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    The world as we know it, is changing everyday at any given moment. This could be economies, cultures, religions, environments, etc. Yet, there is one term that has become greatly more popular in our generation. This would be globalization. Globalization is discussed about by many people even myself included, but do we really know what it further entails? Globalization has allowed many countries to come together and succeed in more efficient markets, wealth equality, and new solutions for all that

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    Atlantic, just to name a few. However, a large portion of his time was spent actively expressing his opinions in televised debates, public forums, and university speeches. His interest in political science after graduating from Balliol College in Oxford molded his ideas into a general theme of “anti-authoritarianism.” This theme was very well imbedded into his career, for he wrote much about politics, culture, religion, and literature. As a critic of both society and

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    Oxfam: Confederation For The People Oxfam is an international confederation made up of 17 organizations working in over 90 countries with partners and local communities. Oxfam is determined to change the fact that 1 in 3 people are in poverty through the power of people against poverty. Oxfam helps people all around the world themselves out of poverty with pratical and innovative ways so that they can thrive. They save lives and help rebuild livelihood when crisis strikes. Oxfam fights for women's

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    The Wind in the Willows: Kenneth Grahame and Neopaganism                 The beauty of the English countryside--cultivated or wild, pastoral or primeval, it was an endless source of inspiration for eighteenth-century Romantic poets. Such notables as Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley envisioned ancient and exotic Hellenic gods in familiar, typically British settings. Douglas Bush says of Keats, "For him the common sights of Hampstead Heath could suggest how poets had first conceived of fauns and

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    William Golding was a famous British author, poet, and playwright. Golding contributed to British Literature by writing several works for which he was acknowledged. His most famous work is a novel called Lord of the Flies which was published in 1954. Lord of the Flies is still being read today around the world. In addition, two movie versions based on the novel were released. The first version was released in the United States in 1963 and the second version was released in 1990. The Lord of the Flies

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    confidentiality policy and data protection act 1998 Mr. P had a care plan for his health needs, which would explain what care I was there to give. Communication is the “imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium” (Oxford dictionary 2015) On arrival to Mr. P house the curtains were closed; I rang the doorbell no answer; I also knocked on the door but still no answer. On consulting with my colleague, I realised that Mr. P was an extremely deaf gentleman, as I was

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    beliefs in Alice, it is important to understand what actually constitutes Lewis Carroll’s beliefs. Notably, other than being an author, Lewis was an Anglican clergyman, a mathematician and a talented formal logician. Other than studying at Christ Church Oxford, he went ahead to lecture at the same institution (Auerbach, 1973). Indeed, this brief history presents an individual whose life is deeply founded in religion. Conventionally, religion is founded on three fundamental principles, that is, the existence

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    Most may believe that in a state of nature people would organize themselves into groups and choose a higher order. William Golding, author, of Lord of the Flies attended Brasenose College at Oxford University and studied English Literature, after college he taught English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. His experience in teaching young boys served as inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies. Approximately ten years after returning, in 1945, Golding published his first

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    Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayer takes place in Oxford, England. One of the most significant place in this book is Shrewsbury College, an imaginative college set in University of Oxford. Therefore, Sayer constructs the story space within the Oxford community. Although the story has a lot of different setting in different places, we must aware of its representation or even symbolism in some significant places. Generally, the places in the story can be categorized as public and private space. This category

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    A few days before Christmas, Oxford street is swarming with last minute shoppers, laden with parcels and bags. Christmas is the highlight for many people, especially little childen, from as tall as your ankle to as tall as your knee. Small todlers were moaning and disappearing into the clothes racks like magicians disappearing in a puff of smoke entertaining the gullible audiences. Families and friends gradually emerge from clogged buses and congested trains, tired,

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