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    A society in which pigs rule a farm tells us much more than its simple plot suggests. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, a satirical piece, the concept of socialism is portrayed following the chain of events that stem from an uprising against the human farmer. What is connoted at the beginning as a fairly grounded society promoted by the leaders of the revolution soon evolves into the same hierarchical system that the animals fought against in the first place. The swine leaders manipulate the other

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    Introduction The Australian Pilots Association (APA) is seeking to establish whether they would be able to pierce the corporate veil in order for the pilots of Xpress Air Ltd (XAL) to claim their former employment entitlements from Kwik Air Ltd (KAL). In its struggle to respond to the economic downturn, KAL incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary XAL, and its restructure resulted in 200 pilots from KAL being made redundant and re-employed by XAL at lower pay and superannuation. The APA becomes infuriated

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    Francis On Elderly

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    successful. Neitherless, America does not have strong morals in taking care of our elderly. Like Pope Francis said, the elderly have a huge impact on the success of the younger generation. Without the memory and paths the elderly paved, our youth would be mislaid. Often it is found, that some people believe the elderly are a burden to our society. One may believe this because once the elderly get a certain age they may become incapable of contributing money to the economy. Although, the

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    Captain Trask stood at the sink looking in the mirror, to began the painstaking task of a morning shave. Getting in between the scars without cutting his face was the goal. Every morning, the thought that not even a beard wouldn't hide the ropes of shiny scar tissue, went through his mind. He was sure the General would turn a blind eye if it was an improvement. He had to admit that luck had been on his side. Scratches from the dead had a fifty-fifty chance of being fatal. Those that died

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    Gatsby Love Theme

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    In “The End of the Affair”, love is defined as “the desire to possess in some, like avarice; in others the desire to surrender, to lose the sense of responsibility, the wish to be admired… and of course the biological motive” (1951, 3.V.85). Theses “motives” lead characters to pursue or reject love, the effects leading to destructive consequences. In “The End of the Affair” the narrator catalogues his experiences of love which breaks him and those around him, Greene displays the destructive qualities

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    promises and saved people from the aftermaths of colonialism. Many African leaders failed to put in practice policies that they preached during the African socialism adoption, they also lacked proper planning. Therefore, African socialism seemed as the mislaid philosophy idealism, worthless development with broken political promises which contained so many contradictions that then hindered its successfulness. Ujamaa policies shared the same basis and fallacy of development that has propelled and inhibited

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    Literature of the eighties reflects a general atmosphere of fear at the time—fear of the unfamiliar, of death and disease. Outside of the books from that era, we can see where in American society this fear came from, how it weaved around what was alien and strangled it. We can retrospectively watch as it manifests itself in the roots of the AIDS epidemic, an outbreak of disease that took tens of thousands of lives because its origins were unknown, and it affected those who were different from the

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    Midterm Review

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    The Federal Circuit Court of Appeal has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. Claims Court. True Which of the following terms best describes the decision reached by an arbitrator? Award The dispute resolution method that is most likely to be used by a regulatory agency to negotiate the provisions of the regulations with the interested groups so that there is less likelihood of a challenge once the regulations are promulgated is: regulatory negotiation With reference to the federal government

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    unprofitability of the portfolio could be due to the underwriters not gathering enough relevant risk details when underwriting the risk, this can lead to under-pricing or even losing out on desirable risks due to overpricing. I would consider how effective our current proposal forms are at gathering relevant risk information. Proposal forms are a valuable tool in gathering risk information, not just financial details of the proposer but also risk management procedures. The proposal forms may currently

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    In the world history, women have always experienced unfair treatment because of immense male dominance (Mann 150). In Othello, it is palpable that women protagonists are unjustly treated. These protagonists in the play comprise of Bianca, Emilia as well as Desdemona (Barnes, Shakespeare and Coleman 34). Women in this stimulating play are dreadfully controlled by the conservative roles, though behind individuals’ backs they are perceived as reputable women. For instance, Bianca inoffensively involves

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