* Intro – present the text and topic - We are going to analyze an excerpt from Lord of the rings, where we hear about Bilbo baggins turning eleventyone 111 and Frodo be coming of age at 33. * What are you going to analyze - We are going to analyze the mysterious circumstances of Bilbo’s age, and why hobbits become of age at 33. * Analysis – what is important? * Frodo becoming of age at 33, could be because of people having such a high life-expectancy. Bilbo’s adventure, and his
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is the reform of the House of Lords, this was were the voting rights of most hereditary peers were abolished. The Blair government subsequently passed the House of Lords Act 1999, on 7th November 2001 the government undertook a public consultation. This helped to create a public debate on the issue of Lords reform. In 2010 all three main parties promised to take action on the Lords reform in the 2010 general election, this was then followed up by the House Of Lords Reform Bill 2012, however this
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(originally commoners) and House of Lords (originally aristocrats). Parliament is the oldest legislator in the world; it is the mother of parliaments. House of commons is made up of 650 MPS, government are trying to reduce it to 600. House of Lords is around 800. Until 19th century, both houses were roughly equal. But as the 19th century goes on , votes are often given to more and more men , the house of commons requires more status and the house of Lords has less status. The last prime
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the throne in 1547 at the infant age of 9. Because of his youth, he had two advisors. The first was his uncle, the Duke of Somerset, who became Lord Protector, and for the first two and a half years of Edward’s reign, Somerset advised and guided the young king. Somerset was replaced by the Duke of Northumberland. Edward was a mere figurehead, the Lord Protector controlled the majority of his government but how well was England governed during the reign of Edward VI for the mere 6 six years he was
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Why Did Labour win the 1997 Election? The 1997 General election saw the Labour party clinch a landslide victory with a 93 seat majority, whilst winning 43.2% of the popular vote. Their success in this election was won due to many different factors. Their new image and transformation coupled with impressive campaigning proved to be a major factor. But the damage to the Conservative party during Major’s years in power meant the Conservatives weren’t even a viable competitor, thus leading to Labour’s
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To what extent does parliament control executive power? Parliament remains the center of debate for MP's and parties, however it's the executive government that has overhauling power of formulating and executing policies. As head of the executive branch of government the Prime enjoys considerable power. The executive would be commonly known to have considerable power but you could argue that parliament places restraints and controls certain aspects of it. Parliament can be considered weak
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Pressure groups Proper roles/functions 1. Representation. Representation for specific stuff that may not be reflected by the party you vote for. Eg. US: NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) or in the UK Countryside Alliance which defends fox hunting. 2. Participation. Increase participation outside elections and also in specific policy area. Eg. US: NRA (National Rifle Association) or in the UK Fathers4Justice 3. Education. Provide education on issues
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Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2013 GCE Government and Politics 6GP02 Governing the UK Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications come from Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk for our BTEC qualifications. Alternatively, you can get in
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Throughout the book Lord of the Flies, Jack goes through several transformations. He starts out as the leader of his choir; someone who is seen as an orderly leader seeking precision in everything he does. This is shown when Jack yells, “Choir! Stand still!” (Golding 19). Although he is shown as orderly in the beginning, he soon gives us hints about his more aggressive and harsh side. He starts by pointing out Piggy, saying, “Shut up, Fatty.” (Golding 21). Towards the end of the book, he has turned
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William Golding’s Lord of the Flies and Lauren Slater’s Opening Skinner’s Box both take a look at human perpetuation towards evil. Slater argues that humans may commit evil deeds when obeying authority, by observing Stanley Milgram’s experiment in her second chapter, “Obscura”. In chapters one through six of Lord of the Flies, Golding examines society through the perspective of young boys, and their finding of inner evil. I think both Slater and Golding would argue that it is easy to find evil, when
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