1. Define social studies? Critically examine the status of social studies in secondary school curriculum in India. Social studies deal with the relationship between the people living in the society. In the school curriculum‚ along with the other subjects‚ social studies is also one of the subject‚ in fact we are dealing with it even before school. One first social institution is the family‚ and then only the school comes into the picture. In the family the interaction with family members socializes
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What were the key features of Paleolithic society? Paleolithic or “the old stone age” for what it’s known for consisted with several components hunting‚ gathering‚ family‚ and culture which formed their society. The Paleolithic era people were called the gathers and hunters. They were proficient is making stone tools to help them hunt animals and fish. They also utilized there stone tools to help gather plants. Paleolithic people were highly adaptive in their surrounding environment which played
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SOCIETY. What is opinion? Let us begin by understanding the meaning of opinion and character‚ Opinion can be defined in many ways; Wikipedia defines opinion as a belief about matters Commonly considered to be subjective i.e.‚ it is based on that which is less than absolutely Certain‚ and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument‚ although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new
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Outline the key features of utilitarianism The theory of utilitarianism was developed by and associated by Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism is a teleological ethical theory where the moral value of an action can be judged by its consequences. Three main philosophers have come up with different types of utilitarianism. Jeremy Bentham introducing Act Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill trying to improve the flaws that he encountered with Bentham’s theory with his Rule Utilitarianism and lastly‚
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I INTRODUCTION The Torrens system was first introduced in South Australia in 1858‚ with other states soon adopting similar legislation. Thus‚ the Torrens system has come to underpin the transfer of land within Australia. The key feature of the this system is that it involves independent titles‚ as opposed to the dependent nature of old system title‚ which required a retrospective investigation of title each individual time the land was conveyed. Moreover‚ the recognition of equitable rights forms
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Social justice is not only defined but it is something that is lived out each and every day. One may ask several people what does social justice mean to them and surely enough each person will give a difference response. There is no right or wrong answer as to what social justice truly is. As for me‚ social justice has several meanings one thing that is common for all meanings is equality. In a world filled with different religious beliefs‚ political views‚ and sexually preferences; certainly‚ social
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THE TYPICAL FEATURES OF AZTEC CULTURE The United State of America‚ which is situated in North America‚ is the federal republic country consisting of 48 contiguous states and the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii. American culture is known as a melting pot or a salad bowl for its multiethnic society; however‚ two flows that have the greatest domination of it is European ideals‚ especially British; and domestic originality. Within it‚ the Aztec has left a significant mark on American culture
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Examine the key ideas of the cosmological argument. The cosmological argument seeks to prove the existence of God on the basis that the universe has not always been in existence and so for it to be created‚ an external cause was necessary; this outside agent is viewed as God. It creates à posteriori knowledge which provides inductive explanations and makes conclusions on ideas based on actual experiences. It is a non-propositional argument so it cannot be proven but can be argued by offering
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which means the people and "kratos" which means authority. Democracy first flourished in the ancient polis of Athens‚ where huge gatherings were held in order to vote on certain issues. Liberalism is a political view that seeks to change the political‚ economic or social quo to foster the development and well-being of the individual. Liberalism is more concerned with process‚ with the method of solving problems‚ than with a specific programme. As a political system‚ democracy starts with the assumption
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What defines you? Adam Woodworth 23 April 23‚ 2013 Composition 1 Instructor: David Flannery As you might guess‚ being in the military can be one of the most boring jobs you will ever have. After all‚ you are being trained to kill people and break things‚ but how often do you really get to do that? You train in the sun‚ rain‚ and sleet and pose the possibility you’ll wind up pushing paperwork and dealing with politics down range. You’ll also waste more ammo shooting at paper targets than you
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