Welfare State: Social Rights & Economic Growth
The Welfare State and Economic Intervention
This technique does not always work properly because it is not compulsory and thus, contradictory to the free market view. Another instrument is nationalization, which means public ownership and management of basic industries. This meant that such industries had to avoid competition and the profit motive and make better use of resources. All countries carried out nationalization of these sectors and others, such as atomic research. Resources that are natural
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Characteristics of Public Discourse on Immigration
Brader’s reading highlights three key characteristics of the public discourse on immigration in America:
- Emphasis on costs and benefits: Group images trigger emotional reactions, influencing attitudes and behavior.
- Ethnic identity cues: Images of Hispanic immigrants, for example, may signal more than ethnicity.
- Portrayal of immigrants as low- or high-skilled workers: The popular image of immigrants is often based on the stereotype of low-skilled Hispanic
Modern Literary Criticism: A Historical Account
Modern Literary Criticism
A Historical Perspective
At the end of the 19th century, literature underwent a transformation, leading to the development of contemporary literary theories. Modernist and Symbolist poets spearheaded this change. Edgar Allan Poe’s *Philosophy of Composition* exemplifies this anti-Romantic shift, viewing literature as a craft rather than solely a product of genius. This era is characterized by autoreflexivity—literature reflecting on its own nature.
Unlike Impressionist
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Text and Properties
Linguistic competence refers to knowing the rules for building sentences. Communicative competence is the knowledge of strategies for constructing texts. A written communication unit meets a specific intention. The goal is to convince and drive full communication. It is announced in a context and has a structure.
Textual Properties
- Suitability: The message adapts to the intention and situation, considering different factors:
- Recipient (header)
- Situation (context item)
- Item (that is)
Umayyad Architecture: Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Umayyad Architecture: The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
The Mihrab and Skylight Chapel
The old constructs of the Mihrab Skylight Chapel were designed to sublimate the space and the recollection of the mihrab. In the ninth century, other work was done. The emir, Muhammad I, son of Abd-al Rahman II, spoke in the mosque at the gate of St. Stephen. The whole area of the arch and its decorative elements were reformed. An inscription on the lintel in Kufic lettering states that Muhammad I performed the remodeling
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Culture in Social Anthropology
In social anthropology, culture refers to the acquired knowledge about humanity. It is knowledge about humanity that is learned or acquired, not natural. It includes all aspects of human activity, from everyday behavior to the development of technology. Culture is acquired; it is something we are not born with but something we are born into. It is something we learn by being a member of society through the process of socialization. As it happens in a group, it is also
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