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    Most importantly, this reform successfully built the new image of the Tories, which humanized Thatcherite ruthless policies and make the Tories electable for another term. The European issue was the most problematic issue throughout Major’s governance. Polarized opinions divided not only the country, the Tories, but the cabinet itself. Major failed to manage the government to run effectively on European issues as the government motion had been opposed in parliament (Bale,2011; Cowley and Garry,1998)

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    Dream, it is unattainable. While Gossip Girl was intended to mock immoral societal values, the plot actually romanticizes materialism, ego and moral corruption to create drama and viewer interest. The character of Blair Waldorf exemplifies consumerism and obsession with material items. Blair is known as the Queen Bee of the Upper East Side. She is intelligent and talented but competitive, egotistical, and ruthless. She defines herself by others’ perceptions of her. Most of all she is known for her fashion

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    and its primary characters. In the first episode, Chuck appears as a privileged, woman-obsessed teenager. In fact, referring to the show’s primary protagonist, Serena, he suggests, “that level of perfection needs to be violated.” Later, referring to Blair Waldorf, he insists his friend, Nate Archibald, should “tap that ass.” Ultimately, Chuck only views his female counterparts as sexual objects, not human beings. Throughout the first season, in particular, Chuck is mostly characterized as three things:

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    The Fabians believed strongly in the importance of the re-organization of Society by creating local governments and working for the extinction of private property. They desired “municipalization of Land and local government” according to the Fabian Parliamentary League’s Tract, The True Radical Programme (1887, p. 7). By giving power to local governments, the Society felt national wealth could be better circulated and citizens could be better represented. This radically modern notion is expressed

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    Previously the UK has been criticised for having a two party system since the 1990s. This means that the voting system of First Past the Post favours two parties, these being Labour and Conservatives. However, it has now been challenged that the two party system is in decline and the UK is moving to a Multi-party system. A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties across the political board run for national election, and all have the capacity to gain control of government

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    Serena Van Der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf are two core characters in the drama series, Gossip Girl. Although they share their differences, they’re both very similar. They refer to each other as S (Serena) and B (Blair). In some moments, they’re portrayed as “frenemies”, but in the end they always work it out. Despite being occasional rivals, the two best friends remain close. The show opens up with Serena and Blair when they’re younger, and this is where the competition and rivalry mainly begins.

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    would be Blair Waldorf. Blair is a girl from the television show, Gossip Girl, who starts off as a teenager and ends the show in her early 20s, all the while maintaining her status in New York’s Upper East Side. Blair Waldorf has medium length brown hair throughout the course of the show. At a stature of about 5’2”, she has a delicate, petite frame. Appropriately, her personal style is feminine, preppy, and chic. During the beginning to the middle

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    show “Gossip Girl” which represented the mystery in the show until the very end. “Gossip girl,” a show that let the audience in the lives of manhattan's elite. “Gossip Girl” is a blogger who spills secrets of the teens of New York’s upper east side. Blair Waldorf the queen bee of Constance Billard’s school, Serena van der Woodsen her beautiful best friend and occasional rival. Chuck Bass the “bad boy” who loves to have fun, and then there’s Nate Archibald; Chucks best friend, who wants to be able to

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    Kimberly Cheng Film Review for Shattered Glass A. Introduction 1. Give the name of film, producer and the year. Craig Baumgarten, Tove Christensen, Gaye Hirsch, and Adam Merims produced Shattered Glass in 2003. 2. Why did you select this film for your review? I chose this film because I am interested in psychology and social behavior. As a student wanting to switch into a psychological and social behavior major at UC Irvine, I believe that exposing myself to how psychology may be presented in society

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    In the story, Blair asked Nate to come to her hotel; Nate’s thought to that was, “Meaning the three Cs: champagne, caviar, and condoms” (von Ziegesar, 42). Later in the story, a character named Jenny, who is a fourteen year old girl, purposely started doing badly in school

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