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    Research and Comparison between Florey Building and Baker House James Stirling, who is famous for untraditional design and rejecting functionalism, designed Florey Building of Oxford University in 1966. The building presented the idea of Brutalism, focused on the form beauty of itself. Alvar Aalto, an architect sparkplugged the theory of humanism and functionalism, designed Baker House of MIT in 1947. For him, functionality is an important way to provide harmonious life for human being. These two

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    As a result of residual archaic practices, the modern legal profession faces the dilemma of having underrepresented groups who most commonly derive from either being of the female gender and/or being of Black, Minority or Ethnic (BME) descent. It has also been noted that those from a low socio-economic background also have difficulties reaching heights in the legal profession that are of ease to their opposing counterparts. These particular groups of people often struggle in progressing and developing

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    Introduction The question of what is considered a democracy is one which many people have struggled to answer for centuries. Answers might vary from having all civil liberties to a model in which every person’s rights is protected and independent to a model that ensures equality. McKinnon (2012), believes that “Democracy refers generally to a method group decision-making that is characterised by a kind of equality among the participants at an essential age." Does the world have a democratic government

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    Virginia Woolf: Creating a Voice for Women Virginia Woolf, a notable English writer, presented an exceptional essay, A Room of One’s Own, which focuses on women straying away from tradition and focusing on their independence. With Woolf’s creative ways of thinking, her essay also correlates with Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” and Alice Munro’s short story “The Office.” A Room of One’s Own emphasizes three major points, creating an image for women: gender inequality, a woman having

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    ‏ Introducing several factors of the constitution which affect the determination making process of the Companionship which are the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal factors. Subject of all these factors are known as PESTEL analysis. Furthermore, I will be analysing all these factors for Volkswagen. Volkswagen have to face many political difficulties in its development due to the Company’s present in more than 150 countries. Political situations in different countries

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    Daniel Defoe born in or around 1660 experienced the most complex disastrous events in England before he was seven. In 1664 a Dutch fleet attacked London, in 1665 the plague took seventy thousand lives and in 1666 the great fire destroyed Defoe’s neighborhood expect for three houses, one being his. Born to a family of dissenters a class of people who refused to conform to the Church of England, Defoe was hindered with obstacles from the start. Receiving his education from a dissenter’s school and

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    The Scary Interview

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    Interview Exam results are not enough; Cambridge likes to see what it is getting. A personal statement is also required, which if compelling enough will result in an invitation to be interviewed. This is the most crucial and scary part of the application process and is designed to investigate the student’s suitability. There are myths surrounding the interviews. Contrary to widely held views, the admissions tutors state they do not set out to trick candidates with weird questions, but discuss issues

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    Modern Challenges Paper Islam is a monotheistic religion taking into account disclosures got by the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century A.D., which were later recorded in the Quran (or Koran), Islam 's consecrated content. Islam has spread quickly during the time and today the religion is, by a few estimations, the biggest on the planet. Devotees of Islam are called Muslims. The Arabic word Islam signifies "accommodation," mirroring the confidence 's focal precept of submitting to Allah. Islamic

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    Discuss the importance of the judicial selection and appointment in securing an independent judiciary. (50 marks) Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other branches of government. That is, courts should not be subject to improper influence from the other branches of government. Judicial independence is very important in a democracy as the public need to have confidence that their cases will be decided fairly and in accordance with the law. Judicial

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    Absolute control sounds like a good idea to humans. Technology offers such control, be it over a task’s difficulty, duration, etc. These days, that control is the reason why people have come to rely on technology for many tasks that could be done without such technology. Technology has become an integral part of society, yet some people are unable to access any technology due to its cost. A proposal has been offered: each person, upon reaching five years of age, will receive one free device that

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