... LABOUR FORCE Units 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total labour force '000 8,488 8,514 8,569 8,690 8,881 9,061 9,169 9,256 9,395 9,574 9,755 Females (of total labour force) % 41.7 41.9 41.9 42.3 42.7 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.6 43.9 Participation rate % 63.6 62.9 62.6 62.7 63.3 63.6 ... 73.6 73.8 73.8 73.4 72.9 72.8 72.5 72.5 Female participation rate % 52.3 51.9 51.7 52.2 53.2 53.8 53.8 53.6 53.8 54.5 55.2 Females in the labour force with children aged 0-4 years (of all females with children aged 0-4 years) % 44.5 46.6 45.3 46.1 49.3 47.4 47.7 48.2 47.1 49.3 49.8 Sta...

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... . In 1963, Stan Lee introduced the world to the "X-Men" series, whose characters were a direct reflection of the social unrest at the time. The graphic novel focused on a group of mutants who were born with the X-gene, which allowed them to acquire superhuman powers. As a result of these differences, many of them were hunted down and hanged by the non ... -mutants, similar to the unfair treatment and racial discrimination that African Americans received. At the same time, the counterculture was making its way into the youth of America, which meant that the younger generation began to ques...

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... argued that men could represent their wives better than they represent themselves and that women taking part in politics would lead to the end of traditional family life. As the twentieth century kicks in, things slowly began to change and women began to press for rights. It took a long time ... votes for president or prime minister and that men are superior and they should stay that way. A public appeal was first made in a formal way in the year 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York by two reformers; Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton where the injustices suffered by ... in the British E...

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... with primal Teutonic fire, to liberate the energy and spirit of the German people through a dynamic new movement with roots deep in their racial consciousness" (Propaganda As Vision: Triumph of the Will, 2003). Within the film the use of the traditional propaganda technique "appeal to authority" is used significantly and critically with the citing of the prominent figure Hitler- their Fuhrer- as ... complete ideology of hatred towards the Jews. As a result of the total control by the government over the curriculum of education, both now in North Korea and in World War Two with Nazi Germ...

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... them a valuable piece of the media, to transmit women's ideas and influences to the women of the Weimar Republic. Women in the time of pre-Hitler rule were on the path to changing their traditional role to becoming a "new" type of German women. One where, they can control their own fate and destiny without ... and proving that a woman could do a man's jobs just as well as a man could do his. The image of women in Nazi Germany at the time was based on traditional values; everything which they had worked for and fought for was depleted and dried up by the Hitler regime at the time. Women ...

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... war the major belligerents of the war had made plans in case such a war happened. The German's, Schlieffen plan had first been tabled in 1905, the French plan XV11 in 1887. These plans did not take into account the advancing technologies that would, 'Impose their autocratic will on the character of the fighting'# Traditional warfare of the time was one of mobility but the ... made the plans stuck to "Classical concepts of war in which the aim of any army was to out manoeuvre the enemy force, envelop and defeat its enemy'# Not only did the planners plan for a traditional war but they ass...

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... from the war. Now with the men back, women were expected to go back to their original roles, with them staying in the house and the men going out to earn money. Most women reluctantly went back to the traditional roles, but this was just the beginning to what would eventually lead to women eventually being able to leave the house and ... learn the job skills that they were never allowed to do. The war created employment for women, liberating them, while changing their traditional roles. Problems surfaced with the introduction of women workers, who's growing influence threatened the men ...

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... one label the Holocaust as evil without a moral measure? Besides, wasn't the Holocaust recognized as evil precisely because it shamefully offended the conscience, which had been informed by traditional morality? Obviously the Holocaust flew in the face of already well-established moral principles: "Do not murder," "Love your fellow." The problem is not morality, but the violation of it. So can we ... justly say morality needs constitution? The Holocaust certainly upset moral thought in many ways. First the Holocaust forced impurities such as discrimination and nationalism to be wrung out...

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... apparent that society did not condone nor would it allow the use of biological or chemical weapons, even in wartime. Popularity of these, as an alternative to traditional warfare, waned. In the "cold-war" years after WWII, both the US and Soviet Union explored every possible weapon. The ... US built up huge stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, as did the USSR. Once again, however, no nation seemed willing to "cross the line" in using ... revealed that Iraq, USSR (later Russia) and South Africa all had done extensive experimentation on anthrax as a weapon"(Pate 2). In 1995, in J...

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... Franco. The rejection of the monarchy and the Catholic church added to the dissatisfaction of the elected Popular Front by the politically conservative. In 1933 the recently developed political party of the right, CEDA (Confederacion Espanola de Derechas Autonomas) and Spain's military, under the leadership of ... that all international conflicts involving these nations would be settled peacefully, prohibiting these countries to enter war. Spain was not included in this pact but an unofficial non-intervention policy was organized by the United States, France, and Great Britain. The Unite...

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... war, foreign affairs (such as the period of communism), immigration and trade have changed the policies and attitudes of the Australian people, which were in place from federation (1901) to the beginning of the war. World War 2 did not change Australian attitudes so much as it reinforced them. ... Dutch colonial forces, which was a change in policy from before the war when they would have supported their traditional ally, Britain, which had colonies in the region. Although Australia supported de-colonization, when the problem arose it was strongly against communism, in support for their n...

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... and use it to buy wood. The only word that could describe the sudden negative changes and subsequent harsh living conditions is extreme; as in extremely bad. With hyperinflation and the later unemployment epidemic as a result of the worldwide depression, Germany experienced somewhat of a double whammy ... advantage of the desperate and confused citizens, Hitler made realistically ludicrous arguments against the Jews seem justifiable and factual. This tactic proved effective in gaining support of the German people and eventually power over the entire country. Hitler promised to restore Ge...

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... acceptable form of writing as time has passed. Although the real controversy lies in its use for essays and assignments by students, its use in fiction is equally as important; specifically, the use of alternative discourse in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five. Slaughterhouse Five is by no means written in a traditional way. There are multiple aspects of Vonnegut's novel that would fall under the ... normally think to themselves: "Oh, I see. Another trashy science fiction novel," but this is where Vonnegut is different. He uses a somewhat silly idea to translate a very serious m...

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... time where empires that stretched over continents continuously took over land, or you reach back to a time when religions continuously and relentlessly fought each other in a crusade for religious dominance for centuries. One might also think back to a war with a number attached to it, known as the 100 ... , whether intentionally or unintentionally. According to the article, the Lost Cause romanticized the Old South and the Confederate war effort, often distorting history in the process. I could not agree more with that statement, particularly with the words distorting history. Theres th...

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... cultural clash between Chinese-born Winnie and American-born Pearl make their mother-daughter relationship "strained, uneasy, characterized by a rift that slowly is widening in a process that neither woman seems able to halt" (Huntley 82). Although they do love each other, the root of their distant relationship derives ... . She has very little knowledge of the Chinese customs such as her lack of understanding the rituals at Auntie Du's Buddhist funeral. When Pearl's non-Chinese husband, Phil Brandt, asks her about the common procedures at the funeral, she replies "How should I know?...I...

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... he has on the windowsill. Shortly after this encounter, Raskolnikov receives a letter from his mother; it seems his sister, Dunia is to be married in St. Petersburg. This angers Raskolnikov; he decides to break off the marriage. On the way to visit his only friend, Razhumikin, Raskolnikov decides not ... Raskolnikov and his father see this. Raskolnikov runs to the horse, but his father quickly pulls him off. When he awakens, Raskolnikov finds himself in a sweat. He begins to doubt his ability to kill the old pawnbroker. The next night, Raskolnikov murders the old pawnbroker woman. Unfo...

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... described as "Ibsen's positively abominable play entitled Ghosts." Both these plays depict the typical Victorian marriage, the outward happiness but cold underlying truth. Stanislavski, the famous Russian director did a lot in the way of helping prepare actors for realistic roles. His systems helped actors find their inner truth, he wanted actors to live on stage. The next minor theatre style to ... very boring and unexciting, though it did continue as a theatrical style- being described today as super-realistic. The next movement, which reacted against naturalism, was known as symbolism....

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... concluded that distributing multiple warheads against multiple cities was far more effective; thus the small MIRV became the strategic tool of choice. Evidence of long term radiation effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were also publicized during this period. During the 1960s research indicated that above ground testing of often megaton sized nuclear weapons had led to slightly increased ... as a deterrent against terrorists because terrorists are not deterrable. [This a popular view among both the political left and the political right.] While nuclear weapons cannot deter the non-deterra...

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... be attained with cooperation, therefore achieving peace (Murray & McCoy 2010). There is a theory in international relations called "democratic peace theory" which speculates that liberal democracies have almost never conflicted in war against one another. Contrary to realist beliefs, liberalism indicates that democracies, if ever in time of conflict, resolve disputes in a diplomatic and non- threatening way. Within the context of the Canadian involvement ... in the Afghanistan war, the depiction of Canadian support towards the Americans can be seen as ... ...

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... affirming and life-enhancing values and structures ( 'positive peace'). (p. 3)" He feels that today's engineering students receive little or no study in peace. Since engineers shape the world, if they do not know anything about peace, how can these engineers create a more peaceful world? You ... they would construct a mutual beneficial agreement of the best option for both parties. The main purpose of this modification would be to develop the students in ways "to deal effectively with conflict among team members. (p. 7)" Now how can someone, like myself, ethically and logically refu...

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... should not do. Our government should not put troops on the ground to hound those who send suicide bombers to Israel, or to dismantle Jewish settlements in the West Bank." That statement clearly shows that he believes that the United States should not go to war over this. He backs it up by ... He then criticizes all of the previous peace plans that have been tried and says they will not work without the full power of the United States. In his third paragraph he makes his most valid claim. He argues that the "most effective" way to stop the fighting from both sides is to take ... support ...

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... based around tanks supported by infantry and planes. The science of this approach was the ability to get large mobile forces through weak points in the enemy's defences and then cause damage when behind the lines. Stuka dive bombers were sent to destroy all rail lines, communication centres ... Man". The bomb killed men, women, and children. It killed both military personnel and civilians. The casualties were 135,000 in Hiroshima and 64,000 in Nagasaki.(http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/MED/med_chp10.shtml) Soon after the atomic bombs dropped, Japan surrendered. After the war, many ... th...

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... forces traveled towards Pearl Harbor, maintaining strict radio silence and also thanks to the weather, they managed to stay hidden near the entire ride. In the end, on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor which fully brought the U.S. to World War II. Japan's attack consisted of six ... took a circumlocutory course toward the east, which welcomed a conflict with Fletcher's strengths. On May 5 and 6, 1942, opposing carrier groups sought each other, and in the morning of May 7, Japanese carrier-based planes sank a U.S. destroyer and an oiler. Fletcher's planes sank the Shoho and a...

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... warfare. If men were not wounded physically, they would be wounded mentally. Furthermore, the harsh and brutal conditions of the trenches resulted in men developing many diseases and brutal infections such as dysentery, trench foot, lice and even trench fever. The great amount of newly advanced ... a war more of stalemate than anything else. The weapons developed specifically for trench warfare had a massive impact on troops. Firstly, all troops in 1914 were not provided with helmets which significantly impacted men as they were unable to have at least a minimal amount of protection from...

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... said that homosexuality was "a constitutional psychopathic state" (14). They had to fight against the notion that they made "poor combat soldiers" and "their presence in units would threaten morale and discipline" (2). Some psychiatrists would not want to ruin the life of homosexual's and would still let them join the military. If they would dismiss ... homosexuals that were honest from serving, their draft paperwork would say "homosexualism-overt" (26). Military members also had to deal with the disagreement between psychiatrists and military leaders in Washington. Psychiatrists advised ...

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