STUDENT MUST NOT TAKE PART IN POLITICS Albert Einstein observed: "It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacity to give validity to his conviction in political affairs." I’m sure‚ this pretty much sums up why we’re debating on this topic today‚ since we students are considered to have become “politically aware” by the age of 18. So‚ what exactly do we understand by the word “politics”. Politics is the art or science of influencing people on a civic‚ or individual level‚ says
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causing disasters. Spurred by poverty‚ population growth‚ ill-advised policies and simple greed‚ humanity is at war with the plants and animals that share its planet. People are bound to nature no less than a fish is bound to water. If people are to survive they must realize that at such a rate we destroy‚ exploit and damage the environment must be stopped for various reasons. Humanity‚ firstly‚ does not play by the rules of nature. We destroy our competition for the sake of making them dead. Secondly
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“The meaning of a message is the change which it produces in the image”.[1] In order to be a good political leader‚ you have to progress certain traits over time. You are not born a good political leader you have to be made in to a good political leader. To be a good political leader you must have will power and determination to succeed. A good political leader in order to succeed needs a good education‚ training and experience. “Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish
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Society Society refers to a population of people that is organized in a cooperative manner to carry out the major functions of life‚ including reproduction‚ sustenance‚ shelter‚ and defense (Kornblum‚ 2000) and a population that occupies the same territory‚ is subject to the same political authority and participates in a common culture (Robertson‚ 1987). Under Society we have this Social Structure which refers to the recurring patterns of behaviour that people create through their interactions‚
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The Anti-Democratic Faces of Socrates Socrates is among an elite class of extraordinary human beings. Whether it is religion‚ politics or socioeconomic issues‚ Socrates’ philosophy had a profound impact on Athenian civilization. His thoughts and ideas have sparked many debates and examinations of the way we live our lives even today. In the three dialogues Defence of Socrates‚ Euthyphro‚ and Crito‚ written by the philosopher Plato‚ one can find evidence that Socrates was not an enthusiast for democracy
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Is the UK political system democratic? “A government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people.” The word democracy comes from the Greek words "demos" which means the people and "kratos" which means authority‚ or power. A democratic political system is one in which the ultimate political authority is vested in the people this means that all eligible citizens are able to participate equally either directly or through elected representatives in the proposal‚ development‚ and creation of laws
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One must be able to clearly read the signs coming from the other. To be able to understand the signs you must know something of your audience. While verbally speaking the word yes‚ is a clear communication‚ someone who shakes his head up and down to mean yes‚ may not be as easily understood. When I was a new employee at the previous company I worked for‚ we were called to a management meeting where the President/Owner of the company did all the talking. On my way up to the meeting‚ people were
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Chester Himes’s If He Hollers Let Him Go provides a graphic window into the world of racism where his protagonist‚ Bob Jones‚ outlines personal dreams that serve as a framework to recreate the reality of the overwhelming prejudice prevalent in the 1940s. The novel unfolds over a course of four to five days‚ where each day begins with a nightmare encountering various forms of racism. Throughout each dream‚ Jones elicits scenes of violence‚ with each one escalating in visual description and immoral
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A leader is a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal. The types of leaders vary but in this case‚ we will be dealing with the religious and political leaders. A religious leader is one who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body while a political leader is a person actively engaged in politics especially a full time professional member of a deliberate assembly. A political leader can also be a person who is experienced or skilled
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and Political Leaders Throughout history the world has seen numerous forms of governments. With each and every type of government whether they are looked at as being good or bad we have gained something even if it was just the knowledge of the way we do not want things be. Also with the different forms of governments we have met different political leaders. Just as with different governments the different political leaders have taught us something as well and even some of the worst political leaders
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