Solutions to Quick Quizzes Chapter 1 1. There are many possible answers. 2. There are many possible answers. 3. The three principles that describe how the economy as a whole works are: (1) a country’s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services; (2) prices rise when the government prints too much money; and (3) society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. A country’s standard of living depends largely on the productivity of its workers‚ which
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Identify and briefly explain three reasons why the New Christian Right might have failed to achieve its aims (9marks) The New Christian Right is a politically and morally conservative‚ protestant fundamentalist movement. The aims are extremely ambitious as they wish to make abortion‚ homosexuality and divorce illegal. They want to turn back to a time before liberalisation of American culture and society began. The New Christian Right may have failed to achieve its aims because the group lacked wide
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A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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Briefly explain the meaning of‚ and reasons for‚ strict liability. For strict liability offences it can be said that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of the actus reus of the offence. It is often said that no mens rea is needed for strict liability offences. This is probably an over simplification. A more complete answer would be that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of
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How the Economy Works ECN221 November 2013 How the Economy Works Our economy today is intertwined with “International trade; this trade is possible due to technology that makes it easier to communicate and coordinate the transfer of goods and services across territories”. In order for the US to maintain “the largest economy and the largest export and import of goods and services we must have an open economy to continue our prosperity with increasing economic growth which raises the standards
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1. Write the names of four movies or books that feature the following conflicts. Briefly describe the conflict. (Identify two for each type of conflict) a. External conflict The Matrix External – The human race are slaves to Artificial Intelligence. Speechless External – Protagonists are working as speech writers for opposing political parties - Heroine has a fiancé b. Internal conflict Pretty woman Internal – She wants the fairytale and he doesn’t know if he can provide it. Titanic Internal
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List and describe three major advantages of franchising for the franchisee. 1. The most valuable advantage to a franchisee is that you are selling a proven product or service. (Hatten 112) Having a product or service that customers are aware of‚ they know the name and they know what to expect‚ is essential for a franchisee. 2. Franchising often gives the franchisee important pre-opening and on-going support. Such as marketing expertise‚ financial assistance to professional guidance. Professional
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Briefly explain the reasons of application of halls. Explain why you are suitable to HKU’s hall life. Specify additional information if any related to home living environment and/or travelling not covered or mentioned in Section C and D above: Since my family size is a bit big‚ we need to share rooms and facilities. Thus‚ our living condition is rather crowded. On the other hand‚ commuting time to school is time-consuming and long (more than one hour and forty-five minutes). I have to ride minibus
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A. Background Very briefly describe yourself (age‚ birthplace‚ social class and status when you were growing up‚ current cultural orientation‚ etc.). I was born in San Francisco in 1985 to two young Israeli immigrants. I am the oldest of three and the only daughter. My family was Jewish but very secular‚ and our stance on religion and politics was liberal. I grew up in a middle to upper middle class suburb in the Bay Area where most of my friends were Catholic or Protestant. My current ideals have
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Briefly describe the early historical development of Psychology This assignment will cover what psychology is and where it originated from. It will also include some of the main individuals that helped put psychology on the map of scientific research‚ uncovering the tactics that were used to develop‚ which is now one of the most studied subjects within the United Kingdom‚ psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of mental and behavioural processes in humans and animals. A Psychologist
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