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Poverty and Millennium DevelopmentIntroduction This paper starts with the brief introduction on MDGs eight goals, but we will be focusing on goal 1 to clearly look at the effectiveness of the goals and how it changes the poverty structure in different countries. After taking a deep view, we will discuss the role of government and politics in relation to goal1 at this point we will be taking a more extensive perspective. However some of the issues are still not resolved which will cause a detail discussion on developing of the plans in relation to poverty (Moser, 2005). To develop my contentions, I will talk about different countries that how MDG take initiatives in reducing the poverty. In the end this thesis concludes with different perceptions on the suggestions for improvement arranging in the light of the MDG experience. In the year of 2000, eight goals of developments were established which are known as the Millennium Development Goals. All these goals were the supporters/followers of UN's Millennium Summit prog |
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The Politics of Tumblr's Blog PlatformIt is out of the ordinary for Tumblr, the largest blogging site in the world, to take a political stand. And it's even stranger for Tumblr executives to fight anorexia nervosa, bulimia and self harm over the internet. But such was the case in 2012 when Tumblr's CEO David Karp approved a policy banning any post that "actively promoted self harm."1 Even amidst public backlash, Tumblr held firm on their policy against 'self harm posts.' For many users struggling with eating disorders or depression, this refusal to change company policy was an outrage - the line between Tumblr's affordances and constraints had suddenly become blurry. Unfortunately for disgruntled users, from a legal standpoint, Tumblr is fully within its rights as a private company to control speech on its platform. But content regulations run the risk of alienating users. An over dramatization? Another negative consequence of social media? A mistake by Tumblr's public relations team? Perhaps all are true. But this story is a telling example of today's media culture where communication technologies have political meanings. In the 2012 Tumblr dispute, a simple online policy had trem |
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Effect of Human Activities on the Lake EcosystemI. Introduction According to Britannica online, lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin that is surrounded by land apart from any river; is not part of the ocean and is also larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes have numerous features namely the lake type, drainage basin or catchment area, inflow and outflow, nutrient content, dissolved oxygen, pollutants, pH, and sedimentation. Lakes can be categorized on the basis of their richness in nutrients. The richness in nutrients of a lake typically affects plant growth. The three types of lakes according to their richness in nutrients are oligotrophic, mesotrophic and eutrophic. Nutrient-poor lakes are said to be oligotrophic. Lakes that are oligotrophic are generally clear, having a low concentration of plant life. Lakes that are mesotrophic have good clarity and an average level of nutrients. Furthermore, lakes that are considered eutrophic are enriched with nutrients, resulting in good plant growth and possible algal blooms |
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The Rape of the Lock by Alexander PopeAlexander Pope, at the request of his friend, John Caryll, writes the poem, The Rape of the Lock, to try to mitigate the animosity between two aristocratic families, the Petres and the Fermors; because Lord Petre playfully cuts off a lock of Miss Fermor's hair, the two families are embroiled in a bitter feud (Marlowe). Pope concurs to write the poem, but also does so with the intent "to ridicule the social vanity of his day and the importance attached to trifles" (Marlowe). Pope's use of symbolism provides a condemnation to the vanities and trite values of the aristocratic class in a gentle, fun way. As if preparing for a battle, Pope provides a detailed description of Belinda arming herself at her dressing table in Canto 1. She applies her make-up, which is symbolic for a warrior preparing for battle. Pope writes, "From each she nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the Goddess with the glitt'ring spoil" (1.132-133)and "now awful Beauty puts on all its arms" (1.140), w |
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Event Design and Production AssessmentExecutive Summary The report demonstrated the creative design of The Popoboom Balloon Exhibition China Tour, which enhanced audiences' experience. The event which was held in Beijing in October was the biggest balloon exhibition in Asia ever. This report offered an analysis of event design categories in relation to the event theme, layout, atmospherics and décor to show its creative design elements that are effectively applied to enhance audience experience. The report focused on event design and audience experience by drawing on the concepts and principles of the experience economy, Pine and Gilmore (1999)'s framework for experience realms and Nordvall et al. (2014) framework of event design together with other several logical theories. The report concluded that The Popoboom Balloon Exhibition China Tour was a successful event which enhanced audiences' experience by its compelling theme, comfortable environment to socialise, congruent atmospherics and original décor |
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Commentary MicroeconomicsAs a student studying IB economics HL, teacher spent the beginning one week teaching us command term and how to evaluate questions. Correcting our work in the beginning of new semester is a great idea for us to renew the knowledge that we have learned in last year. I have no idea what I was doing in the summer holiday. In this essay, I am going to analysis the work I did in the summer, the experience that I try to correct through mark scheme, and thought that I read my peer work and peer did for me. First of all, I want to go back to the time that I was doing my summer assignment. The assignment was divided into two parts-Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. When I first saw the assignment, I felt nervous about what I have forgotten because I began to do the economics homework at the beginning of August. I still remember th |
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Islamaphobia: Political and Social InfluencesThis thesis of this essay revolves around the political and social influence of mass media on its audience, as I examine the extent of their control over the populous as an agent of socialization as well as the collaborative efforts between state and media pertaining to political issues and the narratives used to disseminate the information to the public. Furthermore, this would be elaborated upon through the analysis of the modern-day phenomenon known as Islamophobia, as I discuss how Muslims have been portrayed to be a violent threat to Western society through false assertions and the emphasis on the acts of the minority extremists as an accurate depiction and representation of the religion. I will be operating under the theoretical frameworks of several writers and scholars, as the information provided through their books and scholastic journals will help elucidate the topics I have chosen to focus on. Examples of Western media such as Fox News is also implemented to illustrate the |
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Democratic Presidential Candidate - Hillary ClintonWomen in position of leadership traditionally have been treated as unwelcomed. This attitude is not something that was once dominant in our past and still goes on today. There are a lot of people currently in the public eye, people who have a great deal to do with our country and the way that it has been managed, but never has a woman became the President of the United States. One face that has been around for many years, but is not always looked upon has been Hilary Clinton. Hilary Rodham Clinton has achieved a great amount and she should be recognized for this. I believe that if Hilary can somehow raise her voice she has an excellent opportunity to be the first woman president due to her leadership, past experience, and her proof that she has the stamina and courage that the job requires as president. Hilary has several advantages over other candidates running for the Democratic Party for this presidency. Due to her early career she has some benefits that could lead her to victor |
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Bartleby The Scrivener by Herman MelvilleThe story of Bartleby presents the themes of losing hope and isolation. Isolation cuts us from being functional and productive in our daily lives. It alienates us from the rest of the society and we end up erecting walls which end up becoming our prisons in life. Bartleby withdrawals to himself and becomes salt that has lost its savor (Mathew 5:13). Bartleby is hired by the lawyer so as to meet the demands in his office where the workload was getting too much for Nippers and Turkey. At first, he produces a huge workload which impresses the lawyer. However on the third day, things take a turn and when Bartleby is asked by the lawyer to help examine a small paper. He responds to the lawyer stating "I would prefer not to" (10). The lawyer unable to comprehend the response decides to repeat his request again but Bartleby refuses to work. Physically, Bartleby seemed polite and calm. The lawyer overcome with charity thinks Bartleby will comply with the orders and continue to be productive in his work as scribe which turns out not to be the case. "To befriend Bartleby; to humor his in his strange wi |
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Blindfolded Emotions - PhotographyOnly love makes us see normal things in an extraordinary way. Love is a very special and meaningful word and each human being has his/her own thoughts about it. For instance, a three-dimensional photograph called Dancing in the Dark by Simon Cederquist has a reflection represents a deep impression about love. This photograph was uploaded in his personal website and it does not have publishing date. The photograph presents a romantic setting of a blindfolded couple dancing in wedding clothes implying a miraculous harmony. The couple are in a remote place standing in the middle of bear traps. The angle of the light and the cloudy sky in this photo gave it a wonderful dramatic and old attractive look. The smile on the couple's faces is clearly visible. There is also a long road leading to a top of a mountain in the background. |
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Notes on the Korean WarThe Division of Korea (1945) As World War II was concluded, the Soviets and Americans made an agreement to divide Japanese occupied Korea into two regions: North and South. All Japanese troops North of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Soviets and all Japanese troops South of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Americans. This division hence created North Korea and South Korea. North Korea became a communist state after having already elected a pro-communist assembly. South Korea became a democratic state for listening to the guidance of the United Nations Temporary Commission. The Invasion of South Korea (1950) On June 25, 1950, after months of military buildup and consultation with the Soviet Union, the North Korean military crossed the 38th parallel to officially invade South Korea. They planned to take over South Korea in three weeks but the United States sent assistance just two days after the invasion. The Soviets did not anticipate American involvement and a three-year w |
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Transformation in The MetamorphosisIn any piece of literature there could be many interpretations of what the author is illustrating. In this case, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, a strange story about a young man, Gregor Samsa, loyal to his family suddenly changes over night to a beetle-like creature, and ultimately depicting to the reader that he has lost human features and cognitive ability, doesn't directly give the reader any one overall meaning leaving them to wonder what it is all about. Though it is difficult to see a meaning that does not revolve around the aspects of old age, "Transforming Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" by Nina Pelikan Straus, shows the reader that there might be another meaning besides John B. Shea's "Kafka Saw The Future," talking about a specific topic relating to old age. Though both have valid statements there is only one that is more correct than the other. Nina Pelikan Straus talks about transformation, and how it relates specifically to feminism, while John B. Shea |
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Geography Essay - EarthquakesIntroduction Earthquakes can have a variety of harmful effects, some obvious, and some subtle. Our company Brel Incorporated is partnering with G Enterprise to find the safest place to put G's factory complex. We will assure you of our protection from the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes of the same magnitude can cause very different amounts of damage. G Enterprise has selected 4 locations San Francisco, Iceland, Hawaii, and Tokyo as possibilities to place the factory complex, Brel Incorporated has researched all 4 locations and came up with the safest one. The most dangerous location for G Enterprise to put its factory complex would be San Francisco, and then it would be Tokyo, Japan. The third most dangerous location for G Enterprise is Iceland and then the least dangerous would be Hawaii. San Francisco G Enterprise has selected 4 locations San Francisco, Iceland, Hawaii, and Tokyo as possibilities to place the factory complex, Brel Incorporated has researched all |
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Short Story - Awaiting FateThe young man wearing a labcoat over his dirty jeans and T-shirt stepped out past the unlocked doors. With his hair unkempt and his face unshaven, he scratched his balding head and couldn't remember the last he had had a shower. He shuffled towards the stairway leading down. Upon entering the dark lab below, he caught a glimpse of the beast he had created in the experimentation pit. The creature he conceived had taken hold of his life, as though it had come from his very being. This gloomy place was the residence of everything he loved and cared for. He regarded the mass of coils and electrodes he had collected on the table. His brow furrowed as he realised this was it. He had to make this work or the doubters, the jealous masses, everyone who ever wanted him to fail would get what they wanted. This was his way to show them who he really was. The high voltage, low frequency, electron emitter, was designed to wirelessly transmit electrical energy over long distances. This revolutionary |
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The Boom of 1920s AmericaAfter a brief period of recession, post-war America from 1921 onwards until 1929 grew to become one of the most economically powerful superpowers that the world had ever seen at the time. The prosperity from war marketing meant that not only had America advanced its own economic strength dramatically, but it's incredibly late entry into the war meant that large parts of Europe were in financial peril after being heavily damaged by the war. This worked as a basis for America to spend the next 8-10 years moving through a period of snowballing growth where industry, innovation & capitalism were allowed to boom in a way the world had never quite experienced before. The US did not join the war until 1917; 3 years after the war had started, however they had not made little of their time. Although America adopted an isolationist policy which frowned upon intervention in international conflict, they had instead spent the last 3 years taking over global industries and strengthening domestic ec |
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Hamlet: Dialogue, Themes, and ActionsIn many variations of Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark, Hamlet's main thoughts, and sophisticated actions as well as plots are organized into one thought, and recited out loud in a soliloquy style. Hamlet has many soliloquies throughout the tragedy, accounting for a total of four main soliloquies and smaller, simplified ones. Within these poems, Hamlet conveys his emotions and verbalizes his thoughts to process them all. These soliloquies vary to many different degrees of sophistication and topic. Hamlet also plots his actions very meticulously into sort of a timeline, and wants to follow it action by action. These actions show how he is encompassed in the theme of the play with influences of vengeance, hatred, and death by murder or suicide. There are many different topics within these long poems and thoughts, however, this tragedy has almost three solid themes within all of his soliloquies and dialogue with others. They can be deduced to: calling his mother a cheating whore yet still l |
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Masculinity in MacbethShakespeare's play Macbeth follows the story of a man who struggles to acquire and remain in power in Scotland. The play begins with the character Macbeth, who hears a prophecy from the three witches, the weird sisters, who told him he was destined to become King. It is the events that follow, that all of his troubles emerge, beginning with the murder of the beloved King Duncan, countless deaths of other characters, and ending with the ultimate destruction of Macbeth. Macbeth is driven to achieve an abundant amount of power, an obsession that transforms the honorable man he once was. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows that Macbeth ultimately fulfills stereotypes of masculinity. Macbeth further yields to these stereotypes through his demonstration of an unbridled ambition, his eagerness in needing to prove his toughness, as well as his violent nature that is evident throughout much of the play. Throughout William Shakespeare's tragic drama Macbeth, Macbeth's unbridled ambition fulfills the |
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Caring for Children and Young PeopleAssignment Develop an information pack outlining the arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people Response Care is split into many different sectors, if a child or young person is put into the care system they will be in one of the following sectors; foster care, adoption, residential child care, young offenders institution and respite care. There are three main sectors in which children and young people are set into, these are universal, which is where they are open to provide care to all children who need it. Specialist, this is where they provide specialist care for for groups of children such as disabled children. Lastly is the targeted sector which provides a service of care for a specific group based on a characteristic such as age range. Foster Care This type of care can be run by the local authority or by the private sector, foster care focuses on recruiting, approving and training the best possible foster parents. they do this by gettin |
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Why a Foreign Language Should be Taught in Elementary SchoolsProblem: Your sister's elementary school currently does not include any foreign language instructions in its curriculum. Many of the parents at the school would like it to be included, but the administrators and teachers feel that there are more important things to teach. Prepare a report on the potential benefits of introducing a foreign language at this level, and recommend an effective approach for making this change in the curriculum. Learning a foreign language has always been a point of discussion, particularly in the U.S.A., which is very much behind other countries concerning foreign language education. While in most European countries foreign languages are introduced at the elementary school level (mostly English but followed by a mandatory second foreign language later on), foreign languages in many American schools are actually only offered after 7th grade. Of course English is still the most widely spoken language in the world, but knowing other languages has several very |
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America and the Death PenaltyThe death penalty, also known as capital punishment, is the execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offence. The penalty has been a very controversial topic ever since it came to be. Many people believe that the death penalty is far too harsh in parallel to murder because it is against their religion or because of the many mistakes that have been made. Others believe that the criminal being charged must deserve such a punishment for what he did and that it protects society. Currently, there have been over 1,000 deaths due to the death penalty since 1976 (Death Penalty Information Center). There are 32 states that are in favor of the death penalty and there are 18 states that are not. The percentage of victims to the death penalty according to race are mostly white at 76%. Even though the percentage of victims charged with the death penalty are mostly white, it is said that jurors in Washington state are 3 times more likely to recom |
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Rome and the Rise of ChristianityIn the year 312 CE, in Rome; a time of chaos was upon society. Two generals were in direct opposition, fighting for control of the vast, powerful empire. One of the generals, Constantine, was struggling to take his rightful spot as emperor. Almost on cue, a vision of a sun with a cross came to him. The sun was an important figure to him, for he had a fascination with the god Helios. However, the idea of the cross was a new image to him, which is similar to the situation of the upcoming, religion, Christianity. He interpreted this to mean that he must fight by the cross in order to emerge victorious. He immediately instructed all members of his army to paint crosses on their shields and fight in the name of Christ. Once he reached his goal and crowned himself emperor, he realized his vision did in fact have spiritual significance. He eventually credited Christianity for his success in war and became a devoted follower. For many reasons, Constantine and his imperial support is undoubtedl |
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Biography of Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne was an American writer who today is considered one of the most extraordinary fiction authors in the history of American Literature. Hawthorne was born in Salem Massachusetts on July 4, 1804 to a notable family with ancestors that had been some of the first Puritan settlers in New England. His great-great-Grandfather was John Hathorne, who was one of the judges in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and mercilessly sentenced many innocent people to their deaths ("Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography"). Despite living a very different life, his ancestor's involvement in the events of the trials had a very significant impact on Hawthorne. Originally the family name was "Hathorne"; however, he later added a "W" in order to set himself apart from his family legacy ("Nathaniel Hawthorne"). When Hawthorne was four years old, his father, who was a sea captain (also named Nathaniel), died of yellow fever. His mother, Elizabeth Manning Hathorne, could not manage 3 |
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From Athens to Monte AthenaMichael Hoffman's 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream transports the play's drama from ancient Athens to an imaginary Italian village named Monte Athena at the turn of the nineteenth century. In a beautiful world in which the industrial revolution has just begun, the bicycle is the novel invention. Hermia and Lysander escape on a bicycle while Demetrius, the promised groom by Hermia's father chases her, also on a bicycle. Perhaps, Hoffman chose to set his film in industrial Italy since it offers more of a universal romantic feel with the beautiful surroundings and the bicycles that would appeal to a wider audience. However, by switching the setting from Athens to Italy, Hoffman has made the play lose its vibrant mythological quality Shakespeare created by locating his play in Greece. Three core problems lie in doubts over whether (1) Hermia would get executed in nineteenth century Italy for disobeying her father, (2) Duke Theseus and Hippolyta's loss of powe |
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Gender Stereotypes in Modern SocietyAbstract Gender Stereotyping affects everyone in society, both male, and female, young and old and is one of the most researched topics amongst social psychologists. This study aims to discover if gender stereotypes still exist in today's modern society and, if they do, why they are perpetuated. Is it always for a negative reason? The study adopted a focus group methodology with fifteen groups of 7-9 participants, all university students (n=133). There were 21 males and 111 females in the study. The data was analysed using the Miles and Huberman Framework (1994) which yielded four main themes: formation/role, maintenance, effects and challenging gender stereotypes. These resultant themes correlate with the popular psychological concepts of Implicit Attitudes, Benevolent Sexism, Social Identity Theory, Sex Role Theory and the Theory of Lay Epistemology. Introduction A stereotype is defined as a 'cognitive representation or impression of a social group that people form by ass |
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Observations at WalmartI watched as her two kids ran around and picked everything they possibly could off the shelves. She was talking on the phone, and it didn't seem like she was going to do anything to stop the kids from running, screaming, and acting crazy. She seemed stressed, and she was talking about her day to whoever she was talking to. I was right behind her in line, sandwiched in between her and the person behind me. I was close enough to her I could smell the cigarette smoke on the big winter jacket she had on. She finally looked back and yelled at one of the two kids to come over to her because he was trying to leave the money center area, but I didn't work. The boy just ran back in and started messing around with the Coinstar machine. I was pretty annoyed already, and this lady and her kids just made it worse. We were so close together I couldn't help but hear what she was talking about on the phone. As we were waiting I learned more things about her personal life. I found out she was a single |
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