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- 1991: The Privatisation Of The Uk El
- ... collate the information into the form as shown in the presentation of findings. Presentation of Findings This table shows the actual cost in the period 1986 1999 for an annual electricity supply (3300kWh): YEAR ANNUAL BILL (£) 1986 224.66 1987 224.66 1988 233.07 1989 249 1990 281.24 1991 310.98 1992 316.92 1993 311.64 1994 311.64 1995 311.64 1996 302.26 1997 302.26 ... added to the index for the base year. (NB. this is possible only because the base index is one hundred and the figures changes are in percentage form). The index is as follows: YEAR ANNUAL BILL (£) % Change from base year( - ) Index 1986 224.66 41.07 58.93 1987 224.66 41.07 58.93 1988 233.07 35.98 64.02 1989 249 27.28 72.72 1990 281.24 ...
- 1992: Richard III
- ... be aware of. Though it is becoming harder to attain authoritarian rule because of organizations such as the United Nations, one must never close our eyes to the fact that man was given the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. One also must never forget that government is meant to preserve these rights, not to take them away. We must learn from history, not forget about it. We must take into account the works of Plato and Shakespeare and try to understand the motives of a despot and ...
- 1993: The Caretaker by Pinter: A Play Can Be Confrontational, Challenging and Disturbing to the Values and Assumptions of An Audience. Discuss With close Reference
- ... to know
what my thoughts were. Hmmnn. Then one day
this man
doctor, I suppose
the head one
he was quite a man of
distinction. Aston's monologue also disrupts the audiences concept of civil rights. In a democratic nation it is generally expected that what people are thinking is their right. However this passage suggests that this notion is not true as Aston was forced to reveal his thoughts. This ... it demonstrates that powerful institutions are able to force individuals into submission and minimise their individuality. Especially after World War Two the presentation of such ideas would be particularly disturbing as after this war the rights of a individual were strongly valued to a greater extent to ever before. The Caretaker discusses the illusory nature of security and challenges the audiences traditional notions of safety and the home as a place ...
- 1994: A Sense Of Community By Ritual
- ... face. Another incident that smothered her self-esteem happened when a homeless man, begging for money, approached her from behind. When she turned around and revealed her face, he apologized and gave her a dollar bill. These occurrences demonstrate the intricate relationship between beauty and self-respect in our society. The improper, crude, drunken men were only trying to come across as tough and cool to their friends. The homeless man ... face. Another incident that smothered her self-esteem happened when a homeless man, begging for money, approached her from behind. When she turned around and revealed her face, he apologized and gave her a dollar bill. These occurrences demonstrate the intricate relationship between beauty and self-respect in our society. The improper, crude, drunken men were only trying to come across as tough and cool to their friends. The homeless man ...
- 1995: Herbert Spencer
- ... state should not do, rather than what it should do. Maintenance of order and administration of justice are the only two proper realms of government activity, and their purpose is "simply to defend the natural rights of man to protect person and property." The state has no business to promote religion, regulate trade and commerce, encourage colonization, aid the poor, or enforce sanitary laws. Spencer went even so far as to ... the present it is the divine right of parliaments. He attacks the doctrine of sovereignty as propounded by Hobbes and rejects the claim of "popular majorities for unlimited authority as being inconsistent with the inalienable rights of the individual." Spencer concludes his book with the final reminder that government is not a divine institution but a committee of management, and that it has no intrinsic authority beyond the ethical sanction bestowed ...
- 1996: The Orgin Of Comedy
- ... on free black men and women to perform with them. White audiences became upset and angry at many troupes. After the war and emancipation - during the reconstruction period constitutional amendments were passed to assure civil rights and voting rights for former slaves and some blacks were elected members of the House and Senate; Whites wanted to be assured that blacks were still inferior and blackface troupes were not showing this by continuing to hire ...
- 1997: The Different Ways of Raising Children
- ... accidents. However, most of the parents in the United States prefer their children to have more outside activities than just stay at home. In addition, most of the children in Hong Kong have no human rights than the children who are raised in the United States. Traditionally, many parents in Hong Kong punish their children by hitting when they make some mistakes. Because of there are no formal laws to protect ... because they all know this is not a way to discipline. There are some laws to control the parents who hit their children because children are also human beings. Actually, they have the same human rights as the adults. Of course, Hong Kong is different from the United States in its educational method. In Hong Kong, the children are required to memorize for their tests. Sometimes, they do not understand the ...
- 1998: English And French Relations I
- ... Pierre Laporte. While many francophones didn't support the level of violence in this crisis, they did sympathize with the upset behind it. Francophones employed more legal means of protest and self-protection, such as Bill 22, which made French the official language of Quebec. Bill 101, introduced in 1977, made French the only language of government, business, and communications. The referendum in 1980 grave French Canadians a chance to make their decision. The resulting "non" vote gave hope for a ...
- 1999: The Man And Legend
- ... that violent measures only cause separation and should never happen in an effort for equality. Racism has been fought for hundreds of years in this country and we have obviously made great progressions through civil rights movements but I do not believe that it can be fully eliminated by any means.(pg. 80) People like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X have made critical contributions to the civil rights movement, and their thoughts should be used as a road map reward. For most of his life Malcolm X believed that the way to achieve equality in America was to preach separatism between blacks and ...
- 2000: The Legalization Of Marijuana
- ... her set and setting, regulating use accordingly. IV. RESIST ABUSE Use of cannabis, to the extent that it impairs health, personal development or achievement, is abuse, to be resisted by responsible cannabis users. V. RESPECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS The responsible cannabis user does not violate the rights of others, observes accepted standards of courtesy and public property, and respects preferences of those who wish to avoids cannabis entirely. -Testimony of R. Keith Stroup on behalf of NORML before the Subcommittee on Crime ...
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