In Yugoslavia, all political problems are intimately linked with nationalism'. Discuss
'In Yugoslavia, all political problems are intimately linked with nationalism'. Discuss Yugoslavia has always been plagued by nationalist and religious divisions within its eventful history. Cultural divides in the area were evident for hundreds of years before the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, under the name of Yugoslavia in 1918. This centralization of the South Slavs was a strong national ideology of the Serbs, in contrast to the ideology of the Croats, who wanted a federal Yugoslavia. The Kingdom was destroyed after the Nazi invasion of 1941; a federal Yugoslavia emerged from the Second World War under the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and its Croatian leader Josip Broz Tito. Yugoslavia enjoyed relative stability during Tito's rule before the country began to fragment after his death. Ethnically different groups within the Balkans were at first centralized and later decentralized as regional differences promoted change. It is therefore essential that each of the eras of Yugoslav history be taken into account when assessing the relation of the nationalist and political problems that occurred in Yugoslavia. Early divisions were cut between the ethnic groups living within the area that came to be known as Yugoslavia. It was national ideology of the Serbs that contributed to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and eventually led to the
Discuss some of the ways in which new technology can influence the forms and uses of English.
Discuss some of the ways in which new technology can influence the forms and uses of English Technology has been one of the important factors which causes language to change; it is not something which we should think of in terms of occurring in the last 100 years or so but as a concomitant factor with language development. Technology means, in general terms, new vocabulary, words and phrases; new written forms, new genres. These are the most obvious changes and the last really huge technological change for language was the invention of the printing press - resulting in new written forms and the standardisation of English. There have been tremendous technological changes since the middle of the 19th century with the advent of the telegraph; the radio; the television; the telephone; the film and video industry; the expansion of news and advertising and, over the last 15 years, the rise of the computer and Internet. I am going to focus on four of these technological areas to see in what ways they have initiated changes in the forms and uses of English: the production of news; television and radio commentary; advertising and computers and the Internet. In considering the growth of the daily newspapers it is important to realise that they have come to define the nature of modern news, that they have developed their own discourse structure and learnt to embed texts from a wide
Globalisation - Reality or Hype: Does it Matter?
GLOBALISATION - Reality or Hype: Does it Matter? INTRODUCTION 'The World is a smaller place' Is it? If the World is shrinking, what implications does it have for business and their strategic development? Along side the increasing pace of change (Pucik, p.1) has been the realisation of a phenomenon, which has become known as 'globalisation'. The change in the pace of change has profoundly effected the time dimension of strategy. The development of globalisation has resulted in a re-evaluation of the geographic dimensions of strategy. Academics have realised that there have been some essential changes in World economies, which includes the emergence of globalisation, "The talk today is of the 'changing world economy'. I wish to argue that the Worlds economy is not 'changing', it has already changed - in its foundations and in its structure - and in all probability the change is irreversible." (Drucker, 1986, p.768) Globalisation has developed from the internationalisation of organisations. Internationalisation is effectively the spread of activities across international boundaries, whereas globalisation, although derived from internationalisation, implies are more fundamental integration of activities on a global scale. (Dicken, 1992, p.1) "Global strategy is a process of world-wide integration of strategy formulation and implementation. In contrast, a
HOW MIGHT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ACCOUNT FOR THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DIFFERENCES, STRATIFICATION AND INEQUALITIES, AND THEIR MAINTENANCE IN TODAYS SOCIETY?
ORIGINS OF INEQUALITY HOW MIGHT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ACCOUNT FOR THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DIFFERENCES, STRATIFICATION AND INEQUALITIES, AND THEIR MAINTENANCE IN TODAY’S SOCIETY? ________________ From anthropological studies it is possible to make the claim that early societies and cultures had very little stratification or inequality. In those which did, stratifications were based on ability to obtain food and hunting skills, so social differences were largely defined by biologically based constructions of inequality and difference, such as strength, or gender. Alternatively, those with knowledge and wisdom would be recognised for their intellect (Democratic Underground 2009:2) but with shorter life spans, these stratifications were very temporary by nature. With the domestication of plants and animals and settlements came a surplus of food, larger groups with more family units, trading with other communities, and so more wealth, and ownership of land. Stratification caused by inequalities in property wealth is generally accepted as the original societal construct to emerge with, and as a consequence of, the transition to a settled society (ibid). Within these settled societies, leaderships became institutionalised particularly in the arena of religion, and social stratifications and hierarchies evolved. Whereas early forms of religion were concerned with the
Alternative ending to The Prize of Peril
The subway came to a stop, jolting him out of his reverie. Raeder pushed back his hat and observed, across the aisle, a man staring at him and a whispering to a stout woman. Had they recognised him? He stood up as soon as the doors opened, and glanced at his watch. He had 5 hours to go. The subway's T-junction of Times Square led Raeder towards 42nd Street, right next to Midtown. Raeder didn't want to take any chances. His first impression was that the man could only mean trouble. Raeder knew Manhattan well. Living there as a young boy, he had established a good mental map of area. Knowing this was an advantage, Raeder took up the escalator, and headed for the exit. Raedar glanced back at the suspicious man; he was on the phone speaking urgently, either to the Thompson Gang, or the camera crew. Instantaneously Raeder quickened his walk to a brisk pace. Though the man on the phone was still at the subway, the woman was quick on his tail. She demonstrated a face of determination, which meant only one thing - she was working for the Thompson Gang. Over the previous 5 days, Raeder had acquired a good amount of stamina, running almost constantly throughout. Evidently in a chase like this, his fitness would easily give Raeder a greater chance of getting away. Raeder took a left onto Park Avenue, looking over his shoulder, the corpulent woman was still there, without an inch
Define Titoism
DEFINE TITOISM "Now I had to take a new name. I adopted first the name of Rudi, but another comrade had the same name and so I was obliged to change it, adopting the name Tito. ...Why did I take this name 'Tito' and has it special significance? I took it as any other because it occurred to me at the moment."1 In 1948, the leaders of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia clashed over ideological and political issues. This conflict brought about the creation of a new Yugoslav doctrine that became the basis for Yugoslavia's domestic policies from the early 1950s and on. This new ideology became known as "Titoism," because it had been crafted by the great Yugoslav statesman, and it combined many ideologies that he had been exposed to during his younger years, such as Austro-Marxism, for example. However, the most important innovation was Tito's implementation of the core tenets of Marxism in a way that he considered pure and un-corrupted in comparison to the way the Soviet Union was putting it to practice. How Tito managed to get to this point of defiance of Moscow's authority is an interesting story in and of itself, for only some years prior to that no one could have envisioned that the leader of a smaller state would stand so boldly to defend his country's rights in the face of a much bigger power. After the break with Stalin, the new Yugoslav doctrine had become known as
Ethics and Procurement Management
INTRODUCTION 1 THEORY 2 BRIEF OVERVIEW 2 IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS IN PROJECT PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT 4 IMPLEMENTATION OF ETHICS INTO PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 4 VARIOUS REASONS WHY UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR PERPETUATES 5 PRACTICAL APPLICATION 5 INDUSTRY IN CONTEXT 6 MARKET REALITY 6 QUALITY/SAFETY ISSUES 7 LABOUR ISSUES 8 'CONFLICT OF INTERESTS' ISSUES 8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES 9 LIMITATIONS 10 CONCLUSION 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY / REFERENCES 10 ETHICS & PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT A CRITICAL ANALYSIS INTO THEORY & PRACTICAL APPLICATION INTRODUCTION "You know, we're sitting on 4 million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon, and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder... Makes you feel good doesn't it?" [Astronaut Steve Buscemi, deadpans to his co-pilot onboard a space shuttle just seconds before launch, in the 1998 movie Armageddon] A great comedic one-liner. One that is especially relevant this paper as it connotes the sobering possibility that the space shuttle upon which they were placing their very lives could have been built by a project team that cut corners in order to ensure handsome profits. Let's face it - businesses exist to make a profit. And many unethical decisions are made in the interest of turning higher profits. Whether a project team over-promises and under-delivers; cuts corners to save labour, time, or materials; or uses
How Do Imtiaz Dharker and Grace Nichols Create Atmosphere in Blessing And Island Man
How Do Imtiaz Dharker and Grace Nichols Create Atmosphere in "Blessing" And "Island Man" Imtiaz Dharker - "Blessing" The theme of this poem is very religious. This is shown from four references to religion. The first one being "blessing", repeated twice, first on stanza 4 line 5 and in the title. This will imply to the reader that they are religious but not of any set religion of yet. The second one being "kindly god", this shows to the reader that they are not of a Christian background and therefore are not Christian them selves. This is as Christian God would be spelt God, with a capital letter. For example the Greek god's will be spelt "god" without a capital letter. This would then impact on the reader that these people are not Christian's even though the Dharker uses the word "congregation". The poet specifically uses this language too emphasise how this village is a multi-cultural place and highlights that there is not one set religion. "Congregation" is a Christian word that describes a gathering in a church this may contradict her statement about "god", but it will enhance the idea of the settlement being a multi-cultural, missed religious place. In the poem "Blessing" Dharker uses the poetic technique onomatopoeia. The poet also uses the technique of sibilance. An example of onomatopoeia in "Blessing" is when Dharker says the word "splash" in stanza 2 line 2.
‘With the Emergence of a Notion of citizenship, has the european union overreached itself.' Discuss, explaining how the concept of citizenship of the union has developed and it's significance for the evolving european union.
'WITH THE EMERGENCE OF A NOTION OF CITIZENSHIP, HAS THE EUROPEAN UNION OVERREACHED ITSELF.' DISCUSS, EXPLAINING HOW THE CONCEPT OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION HAS DEVELOPED AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE EVOLVING EUROPEAN UNION. EC LAW ESSAY. ADEEBA NASEEM (2ND YEAR LL.B..) WORD COUNT:1897 INTRODUCTION. The long-term visions of United Europe have managed to survive despite the world witnessing resurgence in nationalism in the 20th century, (the atrocities of the Former Yugoslavia the perfect example.) So much so that, a major development in the history of the EU has been made. The establishment of EU citizenship1 has been considered as a 'turning point in the evolution in European integration'2. But there are those who see it's threatening nature. From both sides of the fence the following attempts to evaluate whether the EU has overreached itself in this respect. ECONOMIC CITIZENSHIP. The original form of EU citizenship was specifically for those who contributed economically via their labour to the economy of their host Memberstate. Freedom of Movement was thus limited to the 'worker'3. However with the formal establishment of the EU citizenship, 'every' citizen of the union could 'move and reside freely within the territory of the Memberstates'4. This was an obvious move to break out of the economic shell; transforming a previous provision into a
Drama Review: "Lenny - The boy who wanted to be a train"
Review: "Lenny - The boy who wanted to be a train." The idea of a story about a boy trying to become a train deterred me from wanting to see the play, however, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the performance and the engaging way in which the story was told. Originally written as a radio show, I saw Lenny - The boy who wanted to be a train. at Backwell School in March 2007, directed by freelance director, Sally Cookson, it was quite adventurous; with only one actor, Craig Edwards, using multi- role playing effectively to create each character in the story. It aimed to entertain and challenge its target audience of 13-14 year-olds, which it certainly did with the choreographed dance routines and although maybe too challenging for that age group to understand and appreciate the more stylised aspects of the performance. The play is based around Lenny, a young child of around 12 years old who believes he can become a train if he eats metal screws. His fascination with trains is clearly linked with the bullying he suffers; he admires the strength, speed and power of a train. The train station is where he can voice his stress and insecurities through energetic screams near passing trains, escaping the concerns of a typical young boy who can't live up to his idolised older brother Ethan, can't defend himself against the other boys at school and can't grow tall or strong
