electoral system of PR-STV is fundamentally flawed and should be replaced by the Single Member Plurality System (commonly referred to as ‘first past the post’)’ In this essay I will discuss the issues with the Irish electoral system of Proportional Representation by the Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV) and whether or not it is fundamentally flawed and should be replaced by the Single Member Plurality System (first past the post). The first essential feature of the Irish system is it is a multi-seat constituencies
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representatives accountable. There are 650 members of parliament for each constituency. Therefore‚ since FPTP should be used for elections to the House of Commons‚ as there is only one MP per constituent‚ constituents know whom to hold accountable for their representation in the House of Commons. In addition‚ another reason why FPTP should continue to be used for elections in the House of Commons is because it usually produces a strong‚ single party majority government. This is seen as advantageous because legislation
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Christina Ly Miss Representation What would you do if you found out you were being brainwashed? As humans we like to believe that we have free will. As an individual we like to have the freedom to choose our decisions and to freely form ideas on our own. In the end we do make our own decisions‚ but maybe something is subconsciously guiding us to making those choices. The media likes to take a big part in shaping what society believes are their wants and desires. People are constantly bombarded
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Elvin Banuelos Back to Representation Robert Zemeckis’s Back to the future takes place during the 1950’s‚ a time when capitalism was on the rise in America. It serves a greater purpose than showing what it’s like for Marty Mcfly to travel back in time‚ but rather real events which had occurred prior to the 1950’s‚ including the beginning of the Cold war versus the Soviet Union. The movie serves as a good representation on how this country has changed its way of thinking from the 50’s until the
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Electoral Systems There is only one path to democracy and that is an election. It is the only way that a government can represent the will of the people. It gives legitimacy to government and ensures that the freedom one gives up in lieu of security and order is maintained. In a democratic state‚ the electoral process determines who will hold political office. The importance of a free‚ fair and representative election cannot be overstated in the 21st century nor can be the process of it undermined
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Representations in The Avengers In The Avengers‚ many different groups are represented that we should take into consideration: male/female‚ black/white‚ able-bodied/handicapped‚ Americans/”foreigners”. However‚ what I’ve discovered as I’ve been analysing The Avengers is that many of these groups are not shown stereotypically and this is what I am going to discuss and explore throughout this essay. To begin‚ we should start with the most basic‚ opposite representation shown in The Avengers – male/female
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Representation in the media plays an important role in today’s society. It emphasized ideologies by demonstrating what is right and what is wrong‚ in other words media dictates our culture‚ norms and identity which are all correlated with each other. Children from a young age learn how to socialize. They learn the basis of the culture that is being inflicted to them by their families and school. From a young age they learn that a girl should be feminine therefore parents would give them toys that
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talk about choosing a person‚ I feel like going with an independent candidate rather than someone with bad characters from political parties. I hear that even Dons are rallying behind the political leaders to get a ticket through proportional representation‚ and would not be surprised if tomorrow I see them taking an oath‚ promising to decide the future of our country. I understand voting to an independent candidate without knowing his/ her abilities or knowledge to contribute to the country would
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Hattie Godine English 1302 Essay 3 Today’s statistics shows women and young girls in the media areas of television‚ has more attention placed upon them‚ and it’s not always in a positive way. In the documentary film Miss Representation the portrayal changes the way the public and some men would view women. These magnitude effects of the role of women have had for many years. Some organizations and commercial ads display women and girls with the idea that their beauty lies in beauty products
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What is art one might ask? Art can be seen as expression‚ form and representation. Art as representation is related to mimetic theory (Stremmel 2006). Mimetic theory comes from the Greek word "mimesis‚" which means imitation and representation (Hall 1997).Representation of art began with early ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Plato viewed art as an ‘imitation of nature.’ Due to this‚ art had no knowledge and therefore had no intellectual value. According to Plato‚ art was a copy of a copy thus barely
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