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    While researching why intelligence failures occur‚ a good starting point would be to define intelligence. However‚ definitions by authors of intelligence material vary and are lacking consensus to its meaning‚ and as Marrin aptly states‚ “while frequently used‚ the term is rarely defined.”1 Nevertheless‚ Warner suggests that an all-inclusive intelligence definition would have several components and describes these as first‚ being reliant on sub-rosa “sources”2 and procedures ensuring successful

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    Theme: Male/Female relationships and the role of women * Look at the way Shakespeare explores relationships between men and women in Measure for Measure. Consider how the male characters treat the female characters and in particular‚ how Isabella reacts to Angelo’s proposition When Shakespeare wrote Measure for Measure in approximately 1604‚ society was very sexist towards females and men were seen as the stronger sex‚ however Shakespeare included lots of strong female characters in his plays

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    This chapter tackles the complex questions surrounding the sudden crime drop of the 1990’s. It dissects a slew of possible reasons and comes to a conclusion that wasn’t even originally listed‚ but was talked about at the beginning of the chapter. It begins discussing Nicolae Ceausescu‚ the communist dictator of Romania‚ and his abolishment of abortion. He felt the increase of child birth would ensure it a rapid increase of national strength. And he was right. Birth rate doubled‚ but these children

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    Immigrants Horrible Lives Have you ever wondered if you are related to one of the immigrants in the 1900’s? The immigrants had a dreadful life at this time. Immigrants were brave because they crossed the ocean and went through the checkpoint at Ellis Island. To start the immigrants take an awful voyage across the ocean. Immigrants had a lousy boat ride to get to America. Lots of people persecuted the immigrants from their country. On page 20‚ it said “Travelers often made their wills before sailing

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    Outline and assess whether crime statistics give an accurate measure of actual crime Crime is seen as behaviour that breaks the law in a particular society. What is considered to be a crime also changes over time‚ often as a result of government legislation and also people’s attitudes‚ this may have an effect on how crime is recorded. Because the definition of ‘crime’ changes frequently‚ this may not paint an accurate picture of what crimes are committed and in a result of this‚ sociologists talk

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    The many complex characters in the play Measure for Measure allow for much interpretation in readers to occur on what is being measured‚ and what is more of value being measured. Isabella has the option of either saving the life of her brother Claudio‚ who was sentenced for death‚ or give up her chaste‚ which would prevent her from becoming a nun. By ultimately deciding his death was the best option‚ Isabella’s virtue is clear‚ but her commitment to this can result in selfish decisions. Through this

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    POVERTY There is no universally acceptable definition of poverty‚ although there are several connotations and definitions in vogue. Poverty implies a condition of life characterised by deprivation some sort or the other‚ and perceived as undesirable by the person concerned or others. It is a multidimensional concept and phenomenon. Generally‚ there is a consensus among scholars about poverty being conceived and defined as absolute or relative. Absolute poverty implies a person’s lack of access

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    suggest about women status in this play? What other evidence can you find to support your view? Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century which crucially presents the role of women. Women were viewed as pure and were not expected to be promiscuous‚ but dependent on men with few options or choices. Shakespeare’s interpretation of women in Measure for Measure very much reflects society’s opinion of women at the time‚ where men had more freedom and should

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    Paper 19 September‚ 2014 United States: Crime or Data Aficionado Crime is and has been a constant problem in America for as long as one can remember. The problem is‚ there isn’t a definite definition as to why crime is much more prevalent in the United States than in other parts of the world. So I would propose that question. Although it has been studied constantly and extensively over the past centuries‚ there has been no definitive answer. Why is there so much crime in the US‚ especially in comparison

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    Research Paper: Measure for Measure Shakespeare ’s Measure for Measure centers around the fate of Claudio‚ who is arrested by Lord Angelo‚ the temporary leader of Vienna. Angelo is left in charge by the Duke‚ who pretends to leave town but instead dresses as a friar to observe the goings-on in his absence. Angelo is strict‚ moralistic‚ and unwavering in his decision-making; he decides that there is too much freedom in Vienna and takes it upon himself to rid the city of brothels and unlawful sexual

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