cultural differences were just too great. Rioting broke out in 1958‚ followed by some compromises with the Tamils. The Sinhalese prime minister was assassinated Neal Lineback 1959 and there were ultra-leftist terrorist activities. Finally‚ in the early 1980s‚ and Mandy Lineback Gritzner Sinhalese and Tamil separatist violence erupted. The Tamils began calling for a separate Tamil state in northern Sri Lanka‚ with Jaffna as its capital. In 1983‚ Tamil guerrillas fought government troops across the
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“The Weimar Republic was doomed from the moment it was created” To what extent do you agree with this statement? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nicolai DP1 History The Weimar Republic was created in 1919 after Wilhelm II abdicated. The new government consisted of the ones who signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and so nationalistic Germans thought this to be traitorous. The severe consequences given by the treaty
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Topic: Some people think reading books is more useful in developing young people’s language skills and imagination than watching TV. To what extent do you agree? Brainstorm: General topic: Reading books is more useful than watching TV in developing young people’s language skills and imagination. Reading books is more useful: (1) The more you read‚ the stronger your imagination becomes. (2) Reading is an active participant‚ but watching is a passive action. They influence our behavior because
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“Writers and poets explore the true value of relationships in their work”. To what extent do you agree with this? The ‘true value’ of a relationship can be interpreted in various ways‚ the idea of a positive romantic love and trust are aspects associated directly with this notion. Yet in some ways the true value of a relationship can be more in line with realism and imperfections‚ which both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Carol Ann Duffy explore. In ‘The Great Gatsby’ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents an illustration
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Ray Bradbury’s Technological Advances in Fiction Imagine‚ a house that took care of you! No longer would you need to clean‚ cook‚ or remember agendas and plans‚ and reading on your own? Nahh‚ your “smart-house” can do that for you as well! But of course this is all fiction‚ right? I mean‚ who has ever heard of a house that can do all of the work and maintenance itself? It’s just not real. Simply impossible; well that is‚ in today’s world‚ the society of the 21st century. In Ray Bradbury’s fictional
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assignment is to encourage you to develop your sociological imagination and use it to examine you “ordinary” everyday lives. In doing so‚ you will be able to see the broader patterns organizing your own experiences. Rather than studying sociology as just another subject‚ the learning objective here is to work as apprentices of sociology. To do this successfully‚ you must draw on sociological concepts and theories‚ and ultimately “do sociology.” This assignment gives you the opportunity to use sociology
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To what extent do you agree that using mobile smart phone is beneficial to tertiary students’ studies? In recent years‚ the functions of mobile phones have been developed. Today mobile phones not only allow voice communication and test messaging (SMS)‚ but also possess certain ‘smart’ functions such as recording voice and video‚ surfing the web‚ playing music and taking photograph. These devices have made the world a smaller place and people can stay connected around the world. However‚ regarding
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Technological issues In light of the intense competition facing the consumer electronics industry‚ manufacturers are constantly engaged in the creation of new products that would hopefully win consumers’ acceptance. However‚ against a backdrop of changing technology and sophisticated consumer wants‚ inventing a successful innovation is an uphill task. In this study‚ we chose two products‚ the portable MiniDisc player and the MP3 player‚ to represent the various innovations in the consumer electronics
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research‚ especially the embryonic stem cell. Do you agree or disagree with the stem cell research. Why? Up until recent years‚ research into stem cells was focused mainly on Embryonic Stem Cells‚ which involved taking tissue from an aborted embryo or fetus to get the most promising material for study. This was usually done only days after conception or between the fifth and ninth weeks of pregnancy. Since then‚ most researchers have moved to more ethical and less controversial study methods‚
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I believe I would relate more to Jeannine from Ordinary people‚ because of the circumstances she had to go through. When her parents were getting separated‚ when she began to explain to Conrad it was clear that i had a connection with her character. When Jeannines parents got a divorce she had quite some trouble going through all the pain she felt alone‚ so she tried to find a way to hurt herself‚ she went on with a couple of kids in the neighborhood‚ began to smoke‚ and stealing. As she is telling
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