A world war is said to take place when all the countries in the world‚ or most of them‚ are directly involved. So far‚ the world has seen two devastating world wars‚ World War I and World War II. Both of them were begun by Germany in an attempt to expand her borders. Following this was the cold war between the US and Russia. Over the last fifty years‚ or so‚ there have been a few times when these two superpowers headed towards conflict‚ but good sense prevailed in the end and the much feared war
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‘FANTASY STORIES AND FANTASY FILMS MERELY SERVE AS A MEANS OF ESCAPISM.’ DO YOU AGREE? Q: Do you agree? T: Arts (literary/media) K: Fantasy stories & films; merely; escapism Introduction: Imagine getting whisked away into Neverland where you never have to grow up. Or envision getting transported into an extraordinary land called Pandora where you fly with pointy-eared archers who live in harmony with nature on Mountain Banshees. Indeed‚ fantasy stories and films have the power to transport
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Emirates (UAE)‚ a total of nine women were voted into its national Federal Council in 2007. In 2005‚ Kuwait’s government finally gave women full voting rights and the chance to run for public office. This is a big contrast to the 1990s‚ where women do not have any political rights‚ and also a political headway that signals a shift towards equal rights between the two genders. Compared to the past‚ where many traditions forbid women to even step out of
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1) The first woman president of India -- Smt. Pratibha Patil 2) The first lady to become "Miss World" -- Rita Faria 3) The first woman judge in Supreme Court -- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi ...4) The first woman Ambassador -- Miss C.B. Muthamma 5) The first woman Governor of a State in free India -- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (1925) 6) The first woman Prime Minister -- Mrs. Indira Gandhi 7) The first woman to climb Mount Everest -- Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest
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"How far do you agree with the idea that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s suicide?" “I’m the king of the Castle” is a dark novel‚ written by Susan Hill. The novel is based on two boys; Charles Kingshaw and Edmund Hooper‚ and their experience of psychological bullying and power. Due to the lack of love‚ isolation‚ frustration and confusion; all these feelings from Kingshaw were responsible for his suicide. I do not think that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s death at
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HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE THAT PARLIAMENT MOSTLY COOPERATED WITH ELIZABETH I? (Explain your answer.) During her time as the queen of England‚ Elizabeth Tudor had to make many decisions on matters both political and personal‚ such as new religious policies‚ whether she would marry‚ whom she would name her heir and also how much power and privilege to delegate to her parliament. The House of Commons and the House of Lords made up Elizabeth’s parliament; the Commons consisted of citizens elected by their
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can do about it. If they are in danger of losing their home they can call the mortgage company‚ they can get a second job - they have some power in the situation and they have some experience and knowledge in how to handle it. When a teen is faced with a problem they often have no power to exert any force over their situation and they frequently lack the experience to formulate a plan of action. They also do not have the emotional maturity to view the situation objectively. So while I do not
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Our group agrees to this issue. - singaporean kids nowadays have maids to do every single thing for them‚ they become useless fools who grow up not knowing even‚ how to tie their shoelace or butter their bread. pity... -some even have a chauffer to ferry them around. In the end they do not know how to take public transport.That is basic needs of living in a society like SIngaporean‚ yet they do not know how to cater to themselves. -Nowadays‚ youngsters glue their eyes to the computer and uses
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doing perfect research” (Griffiths‚ 1998‚ p97). Do you agree? The statement by Griffiths (1998) that there is no hope in doing perfect research (97) has raised a few eyebrows and has become a highly controversial issue over the past decade. Reading and Writing sources (2010) defines research as a systematic examination to obtain facts. According to this definition‚ research is obtaining accurate‚ reliable information‚ with the use of a method. Now‚ how do we define accuracy and reliability in a world
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The article “Meet a 21st Century Slave” was published on October 24‚ 2015 on The New York Times opinion pages and written by Nicholas Kristof. This article talks about how a real human being survived the cruelty in 21st century slavery. The context of this article is social‚ cultural‚ and historical. It is social because this article portrays how Poonam Thapa did not have any say on how she would live her own life. It is also cultural and historical because this article provides how she was treated
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