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    Synopsis: Star Trek Episode “The Measure of a Man” [1] Most of us are aware that the television series Star Trek was about a starship‚ the Enterprise‚ whose mission was to explore the galaxy. This ship was part of a larger organization known as Starfleet. Serving as a Lt. Commander on board the ship was an android named Data. Data was an extremely advanced and unique android even by the standards of 24th century science. He had a special processor known as a “positronic brain” that allowed him

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    represent the key points of various VET Policies and Procedures developed by this School. Legislative Requirements Sarina State High School will meet all legislative requirements of the State and Federal governments. In particular‚ Workplace Health and Safety‚ Workplace Relations‚ Vocational Placement and Copyright Standards will be met at all times. Access and Equity Discrimination occurs if a person treats someone differently on the basis of an attribute or characteristic such as gender

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    All good things are wild and free” is an idea explored by many for better and for worse. This specific quotation coming from Henry David Thoreau’s essay ‘Walking’. It is believed by many to be the main argument representing freedom. Exploring nature‚ humanity and contrasting them with each other. ‘Into the Wild’ follows the journey of Christopher McCandless‚ a boy travelling to Alaska. He travels with the belief that freedom and happiness are having new experiences. With this belief he travels

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    In africa‚ there are lots of cultures. But there is one specific tribe that is very unique. In All things fall apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ talks about the ups and downs of being in that culture. It also talks about the Igbo peoples struggles throughout their time. The Igbo people are very nice people who are very cultural and live in the south of Nigeria. They follow a lot of culture that is connected to their spiritual ways. They have very strong beliefs towards gods and goddesses‚ also they believe

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    Theme: Male/Female relationships and the role of women * Look at the way Shakespeare explores relationships between men and women in Measure for Measure. Consider how the male characters treat the female characters and in particular‚ how Isabella reacts to Angelo’s proposition When Shakespeare wrote Measure for Measure in approximately 1604‚ society was very sexist towards females and men were seen as the stronger sex‚ however Shakespeare included lots of strong female characters in his plays

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    First and foremost‚ Deadpool is a mercenary in the truest sense of the word‚ he’ll take money from anybody for anything…or at least he used to. In his earliest renditions‚ before he obtained his own comic‚ he was shown as a villain out to kill the mutant Cable for a mysterious benefactor named Mr. Tolliver (The New Mutants #98‚ 1990). Initially‚ the character is portrayed as an intelligent and sarcastic with a limited set of morals in that he doesn’t kill unnecessarily‚ but doesn’t look too closely

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    HOW DOES SHAKESPEARE INFUSE ACT ONE OF ‘MEASURE FOR MEASURE’ WITH CONTEXTUAL REFERENCES? ‘Measure for Measure’ is set in Vienna‚ in 1603. It was written just after James the first‚ a protestant ruler came to the throne in England after the death of Queen Elizabeth‚ who was catholic. Religion is a big part of the play‚ especially in Act one‚ when the new proclamation is first introduced. Both Catholics and Puritans believe that sex before marriage is wrong‚ and during James the 1sts reign‚ the

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    Principal Characters in ​ Things Fall Apart  Anene​  – Ekwefi’s first husband  Chielo​  – the current priestess of the oracle  Chika ​ – the former priestess of the oracle‚ during Unoka’s time  District Commissioner​ ­ the British official in charge of a particular African district  Ekwefi ​ – Okonkwo’s second wife; mother of Ezinma  Enoch​  – a Christian convert who killed the sacred python and sought confrontation with Igbo  traditionalists  Ezeani​  – the priest of the earth goddess  Ezeudu ​

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    suggest about women status in this play? What other evidence can you find to support your view? Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century which crucially presents the role of women. Women were viewed as pure and were not expected to be promiscuous‚ but dependent on men with few options or choices. Shakespeare’s interpretation of women in Measure for Measure very much reflects society’s opinion of women at the time‚ where men had more freedom and should

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    be unable to re-assemble Data‚ since Data was merely a material object or self-operating computer designed for this purpose. This view appears to match Hasker’s (1983) Materialism view‚ that man is a material being‚ with the brain as the self-operating computer‚ but the question remains as to whether or not man-made computers can actually think as oppose to simulating thoughts. According to Hasker (1983)‚ “A rock may be made into an altar‚ but it takes a living soul to worship at it” (p. 57). Besides

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