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    “Lord of the Flies” the reader mainly is subjected to one character being the leader‚ but was that the right person to be the leader? The reader can see in the novel that Simon would be a better leader because of his sensitivity‚ care for others‚ and his selflessness. The first reason why Simon would make a good leader is because of his sensitivity in the novel. The reader can see his sensitivity when‚ “Simon found for them [littluns] the fruit they could not reach‚ pulled off the choicest from up

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    British Judiciary

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    Does the composition of the judiciary adequately represent British society today? The key purpose of this essay is to explore and critically analyse the current composition of the British judiciary as it stands today. Using statistics‚ reports and articles this paper will attempt to illuminate the subject‚ and in turn‚ explain why the judiciary seems to be a force of older‚ white males‚ yet has an apparent absence of women and ethnic minorities amongst the higher positions of the courts system

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    British Colonialism

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    British Colonialism The British adopted contradictory policies in ruling their newly acquired Cape Colony in the first three decades of the nineteenth century. Having seized the Cape from the VOC in 1795‚ the British returned the colony to the Dutch government in 1803 when peace had been concluded with the French. In 1806‚ however‚ with the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars‚ the British again took the Cape in order to protect the sea route to their Asian empire. Like the VOC before them‚ the British

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    British in Kenya

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    British Imperialism and Colonialism in Kenya Throughout the African continent‚ foreign occupation and intervention has always been a focal point when analyzing the historical academia of the enormous continent. Many historians and scholars have researched and studied events which have occurred throughout African history with respect to foreign relations‚ specifically‚ imperialism and colonialism. Traditionally‚ colonialism has been related with a series of severe consequences for the states

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    British airways

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    British airways Executive Summary: British Airways is one of the International Airlines that provides its flights to 570 destinations in 133 territories. It mainly operates from the Heathrow and Gatwick. It faces many problems like 531 million pounds loss in revenue because of lack of international market study‚ employee relationship (strike problem) and many more. Hence an effective strategy is the only chance to overcome these problems. The strategy of British Airways includes the innovation

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    Simon Thomas Short Story

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    Simon Thomas was at his final year at Richmond Hill public school. He was exceptional at studies and very talented at football. In fact‚ he was nominated for the best wide receiver for the previous football season. Scouts were already approaching Simon as if he was the Connor McDavid of football. Football season was around the corner and sign-up sheets were overdue. Simon was the only person left to hand his forms in. When Coach Billechek had come to confront him‚ he had told him that he was not

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    To what extent was nationalism the main cause of British decolonisation Decolonisation is the process by which empires disintegrated and colonies achieved in dependence. Britain decolonised between the years 1947 and 1964‚ nationalist movements was considered the main reason for decolonisation of the British Empire‚ but where other factors just as significant? Britain had flourished during the war with a victory however; this left them with severe financial and economical set-backs. The Second

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    It is valid to say that the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943 was indeed inevitable. Germany had launched a massive offensive on the 12th of July 1942 named operation Blue. It was here at the city of Stalingrad that the Germans would fight one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The German sixth army faced the Soviet 62nd army. The Soldiers of the Wehrmacht would have to fight for every centimeter of land and had to battle through every house‚ in every sewer and factory against the might of the

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    day that changed my life was when I found out I was moving to Twin Falls‚ Idaho. I did not want to move because I was already settled into my life in Winnemucca‚ Nevada. I had already lived there for ten years my friends were the best and I was doing really good in school. I remember that day my parents told me we might be moving like if it was yesterday. During this time it was summertime and I was at a youth conference my sister was talking to my mom on the phone when she said we might be moving

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    Why was the Supreme Court built in 2010 and how effective has it been at upholding civil liberties? The Supreme Court was introduced in 2010 as a replacement for the House of Lords as the top law court of justice in the UK‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. This court has cost approximately 59 million pounds to build and was officially open on 1st October 2009. The enactment of the Supreme Court came about under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (The Supreme Court [Online]‚ 2010) and currently stands

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