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    Equal Pay Discrimination. That’s what this world has come to. Discriminating against people with skin of color‚ their religion‚ their choices in life‚ and most of all‚ against women. Some men think women can’t do the same job as well as them just because they are women. Therefore‚ women are getting paid less than men for doing the same exact job. That needs to change. Fast. Tons of people say women shouldn’t do a certain thing just because it’s a “man’s job”. Well‚ I’m here to say different

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    ‘The role of women in the gothic genre is as victims always subjected to male authority’‚ compare and contrast to which this interpretation is relevant to your three chosen texts. By Kristina Addis Within My Last Duchess‚ The Bloody Chamber and Dracula‚ there is evidence to suggest that women within the gothic genre as portrayed as victims of male authority‚ as well as evidence to disprove this argument‚ instead suggesting that it is the women within the Gothic genre which makes themselves

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    To What Extent Is The USA

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    To what extent is the USA’s superpower status threatened by the emergence of the BRICs (15) A superpower defined is a very influential and powerful nation. Currently‚ we live in a unipolar world and the USA is the only superpower. Factors such as economy‚ population‚ military strength and geographical location determine a nations superpower status. It is debatable whether the USA is currently being threatened by the emergence of NICs such as the BRICS‚ Brazil‚ India‚ Russia and China. China may

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    Congress

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    election and inauguration. In the 1800 the federalists were out the door in the lamb duck period‚ they went out quietly but they were scared to death of Jefferson. They were afraid he had violent ideas some were afraid they were going to be beheaded. Congress created new courts and then appointed some federalists as judges to those courts‚ most of these judges were appointed while John Adams was still in office. On march 5th 1801 when Thomas Jefferson and his secretary changed Madison showed up for work

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    Where does power lie in Congress? Congress in the US is granted all legislative powers by the Constitution‚ the power to appropriate funds‚ regulate trade and commerce and to formally declare war. Although the President imposes his will on all of these activities Congress is still an extremely important and powerful body; arguably today it has a superior mandate as President Bush was elected on a popular minority and less recently. Congress is regularly re-elected (every two years) and because of

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    AP Essay- Congress The framers of the Constitution created a bicameral legislation where there were two chambers of congress made. There was the Senate and the House of Representatives and these two chambers split the necessary duties that congress needed to fulfill. The framers of the Constitution chose a bicameral legislature because they did not want all powers of the government concentrated in a single government institution as they would have been if a unicameral legislature was used. They

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    Formal and Informal Powers of Congress Under the Constitution‚ Congress is charged with carrying out the legislative functions of government. The framers of the Constitution wanted the lawmaking and national policy role to be in the hands of a representative body. The “formal powers”‚ structure‚ and procedures of the national legislature are outlined in considerable detail in Article I‚ Section 8‚ of the Constitution. These powers are extensive‚ however as a means of “sharing” powers and functions

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    The bloody chamber is a very interesting story to read. At the beginning of the text it seems as if the story is about a young woman who is nervous about her new adventures in becoming a young bride. She tells of how at first she feels guilty leaving her childhood and her mother‚ but is anticipating her new life as a marquise. When the narrator was first explaining how her husband came across it reminded me of a stern man. However the way he courted her and acted when he took her virginity gave the

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    TITLE | SUMMARY | KEY QUOTES | The Bloody Chamber | A young girl travels on a train to her husband- the Marquis. While at his French castle‚ she learns that he takes enjoyment in her embarrassment. She is a pianist- a blind piano tuner hears her playing and falls in love with her. The Marquis tells her that he is leaving on business‚ forbidding her to enter one particular room. She enters the perverse room‚ encountering all the dead bodies of his previous wives. The girl realises that the Marquis

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    What is power

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    What is power? -Having control over others -Ability to make decisions - “Top of the food chain” -Ability to take charge -Affecting other people Definition: Ability to act or produce an effect Legal or official authority‚ capacity‚ or right Possession of control‚ authority‚ or influence over others Physical might Mental or moral efficacy Political control or influence Think of someone you believe is powerful. What makes him/her powerful? My mom is powerful because she has the

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