hunt down Communists and root them out. Many public figures—including actors and film directors—were brought before the committee and asked if they were Communists and to name anyone they thought was a Communist. If they refused to do so‚ they were presumed guilty. There is also a parallel to what was going on in the
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of measuring utility. Case 1 When Ford motor company was having dilemma of modifying pinto’s gas tank or keep the original design‚ they chose to use Utilitarian approach to calculate the utility of both options and the result is cost over benefit‚ so they chose to risk their customers’ lives rather than correcting their poorly designed cars. Case 2 Lawrence summers The director of the white house wrote a memo that proposed shipping wastes form rich countries to poor countries is a beneficial action
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English Assessment Task 2 – Texts and Context – Poetry ------------------------------------------------- Texts are a product of their contexts. (How the same story can have a different meaning based on their context) Texts are a product of their contexts‚ but to what extent is this statement true? To investigate the truth behind this statement we explore the poets John Donne and William Wordsworth in the Metaphysical and Romantics movement. The context of these different movements heavily influenced
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