What is meant by ‘Civil Society’ and is it a useful concept? Introduction Although the term “civil society” can be traced to ancient Greece‚ as Martin Shaw has explained‚ the modern concept of civil society originated from the philosophical and political thinking of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At that time the thinking “began to distinguish systematically between the spheres of state and society” (Shaw‚ 1996: 296-278). The essence of the concept of civil society was its
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What events led to the Civil War? During the Revolutionary Era from 1765-1815‚ slavery existed in thirteen colonies. Maryland went from white servants to slaves. There was an agricultural economy that existed in the South that was dependent on the labor of slaves. Although slavery did not exist in the North exclusively; New York‚ Philadelphia‚ and New England were involved in the trade of slaves; so although the South was exclusively using slaves as an economic gain‚ the North also had financial
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What conditions and events led to the Great Depression? Thesis (Argument Statement) The Great Depression of the 1930s was caused by overproduction of goods by businesses into an economy that already had severe problems with speculation in the stock market and inequalities in wealth. Early‚ government intervention that decreased international trade only added to this problem. Outline The Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst and longest economic recession in the history of the world
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Assignment 1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity‚ Equality and inclusion Equality means that every human being is to be treated in the same way and once cannot differentiate between people‚ being cause of their faith‚ sexuality‚ nationality‚ gender or age. Everyone is to be treated fairly and equally. Each person has the right to be treated with respect and has the right to participate with others. Equality though does not mean identical treatment. To make each human being equally successful one
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What is meant by state recognition in international law INTRODUCTION Some definitions of “international law” can be found on the Web as follows: “The body of laws governing relations between nations”‚ “International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards‚ differing from other legal systems in that it concerns nations rather than private citizens. ...”‚ “A complex
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First‚ being energized every day at work is a quality when working with children because children have more fun. For example‚ The Garden started at eleven am. The staff always starts with the Jam Session what we call the first part of the day. Jam Session is where we get the children hype as the staff calls it. If I have no energy‚ and I am sitting down watching‚ the children will most likely do the same. Children feed off of my energy. Also‚ it makes the children feel comfortable. Many children
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Explain what is meant by diversity‚ equality and inclusion 1.1 Diversity‚ equality and inclusion will be explained and examples give throughout. I will also look at ways in which setting can promote the different values‚ and looking at the different examples form by own settings. I will also briefly look at the different laws and codes relating to diversity‚ equality and inclusion. "All children‚ irrespective of ethnicity‚ culture or religion‚ home language‚ family background‚ learning difficulties
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On July 4‚ 1776‚ the Declaration of Independence was signed. This document provided separation for the American people from Britain. Although this document was passed‚ separation wasn’t always what the American people wanted. This document had many deciding factors behind it. In the eighteenth century‚ Britain was involved in many wars against the French. These wars turned out to be very expensive and caused the French crown to go bankrupt. Britain knew how expensive these wars were so they looked
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Q 1.1 Explain what is meant by Diversity Equality Inclusion Discrimination A 1.1 Diversity means all individuals are not the same‚ everyone has a difference. These differences could be‚ religions or beliefs‚ race or cultures‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ marriage or civil partners‚ disabilities‚ class or gender reassignment. Even though we are all different‚ we all have the same rights to not be discriminated against. Equality means no matter what differences an individual has they are equally
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What Led To the Flashover Occurring? A flashover is probably the most significant thing to occur during a structure fire. As the fire burns‚ combustible gases are produced by the early stages of the fire growth process and the particles are not completely consumed. The gases rise‚ as discussed below‚ and form a superheated gas layer at the ceiling. In a typical structure fire the gas layer at the ceiling can reach temperatures near the 1‚500 degree Fahrenheit mark. If enough oxygen is present in
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