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 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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The brain develops very quickly 75% by age 2. Describe the brain’s communication system and all of the individual parts associated with this. Neuron‚ axon dendrite‚ synapse‚ neurotransmitter and receptor. Also include transient exuberance. Neuron consists of a cell body and branching fibers. Neurons can communicate by firing chemical or electrical signals. It is excitable and can transmit and process information through electrical and chemical signals. Those signals occur in synapses. Synapses are
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CHAPTER 6 – TESTING Definition of testing:- “Ensuring the project works as intended and does not fail” Validation: “Are we building the right product?” Verification: “Are we building the product right?” * Process of testing is costly‚ that why it is desirable that the cost is covered by increasing the value of the system. * Testing can add value of the system by increasing the reliability / suitability for purpose. * To make this possible is by discovering and rectifying errors
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Explain what is meant by the term ‘a religious experience’. (45 marks) In 1969 Alister Hardy set up the Religious Experience Research Unit (RERU) with the aim of examining the extent and nature of the religious experiences of people in the UK. The experiences recorded were quite different from other types of experiences that people had. According to Alister Hardy the religious experience ‘… usually induces in the person concerned a conviction that the everyday world is not the whole of reality;
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A Rousseau says‚ “Man is born free‚ and yet we see him everywhere in chains” (p. 458). In your own words‚ explain what he meant. Do you agree with Rousseau? Does his claim apply to todays society? Defend your answer‚ then discuss why you chose this topic. “Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.” Can freedom ever be truly found or is it just a tool used to give people something to strive for. This is the question presented by
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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
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What is meant by a positive environment? What is meant by a positive environment is a happy place. A happy environment is a setting that has structure and routine so that children can rely on a secure environment. Always looking at the positive in everything that children do can help them to be more confident. A positive environment can also help to stimulate children and in affect make the children want to learn more. There are regulatory requirements that underpin a positive environment for
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Discuss what is meant by sustainable competitive advantage Sustainable competitive is what all the companies want to gain it and maintain it‚ it can let the company to keep the position of market leadership and let the company be successful. Evans et al. (2003‚ p.225) states that “no advantage is sustainable for ever‚ as competitors will seek to imitate it. “It has told that a sustainable competitive advantage it should be unique and can’t be copy easily by the competitors‚ also Evans et
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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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