... depths of Mirbeau's anarchism, for he regarded any authority, whatever the source, as a potential evil"13. The multi-dimensionality of Les Mauvais Bergers, its many political and artistic interpretations, is testament firstly to the unique capacity of theatre in straddling these realms, and secondly the practical difficulties of representing French anarchism theatrically in Belle Epoque Paris, and so Reg Carr concludes ... utopia is not the closed space of a perfect society but engages in constant struggle against protean forms of domination, hierarchy and exploitation. It is the active...

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... and consequences these ethical choices have on the lives of their middle class heroes. Furthermore, the Romantics value nature as a way of seeing God and man while the Realists question the existence or at least the importance of, God and discount the beliefs of organized Christian religions. Instead of seeking transcendence as the Romantics did, the Realists focused on ethical choices and ... characters endowed with no supernatural powers, doing the sorts of things that ordinary people do every day. It is easy to forget that this expectation is only a century and a half old, and that t...

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... however the religious emphasis put on American lifestyle by the first Puritan settlers was lost, to an extent, with writers such as Franklin who suggested it was not a message from God whether or not, for instance, a crop flourished or failed, but could be influenced by man's hand. Early colonisation saw a reluctance to do hard labour which caused serious problems in establishing ... have just evolved a much more cynical view of reality, due to their experiences of a very different America to that found in leafy quiet suburbs of Connecticut. D. H. Lawrence described him as Old Daddy Fra...

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... to exaggerate Gaius' supposed insanity. Gaius presented himself as being divine, Dio tells us that he instituted his own priesthood and came out dressed as Appollo. By portraying himself as a god, Caligula completely ended the 'Republican Façade' which had been created under Tiberius and Augustus, thus creating more opposition in the senate. Suetonius states that he made some of the highest ... the right to elect magistrates and the right to mint copper coinage. However, although Claudius returned rights to the senate and shared his work with them, through respect for the old republic,...

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... he was bewildered and perplexed with the conclusion that the entanglement of two photons happened at random forcing him to announce the words, "I cannot and I refuse to believe that God plays dice with his own creation." The world was in shock as the world's greatest genius was unable to comprehend the concept he so called a spooky phenomenon. Albert Einstein ... physics and also change the world since would eliminate the need for cars, meaning, no more pollution; imagine a time in the future when people will talk about cars as an old outdated invention. We could have a hub in every tow...

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... . Monsanto today is a leader in genetically modified seeds, as well as the herbicides and fertilizers that are required to get the best yield from them. In contemporary times, it's weed killing agent "Roundup", which uses glyphosate as its active ingredient, has been denounced as deadly to human cells by numerous researchers. Roundup has been sold by Monsanto since the ... ...

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... of the owners better, less "selfish", more "socially responsible" and more closely concerned with the "public interest" than old style capitalism' (p30) – surely a positive thing as the notion sees them as the future 'rulers of society' (p30). This, to ... are as a whole serving the nation well' (p31). Dismissing this as 'very similar claims (were made by) the now much abused old style capitalist'. He essentially sees the managerial class as simply the successors to the ruling elite's lust for profit, seeing as this is fundamentally the ... of the general population is hereb...

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... simply the predictable role assumed by the world's major economic and political power with the breakup of its principal adversary in the Soviet Union of old. However, as Lipset warned just before the term Globalization began to be familiar to people throughout the world, America's economic history is one ... not have access to capital, or those who are otherwise not in positions to benefit from a rapid, ambitious world economy that is without the old balancing or buffering effects of the Socialist camp. This paper has been written as what is called Globalization has become usual. Indeed,...

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... Italy to carry the message of voting against communism. The message the United States routinely tried to implore was that the elections of 1948 was a choice between "democracy and communism, God and godlessness, and between order and chaos-(Kalyvas), as the Attorney General would state repeatedly over radio broadcasts to Italy. The radio broadcasts also hit Italians who worked in the ... ...

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... the inconstancy of Iago's character - he only supports this view when it suits him to do so, and retracts it when Cassio is promoted above him, instead clinging to the "old gradation, where each second Stood heir to their first-. This is yet another example of his duplicity, and an indication that it permeates all aspects of his personality. Although his ... of his plans. This is combined with a constant debasing of Othello in phrases such as "These Moors are changeable in their wills- and by calling him "the devil- and "an old black ram-, echoing Roderigo's own sentiments in order to m...

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... and mostly foreign, hanging always on the verge of starvation, and dependent for its opportunities of life upon the whim of men every bit as brutal and unscrupulous as the old-time slave-drivers; under such circumstances immorality was exactly as inevitable, and as prevalent, as it was under the system of chattel slavery" (Sinclair 113). Sinclair portrays immigration as ... ...

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... February 2008, the Savannah Sugar Refinery made national headlines when the four-story building located in Port Wentworth, Georgia exploded on the banks of the Savannah River. The ninety-year-old building that produced nearly nine percent of the nation's sugar was operating under normal procedures when a dust explosion happened at the center of the factory. The United States Occupational Safety ... ...

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... ). Investigations found that Enron had around 3,000 different SPE's that they used and were never included in their financial statements. The company would also sell their bad (not profiting or old) assets to the SPE's to get them off their balance sheet and record a gain and then would turn around and hide all their losses under the SPE's name instead of ... ...

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... suspensions, Force (2008) describes a number of cases involving the poor application of zero tolerance policies on behalf of school staff and police. In 1998 a case in Colorado involving a ten-year-old student named Shanon Borchardt Coslett stirred debate and has since been frequently cited as an example of the improper implementation of zero-tolerance policies. Shanon, a well-behaved honor roll student ... ...

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... of their distinctive various cultural heritages. In line with post-development theory, Africa's future development, Matthews says, should involve Africans, who with their great diversity could posit new solutions to old problems. Furthermore, with the plethora of different cultures, dialects, and religions, Africa provides the perfect setting for post-development theorist to implement their solutions, focusing on the different socio-political ... ...

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... cool clothes, a mobile phone or an iPod like most of her classmates, she is also in receipt of free school meals. Her look is unimposing and she is wearing the old clothes which are often unclean and starting to tear, from her two older sisters. Stephanie is one of her class mates who is completely different to Christina and thinks that ... ...

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... . During that period, juvenile arrests for homicide increased by 45 percent, while adult homicide arrests increased by only 6 percent (FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, 1994). Among teenagers 15 to 19 years old, the escalation of gun violence is particularly alarming: one of every four deaths of a teenager is attributable to a firearm injury. The number of juvenile violent crime arrests will double by ... ...

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... own food, and had much scientific as well as technical expertise, while also having the advantage of sharing knowledge with those who had remained private farmers and had kept the old techniques, the new Cuban farmers were able to better comprehend the different variables leading to successful crop production, while looking to lower costs all at the same time. The only ... ...

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... technique of brain scans may even help modern medicine predict one's chances for progressing to psychosis long before signs or symptoms appear (Sumich et al.). However yet effective, this relatively old technology may be proving itself to be for diagnosing these diseases which have plagued society since the dawn of time, the CT scan is receiving competition in other areas such ... ...

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... setting, is stress reduction through activity therapy and relaxation exercises. This management regime was highly effective in the reduction of aggression and an increase in activity participation, by a 23 year old woman with LGS (since birth). The regime was chosen as it directly related to the management of two common aggravating factors for people with LGS (and specifically for this woman ... ...

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