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Mineral Mining in New ZealandINTRODUCTION Mineral mining has a great economic benefit and this outweighs the effect on the environment. However, there are environmental effects and these need to be governed with care for our future. Mining Safety Laws within New Zealand are under scrutiny. The Pike River Tragedy has had a terrible human cost, in addition to the loss of life there will also be a significant economic impact on the immediate and wider community dependent on the Mine. In this report the economic effects of mining, both positive and negative are reviewed, and the extent of the effects of the Pike River disaster are scrutinized. My enquiry is based around mineral mining in New Zealand as a topic of interest currently in the News. WHY IS MINING SUCH A HOT ISSUE? Mining in New Zealand has constantly been in the media in recent years. Most recently the Pike River Coal mine disaster (where twenty nine miners still remain entombed inside the mine) has put mining under the spotlight of the media and the sc |
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Gender Roles in LiteratureAs the years have gone on, we have seen many changes in the differences and roles of gender. Little have we thought of seeing cars taking a role of gender, in this case an SUV. SUVs have taken the role of a male with a feminine touch. Dave Barry's Guys vs. Men is a funny, interesting and in fact true effort at explaining who guys really are, and why they are that way. Reptile Dreams focuses more on characteristics of an SUV that reflect the characteristics of men. Both authors produced a strategically strong essay in reference to their point of view with their own personal touch using a topic that they know most about. Dave Barry, the author of "Guys vs. Men" projects the thought of men giving guys a bad name. Even though he can't define exactly what it means to be a guy. he lays out "certain guy characteristics." For example, he uses Zippy, the dog, to reinforce the moral qualities of a 'guy'. typically guys are aware of the rules of moral behavior, they just seem to have trouble foll |
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Hong Kong - A Multilingual CityIntroduction Sociolinguistic Situation of Hong Kong Within the discourse of linguistics, there is not a unanimous definition among linguists for the term multilingualism (Kemp, 2009). It generally refers to the use of two or more languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. According to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department (2014) on the use of language in Hong Kong in 2012, a majority of respondents percevied their competency in Cantonese (97.2%), spoken English (60.6%) and Putonghua (63.9%) as average or above. This study shows that more than half of the population in Hong Kong are bilingual or trilingual in Cantonese, English and Mandarin. The data reflects that Hong Kong is undoubtedly a 'multilingual' city where Cantonese is used as a 'usual language' by the majority and English being the 'lingua franca'. This paper aims to discuss the extent of multilingualism in the Hong Kong society f |
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The Development of American Minimum Wage Since 1912The initial appeal for a minimum wage in the United States was in 1912, when Massachusetts organized a commission to recommend a non-compulsory minimum wage for women and children. Within the eight years that followed, approximately thirteen states, including Washington D.C., had passed their own minimum wage laws. Yet, the laws were declared unconstitutional for they interfered with businesses right to choose how much money they wanted to pay their employees. The federal government did not institute an official minimum wage law until 1933, as part of the Federal Industrial Recovery Act (FISA). President Franklin Delano Roosevelt strongly pushed for businesses to adopt a minimum wage. The minimum wage was at that time set for $0.25 per hour. In 1935, the minimum wage was abolished, being declared unconstitutional in the Supreme Court case of Schechter Poultry Corp. |
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Country Overview - CubaThe island of Cuba, which is located in the Caribbean's, is a tropical island inhabited by American Indians generally known as the Taino. "Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. The Republic of Cuba consists of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud and many other archipelagos" (Cuba Facts). The distance between Cuba and the United States is 90 miles. Since it's such a close distance, Florida is highly populated with Cuban immigrants. Cuba has a tropical climate with temperatures that are generally high. Citizens usually wear light clothing all year round, mostly because of the humidity and heat. Natural fabrics such as cotton and linen are popular everyday wear because they're lightweight. An atmospheric phenomenon that affects Cuba most frequently is the hurricanes. They are devastating disasters that naturally occur. They usually happen every two years. The capital of Cuba is La Habana. |
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Sirens of Baghdad and The Attack by Yasmina KhadraLoss of identity, self realization and identity reconstruction are common themes found in both of the novels , Sirens of Baghdad and The Attack by Yasmina Khadra. These three stages are integral to our protagonist's notions of self conception, which both characters exhibit and demonstrate within the novels. Regaining one's loss of identity is important for the characters within both novels to undergo. This process causes them to think about who they are and what they are, as they no longer can relate to their past identities or former selves. The notion of identity reconstruction must occur for them to progress in life and for them to feel like they are who they thought they originally were. The first obstacle to overcome when experiencing an identity crisis is the loss of a person's perception of 'self'; usually occurring when catastrophic events have taken place. Identity or psychological identity is a person's capacity for self-reflection and awareness. An individual's identity is |
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Comparative Study - Othello and OThe contexts of the two texts; Othello by William Shakespeare and O by Tim Blake Nelson must be understood to be able to successfully compare the universal themes and human experiences of the texts. The context of Othello is a Jacobean era where the social hierarchy was determined by class and race compared to the 1990s American South Carolina, a state known for its past slavery, high school of O. When we understand these contexts and how they affect the human experiences we can fully compare these texts and how language and film techniques are used to help convey these human experiences. In both texts, racism plays a significant role in how both Othello and Odin were viewed. In the Jacobean era of Othello, racism was a more common theme of the society and even played a significant role in determining an individual's status and class. This context is significantly different from the racism evident in the 1990s America context of O. Although there is less acceptance of racism in this c |
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Women, Body Image and Acceptance in LiteratureInsecurity and body image is a big problem among women. They have a hard time accepting their bodies and their looks. Women have to live up to expectations – both from the society and also from their loved ones. This pressure can lead to serious disorders as bulimia or anorexia - and in worst case death. Therefore, people should be more careful when commenting on other bodies, as you can not know if they are confident in it or not. One little "innocent" comment can destroy a girl's self-esteem. In this short story "They're Not Your Husband" by Raymond Carver written in third person and with Earl as the narrator, this is the case. Doreen suddenly has to live up to his expectations. Earl is married to Doreen, who works in a coffee shop. One day at the coffee shop Earl overhears two men talking about Doreen, commenting on her weight and how disgusting she looks. This makes Earl tell Doreen to loose weight. Her weight has never been a problem to him before, but it |
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Life and Music in UgandaA. Interview Lindsey Lucia is a native to the country of Uganda. She was born there & continues to live there to this day. David and Kymm Story have been serving a LDS mission in Uganda for the last 16 months. During their stay in Uganda, they were able to create close relationship with the natives around them. One of those natives is Lindsey Lucia. It was because of this relationship and Facetime that this interview was able to take place. Lindsey was gracious enough to answer any and all questions needed in order to complete the interview. Lindsey was born in Kampala, Uganda and has lived there for her whole life. Kampala has a populace of 1.6 million and there are numerous major metropolises in the south, while Gulu is the main region in the north. With the cultivating economy, there is a rising middle class. This is reflected in the current supermarkets and shopping malls, which can be located in Kampala. However, there are still numerous unemployed and impoverished individuals and it is a usual sight to see children pleading on the roads. The capital suffers from unfortunate infrastructure; roads are severely jammed and ther |
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The Effects of Erikson's Eight Stages TheoryMany have wondered how a child learns and adapts to the world they live in. The many challenges they will cross paths with. According to Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. His theory posits that every human being passes through several distinct and qualitatively different stages in life, from birth to death. Each stage compromises on having a positive and a negative outcome. On the positive side the individual will achieve a successful outcome throughout lifetime. On the negative side it can also influence the individual on making their journey though life more challenging. According to him, the stages are universal, and the ages at which one is said to have passed from one to another stage are also fairly universal. These involves establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future. The theory is helpf |
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Increasing Productivity and Decreasing Global Income DisparityWith $78 trillion in total GDP, the global economy is far beyond vast. Since the agricultural and industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries, the global population has soared to currently approximately 7.4 billion people. The population of "the West," which includes Western Europe, North America, and Asian capitalist economies, such as Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, has remained flat since the latter half of the 20th century, with some populations, such as Japan's, experiencing a steady decrease. Meanwhile, the population of developing economies has continued to grow, especially in Africa and India. The disconcerting fact is that even though "the West" only accounts for 14% of global population, these countries account for 60% of global GDP. The growth of financial markets continues to increase the huge income disparities throughout the world. In the article entitled, "The World is Spiky," Richard Florida argues against the flat world theory and asserts that certain countries have far outpaced others wit |
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College is Not a ScamThe need for a college diploma has had a direct effect on the cost of a post-secondary education; as a result, today, more than ever, Americans spend a lot of money on their college degrees. However, an increasing number of critics are starting to question the overall need and value of a post-secondary diploma. Among these critics is John Stossel, who claims that "for many people, college is a scam." Overall, Stossel's argument is wrong for two reasons: First, many colleges offers different options for its students to help pay for their college. Second, the odd for students who graduate college can become more successful than students who doesn't graduate. Most colleges in America offers different options for its student to help pay for their college. One options that most colleges offers are Financial aids, also known as FAFSA. Every students who apply to Fafsa will get awarded due to their parent income. For example, family who makes low income can get ar |
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Utilitarianism: Principle Based and Virtue EthicsWe are all born in this world with what can be described as an intuitive sense of what's considered 'right' and 'wrong' however philosophers have much to offer about the nature of these two divisions. There are many proposed theories that provide a basis, explanation and possible guide for our ethical reasoning. Utilitarianism and Kant's philosophy of principle, duty-based ethics and virtue ethics represent three different interpretations and theories however virtue ethics offers more as a basis for living a good ethical life. Utilitarianism, a conception of morality developed primarily by Jeremy Bentham, James Mill and his son John Stuart Mill attempts to bring back personal inclinations and interests into moral consideration. 1 It is based upon a form of hedonism, an ethical doctrine implying that the ultimate good is pleasure and what has pleasurable consequences and that the pursuit of pleasure in itself is what can be considered the 'highest good' and proper aim |
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Cool Clothes for Identical ZombiesDamien Cave is trying to get across that Americans are becoming very materialistic. Everything is about the new trend and the new way to look. Everyone is trying to impress someone so they get the new "cool" clothes to fit in and not be judged. He also is explaining on how much advertisements are persuading our choices and altering the clothes that we wear and the decisions that we make. Lastly he points out that we are so fixed on products that we only talk about those in our conversations and don't have real conversations anymore. In the article "On Sale at Old Navy: Cool Clothes for Identical Zombies!" Damien Cave explains that people are so drawn in by advertisements. That Ads are making influences on our daily lives on what we are going to wear and what we are going to do that day. He talks about how Americans are drawn in by the word "cool" and are so eager for acceptance that they |
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Dramatic Changes in MacbethIn the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth demonstrates that he is a dynamic character by the changes he experiences. One of the things that made this play so interesting is the fact that the characters change dramatically. They become into the most unexpected person you thought they were. Throughout the five acts, Macbeth changes from being loyal, to ambitious, guilty and finally into a sociopath. At first Macbeth starts out as being loyal because he was a great soldier in war. However, it does not last long because he becomes ambitious to have more power. The reason for this is because the witches tell him "All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!"(1.3.45). After hearing the prophecy, Macbeth immediately becomes ambitious. On my creative project I decided to draw a picture |
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Once More to the Lake by E.B. WhiteE.B. White's "Once More to the Lake "is about a lake that he visited every summer with his father and mother, and later in life he took his son to stay on the lake, as he did in his childhood life. The text says that "In a sense, White's essay is a reflection on continuity and change" (194). In this essay, White gives some positive and negative aspects about his experience upon returning to the lake with his son. One of the positive aspects as White revisit the lake with his son is that he recognizes that he is reliving his childhood experience though his son's eyes. White states that "It is strange how much you can remember about a places once you allow your mind to return into the grooves which lead back" (195) .Another positive aspect about returning to the lake is that even though the world has changed, the lake remain the same. Where things like transportation by airplanes and cars are more common, the cottages remain the same. The tiny cottages that |
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Themes of Dracula and NosferatuAlthough the film Nosferatu is based off Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, many differences are present that significantly change several aspects of the way viewers perceive the film when compared to the novel. Nosferatu expands on the theme of invasion and predator versus prey in order to create fear from the typical viewer's perspective. During the time when both Dracula and Nosferatu were created, Europeans, namely the British, were terrified of the prospect of having their home country invaded by a foreign, mysterious country. Murnau intentionally changes the names and locations of the characters to bring the story closer to what the target audience was used to, while keeping the foreign aspects very similar to the novel. Murnau, being a German filmmaker, created this film to target a German audience, thus it follows that Murnau changes the names of the characters to sound German, and completely moves the setting of "home" to a the small German town of Bremen. For example, Har |
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The Apology of Socrates by PlatoIn reading the Apology of Socrates we have a trial where Socrates was accused of not recognizing the gods and corrupting the youth with his teachings; Reading involves the defense of Socrates to the Court giving support to the word apology where we find the same word apology to close the context of self-defense, the defense of life. During the life of Socrates we find a constant defense of his philosophy which was to expose ignorance. Socrates always considered wise because he felt morally superior to the situation he admitted his ignorance and that understanding out of selfishness, is considered an intellectual superiority. Hence the search for the wisest, as described by Plato, his teacher was given the task to talk with those who claim to be the wisest of the city and found that every one of them think they know particularly with respect to their areas, which Socrates contradicts its philosophy based on the recognition that self knows nothing. To immerse myself in reading I found cu |
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What We Talk About When We Talk About LoveLove is one of those words that has many different meanings based on the person. When one person says "I love you" to maybe a family member or a partner, they could also say "I love you" to a close friend or even a pet and not mean the same. People show love by different actions that they take. Maybe a kiss on the cheek, a hug, or even just an act of kindness. No matter who you say I love you to or how you show your love, not everybody believes it to be said or shown the same way. In the Raymond Carver's short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love," two married couples, all four being previously married to other people, are together drinking and talking about life and what "love" really means to them. Mel and Terri are one couple while Nick and Laura are the other couple. Throughout the story, the characters that talk the most are Mel and Terri, talking about past events in their lives: As the couples tell their story, they both disag |
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Smoke Signals – The Rise of Native CinemaOne movie that is mostly referred to for people studying about Native American Cinema is Smoke Signals. The film is credited be the first movie that has been produced, directed, and even has actors of Native American origin. The creative brains behind such a masterpiece are its director (Chris Eyre) and Script writer (Sherman Alexie). The movie which hit screens in the year 1998 has two unique aspects to it – one being an historical milestone in the development of Native American Cinema, and second being a movie that has brought in innovation in terms of cinematic storytelling. Smoke Signals, rather than being a cohesive screenplay, is more of a series of a few noteworthy moments of the life of two brothers, Victor and Thomas. Their father flees away leaving his family behind and the opening of the film is about a communication received by their mom Arlene about their father's death in Phoenix. The rest of the |
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Painting - Impressionism and ExpressionismIn the mid-nineteenth century, when Paris was undergoing change, the Académie des Beaux-Arts was in control of French art. The Académie ensured that they always preserved the traditional French standards with regard to the style of painting and content that was being produced. Acceptable content for public display was portraits, historical stories and religious themes. They did not accept landscape and still-life paintings. Paintings also had to be carefully finished with a realistic look upon close examination. Such paintings had to have extremely meticulous brush strokes that were blended in so well that one could not see the artist's hand in the art piece. Another requirement was that colours had to be subtle and toned down with golden varnish. Impression is an art movement that originated in Paris in the 1860s. The movement came about when artists of the time decided to rebel against the official rules of academic painting. They defied the norms by painting using |
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Falsifying Hospitality in the OdysseyDear Outis, I am still very sorry to hear of your unfortunate accident, although I am happy to hear that you are doing well and were able to fully read the Odyssey. I have heard that you really enjoyed the book and you were able to comprehend all that has happened in this book. As you must know then hospitality plays a key role in the Odyssey. Hospitality is a trait that is widely shown throughout the Odyssey as a pure act of generosity, however there are instances where hospitality is given or sometimes falsified by the host so that they can expect or make some sort of benefit. First and foremost we should start off with the positives of hospitality throughout the novel, and as you know there are countless examples. During Odysseus' ten-year journey after the war, he travels to many new places and lands where he was unknown, but when he arrives he is met with the hospitality that one would give a long-time friend. A clear example of this is when Odysseus arrives at the land of the P |
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Rhetorical Analysis - Views on the Legal Drinking AgeThis text was a fictional letter written by a behavioral science PhD professor, Scott T. Walters. It was published in the Journal of American College Health of the May/June 2010 issue. In this letter Scott Walters goes by the name of Dean Walters. His purpose is to address upcoming students and their parents on the school alcohol policy in the year 2020. But to present day readers, it seems Walters is interested in opening up the discussion of ideas to improving college alcohol climate. Walters' letter has many strengths involved with logos and ethos, but has a poor appeal via the medium and its audience. Walters' letter strongly begins with a firm grip of ethos. He addresses himself with welcoming language and states his purpose, "I'm so pleased to be welcoming you to this new year. I would like to take a moment to orient you to this year's campus alcohol policy" (579). He also uses an example of history to back up his authority on the subject matter discussing alcohol, &qu |
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The Story of Henrietta LacksHenrietta not telling any of her family members about her cancer, and then making the decision that she was too sick and tired to be able to take care of her mentally retarded daughter, and sent her to the mental hospital (I could not imagine keeping something with this much importance away from my kids, husband, and the rest of my family) - I think that if I would have been Henrietta, I would have wanted to tell everyone what was wrong so I could get help, and maybe someone would have offered to take care of her kids while she was getting treatment, and they wouldn't have all been separated. Ethel moving in to "help take care of the children" (They were already enemies and if Henrietta would've been there to have a say so I know that Ethel would not have moved into her house just to get revenge on her kids for something that was neither their fault or Henrietta's) - Ethel always has a hatred for Henrietta because Galen was attracted to her. If I was Day I would've never let them move in to my house because all she did was make the children work and beat them if they disobeyed. Researchers not |
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Business Strategy - H&MHennes & Mauritz, more commonly known as H&M, is a multinational retail organisation based in Sweden. Since opening its first store in 1947 as a fashion retailer, H&M has quickly expanded to become one of the world's powerhouse and vastly differentiated retail businesses (Greenblat, 2014). Founded by Erling Persson in 1947, it was initially called Hennes, the Swedish translation being "hers", and focused on selling just women's clothing. In 1968, the company purchased Mauritz Widforss and hence was renamed to Hennes & Mauritz and, since then, has diversified over the years and expanded its product portfolio, specializing in areas such as womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, footwear, accessories, cosmetics and home furnishings. It went public on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1974. In the 1950s, H&M began global expansion by entering neighbouring countries throughout Europe. Their first U.S. store was opened in 2000 in New York, their first establishment and expansion o |
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