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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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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The DVD Player Verses the VCR Tracy Bratton COM/170 April 4‚ 2013 Carole Miller The DVD Player Verses the VCR Both DVD and VCR offer a lot of advantages in home entertainment thought impossible just a few short years ago. With time‚ both of these systems are sure to find solutions to the few advantages and disadvantages held by each‚ and will prove to offer amenities that we are not even able to imagine. I remember when CDs replaced tapes‚ they were 3 times the price of cassettes but we all went
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Naizhjay McDaniel April 20‚ 2014 Frederick Perry Theatre Appreciation Rent A few weeks ago‚ I went to see the musical Rent written by Jonathon Larson. The musical has been re made many times as it is a very popular musical. This re make was directed by Pierre Jacques-Brauit. While on my way to Cuyahoga Community College-Western campus‚ I became extremely enthusiastic as I had high expectations of the performance. However‚ after watching the two and a half hour production‚ I was utterly disappointed
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XDCA8100DLB User’s Guide In-Dash 7 Inch TFT TV/DVD/VCD/CD/WMA/MP3/SD Player with FM/AM Receiver Bluetooth enabled Thank you for purchasing Xcruiser XDCA8100DLB. Please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. To downlaod this User’s Guide in Russian‚ Arabic and Persian‚ please visit our website: www.xcruiser.net XDCA8100DLB ver. 4.0 © COPYRIGHT 2011 UNICOM INTERNATIONAL GENERAL TRADING L.L.C Contents PRECAUTIONS FRONT PANEL TOUCHING CONTROL OPERATION SYSTEM
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room for rent is not the same as an apartment for rent. A room for rent is typically one bedroom in a house with shared common areas such as the kitchen and living room. People looking for roommates to share housing expenses commonly advertise rooms for rent. It’s easy to find a room for rent‚ and there are a couple good ways to do it. First‚ pick up a daily newspaper at your local. Newspaper classifieds often have separate categories for apartments and rooms for rent .Have an idea of how much you
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Should laws and policies aim to maximize happiness? Laws and policies are described in many dictionaries and it is possible to find many descriptions and ideas of what is the true purpouse of laws and policies. Theodore Roosevelt has said‚ that „No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” This means that it is an important issue we have to pay attention to. In this essay work I would like to go deeper in my own consciousness
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Table of Content Task 1: 2 Briefly explain: manager‚ management and organisation. Discuss why managers are important for the success of an organisation; include examples to demonstrate your understanding. 2 Task 2: 4 Select one of the following companies or a company you are familiar with and answer the questions: Virgin‚ BT‚ any educational institute‚ or any retail store 4 a. Discuss the term organisational structure and its significance in achieving organisational success. Task 2 6 a. Draw an
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Byamba Mr.Cahill ENG 101 STLCC 11 October 2012 Fast food should not be sold in schools Fast food is a breakfast‚ lunch or dinner choice for many people on a daily basis. It is used as an option to save time‚ or to satisfy taste and portions. But‚ what about the health consequences? People know that fast food is not synonymous with healthy living‚ but many forget this thought process when they are at the counter. Unfortunately‚ eating fast food on a daily basis does have an adverse effect
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Explain and briefly evaluate how males are socialised into traditional masculinities Hegemonic masculinity describes the patriarchal working class males‚ those who have labouring or manual jobs. He has to be physically tough and dominant to assert his masculinity. He is definitely heterosexual‚ technically competent‚ is sexist and aggressive. Males are socialised into traditional masculinities by a variety of socialisation agents. The school is instrumental in the socialisation of males into traditional
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