How has the role of the Government changed since the Second World War? Immediately after the Second World War‚ the British Government fully implemented the Beveridge report to create the Welfare State that we are familiar with today. This was necessary to ensure the country as a whole recovered successfully from a devastating conflict in Europe. 1945 saw the introduction of family allowances and 1946 brought an expansion of National Insurance and then the National Health Service. Employment was brought
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How successful were the welfare reforms in Labour Government 1945-1951? The New Labour Government came in to power in a ‘Landslide’ election victory. The Government was led by Clement Atlee and introduced reforms. The reforms were in Social Security‚ Health‚ Housing‚ Education and Employment. Under the Social Security reform they introduced the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946‚ National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Assistance Act 1948. They were a lot of criticism with
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Judith Beveridge challenges our understanding of the world by revealing hidden sides of our society through confronting images throughout her poems. The reader is revealed with number of issues such as animal cruelty and psychological torture. These issues are related to the gender of the character with the cruel attitude toward nature and the society. This is evident in the poems “The Two Brothers” and “Fox in a Tree Stump”. “The Two Brother” is a poem which uses natural speech rhythms‚ tone
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making the social class divide more prominent. Winston Churchill recognised the how inadequate social protection was and the need for improvement so he commissioned a William Henry Beveridge 1879-1963 to create a report focused on the reconstruction of post war Briton. Beveridge produced Social Insurance and Allied Services in 1942’ this report contained keynesian policy’s stating that the government should intervene and provide a standard of living for all in a form of Social Insurance and universal
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Judith Beveridge is an Australian poet well known for her skill in illuminating humanity through the means of the natural world in poems such as The Two Brothers and Fox in a Tree Stump. Beveridge uses techniques such as personification of nature to show the contradictions of how innocent yet destructive humanity can be. As a feminist poet‚ Beveridge commonly expresses the characters in stereotypical roles in a manner of females being innocent and kind whereas males are destructive and harsh
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Do not misinterpret this insert for a lackluster attempt at persuasion. It does indeed rile up the reader for the speakers cause but the reader can be dissuaded at the Beveridge’s initial remarks that question the readers patriotism. William Jenning Bryan includes a similar passage in his speech when he states‚ “The hour of temptation has come but temptations do not destroy‚ they merely test the strength of individuals and nations; they are stumbling blocks or stepping stones; the lead
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Judith Beveridge is a poet of great detail. Her poems are written with strong use of language. Strong imagery of her observations and contrasts of her views help create her poems meaning and effect on the reader. Beveridge’s texts are valuable to the understanding of human and nature’s precious life‚ and her appreciation for life in all. Through her two poems ‘the domesticity of Giraffes’ and ‘the streets of Chippendale’ these both communicate her ideas and values the strongest. One of Beveridge’s
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Poetry offers a new way to look at familiar situations. Judith Beveridge does this in three of poems. “The Domesticity of giraffes”‚ “Fox in a tree stump” and “The Two Brothers”. Through the use of repetition and personification she incorporates her feelings about cruelty towards animals and humans. She uses these techniques in all three of her poems. Poetry shows the reader a new way to look at familiar situations and in her poem “The Domesticity of Giraffes” she uses repetition to show the cruelty
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in general‚ was against American ideals. They believed imperialism violated the Monroe Doctrine and that democracy would be undermined by the foreign races. Albert Beveridge and Mark Twain were two writers in the late 19th and early 20th century. Although living in similar times‚ they had contrasting opinions on imperialism. Beveridge believed that the consent of the governed came from those that were capable of self-government. Under Beveridge’s ideas‚ the Asians and Pacific Islanders were not capable
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Judith Beveridge Poem Essay This essay discusses the value and merit of Judith Beveridge’s poems "Domesticity of Giraffes" and "Fox in a tree stump" and describes how each poem clarifies the value of life. Judith Beveridge is a well known poet whose poems portray moral values and meanings which are essential elements for Australian poetry. Two of her poems "Domesticity of giraffes" and "Fox in a tree stump" express these elements by clarifying the value of life‚ exploring humanity’s relationship
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