CCHU 9047 The Press‚ the Public and the Public Sphere Final essay A Critical Evaluation on a News Source and its Role in the Public Sphere: With Special Reference to the Electronic Version of Apple Daily (HK) Introduction The newspaper industry in Hong Kong has been developing gradually since the 19th century‚ and the Hong Kong Government Gazette‚ an official publication of the British colonial government‚ can be defined as the first newspaper providing an important reference to local
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Public Sphere By “the public sphere” we mean first of all a realm of our social life in which something approaching public opinion can be formed. Access is guaranteed to all citizens. A portion of the public sphere comes into being in every conversation in which private individuals assemble to form a public body. (Jürgen Habermas‚ Sara Lennox and Frank Lennox‚ 1964) The public sphere is an area in our social life where every individual can come together to freely discuss their opinions. Besides
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One of Edmund Burke’s most famous quotes is: “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little”. Throughout history‚ this quote has applied to numerous events. People have refused to take action because they believe that their single contributions would have no impact. Due to this belief‚ tragedies have occurred that could have been prevented. Take for instance; the Civil Rights Movement‚ Jonathan Swift’s “Modest Proposal”‚ and the Civil War. Had people taken
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East is East is a comedy written by ayub kahn-din‚ it’s set in Salford‚ Manchester‚ the play is set during the 1970s‚ however‚ it was written in 1996. The play addresses the on-going conflict around the country along with the conflict in the Khan family. He loosely based it off his own family when he was growing up and how his dad pushed the Pakistani culture onto his kids well he wasn’t always sticking to his own culture. The types of conflicts that are shown in the play are inter cultural‚ interpersonal
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1 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY SPHERES AND STAGES OF DISCIPLESHIP A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. DONALD HICKS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES DSMN 500 BY TERRELL PEARSON CHICAGO‚ IL FEBRUARY‚ 2015 2 Introduction In this paper I will identify the five stages of discipleship according to the growth process described in the book DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church To Make
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Separate Spheres or “Cult of Domesticity”‚ was the idea that women and men were polar opposites by biological factors in 19th century America. Women were expected to stay at home and perform housework such as cooking‚ cleaning‚ maintaining the fire and caring for the children. Men were the financial providers of the family‚ outside of the home doing “dirty” work in factories or other means of employment. The Great Depression was the economic stock market crash beginning in 1929 that affects all classes
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Writing Assignment 2: Spheres and Stages of Discipleship Submitted to Dr. Anderson‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries by April 6‚ 2014 A church whose pastor and others in leadership have failed to put in place a proactive plan for discipleship for Believers is usually a “growing” church — growing stagnant‚ growing cold‚ growing spiritually immature Christians‚ and
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twentieth century East Asia? In the early 20th century‚ East Asia went through a process of modernisation to cope with the challenges brought by the Western powers. This process of modernisation was characterised by numerous features‚ ranging from military‚ political‚ economic‚ industrial and technological reforms to changes in the legal‚ administration‚ diplomatic as well as education and women. There were long term socio-political and cultural impacts which shaped the modern East Asia in the early
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in which power manifests itself in Southeast Asia? Illustrate your answer with at least 3 examples. The concept of power is one that has existed in Southeast Asia for a long period of time. Unlike that of the Western regions‚ where power is more of a concept and is intangible‚ power in Southeast Asia is more concrete and real. Power is defined as the possession of control or command over others (Dictionary.com‚ n.d.) In the context of Southeast Asia‚ power is gained through control of powerful
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Pivot to Asia is the shift of focus of United States of America from Europe and Middle East to Asia. The rise of China as a superpower‚ the growing influence of Australia‚ India‚ Korea‚ and the ASEAN members on global economic growth and the U.S.’s feeling that they have left out Asia are the three reasons why this was implemented. Also‚ it has the mean to strengthen ties with allies China‚ including Burma‚ India‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ Philippines and Vietnam (Sung-joo‚ 2012). It is a positive development
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