NO MORE PROMISES Synopsis The theme of this essay “A democracy that delivers” is an apt one coming in the wake of Nigeria’s emerging democracy. This essay titled “No more promises” discusses democracy and its operations in Nigeria where I live. It examines governance in Nigeria within the context of the challenges of returning to a democratic system of governance after many years of military rule. It looks at citizens’ expectations and how far they have been met in ten years of a new democratic
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Less IS More In “The Gospel of Consumption”‚ Jeffrey Kaplan touched on the Kellogg controversy regarding their temporary experiment with a six-hour workday. This hot debate brought up the question: Which is better? A larger income or a chance to rest? It is without hesitation that I say we should have stuck to the six-hour workday. Although our current eight hour routines allow us the opportunity to earn more money‚ Kellogg’s experiment proved that those with shorter hours were happier and healthier
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Was Dunkirk a moral victory or a military disaster? Firstly‚ let’s set the scene for this event. Neville Chamberlain had declared war on the Nazis eight months ago and currently there was a stalemate between both sides called the “Phoney War.” On May 10‚ the Germans launched a blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands and Belgium. By May 15‚ they had already broken through the French defenses and started to head straight for the English Channel. A week later‚ German forces had the British Expeditionary
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Paul Chung Transition English Four April 21‚ 2011 Essay No more Guns The year 1774 was pivotal in the history of the United States. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war‚ which lasted thirteen years and claimed thousands of lives. Fighting against the British‚ the Americans had to rely on individual citizens because they did not have a well organized army. As famers and hunters‚ many citizens already owned guns. These rifles proved indispensable in defeating the British. After the
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faster and more accurately. Even in hotel and travel industry‚ there have been significant losses in administration in hotels because of significant advances in the way people book and check in. Nowadays‚ most bookings for hotels are made through websites instead of phoning up and having your name written in a book. Additionally‚ management and running of a hotel can now be done all by one person. One person can have a computer with powerful hotel management software on it which can control all
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consistency. It allows all people to understand the approach that will be used‚ and allow for consistent planning to be in place. All future planning should have the service user at the centre. 1.3 – Explain why risk-taking can be part of a person centred approach. Risk taking can be part of a person centred approach‚ because this allows service users‚ staff teams‚ as well as clinical staff‚ to try to support service users to further themselves and attempt to see what service users are able of achieving
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No More Hiroshimas. James Kirkup. Appreciation by P.S.Remesh Chandran‚ Editor‚ Sahyadri Books‚ Trivandrum. Mankind hates to destruct‚ in spite of the destructive traits inherent in man. In his heart‚ man is a good being who likes to preserve mankind’s achievements intact for the posterity. But politics is often not led by men‚ but by mobs and crowds. Wars when fought by single persons have always turned to be good to this world: Socrates‚ Tolstoy‚ Louis Pasteur. When fought by people‚ they turned
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Maryse Delphonse English 111 Homework assignment #2 Megan McHugh In 2001 I came to the US‚ I was all happy because I knew it would be more to open and more opportunities for me and son. It was all different feeling when I got here‚ I missed my family so much that nothing was not more interesting for me than worked hard to bring them over. Finally in December 2009 my parents came and it was my year of jubilee‚ from there I know it was a start for my siblings
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the poem “Loss and Gain” (1893)‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow emphasizes the ups and downs of life‚ and how the negatives of life are inevitable‚ however they can be turned into something positive. Longfellow is able to make this clear by writing the poem in first person to try and relate with the audience‚ and by using optimistic diction and tone. Mr. Longfellow’s purpose in this poem is to show the audience that in life some will fail at times‚ in order to reveal that those failures can be turned
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Hearing loss is hard for many people to deal with in life. It can be hard to accept that there’s a problem with your hearing‚ and this can create some issues that pop up on occasion. Hearing loss not only can impact your personal life‚ but also your professional life. Hearing loss is nothing to take lightly in the workplace‚ even if your hearing loss isn’t severe enough to qualify you for needing a hearing aid. It can be in your best interest to look into how a hearing amplifier can help you
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