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1. INTRODUCTION The end of the Cold War in the early 1990s had a dual impact on international relations. It not only marked the conclusion of the Cold War itself but also enabled democratization in previously Marxist dictatorships by facilitating the withdrawal of Soviet military forces from Eastern Europe and the Third World. Additionally, it…

Alexander Lucero AP English 12 Yu 5. 17. 12 Homosexuality Portrayed in Literature: Threat To Yourself and Those Around You The Victorian era and Elizabethan era had many homophobic attributes, just as today’s society does. Gothic writers of the Victorian Age played off of the fear and immorality of homosexuality and used those feelings as…

How is the concept of change explored in your prescribed text DOUGY by James Moloney? Change is a process and refers to the act or instance of becoming different. Dougy, the protagonist in James Moloney’s novel Dougy, undergoes a personal transformation of character resulting in growth, maturity and resolution. Moloney employs a range of techniques…

The current debate in Australia about the heroin crisis is centred on the drug, and the high cost to individuals and society of its addiction. It is an emotional debate based on fear and fuelled by myths. The picture of a junkie who is shooting up in a dirty alleyway is a potent theme in…

According to Aristotle there should be good relationships at the working places. For the good relationships to come up there should be happiness, justice and also friendship in the place of work. Happiness is the knowledge of good things and practicing what promotes good. For one to be happy in life he or she should…

Wealth/Poverty/Social Class The question of the United States national budget and any resolutions to this dire struggle are deeply rooted in the controversial ideas presented by Thomas Malthus in an excerpt, “An Essay on the Principle of Population” that states, “… in every society in which the population increases it will eventually produce more people…

Assess the claim that gender differences in educational achievement are primarily the ‘result of changes in wider society’. Gender differences in achievement can be explained best by changes that have occurred in factors outside of school, known as external factors. A DfES (2007) bar chart showed that throughout the years (1985 – 2007), there has…

Even though many may object that Nelson Mandela is a terrorist because he killed many lives of the whites – Nelson Mandela is a freedom fighter because the overspent used violence against the blacks first, he wanted to make the black and white freedom equal, and because he still fought for freedom for everyone even…

Odd Girl Out is a TV movie that follows the struggles of a young girl named Vanessa Snyder, who must deal with the brutality and peer pressure from the children in her class. This film is based on the advice book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons. It…

Knowledge is crucial in society, and throughout history, knowledgeable individuals have been respected and honored. Jonathan Kozol’s essay, “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society,” emphasizes the significance of knowledge and warns of the dire consequences of its absence. He provides real-life examples of the suffering caused by chronic illiteracy, advocating for knowledge and literacy….