Marx claimed that there was a _____________ for the rate of profit to fall during the course of history.

There is a ____________ of new governments to increase spending on weapons.

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The article contains a discussion of Tennyson's use of nature in his poetry that encourages new ideas.

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She makes a contribution to the debate about the EU's global role that is different from what has been said before.

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He takes a view of the role of the media in society that looks at the topic in a way that makes it seem simpler than it actually is.

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Most women try to balance work and family,” Dutchevici says, “but that balance is seldom equal.” In fact, she says working mothers ― even those with partners ― often find themselves essentially working two full-time jobs: keeping their career together while doing the brunt of housework, cooking and child-rearing. This happens for a variety of reasons, but societal expectations about the roles of women and men at home are still very much to blame, says Tamra Lashchyk, a Wall Street executive, business coach and author of the book “Lose the Gum: A Survival Guide to Women on Wall Street

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There’s no denying that women around the world have made great strides toward equality in the past century. One hundred years ago, women in the United States still didn’t have the right to vote, and very few were allowed to pursue higher education or a meaningful career outside of their household duties. Fast forward to today, and more than 70 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 54 are active members of the national workforce. On top of this, 2015 marked the first year when women were, on average, more likely to have a bachelor’s degree than men, and this trend is on the rise

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So what can women do to combat these societal pressures? Finding workplaces that offer flexible schedules, work-at-home opportunities and ample maternity and paternity leave is a good first step, but Dr. Neeta Bhushan, an emotional intelligence advocate and author, says women should also learn to put themselves first. “The first step is being mindful of your emotional health in your relationships with others and the relationship you have with yourself,“ Bhushan says. “When you put yourself first, you are able to make a bigger impact on your community. This is different than being selfish ― think beyond you. You want to make sure that you are being taken care of so that you can take care of others.”

The meaning of privatism as seen in the sentence below is:

I have already indicated in the last chapter that there is some evidence for the appearance of 'family privatism' -

What is the meaning of the highlighted word as seen in the paragraph below?

a greater frequency of moving house which disrupts local social networks, including family; a more instrumental attitude to work so that men and women try to earn as much as possible by working longer hours; and the emergence of a pattern of domesticity in which interests shift to the home and its decoration and improvement, the children and the conjugal tie.

Civic

Constraint

take advantage of

when 2 people/ groups agree to help each other in a similar way

causing an angry reaction → persuasive

set by a rule or order → provocative