Hill experience as Chief of Staff of several congressmen (“Robert Ferguson (Science and Public Policy Institute)”). Their Chief policy advisor (specializing in climate issues) is Lord Monckton, Christopher. He served as a special advisor to Margaret Thatcher and established a successful corporation offering consulting and technical advice to corporations and governments (“Christopher Monckton”). Science Advisor William Kininmonth, a consulting climatologist who worked for the Australian Bureau
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The role of women in the economy and in other aspects of social life is not the same today as they were 50, 100 or even more years ago. And it is not the same in the eastern world than in the western world. It is basically a gender issue. Women have struggled for years to be considered equal to men intellectually, to have the same rights, to have the same access to education, to earn equal salaries, and to be considered equals under the law. This battle started long ago, and a lot has been achieved
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Throughout history women in most societies were considered inferior to men. It was preferred that a woman remained in the home rearing children and managing the household. This was also true in the U.S. during the 1600-1700s. Women in the U.S. were not allowed to vote, own property or even own a business on her own. It was pretty much understood during the early develop of farms in the U.S. that women were physically incapable of doing manual labor like men. The natural result of biological differences
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Do you agree with the view that the key role in uncovering political scandals and controversies has been played by journalists? Although journalists have been recognised as playing a key part in uncovering scandals, the majority of them have actually been sexual scandals rather than political scandals. This includes such events like the Profumo affair, Boothby and Squidgygate, which were all sexual scandals. Source 4 shows evidence for agreeing with the question. This is shown when it is written
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view on what Britishness is. This view came about in the 1960's and people who shared this view believed that Britain was an island, separate from Europe which should have people with the same identity, basically that everyone should be white. Margaret Thatcher was among those who had this view and she was everything that epitomised Britishness and national identity during her reign as prime minister. As immigration was becoming a problem for the Government, they came up with ways of restricting people
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To what extent do conservatives believe in tradition and continuity? * Tradition refers to ideas, practices or institutions that have endured over time and been inherited from earlier periods. Its very nature creates continuity between the past, present and future. The very name ‘conservatism’ suggests that followers of the ideology believe in the maintenance of tradition and the preservation of continuity. * There are certainly numerous examples in which it is evident that conservatives
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Effects of credit crunch/policy within the last ten years on political economy decisions in two countries: the UK and France. Introduction: The UK and France are two leading Western European countries having the fifth ($2.9 trillion) and sixth ($2.8 trillion) largest economies respectively. They are both apart of the European Union in which France was a founding member with the UK later joining in 1973. It presently gives them the opportunity to have a single market with all twenty-eight-member
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naturally collaborative within groups. This is because women have no use of feeling dominant over others. Women tend to be more likely to listen to the problems of others around them, probably because of maternal tendencies built into one another. Margaret thatcher once said “If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.” As the years have passed this saying has come to show that women are in fact better listeners. In The Rhetoric of Women and Politics, there is a statistic
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Poverty is a state of mind Growing up in a poor family can be tough, but when you are young you mostly focus on the positive things in life - or at least those are the times you actually remember. This text focuses on Bernard Hare’s childhood and teenage years. Inheritance and environment is an issue he brings up, and how he broke it. He insinuates that he, if he followed inheritance and environment, was supposed to be doing hard physical work, just like his parents, instead he rose up and got
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Personal Responsibility and Determination Even though life gets in the way, personal responsibility is the way that I can take charge of my life. As an individual I am accountable for everything that I do because I am the only person that can determine how successful I will be in college and the workplace. Only through my determination and hard work can I steer toward accomplishing my goals that I have set for myself. It is important to keep my expectations realistic and achievable while
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