...the most important in the achievement of Parliamentary Reform in 1867." How valid is this view? The representation of the People Act in 1867, more commonly known as the Reform Act of 1867 or the Second Reform Act was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales. The 1867 Reform Act was the second major attempt to reform Britain’s electoral process – the first being the 1832 Reform Act. It was not just the role of Disraeli but one must also take consideration to popular pressure and take note of the role of the middle class and working class radicals, the importance of the Reform League and union, the importance of Hyde Park Riots and that of other important political figures such as Gladstone, Derby and Russell and the importance of different political parties; the Conservative and Liberal Party. The passage of the Reform Act resulted in; The 1867 Reform Act enfranchised 1,500,000 men. All male urban householders and male lodgers paying £10 rent a year for unfurnished accommodation got the right to vote. The act all but doubled the electorate. 52 seats were redistributed from small towns (less than a population of 10,000 such as Chichester, Harwich and Windsor) to the growing industrial towns or counties. Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester saw their representation increase from 2 MP’s to 3 MP’s. The University of London was also given a seat. The counties of Cheshire, Kent, Norfolk, Somerset, Staffordshire and Surrey...
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...Election Summaries: Ireland 1868-85 The Liberal party won the 1868 general election, with Gladstone as Prime Minister. The main reasons why they won were; Gladstone’s promise to “Pacify Ireland” in his electoral campaigns and the extension of the vote to upper-working class men in 1867. In Ireland the Liberal party gained the most votes with the Nationalist party securing 0 seats. The reasons for this were; the extension of the vote in 1867 and public voting meaning that the Irish people were threatened and intimidated by their landlords into voting for the party of their choice, not the party of their own. The Conservative party won the 1874 general election, with Disraeli as Prime Minister. The main reasons why they won were; Gladstone’s University bill failing in parliament, people lost faith in him and therefore he resigned. In Ireland, the Nationalist party gained the most votes securing 60 seats. The main reasons for this were; the secret ballot act allowing the Irish people to vote in secret so they were not under the influence of their landlords anymore. Also, people had lost faith in Gladstone in Ireland as well as in Britain. The Liberal party won the 1880 general election with Gladstone as Prime Minister for a second time. The main reasons why they won were; Gladstone came out of retirement as he was unhappy with Disraeli’s foreign policies, and people were unhappy with Parnell. In Ireland, the Nationalist party, again, gained the most votes, securing 63 seats...
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...In the book They Say/I Say, Gladstone and Neufeld’s article “The Influence of Machines” gives information, questions about the use of technology’s, and how is influences people in their everyday life. First, responding to the question of how to uphold tolerance in a world of decisions by defining tolerance to how they see it to be. Secondly, a view how the age of a person affects their feelings towards technology. Finally, the impact technology has in producing echo chambers and a means to contest it with purposeful engagement. Gladstone and Neufeld didn’t answer question about technology, they instead gave readers a question to think about. To address this, look at definition of acceptance in the world of today. Life journeys shows that acceptance is not taking what people say into consideration and being okay with it because they...
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...The Eastern Crisis had become a focal point of the electorate’s judgment of Disraeli’s performance in office for the 1880 general election, and while it is true that his 1874 campaign made clear that his foreign policy was one of the assertion of British authority overseas, in reality, Disraeli merely used this in order to appeal to the public. Similarly, his actions during the Eastern Crisis demonstrate how Disraeli’s motivation lay elsewhere; his rejection of the Berlin Memorandum and the sending of a fleet to Besika Bay illustrates how Disraeli appeared to have taken more interest in confronting Russia than advocating peace. Although it can be argued that Disraeli was committed to consolidating British authority in Europe, he managed to achieve this without having promoted peace, and instead gained popular support for his success in the Congress of Berlin. Disraeli’s actions in signing the Andrassy Note and the subsequent reversal of his policy of support of the Berlin memorandum clearly suggest that his motivation was certainly not one focused on the support of a diplomatic solution in the Balkans. His initial response to sign the Andrassy Note appears to have been in part in order to prevent the fragmentation of the Turkish Empire into Russia or Austria and also to ensure that the Dreikaiserbund did not have the upper hand during the diplomatic process thereby allowing Britain to influence the outcome of the Crisis. Thus it seems that Disraeli’s early diplomatic actions...
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...Technology is simply the advancement of an object for daily, practical use. Anything can be upgraded and still be considered a technological advancement. When something new happens it often gets alot of positive and negative reviews from people wo have never seen it in person. IT can also change alot of minds about what people previously thought. In, “The Influencing Machine,” author Brooke Gladstone illustrates the dynamic media does not change people’s brains as long as it is not allowed to. The argument presented by Gladstone presents the other arguments as invalid. Gladstone is saying people are granting media the right to influence their decision making. Schizophrenics must take their required dosage of medications, otherwise, discouraging thoughts are allowed to creep inside their heads. Most times hallucinations are accompanied with depressive feelings experienced by this type of person. The outcome is a feeling of dismay coming from the people around them. In actuality, it is themselves allowing this to...
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...backlash against the 1801 Act of Union with Britain. Parnell was also president of the Irish national land league, a political organisation of the late 19th century which sought to help poor tenant farmers. Its primary aim was to abolish the complete control which landlords had over their tenants in Ireland and it was also set up to allow farmers to own the land they worked on. However Parnell was often considered to be a highly controversial figure and some people argue that he hindered the cause for Irish cause rather than helped it. Many People believed that Parnell actually helped the cause and this was because of his close work with William Gladstone, who was the prime minister throughout this time period, which led to changes which Ireland would probably not of got if it wasn’t because of the close relationship between Parnell and Gladstone. Another Reason which suggests that Parnell helped the Irish cause was that Parnell had created a united movement in Ireland, who all wanted to achieve the same goal which was Home rule. This unity meant that Ireland was stronger than ever before and could perhaps challenge the British. However on the other hand some people argue that Parnell did not help the Irish cause. This was because of his affair with Kitty O Shea which led to outburst among the British public, and his refusal to resign from his post after the affair had come to light. This therefore led to a division within the party. Another argument was that because Parnell worked...
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...GLADSTONE AIRPORT PROJECT PLANNING REPORT PROJECT PLANNING REPORT Upgrade of Gladstone Airport Background Gladstone Airport services the Gladstone region located some 500 kilometres north of Brisbane and comprising three former local government areas – the harbour city of Gladstone, and the Calliope and Miriam Vale shires. The airport is currently operated by the Gladstone Regional Council following recent council amalgamations and dissolution of the Gladstone-Calliope Aerodrome Board on 14 March 2008. The airport caters primarily for business travellers and freight activities associated with the region’s developed and emerging industrial complexes. Regular public transport (RPT) services are currently provided by QantasLink utilising primarily Dash 8 Series Q400 aircraft. Continuing growth can be expected with over $14 billion worth of projects committed and/or planned in the next 5 years and with large scale stocks of land set aside for longer term expansion in the Gladstone State Development Area. Since 1998 airport expansion has been guided by a Development Plan which the Aerodrome Board updated in 2004 to take particular account of current and likely future aircraft types and stronger growth in passenger numbers than previously forecast. The forecasts prepared for the 2004 plan envisaged that the majority of RPT services would be provided in the short term by the Dash 8-300 aircraft and in the medium to long term by regular scheduled services by 70 seat aircraft such as...
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...Ivarsson 1 Victor Ivarsson English 100 – 19 Professor Fisher Essay 4 – draft one December 9, 2014 Intro: The world we live in today is far more globalized than that of our previous generation. Before social media and other instant forms of communication existed, people did not need to worry about speaking a different language or the way it was spoken. Dialects and accents had little meaning because of the barriers that surrounded each community prohibited the inhabitants of much interaction with people from other societies. Today however, people can speak with each other regardless of location, which emphasizes the importance of the power of language. The negative consequences that come from this is that those who do not master a language perfectly or differ from perfect speech are discriminated against in the general community. A phenomenon, which writer Gloria Anzaldúa, who wrote the article “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” calls “Linguistic Terrorism.” According to her, linguistic terrorism negates not only the speaker, but also the experiences and culture behind that person (Anzaldúa). Thesis: Although language can be used as a tool of power, the use of faulty and imprecise language negates the speaker and causes negative consequences. Body 1, Tan: An accent is an example of imprecise English, which causes people to make negative or positive assumptions about the speaker based on the information that accent reveals. Example: In Amy Tan´s essay “Mother Tongue...
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...Anders Hvejsel Vest 3.E Engelsk Delprøve 1 nr. 1 21.1-2016 Opgave I 1) We are all affected of other peoples opinions Korrekt: We are all affected of other people’s opinions Fejl: Genetiv-fejl, det skal være apostrof-genitiv, da det er people der står i genetiv skal der tilføjes –’s som endelse 2) A single mother with three kids are badly off in todays’ society Korrekt: A single mother with three kids is badly off in todays’ society Fejl: Kongruens-fejl, da a single mother er ental skal are rettes til is, da is er tredje person ental 3) Global warming is melting the ice, who leads to changes In the nature Korrekt: Global warming is melting the ice, which leads to changes in the nature Fejl: Pronomine-fejl, who refererer til personer eller højerestående dyr, men da det her er til global warming skal det være which, da det er en ting 4) I considered to prison him Korrekt: I consider to poision him Fejl: Considered er datid, men da to poison er nutid skal tiderne passe sammen, considered skal derfor rettes til nutidsformen consider så tiderne er ens 5) The most of the Irishmen who came to USA came by boat Korrekt: x Most of the Irishmen who came to USA came by boat Fejl: Der skal ikke være the foran, fordi man ikke bruger the når der er tale om et folkefærd 6) She was used to live in a small town when she move to London Korrekt: She was used to live in a small town when she moved to London Fejl: Move er nutid, og skal derfor rettes til moved som er datidsformen ...
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...* * Beginnings of Home Rule * Gladstone's Irish policy during his First Ministry = little acknowledged success He was the first British politician to show any interest/understanding of the Irish problems Tackled the problems of lack of equal/fair treatment in religion and land Reforms were directed at suppressing Fenian demands for the repeal of the Union Gladstone was not interested in Home Rule at this point. * Dissatisfaction grew with the failure of Gladstone's land reforms still poor and oppressed by their Protestant Masters Easy prey for violent extremists who tried to whip up anti-English feeling. * Disgruntled Irish Protestants lent their support to the Home Government Association (HGA) Launched in Dublin by Isaac Butt = Start of the Home Rule for Ireland Movement. * 1873 = HGA became the Home Rule League. * The Strong Home Rule representation in Parliament was a great achievement for Butt However, the Home Rulers lacked discipline and cohesiveness to ring pressure to Westminster They lacked a strong leader Butt did not possess the dynamism to keep Home Rule at the top of the political agenda Believed that the Home Rule case would succeed if they were patient After Butt's death, Parnell took over the leadership of the Irish Party in the House of Commons more charismatic and more in favour of action. The Question of Home Rule The Influence of Isaac Butt * Home Rule Movement stemmed from the ideas of Isaac Butt Set up the Home Government...
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...Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the crown-of-thorns starfish, is one of the largest starfish in the world. Yet, what makes A. planci unique is not just the fact that it is large, but the fact that it has an interesting diet. In particular, A. planci enjoys feeding on the coral reefs that dot the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This in and of itself wouldn’t be very interesting, except for the fact that A. planci is an incredibly efficient predator. In the late 1960’s up to ninety percent of the corals in affected areas off the coast of Guam were completely destroyed by A. planci predation (Colgan 1987). Some adult crown-of-thorns starfish can consume up to one metre squared per month of living corals (Chesher 1969)! A. planci also has a few interesting evolutionary adaptations, including venomous spines and a feeding method that includes everting its stomach through its mouth to digest prey (Ault et al 2011). Fascinatingly, A. planci has a very strange method of sexual reproduction that is based on spawning. Finally, A. planci has been the subject of intensive study over the last few decades, yet we still have no real idea as to what causes major infestations of A. planci, and we have barely any idea of how to control them. In this paper, we plan to spread some light on the life cycle, reproduction, feeding habits, predators, potential human causes, and human impacts of this obscure starfish. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns starfish is characterized by a purplish-blue...
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...In the Early 1870’s, what were Britain’s strategic objectives? When approaching a topic as broad as strategy, especially strategic objectives, it’s important for one to realize just what of just what is covered under the term ‘strategy.’ It could mean political, economic or militant strategy. In this essay I will be exploring what Britain’s strategic objectives were, but I will focus on foreign policy for the most part, and aim to explore how foreign policy changed under different government parties. Strategic objectives, whether it’s defined corporately or politically, are the long-term goals to convert a mission statement, (or in this case, a manifesto,) from a broader vision into specific plans and projects. For 1870’s Britain, the goals set were to maintain and expand the British Empire, and by extension, economic superiority. But also Britain had set out to grow trade networks via improvements in infrastructure, and also the purchase of shares in the Suez Canal made international trade quicker and cheaper for the British to operate. The industrial revolution of Great Britain also added to this, as Podmore states, “The British Empire’s pioneer industrial supremacy was the basis of this pioneer imperial supremacy.” (Podmore, 2008) 1 Trade was a vital element to Britain’s economic successes, which is what made the purchase of Suez Canal shares so imperative to its sustainment. Because of the expansionary British Empire, Her sphere of influence spanned greater than most other...
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...dækker over forsøgene opløselighedsproduktet for sølv(I)sulfat og Gladstones forsøget. Formål med forsøgene: Formålet for forsøget med opløselighedsproduktet for sølv(I)sulfat, er at vi vil måle sølv(I)koncentrationen ved at lade sølv(I)ionerne reagere med kobber. Formålet med Gladstones forsøget, er at undersøge forholdet/ligevægten mellem jern(II)ioner og thiocyanat Teoriafsnit: I dette teoriafsnit vil vi forklare følgende begreber, der omhandler forsøgene: Reaktionsbrøk: Hvis man har en afstemt reaktion, kan man altid sætte det ind i en reaktionsbrøk med betegnelsen Y. reaktionsbrøken er givet ud fra reaktionsskemaet på følgende måde: a A + b B ↔ r R + s S det bliver så til: Y = [R]r * [S]s / [A]a * [B]b Et eksempel kunne være, hvis vi tog reaktion mellem jern og thiocyanat fra Gladstones forsøget: Fe3+(aq) + SCN-(aq) ↔ FeSCN2+(aq), reaktionsbrøken vil se sådan ud: Y = [FeSCN]/[Fe] * [SCN] - altså produkternes koncentrationer divideret med reaktanternes koncentrationer. En reaktionsbrøk kan opstilles på samme måde som ligevægtskonstanter, som vil blive forklaret. Ligevægts konstant: Ligevægtskonstanten fortæller hvor meget produkt der bliver dannet udefra et givent reaktant. Man kan derfor sige at ligevægtskonstanten beskriver den fordeling der er af reaktanter og produkter ved en ligevægt. Det kan siges at hvis man sammenholder reaktionsbrøken med ligevægtskonstanten, kan vi konkludere at: Y < K – dette betyder at reaktionen går mod højre indtil der...
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...Additionally, it also led to an alliance between the moderate republicans in France with the socialists. It discredited the French conservatives in the military for being responsible. For European history, throughout the rest of the century and into the twentieth century, anti-Semitists persecuted Jews in pogroms and tried to prevent their immigration into places like Germany and Russia. This also started the modern Zionist movement that will continue until the Jews are given a homeland. 15. The changes the British Prime ministers Gladstone and Disraeli made was that Gladstone transformed the Whig party to the Liberal Party and Disraeli changed the Tory party to the Conservative Party. Disraeli worked to pass the Reform Bill of 1867 that redistributed seats in the House of Commons and gave more men, specifically urban working class men, the right to vote. He also reduced government regulations of trade unions and helped improve the sanitation issue. Gladstone abolished the mandatory taxes for the Church of England, introduced a civil service reform that included the need for an exam, a secret ballot to satisfy the Chartists, and the Reform Act of 1884 that got Britain very close to universal male suffrage. The other acts of legislation that were passes under the liberal government was the Parliament Act of 1911 that reduced the power of the House of Lords making the House of Commons the center of power as well as reducing the life span of parliament to five years. They also introduced...
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...every 113 people on Earth has now been driven from their home by persecution, conflict, and violence or human rights violations.” In almost every continent you can now find a type of displaced person or family due to a number of things such as hunger, war, jobs, or oppressive governments. Displaced people often have to overcome numerous challenges on there quest for a safe place to call home again. The record number of displaced people is the result, of armed conflicts and failed peace talks around the world, aided by the mistrust of immigrants from war-torn countries, the world as an appeasement to his high number should do more to protect immigrants by stabilizing the countries that displaced people fled or have been displaced. Rick Gladstone from the New York Times states that “The new total of 65.6 million people displaced from their homes is 300, 000 high than the 2015 number, which had been the highest since World War II and its aftermath.” Displaced people often have to endure harsh conditions once they leave their homes and leave behind the areas that in some cases is all they have ever known. A Times article follows a Syrian couple and their son who have been displaced for over five years after according to Aryn Baker “His mother scooped him out of bed one night to escape a bombing raid on his village of Deer ex-Zor in 2012.” IDPs often face horrid conditions inside camps such as starvation, disease, and mental health problems. Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian states...
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