John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29‚ 1917 – November 22‚ 1963) was the 35th President of the United States‚ serving from 1961 until his death in 1963. After military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boats PT-109 and PT-59 during World War II‚ Kennedy represented Massachusetts’ 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. Thereafter‚ he served in the U.S. Senate. Kennedy defeated Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S
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British Political History Margaret Thatcher Sahibzada Rabbani 24/03/2013 What made Margaret Thatcher one of the most influential Prime Ministers in the twentieth century? Was it the strength of her personality‚ length of time in office‚ her politics‚ or combination of all of these and more? INTRODUCTION Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of U.K in the twentieth century (1979 to 1990). Lady Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925 in Grantham‚ Lincolnshire. The daughter
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In‐Yer‐Face plays‚ alongside contextual information regarding the political backdrop of 1990’s Britain‚ in an attempt to establish a relationship between this provocative form of theatre and the social and political climate of Britain in the wake of Thatcherism. The dramatic texts within this study cover a range of themes and differ greatly in terms of content‚ yet they share an aesthetic of cruelty and confrontational flair that places them under an umbrella term known as In‐Yer‐Face theatre‚ popularised
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To what extent is the party of David Cameron Thatcherite? Thatcherism comprised a mixture of ideas and policies such as free markets‚ privatisation of industries‚ low taxation and little state involvement in people’s lives. Some may argue that the conservative party today under David Cameron has drifted into a different direction from Thatcherite policies‚ however others say that Thatcher still has a huge influence on the modern conservative party. One of Thatcher’s main policies was the privatisation
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A democratic deficit (or democracy deficit) occurs when ostensibly democratic organizations or institutions (particularlygovernments) fall short of fulfilling the principles of democracy in their practices or operation where representative and linked parliamentary integrity becomes widely discussed.[1] The phrase democratic deficit is cited as first being used by the Young European Federalists in their Manifesto in 1977‚[2] which was drafted by Richard Corbett. The phrase was also used by David
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1. Presidential systems combine the head of state and the head of government into the chief executive‚ the president. Parliamentary systems are distinguished by the executive branch (head of state) of government being dependent on the election by and support of the parliament. This dependency on the legislative body eliminates the separation between the executive and legislative bodies created with presidential systems. The focus of parlimentary systems is that the chief executive (prime
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Margaret Thatcher was born in 1925 and died last year‚ on April 8th2013. She was called the ’Iron Lady’ because of her tough character. She was at the head of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990 and was elected at the general election of 1979‚ after a long period of discontent in the 1970s‚ and thanks to her promise of a new beginning for Britain. She rapidly faced unpopularity‚ (cartoons) but her successful leadership during the Falklands War and the division among the opposition allowed
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turn created a great class distinction where the rich became richer and the poor became poorer. This idea is reflected in the movie by the idea of “onworld” and “offworld” lands where only the rich can afford to live away from the dead earth. Thatcherism- philosophy that anything that technologically advances is good anything that prohibits otherwise is bad. Industrialism - A dwarfing feeling is conveyed through the camera looking up towards the buildings and this further expresses the industrialism
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The post-Thatcherite New Right ideology evolved from a combination of elements of neo-Liberal and neo-Conservative ideologies‚ and although these are occasionally contradictory in nature‚ they set the New Right apart from traditional Conservatism. The neo-liberal principles prevalent in the ideology of the New Right includes a laissez-faire view of welfare‚ strong support for individualism and the rising middle class‚ and limited government intervention in both the economy‚ and society as a whole
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Contemporary history of Japan and UK Japan is the first Asian country to industrialise its economy and become on par with the advanced west. This is all down to a very strong and determined work ethic and their technological aptitude. They place very high emphasis on education and with a comparatively small defence allocation (1% GDP) they have one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world. Japan enjoyed real economic growth for three decades with a 10% average in the 1960s‚ 5%
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