character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour often causes inconsistency in her
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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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measure different aspects of a countries development. For example‚ life expectancy gives an idea of how long a person is expected to live in a particular country. The higher the life expectancy‚ the longer a person is expected to live and therefore you can make conclusions about the countries level of development can such as the country is likely to have good medical provision and public health. However‚ a high value does not necessarily indicate a high level of development. For example‚ a low number
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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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equality between the sexes and affirmative action‚ some wouldargue in favour of equal numbers of male and females studying in every subject. This wouldmirror trends in society‚ in which the world outside education is a fairer one following thefeminist movements. In terms of ability‚ women are just as capable of following any subjectas men and should be given the opportunity to do so. In academic terms a mixed classwould be a balanced one. On the other hand‚ university seats shouldn’t be allocated according
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society today has improved‚ there is still a great deal of sexual discrimination.” Do you agree? Throughout this century‚ the role of women within society has changed‚ and the majority of people feel that this change is for the better. More women work than ever before‚ and it is accepted in Western culture that many women now have careers. Nonetheless‚ in my opinion there is still a great deal of sexual discrimination against women within society‚ and the belief that sexual equality has been achieved
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Magical Realism Paper Life as we knew it quickly evaded from us as the sirens swam around our bodies embedding their screams in our ears and as the consistent sound rang through us‚ the dread over took my body. The war that we all prepared for was here‚ the one we read in our holy books‚ the one which many people spoke about but didn’t prepare themselves for. It was looked upon as a myth‚ but for us it spiraled around fusing itself with time‚ making the war between worlds reality. Nothing that I
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Explain what is meant by “The Population Bomb” and to what extent do you agree that this bomb has been diffused. “Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.”- Paul Ehrlich‚ Stanford University biologist The population bomb theory was made popular by Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book “The Population Bomb”‚ Ehrlich posited
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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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Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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