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    Fritz Lang’s German expressionist film Metropolis and George Orwell’s Swiftian satire novel 1984 convey the impact on core human values jeopardised through the repressive authoritative systems of control. Lang’s portrayal of social corruption through the anxieties of Weimar Republic of Germany following World War 1 heightens the responders’ awareness of the dehumanising totalitarianism as well as rapid industrialisation. While Lang constructs underlying hope through the reconciliation between capitalists

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    Lens Filmic comedies are often genres that are overlooked in regards to the level of seriousness that they bring. Due to the levity of the content itself, comedies have much more freedom to deviate from the contextual restraints, imposed by society itself, other film genres must respect. Contextual constraints, such as, racial stereotypes, gender connotations, and cultural references, are components that comedies use in order to achieve humor at its maximum effect. The override of these constraints

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    This week’s reading centered on the social contract between God and the Israelites. The reader, who had grown up familiar with the Exodus, found a much deeper meaning and contextual understanding in this week’s reading. Specifically, the reader’s attention focused on two key aspects: 1) God’s control over nature as the contextual focus, and 2) how Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus set forth blue prints blue prints for a society. Moreover, the reader was previously familiar with the more traditional

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    Cronkhite discussed the King incident in depth and how the failures of the Loa Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and its leaders to institutionalize some of the contextual themes led to the beating of Rodney King (Cronkhite, 2013). This incident led to an independent investigation by what was known as the Christopher Commission (Cronkhite, 2013). Cronkhite (2013) discussed some of the issues found by the commission and how the failure to use some of the concepts contributed to the incident. Less

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    would have ever reached enough scale to be profitable. Given these conditions, it is not unreasonable that GM would discontinue the EV1. Other factors While the demise of the EV was largely a function of viable technology there are several other contextual elements worth noting. Firstly, the decline of oil prices in 1996 decreased the price of substitutes to the EVs and increased demand for traditional cars. In addition, the oil lobbyist’s blocking of recharging infrastructure limited important complements

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    there are contextual supports and props for language delivery.’ (Baker, 2006, p.174) Therefore, non-verbal support by teachers can help to secure understanding for EAL learners, for example, using gestures with face and hands, or writing on PowerPoint and worksheets. The use of concrete rather than abstract starters, may allow EAL students greater access to the beginning of the lesson. E.g. matching words to pictures or grouping similar words. If language that is supported by contextual clues in the

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    CASES FOR ANALYSIS ~ AQUARIUS ADVERTISING AGENCY 1. Analyze Aquarius with respect to the five contextual variables. How would you describe the environment, goals, culture, size, and technology for Aquarius? ANSWER: Aquarius is a middle-sized firm operating in a relatively unstable environment, particularly because in the industry it was common to lose or gain clients quickly because of consumer behavior changes or product innovation, sometimes with no advance warning. The technology is predominantly

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    keys lost in an unknown location. Usually, people are trying to systematically retrace their steps to determine all the possible places where the item can be found. However, latest research on context-dependent memory describes several types of contextual information that can affect the environment in mind, such as context-dependent

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    Political debates usually focus on mobilising the other side to commit to a preferred course of action, thereby not only ignoring an apparent opposition in ideological viewpoints, but also the fact that sharing a common official language and common institutions does not necessarily entail a consensus on the issue at hand. As a sui generis collectivity in the Pacific, New Caledonia is currently involved in a decisive debate on self-determination with one of the most powerful former colonising nations

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    Reason for Referral and My Suggestions Janet is experiencing academic difficulty in mathematics and timed tasks, however her language skills (vocabulary and comprehension) appear to be strong, yet her parents feel it would be best to evaluate Janet in order to draw on her strengths and help pin point her limitations. As the psychologist that will be evaluating Janet, I will be administering the following tests: • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- IV (WISC-IV) o "Consists of 15 subtests

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