To what extent did empire/imperialism impact British society and politics in the late 19th and 20th century? Was Britain awash with, or saturated by imperialism?

Essay title: To what extent did empire/imperialism impact British society and politics in the late 19th and 20th century? Was Britain awash with, or saturated by imperialism? Also, connected to the first question – were Britons indifferent to imperialism?

Key methodology/lens of essay: culture (namely popular culture) and society

Key readings:

https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1652#ftn1

Thompson, Andrew, The empire strikes back? The impact of imperialism on Britain from the mid-nineteenth century

John, Mackenzie, Propaganda and Empire : The Manipulation of British Public Opinion, 1880-1960 (Manchester: University Press, 1986)

Porter, Bernard, The Absent-Minded Imperialists : Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain (Oxford: University Press, 2005).

Douglas M. Peers, “Britain and Empire”. in Chris Williams, ed., A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain (2004): 53–78, quoting p. 55.

Hall, Catherine, ‘Culture and Identity in Imperial Britain’ in Sarah Stockwell (ed.) The British Empire. Themes and Perspectives (2008), pp. 199-218.

Porter vs Mackenzie debate – key debate in the historiography

Porter historians: Andrew Thompson

Mackenzie side historians: Catherine Hall, Jeffrey Richards, Antionette Burton

Overview of assignment

Developing and Managing Your Research Project

Whatever topic you are writing about, there are similarities between everyone’s projects. For instance, the essay you submit will consist of an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion, and requires extensive research, critical analysis of sources, and a clear argument that contextualises your research within the context of existing historiography. Similarly, while we all work differently and develop our own techniques, there are several key stages in a research project that we all need to complete.

Developing your research questions:

By now you should all have decided on a broad topic or research area and are in the process of conducting some preliminary research and consulting with your supervisor in order to develop a clearer idea of the approach you will take with your project. A helpful way to do this is to develop a clear set of research questions, often beginning with one central question and then a set of follow up questions. This will often take the form of an initial broad question (eg Why did the US intervene in Vietnam?) and then a series of more specific and detailed questions (eg how do we define intervention? How important was presidential leadership? etc) that will allow you to both develop a more focused project and to begin thinking about how you will structure the final essay.

You should also be thinking about methodology. One aspect of this is to consider if there are particular methods or perspectives you are interested in exploring – eg are you particularly interested in economic issues? Gender? Media? Popular culture? Military strategy?

It is also important to consider the types of sources you will use. If you are planning an essay with a historiographical focus have you selected a topic with enough written on it to enable you to answer your research questions? If you are planning to use primary sources, what types of sources might allow you answer your research questions? Are they available and accessible? If not, are there other angles from which to approach your topic? These are questions that your supervisor can help you with.

Gathering and processing your sources:

You will spend a substantial amount of time identifying and locating relevant sources, both secondary and primary, that will enable you to answer your research questions. Reading your sources efficiently, taking good notes, and developing your ideas takes a long time and is made easier by effective planning. Consider developing a note- taking grid that enables you to keep track of the key information and arguments provided by different sources (there is an example available on the module blackboard page) and spending some time organising folders and documents to make sure your notes are well organised.

Reflect on the application of design thinking as a method of developing an innovative solution— identify the limitations and challenges in applying the method

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Assignment details 1. Discuss the business problem identified in the work-integrated learning activity by presenting your view of it 2. Reflect on the application of design thinking as a method of developing an innovative solution— identify the limitations and challenges in applying the method 3. Consider ways to improve the solution your team proposed in the work-integrated learning activity, and propose an improved solution for the business problem stated above—explain the improvements proposed in your solution 4. Reflect on the group dynamics in performing the work-integrated learning activity. Based on the information in the final report, Thank you.

Choose a country which has experienced a significant external shock in recent years. Discuss the macroeconomic effects one would expect the shock to have in theory, and compare these to the effects observed in practice.

Topic: Choose a country which has experienced a significant external shock in recent years. Discuss the macroeconomic effects one would expect the shock to have in theory, and compare these to the effects observed in practice. Evaluate the responses made by domestic authorities.

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For this question you could use the covid-19 pandemic as this has been an external shock for many developing countries – e.g. due to large declines in exports, remittances, foreign direct investment etc. You would need to choose a specific country that has been affected by the covid-19 pandemic in these sorts of ways. I would suggest choosing a developing country that has been affected due to external impacts – e.g. losses in trade, remittances, loss in foreign investment etc. It doesn’t have to be the hardest hit, but to make it interesting you should choose a country that has been affected significantly. One possibility would be to choose a country which relies quite a lot on tourism, as that has been very adversely affected. Using NIGERIA as a case study for this paper: Africa’s most populous country 1. The essay as a whole should demonstrate the use and application of relevant macroeconomic theory to help understand macroeconomic policy issues in a developing country or countries 2. The essay should include analysis of empirical evidence, including a discussion of econometric evidence where relevant. If focusing on a case study country, you should discuss trends in relevant macroeconomic indicators, and explain the factors that may account for these trends (with reference to theory) 3.The essay should make use of relevant evidence, taken from good quality academic sources such as  journal articles, books and official working papers. If using data for a case study country, you should use official sources such as the World Bank’s Word Development Indicators, or the IMF Financial Statistics Yearbook.

Choose and describe three characteristics of Arabidopsis that make it a suitable model organism and discuss how social and institutional factors contributed to the status of Arabidopsis as a model organism.

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Topic B: Biologists often use model organisms when conducting experiments as they can provide useful information that can be applied to other species of organisms. One of the most commonly used model organisms in biology is a small weed-like plant called Arabidopsis thaliana. Choose and describe three characteristics of Arabidopsis that make it a suitable model organism and discuss how social and institutional factors contributed to the status of Arabidopsis as a model organism.

Critically evaluate the history, concept and value of Human Factors in aviation operations

CW1 Coursework: Report: In support of the presentation, a detailed group report of 2500 (+/-10%) words to fully convey the underlying issues of human performance and psychology involved in a given historical aviation accident. 2 & 3 70% 26.4.22 This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO 1: Critically evaluate the history, concept and value of Human Factors in aviation operations LO 2: Determine and critically analyse the factors affecting human performance and their influence on aviation safety LO 3: Demonstrate in-depth understanding of and explanations for the correlations between the fundamental concepts of human psychology and safety at all levels of aviation LO 4: Recognise aspects of human error causes in accidents and critically evaluate and categorize them in relation to HFACS and other Human Factors concepts 2 Part 1: 70% weighting CW1_AI607: Coursework: Report: In support of the presentation, a detailed group report of 2500 (+/10%) words to fully convey the underlying issues of human performance and psychology involved in a given historical aviation accident. Marking criteria 1. Overview including background context 20% 2. Application of Human Factors Concepts 30% 3. Recommendations (Minimum 3) to overcome or reduce such occurrences in the future 30% 4. Referencing (Harvard Style) (Minimum 20) 10% 5. Presentation (Formal English, academic writing, use of relevant images, grammar) 10%

What did the judge/s decide and what were their reasons for that decision?

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Referencing (citations and footnotes) must follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (MULR Assoc, 4th ed, 2018) Link to this type of referencing style: https://www.mulr.com.au/aglc/AGLC4‑2021‑v1.pdf ou are to read the case Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Birubi Art Pty Ltd (in liq) (CAN 118 654 366) (No 3) (2019) 374 ALR 776 You need to locate and read the most authoritative version of the case cited above. You need to write a case note in response to the following headings: a) Introduction: This should include identification of the case name and citation, court and judge/s and some sentences (one or two) reflecting on the topic of the case, its significance etc. b) Material Facts: What are the circumstances that gave rise to the dispute? Think about the facts that are relevant to the legal reasoning. You only need to provide enough factual information to explain how the legal issues arose; you do not need to present facts of no relevance to the legal issues. Identify the parties clearly and be consistent with how you refer to them throughout the assignment. c) Procedural history: Provide an overview of the procedural history of the matter (if any). d) Legal issues: What is the legal issue(s) (or legal questions) that the court has to answer?  e) Legal Reasoning: What did the judge/s decide and what were their reasons for that decision? This is the most important section of the case note. You need to be able to explain each judges reasoning, including pointing to what precedents, legislation or other sources were key in supporting that reasoning. f) Orders: What is the outcome of the case? What orders were made?

Write an essay on the Topic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their relationship to the Anglo-Australian legal system, or critical race theory

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their relationship to the Anglo-Australian legal system, or critical race theory

Description You are to read the case Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Birubi Art Pty Ltd (in liq) (CAN 118 654 366) (No 3) (2019) 374 ALR 776 Critically evaluate the case by situating it in is social and legal context drawing on critical theory concerned with the law and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and critical race theory more broadly. This part can be given the sub-heading ‘Part B – Critical Analysis.’ For example, it is possible to focus on part of the judgment, a single issue in the decision, or you might draw on historical considerations of this area of law, or the implications of this area of law for future cases, and so on. ou must ensure, however, that your analysis is connected to the case itself AND draws on critical theories/scholarship, particularly those that address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their relationship to the Anglo-Australian legal system, or critical race theory more broadly. REFERENCING TO BE DONE USING: Referencing (citations and footnotes) must follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (MULR Assoc, 4th ed, 2018) https://www.mulr.com.au/aglc/AGLC4‑2021‑v1.pdf (Link for guide on how to reference)

From “Flash Fiction 1” and “Flash Fiction 2”, write 2 difference essay about what Barclay Hotel area will become in 2040 in architectural and environmental way.

Flash Fiction 1

The City of Criminals In the 19th century, I was employed as a new detective at the LAPD just at 35 years of age and as one of the most brilliant detectives in the service. This was the time when I was preparing to get married to you so that we could relocate to LA together. I know you could realize that I was so worried about the people’s perception in this region, given that we could be the only White American family in a black and colored neighborhood. My deployment followed the decision to bring more fresh detectives, mandated to restore sanity in a region where drug dealing and money laundering were among the most common businesses. The illegal businesses in the area that made many heartless residents extremely rich and dangerous were major concerns for all the detectives. As my wife, I am sure you could notice how uneasy and disturbed I could become many times, especially when I shared about the challenges I had at work. Being one of the most brilliant detectives brought in the region as fresh blood, I found myself in a very compromising situation when I was faced with the possibility of covering a heinous crime of murder in my first assignment. One of the most challenging cases that I handled was the murder of Charles Gamble, who was a waiter at the Barclays hotel. The Barclays hotel is one of the notorious joints where the significant money launderers and drug dealers would always meet to strike their deals, share proceeds and make most of their following plans. This landmark hotel was widely known as a high-end joint that only admitted the richest and the most’ respected’ people in the region and beyond. Rover Teale, the hotel owner, is said to be one of the leading money launderers who had no respect for human lives and would do anything to get away with murder and illicit business deals. While the 5-star hotel was widely known for its unique cuisines that made the institution maintain long Toan Nguyen 2 term business engagements with its customers, it was the heart of money laundering, with all the employees given a strict warning and forced to sign non-disclosure agreements that indicate that they shall never disclose anything fishy activities that they may have seen in the hotel. I learned that this is the agreement that Charles Gamble had violated, which eventually led to his murder. Nobody would cross the paths of the business people, who were very ready to kill anybody, including their partners presumed to be untrustworthy or suspected to be working with other external parties. The hotel further acted as a money-laundering joint where most of these thugs would clean their dirty monies and give good commission to the hotel manager. The hotel was highly protected by the rogue police officers, who were among the major beneficiaries of the illicit dealings in exchange for illegal firearms, police protection, and cover-ups. When I realized that I was coming into an already compromised system, where my seniors were the accomplices to criminal activities, I knew that my life was in danger. When Charles’s case was reported and assigned to me, Rover Teale approached me with an incredible deal that demanded nothing less than a cover-up of the murder case. He told me that he would give me a million dollars to report Charles’s death as an accidental occurrence, not cold-blood murder. While I was contemplating how to prove my professionalism in my role as a detective and bring all the perpetrators of the crime to justice, I became more confused when I learned the details of the case. While interrogating Rover Teale, I realized that the murder is connected to a complex chain of criminal activities that my senior officers were aware of. I learned that Rover Teale is a well-connected businessman who has been involved in a chain of illicit business activities that the detectives in LA have always covered. Right from the onset of the case, I realized that while I would wish to do justice to the victim of the rime, the case was life-threatening and would compromise my relationships with my seniors and make me become a marked man. I further realized that so many detectives have either been murdered or have mysteriously disappeared in the process of following up the cases related to Rover Teale and his friends. I found myself in a situation where I had to weigh two options; to follow up on the life-threatening case, prove my ability to render Toan Nguyen 3 justice to the victim and bring an end to the criminal gangs at Barclays hotel, or take up the life-changing bribe that Rover Teale was readily offered. I settled for the latter to save my life and give my time to learn more about criminal activities and find the best solution without being a marked man. Together with his friends, Rover Teale proves to be a criminal gang with the support of the top detectives. They are ready to bribe any officer to cover any unlawful activities and continue acting with impunity. With the high corruption that runs deep throughout LA, the death of Charles that was reported as ‘accidental’ was just a tip of the iceberg since many deaths always go unreported in this area, with almost all the law enforcement agencies compromised rubberstamp the continuity of the trade.

Flash Fiction 2

Beginning of the Unrest I am Reacher, a hardworking man who has served as a butler at the hotel for a long time. After referring my brother Charles to the same hotel I am working at, he also secured a job. I am described as a generous and kind person by my workmates. However, I am undergoing e horrible experience after losing my brother, who allegedly passed away due to “accidentally.” However, I am not convinced that his passing was an accident. Like any other death, there is a need for a thorough investigation to rule out any possibilities of murder. Investigators such as Baker are obligated to conduct conclusive research in such incidents. However, Baker was hesitant in this case, which led to me being even more suspicious about my brother’s death. As I sought justice and truth about what happened to my brother, I approached the police Captain to request more assistance after establishing that Baker was hesitant. On my way home from seeking the police Captain’s help, Baker approached me on the police station parking lot and threatened me that it would get rough for me if I continued pursuing my brother’s death. He also warned me to let the matter rest while convincing me that it was an accident. However, his threats made me realize that I was on the right path to seeking the truth about what happened to my brother, and more so, I realized there was a cover-up about his passing. Despite Baker’s threats, I did not falter and continued with my insistence of seeking the truth and hopefully getting justice. A conversation with the police captain also alerted him about foul play, and he decided to pass the case to a new pair of police investigators. After seeking the Police captain’s help, the hotel owner decided to lay me off from my job without cause. Since I was poor, I could not hire a lawyer to seek justice for my unlawful termination. Without knowing what was happening, I decided to approach the police captain and let him know about my situation. I was introduced to the investigators who questioned how I met my brother’s body. I explained I met him lying down in the bathroom without any signs of struggle. I also explained to them that he had no prior health problems, which helped rule out the possibility of health complications. They reopened the entire case and began a formal investigation into my brother’s death in their curiosity. The pair of investigators requested a thorough postmortem, which concluded an altercation between my brother and a second party before his murder. They also discovered bruising in his hand, wrists, and neck, covered with flour to avoid noticing. His lungs also were found to have drowned, which was explained to have been caused by either waterboarding or drowning. After a week of investigation and convincing report that my brother was murdered, my house was broken into at night, but luckily, I was visiting a friend that night. A note was left on my door stating that if I didn’t stop following up on my brother’s death, I would be murdered. It was shocking and worrying since all I wanted to know was the truth about my brother’s demise. The police captain was also shocked and worried about my safety and decided to provide protective custody. After further investigations, the police captain decided to let us know that he had assigned Baker a case about a human trafficking ring operating in the city. Baker’s research had led him to seek my brother’s help unraveling the trafficking ring. However, the head of the ring approached Baker gave him money in exchange for his silence on the matter. The investigators searched for the hotel I was working at and found two underaged girls locked up in one of the suite rooms, unraveling the human trafficking ring and its operations being mainly in the hotel. The investigators also discovered that my brother had found the human trafficking and the perpetrators and those involved and intended to report to the police captain, especially after discovering Baker had switched sides. However, before he could get to the police station, Baker followed him into the bathroom where the altercation happened as he tried to silence my brother to protect the head of the ring.

Topic: Barclay Hotel area in 2040

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From “Flash Fiction 1” and “Flash Fiction 2”, write 2 difference essay about what Barclay Hotel area will become in 2040 in architectural and environmental way. You can write anything you think of but it have to connect to Barclay Hotel current story which are Fiction 1 and Fiction 2. Note that 2 pages per fiction and they have to be completely difference

Plan an Examination-in-chief of the Defendant. Accompany your plan with a commentary justifying it in light of theories of examination-in-chief and advancing your client’s best interests in an ethical fashion.

Topic: Advocacy in Criminal Trial

7 pages + well-structured + cited references

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Please answer BOTH of the following questions. 1. Using the R v ? brief, in a separate X-page document, complete THREE of the following tasks (a)- (e). You should support your answers to this part of the assessment with any relevant law and references to commentary, including but not limited to works on the module’s Reading List. (a) State a persuasive Case Theory for the Defence. Justify the effectiveness of your case theory addressing the Prosecution’s case. (b) Plan a Crown’s Opening Speech, i.e., how the Prosecution might introduce its case to the jury at the start of the trial. Your speech may be note-form or full-form and should be accompanied by a commentary. (c) Plan a Cross-examination of I. Wit 1, or II. Wit 2. Accompany your plan with a commentary justifying it in light of theories of cross-examination and advancing your client’s best interests in an ethical fashion. (d) Plan an Examination-in-chief of the Defendant. Accompany your plan with a commentary justifying it in light of theories of examination-in-chief and advancing your client’s best interests in an ethical fashion. (e) Plan a Defence Closing Speech, i.e., how you expect the Defence to close its case to the jury at the end of the trial. Your speech may be note-form or full-form and should be accompanied by a commentary. 2. Complete a Reflection table for each of the THREE tasks completed in part 1. You should identify at least ONE learning outcome for each task. You may identify learning outcomes related to your current or future career, legal or otherwise, and or those related to further academic study. You may use the tables below or adopt your own layout

What are the difficulties Muslim women in hijab face in the professional and competitive sports industry? (discrimination against Muslim women in the professional sports industry)

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What are the difficulties Muslim women in hijab face in the professional and competitive sports industry? (discrimination against Muslim women in the professional sports industry)

Description In this assignment we must develop a qualitative research proposal. We have to Write an essay informing the reader how I plan on taking my Research question, and then developing a plan and proposal as to how and what we will undertake in order to gather the correct and necessary research and information for our qualitative research question. This is a piece of work in which you are invited to develop a qualitative research proposal. The proposal will identify an organisational problem or area of interest for research. Emphasize on Islamophobia in the professional sports industry, describe and elaborate if its ethical or unethical for organizations/authorities (sports) who discriminate to Muslim women when taking part in sports as they have to wear the hijab and dress in a certain way. discuss the difficulties and emotions as well if possible as it is a qualitive proposal. NB – this is a proposal only. You are not required to collect data/complete the research. My chosen Qualitative research question that we need to develop a proposal for is the following: What are the difficulties Muslim women in hijab face in the professional and competitive sports industry? (discrimination against Muslim women in the professional sports industry) • Besides talking about the hijab-covering of the hair (main focus), you can also cover the other factors they face (wearing of modest clothing, morality etc). and the difficulties they face in certain sports etc.  This overall coursework should be a qualitative proposal that addresses the issue (The difficulties Muslim women in hijab face in the professional sports industry)basically how it can be solved and the impact on the people, discuss the difficulties and emotions as well if possible as it is a qualitive proposal. • I have attached lecture notes in slide form, as well as the relevant readings which should be included in the sources. These slides and readings provide some necessary info and theories which will be relevant to this essay and should be taken into account and used in the essay. • I have also attached some of last year’s sample essays to different qualitative research questions. Please read and study these carefully as they provide exactly what is needed from this essay. They provide a clear outline, structure, style of writing, theories and framework for the essay. Which will be helpful. It gives an idea of what a qualitative proposal is like and what is expected from my institution from this qualitative research proposal, and I have also attached the assessment criteria for the assessment. • In addition to utilizing the provided slides and articles for sources you may also use other academic sources you deem necessary and fit in the essay, that you get on the internet etc. • Please see the essay structure below for what information is needed for each subheading. The structure below makes it easy to understand what is needed in each paragraph, as well as the questions that need to be answered in each paragraph and the points to be made. Important main points to be used in the essay: – Ethics and sensitivity of the people being focused or researched about – Comfortability: How a man (me) interviewing woman dynamic? (Muslim women) qualitative interviews; focus groups, one-on-one interviews. – Positivism, Romanticism and refextivist theories (need to add these theories and if possible more) (information provided in PowerPoint documents, also search externally) – Use neo positivism principles in the essay where applicable (information provided in PowerPoint documents, also search externally) – Primary research: focus group, one on one interview, Secondary research: past articles, books; use in the section of ‘Proposed Method & Approach (700 words)’ (see below). – Find and add a few specific examples of issues of Muslim women being faced with the issue of difficulty in the sports industry