through every facet of rural endeavours. The worrisome aspect is the fact that majority of the citizens live in rural areas‚ where developmental efforts are very low compared to the urban areas‚ which usually witness heavy concentration of developmental strides‚ with the implicit assumption that its effect or impact will trickle down to the masses at the grassroots. However‚ this assumption has consistently proven wrong‚ as rural development remains a mirage‚ given the poverty level among rural dwellers
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Explain 3 ways in which Parliament has lost sovereignty? First way is devolution as it takes power away from the Westminster Parliament and spreads it to other parliaments and assemblies (regional authorities). Therefore regional parliaments and assemblies can make their own acts and pass laws and some acts of Westminster parliament are not affecting these regions. A good example of that is Scottish parliament with its own acts such as Scottish Educational Act and therefore almost all educational
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‘Examine the ways in which childhood can be said to be socially constructed’ A social construct is an idea or concept that has been created and defined within society. Many sociologists argue that childhood is a social construct‚ as it isn’t a fixed‚ universal idea‚ and differs in different areas and time periods- they believe that childhood as we know it is a recent phenomenon. Aries argues that in the Middle Ages ‘the idea of childhood did not exist’. Within modern Western society children
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Examine the ways in which childhood can be said to be socially constructed (24) Sociologists see childhood‚ which is a socially defined age status‚ as being socially constructed which‚ is something defined and created by society. There are historical and cultural differences in how childhood is defined. For example western societies define children as being vulnerable and separate from the adult world‚ whereas in the past they played a bigger part in adult society from an early age. The main
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4) Creativity‚ wisdom and giftedness are not measured in standard IQ tests. Discuss the numerous ways in which standard IQ tests fall short. The various limitations of standard IQ tests can be assessed with reference to validity (whether the tests actually measure intelligence) and reliability (whether the tests produce consistent results). These shortcomings limit the usefulness of standard IQ tests and can have negative socio-political implications when data is extrapolated without taking these
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numbers would be more consistent. Amid snowstorms in European destinations and tensions running high in Korea‚ Hong Kong has become a preferred alternative. Without a doubt‚ such number of visitors certainly helps the economy of Hong Kong in many ways: steady employment within the tourism industry: hotel‚ airline and restaurant staff‚ bigger sales at department stores and shopping malls and bigger revenues at theme parks. In short‚ the more visitors who come to Hong Kong‚ the better it is for business
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Mugodzwa Department : Politics and Public Management Question : a) Discuss four ways in which the education system in your country constructs the gender inequalities. [12] b) Suggest four ways in which the education system in your country can be made gender responsive. [8] a) It has become apparent that since time immemorial the girl child has been socialized to believe that she is inferior in some way or another to her male counterpart. This has been showcased in areas such as education
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5 Ways to Show Your Kids that Math is Fun 1. Visually show and talk about fractions during breakfast Teaching maths to a child maths is often a difficult task for parents. If you are facing a tough time teaching your kid the basic concepts‚ then it would be wise on your part to associate maths with play rather than work. This is because children learn things quickly which are presented to them in a playful manner. You can use the time available during breakfast to visually show and talk about
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Parts of a prescription 1. Prescriber information: The doctor’s name‚ address and phone number should be clearly written (or preprinted) on the top of the prescription form. Some states require the doctor’s state license number to be on the form. It is not recommended that you preprint your Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number on the prescription pad. It becomes too easy for drug abusers to lift a few prescription forms for illicit use if that number is easily available. The DEA number is
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two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Knowledge as a whole is the total information one has acquired. Passive observation is the process of observation that one is not experiencing the event. It is not as dynamic as active experimentation because one just perceives the event and not feeling it‚ the observer does not have any idea of the outcome of the situation. In the way‚ knowledge
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