"You chaps mustn't worry when you come back" : Cape Town soldiers and aspects of the experience of war and demobilisation 1939-1953

Very little scholarly work has been written about Cape Town during the Second World War. Indeed, very little has been written about South African society at all during this period. This study is an attempt to contribute towards scholarly discussion of the effects of war on South African society, and to try to understand the largely neglected effects of the War on those who took part in it. Much of this study focuses on the experiences of white Englishspeaking veterans. This is because the majority of soldiers fighting in the Second World War were from this particular population group, and also because it was this group that was about to lose commanding political influence upon its return to South Africa. A central theme of this study is the government's neglect of the returning soldiers, and their failure to live up to their promises. The change of government in 1948 was to ensure that the needs of the ex-volunteers were never fully addressed, and that the veterans would never occupy the central position in society which they thought was their right, having fought in a war which many members of the new government had opposed. The focus on Cape Town also ensures that this study remains separate from the many papers which have been written detailing the rise of Nationalism from the late 1930s until the 1948 election. Looking at the other side of the political spectrum - at the eventual losers - has important and interesting political and historical implications, and adds a new dimension to the political history of the period. The methodology used for this study is mainly oral - interviews were conducted with a small representative sample of veterans and have provided a basis for all secondary research. Using the testimony of veterans has proved a useful and original tool for examining the period in question. One further aim of the thesis is to provide an opportunity for the voices of the veterans to be recognised as an authoritative resource about the history of Cape Town during the War and in the immediate post-War period. The thesis is split into two parts to reflect the different nature of Cape Town society during and after the War. The early part deals with Cape Town during the War and the changes which were taking place there as a result of South African participation in the conflict. This section also examines the wartime experiences of the soldiers and assesses how these experiences helped to forge new identities and behaviour after the War. Part Two looks at the post-War period and the demobilisation process, examining how it treated and prejudiced the soldiers who were involved

Oil Filter Wrench Attachment

The purpose for this report is to outline the design process for an oil filter remover/installer intended to be used with a ratcheting socket wrench. The goal of this project was to design an attachment for a socket wrench that could be used to remove or install oil filters in a vehicle. This report will discuss design criteria for the new design, a few current designs for similar tools and their problem areas, initial design ideas, the design process of the chosen design, and the prototype building and testing for the project

Recognizing Non-Verbal Social Cues Promotes Social Performance in LD Adolescents

The research examined whether an educational intervention could enhance the ability of learning disabled (LD) adolescents to recognize non-verbal emotional messages and thus their social functioning. Most LD children have problems recognizing non-verbal cues, particularly emotional ones, and have social difficulties. The study examined the validity of the theory of a link between ability to recognize non-verbal emotional cues and social functioning. According to this theory, the better the ability to recognize non-verbal emotional messages the better the social functioning. An educational intervention was devised to investigate this. The intervention included 12 lessons of 45 minutes each, twice a week for six weeks. The study examined 77 Israeli LD, native Hebrew-speaking adolescents in grades 7-10. The results demonstrated the efficacy of the intervention in enhancing students’ ability to recognize non-verbal emotional messages. Students’ social functioning improved in two social parameters: empathy and social closeness. Students with borderline IQ benefited more from the intervention than students with normal range IQ, and boys benefited more than girls. The study suggests an effective practical tool for promoting social functioning among adolescents with LD.   Cette recherche a examiné dans quelle mesure une intervention éducative pouvait augmenter la capacité des adolescents ayant des problèmes d’apprentissage à détecter les messages émotionnels non verbaux et ainsi améliorer leurs comportements sociaux. La plupart des adolescents ayant des problèmes d’apprentissage éprouvent de la difficulté à reconnaitre les messages non verbaux, notamment ceux de nature émotionnelle, et ils manifestent des difficultés sociales. Cette étude a examiné la validité de la théorie selon laquelle il y aurait un lien entre la capacité à détecter les messages émotionnels non verbaux et le fonctionnement sur le plan social. La théorie soutient que mieux on reconnait les messages émotionnels non verbaux, mieux on fonctionne sur le plan social. Pour étudier cette théorie, nous avons conçu une intervention éducative impliquant 12 leçons de 45 minutes chacune, deux fois par semaine pendant six semaines. Cette étude a porté sur 77 adolescents israéliens de langue maternelle hébraïque entre la 7e et la 10e année et ayant des difficultés d’apprentissage. Les résultats démontrent l’efficacité de l’intervention dans l’augmentation de la capacité des élèves de reconnaitre les messages émotionnels non verbaux. Le fonctionnement social des élèves s’est amélioré selon deux paramètres sociaux: l’empathie et la proximité sociale. Les élèves ayant un QI limite ont profité plus de l’intervention que ceux ayant un QI dans la gamme normale, et les garçons ont démontré plus d’amélioration que les filles. Cette recherche propose un outil pratique et efficace visant la promotion du fonctionnement social chez les adolescents ayant des difficultés d’apprentissage.

A cause of death of fish in the Southwest.

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Dance With Me

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Come To The Ball: Song

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