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Policy Instruments Taxation Spending And Regulation
1,748 wordsH 2 >Does the choice of Policy instruments (taxation; spending and regulation) involve both the "means" and "ends" of policy development? Discuss. Governments have at their disposal a selection of instruments with which they can implement their policies. Amongst them, are the policy instruments of taxation, spending and regulation, mentioned in this essay title. I intend in this paper to discuss the various policy instruments, their pros and cons, the central concepts of means and ends, ...
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Justice Gray Historians Evidence
307 wordsIn the recent past, a story reached public attention because it concerned two historians who had examined evidence relating to the fate of the Jews during the 'Holocaust' Their research led each of them to reach quite different conclusions. Because the subject matter was emotive and highly sensitive, questions concerning the nature of historical authority and the ethical obligations of historians were asked. The resulting debate took place on a public platform and caused Mr justice Gray to make ...
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Extremely Important Mass Media
1,227 wordsThe following was written, 20 April 2005. In 21 st century American society, there seems to be a growing infatuation with technology and mass media in the midst of natural disaster and terrorist attacks. Specifically, Americans seem to be inundated by so much television that they no longer have the capacity to think outside the box, and would rather be immersed in the idiot box than in a good book or a news paper. Mr. Murray, Washington bureau chief for CNBC and the Wall Street Journal columnist...
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Using Language Reform To Change Gender Attitudes
1,151 wordsIf language mirrors the world, the generic use of masculine pronouns and other male-biased use of language in English would reflect a traditionally male-orientated view of the world, in which case it is interpreted as reinforcing the low status of women in the society (Crystal 368: 1997). To please prescriptivist's and feminists, Cheshire and Prentice endeavoured to argue that language reforms could change peoples attitude towards sexual, and social equality. This is based upon an axiom that if ...
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North Korea Working Class
552 wordsHe was born on April 15, 1912, Pyongyang, to a poor family. His family, a most patriotic and revolutionary one, was in the best of the people's fight for many generations, from the beginning of the modern revolutionary movement of the Korean people for the independence of the country, the freedom and liberation of the people and for the victory of the noble revolutionary best of the working class. He grew up, receiving his revolutionary education at home and acquiring a revolutionary outlook on ...
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'not Guilty But Accused' Guilty But Accused' Responsibility
1,105 wordsIn this essay I want to explicate the intuition that literature demands an ethical response that not only precedes interpretation but also serves as its basis. I am not arguing that the response to texts should be ethical, but simply that it is ethical before it is interpretive. The interpretive position adopted by critics of literature is determined not by the 'interpretive community' to which they belong, nor by their "a priori" biases and ideological perspective, but by the responsibility the...
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Feminist Theory Women Movement
576 wordsNicholson answer this assertion with; "There is no place in Leonard's universe for critique of pervasive axes of stratification, for critique of broad-based relations of dominance and subordination along lines of gender, race and class. " (Nicholson, 23) Nicholson describes the move by feminists in the early 1980 's to "abandon" grand theories to explain the condition of women. Instead they mention the focus on the local, on recovering the role of women in history, as writers for example and as ...
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Hip Hop Culture Hip Hop Music
896 wordsDespite the tremendous growth of hip hop music during the late 1980 s, it was not until the early 1990 s that the first album of Tanzanian rap appeared. Saleh Aljabry (otherwise known as Saleh J) released the first Tanzanian rap album, Swahili Rap. The album immediately became a sensation all over the country and, in many ways, set a high standard for future Tanzanian tappers. Most of the songs were based on the music and rhythms of American artists, such as Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" and Naug...
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Total Quality Management Neo Liberal
1,056 words(1) The article that we will analyze in this paper is named From Mechanical Engineering to Re-engineering: Would Taylor be Pleased with Modern Management? by Daniel Martin. It can be found in Journal of Management History, 1995 Volume: Issue 1, on pages 38 51. (2) In his article, author strives to find common elements between Frederick Taylors method of Scientific Management and the modern theory of Total Quality Management (TQM). Therefore, we can refer to articles name as such that corresponds...
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Historical Figures February 5
782 wordsHitler and Jesus (1) In this paper, we will compare and contrast Hitler and Jesus, as historical figures that were able to excite crowds; they used to preach, to such an extent, that many people referred to them as semi-gods. Both Jesus and Hitler and Jesus were born at 6. 30 in the morning on the same geographical latitude. Throughout their childhood, they both suffered from being called bastards. The mothers of both historical figures had a name Maria. Hitler was born in Austria, which was a s...
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Associate Postman Highly Metaphorical Movie
685 wordsRole of the Metaphors Despite the fact that cinematographic properties of Kevin Costner's movie Postman can be described as mediocre at best, it nevertheless represents a great ideological value, as this movie allows viewers to realize what the concept of civilization stands for, without having to study history, on their part. This is because of highly metaphorical essence of Postman. It will not be an exaggeration to say that this movie helped me more then any other in understanding the mechani...
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Greek And Roman Italian Renaissance
1,528 wordsMichelangelo's The Pieta (1) Michelangelo's sculpture The Pieta stands out as one of the finest examples of spirit of Renaissance, embodied in marble. Therefore, it is quite impossible to discuss this great work of art, without understanding the metaphysical essence of Renaissance, as peoples subconscious longing towards the ancient Greek and Roman ideals of physical beauty and intellectual excellence, as opposed to Christian concept of destruction of flesh, which used to represent an aesthetic ...
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Point Of View Communist Party
1,001 wordsWhat was the real meaning of de-Stalinization, from social point of view? Historical Stalinism as definite composition of principles of business life of the country, population, administration, ideological treatment, bringing up and educating of people of the country, etc. played a great historical role. In extremely difficult circumstances of the country ruined by revolution and war, Stalinism built the base for communistic social organization and protected them from outer attacks. But it playe...
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Human Rights Thomas Hobbes
899 wordsTriumph of Humanity. The question of human rights is as old as the society itself. The best philosophers and thinkers of the humanity have been trying to define the criteria of human rights. Thomas Hobbes worked out the theory of the human rights transfer from the individual to the sovereign, government. According to Hobbes these rights should not contradict to the laws of the Nature, . man can transferred his Right to save himself from Death, Wounds, and Imprisonment 1. One of the brilliant sci...
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Point Of View Conflict Situations
981 wordsEducational conflicts Russian educational system (its development and the way of work) is of great interest. For a long period of time, Russia took a leading position in education, and influenced greatly on many countries of the former socialistic camp. During a period of 50 years the system was not changed much. The countries of the former USSR existed in a close society. Thats why schools and educational establishments followed their own national program. Any interference of capitalist tendenc...
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Does Human Nature Cause War And Violence
984 wordsDoes human nature cause war and violence? What has the world come to these days? Its very complicated question and it often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. In our life, the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home we see the violence. But I agree with Ellen Goodman that to have a discussion about violence without talking about war is like talking about war without talking about death (War culture) War is the basic phenomenon of our world. It is the fact not o...
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First World War Russian Empire
859 wordsHistory Essay On the turn of the 20 th century Russia survived economic and social crises. The First World War expenditure exhausted economics of Russia and this resulted in growing the amount of poor in the country and worsening conditions of living for peasants and working people. Hard labour, low wages and semi-slave existence of Russian working class led to social disagreement between rich and poor in the country. The ideological core was found in Communism, which was based on Marx and Engel...
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Five Year Plan Labor Movement
1,532 words... wishes found themselves in prison or in exile. Impeachment proceedings removed opposition from the Supreme Court. A malleable Senate and Chamber of Deputies soon gagged the few members who dared to criticize the presidency. Intervention in the provinces removed governors or legislators opposed to Peron. The universities and schools quickly lost their independence; students and faculty either acquiesced or Left Argentina. Radio stations and newspapers became government propaganda outlets. Sec...
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Twenty First Century Genetically Modified
2,362 wordsA Critical Assessment on Fences and Windows In Fences and Windows, Naomi Klein presents an active life viewpoint and the advancement of the anti-globalization movement that started with the protest of the Seattle World Trade Organization in 1999 in the Seattle city and continued up to September 11, 2001. Gathering columns, speeches, articles, and interviews, Klein offers provoking arguments on a wide range of subjects. Whether she is discussing the privatization of water, genetically modified fo...
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Byzantine And Sasanian Syria And Iraq Political
702 wordsEarly Islamic conquests saw fragmented tribal society unified and led by a ruling elite committed to settlement and Islam. Arab migrations to Fertile Crescent explained result of policy towards tribesmen. ? Recruited and settled in garrison towns? easier to control them and instruments of expansion and control. ? Incentives strong? wealth of army pay, respect Little evidence migration to settle on rich new lands? emigrant tribesmen preferred to remain clustered in garrison towns or in quarters o...
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