Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. In an older and closely related meaning‚ "science" also refers to a body of knowledge itself‚ of the type that can be rationally explained and reliably applied. A practitioner of science is known as a scientist. Since classical antiquity‚ science as a type of knowledge has been closely linked to philosophy. In the early modern period the words "science"
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Political Science-II Political Obligations and Issues of Fair Play: A Critical Analysis Submitted By: Abhishek Choudhary (2034) Table of Contents Introduction Modern theories in the pursuit of explaining the provenance of political obligations tend to display a warranted skepticism of traditional consent theories. Twentieth century political philosophers expended much of their energy in drawing attention to the utter absurdity of such theories by attacking
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What Is a cooperative society ? A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[1] A cooperative is defined by the International Cooperative Alliance’s Statement on the Cooperative Identity as "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic‚ social‚ and cultural needs and aspirations through jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise".[2] A cooperative may
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Unit 1 Chapter 1.2 Democracy The type of government in which citizens elect their government‚ usually by electing representatives Democratic decision-making A process by which a group decision is made by a majority vote Autocracy The type of government in which one person rules with absolute power Autocratic decision-making A process by which one person makes a decision for the group Consensus A general agreement or opinion that is sought through discussion not about Consensual/collaborative
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Second Examination Review Sheet 1. What were the goals of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna? What were their aims and how did they redraw the map of Europe in the wake of Napoleon’s defeat? What did the chief architects of the Congress‚ such as Metternich‚ hope to achieve? Congress of Vienna was a conservative group that aimed to develop peaceful international relations system Goal: achieve postwar stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to
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Categories and types of leadership Leadership is a quality a person may have. One can categorize the exercise of leadership as either actual or potential: * actual - giving guidance or direction‚ as in the phrase "the emperor has provided satisfactory leadership". * potential - the capacity or ability to lead‚ as in the phrase "she could have exercised effective leadership"; or in the concept "born to lead". In both cases‚ as a result of the constancy of change some people detect within
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INTRODUCTION The constitution of a country will be in the nature of a statute emanating directly from the inherent authority of the people themselves binding all the institutions organs of government and all sections of the society to its principles and provisions as it is the fundamental law of the land. It defines the political philosophy of our people and their socio economic ideals and aspirations. In B R Kapur v. state of Tamil Nadu constitution is a document having special legal sanctity
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[pic] By Bhabani Sankar B.Singh Bhabani Sankar B.Singh Daringbadi‚ Kandhamal Odisha‚ India Pin-762104 A few words from me......... Bhabani Sankar B.Singh ( MA BJ ) Being a student of journalism writing is an obvious passion .Apart from that ‚am passionate
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Taylor Ziccarelli Period 1 Unit 10 Major Understandings 1. The following led the United States to enter WWI on the Allied Powers’ Side: * Allied Propaganda - Propaganda was a popular attempt to sway the public opinion in America just before its involvement. While German propaganda organizations such as the German Literary Defense Committee distributed over a million pamphlets during 1914 stressing their strength and will‚ Allied propaganda called on historical ties and
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] Gerrit Rietveld Academy Basicyear Longlist Exam Questions 2013 1. Why can modern day man‚ not be granted authority to disclaim cultural expressions that is foreign to that of himself from/as being art? 2. Breton wrote in 1929 ’The problem of women is the most marvellous and disturbing problem in the world’. Explain the place of woman in the surrealist movement. The place of woman in the surrealist movement is divided in two. On one hand the woman are used as muses for artists and is
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