Ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth. The city-state’s democracy‚ which was known as a direct or radical democracy‚ was at its peak under the rule of Pericles (circa 495- 430 BC). Prior to the development of what was an extremely active democracy‚ the Athenians were under various forms of government‚ including monarchy‚ oligarchy and tyranny. Monarchy The city-states in Greece were established some time around the 9th century BC. From around
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Social-networking sites prove more of a distraction than a useful tool. The inundation of friend requests and insignificant news feeds on sites like Facebook eat up valuable time that could be spent solidifying contacts in person. "The most effective networking is face to face‚" says Stanford business professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. "There’s no substitute for real human contact. It’s less personal online." Nothing has changed the internet more than the rise of social networking sites. Before social networking
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Democracy: The Best of the Worst Democracy is without a doubt a fairly successful system of governance. Although dozens of systems have been tried over the ages‚ the world has been continuously edging towards increasingly democratic models‚ at least in baby steps when not in great leaps and bounds. And yet Winston Churchill - both the product and professional beneficiary of a modestly democratic system - suggested that he considered it to be paradoxically "the worst form of government except all
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being a distraction is argued by Frances Moore Lappe. Multiple argumentative points are presented by Lappe on what’s the right issue to focus on. The first point Lappe argues is the amount of food we have. Lappe goes on to say‚ “They were telling us that we had reached the Earth’s limits to feed ourselves‚ but in fact there was more than enough food for us all” (249). In other words‚ “they” were telling us that there is less food to eat than Lappe believes we have. It is more or less true that hunger
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A number of people assert that some cultures are not more efficient than others because East Asia’s inability to dominate the world was because of their geographical location in the world and their surroundings but I think that some cultures are better than others because East Asian countries continue to grow from the adoption of Western cultures. They would explain that East Asian countries did not have the ability to conquer the world do to the formation of the their land. The coastline of China
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Assessing military veterans for posttraumatic stress disorder: A guide for primary care clinicians. Journal Of The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners‚ 18(9)‚ 409-413. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00147.x What is the article about? Bringing awareness and educating doctors on how military veterans are apt to be exposed to (PTSD) posttraumatic stress disorder because of the turmoil and stress they encounter while being deployed. Also educating them on how to recognize if a military veteran is
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Advantages of Permissive Parenting Relating to your child more as a friend than a parent can give a Mum or dad a greater understanding of what makes their child tick and as they get older‚ communication can be easier. Being positive about what children are doing and saying can raise levels of self-esteem and give them the knowledge that their parents will accept them and love them whatever they say or do. Disadvantages of Permissive Parenting Children of permissive parents have no boundaries‚
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Drones in the Military In the military drones are referred to as a UAVs (Unmanned Ariel Vehicles) but to most people they are called drones. Drones are used in the military when having an actual pilot is deemed too dangerous. Although there is no pilot in the actual cockpit maneuvering the plane‚ there is a pilot controlling the plane through satellite signals. Drones provide all kinds of information for the military. There are different types of drones that have different functions. Some of the
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Democracy means power in the hand of people. Democracy is a form of government where sovereignty is in the hand of the people‚ the general public. The basic idea is of equality‚ freedom and welfare for all. It does not take into consideration the cast or the wealth of some person; every individual is treated fairly and is given equal rights. Democracy implies political liberty. Political liberty consists of the right to vote‚ the right to sand as a candidate for election‚ the right to hold public
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pill and liquid form. Experts in nutrition consider liquid vitamins to be a remarkable breakthrough in the domain. This is one of the reasons which may explain the lately outburst of liquid supplement advertising. But what makes liquid vitamins better than their pill equivalents? First and foremost‚ it is a matter of absorption. The liquids are chewable tablets which are being absorbed quicker by the body. It is estimated that the absorption
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