1. Should Children Be Encouraged to Think for Themselves? Should children be encouraged to think for themselves? This is one of those questions that seems to invite an immediate and emphatic‚ almost dismissive answer. “Of course children should be encouraged to think for themselves. We’re not raising robots‚ after all. What’s wrong with you? How dare you ask such a silly question!” Well‚ my personal defects aside‚ the question is far more difficult than it first appears. For one thing‚ we should
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Venezuela is a nation emerging from the corruption of two century’s plagued by greedy military dictator and bloody revolutions that left hundreds of thousands dead. During the 21st century Venezuela eventually became a democratic nation when its first democratically elected president‚ Rómulo Gallegos‚ in which he ruled until 1947. The last of the military coups put him out of office and landed Perez Jimenez‚ the corrupt power monger only worsened the corruption within the already struggling nation
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Why is Corruption a Problem? Corruption is the use of public office for private gain‚ the use of official position‚ rank or status by an office bearer for his own personal benefit. (Khandu) Corruption can come in different forms‚ like bribery‚ extortion‚ cronyism‚ nepotism‚ patronage‚ graft and embezzlement. (Paper) Corruption can be a major obstacle in the process of economic‚ political‚ social and environmental development and in modernizing a country. (Myint) Corruption can also affect people’s
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corruption: “Corruption‚ is a kind of allurement‚ psychologically encourage the human being to do or not to do anything in order to make personal gains whether in kind‚ cash or otherwise.” Corruption is a global phenomenon‚ found in one shape or the other whether the country is a democratic‚ kingship‚ Socialist or Communist‚ developing or a developed. Hardly a country is free from the clutches of the devil of corruption. The subject of corruption figures in every international summit‚ as
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Corruption is Social Evil" "Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In its simplest sense‚ corruption may be defined as an act of bribery or misuse of public position or power for the fulfillment of selfish motives or to gain personal gratifications. In recent Centuries India has earned a place among the THREE most corrupt countries in the world. Corruption in India is a consequence of the nexus between Bureaucracy‚ politics and criminals. At one time‚ bribe was paid for
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Short Speech on Corruption in India : Corruption in India is one of the most menacing threats that our economy has been battling with ever since the independence. At all levels of Indian bureaucracy corruption has seemingly taken its toll and has been corroding the structure of our nation. Be it private sector or public sector‚ Indian people have a tendency of misusing the public position/power in their favor to fulfill their motives and gain personal benefits. All these “allegations” are not solely
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HOW TO HANDLE CORRUPTION IN INDIA?? According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ corruption is dishonesty and illegal behavior by people in positions of authority or power. India was ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency International’s‚ Corruption Perception Index‚ 2012 on 5th December‚ 2012. Most of us may have had‚ at some point or the other in our life‚ a firsthand experience of offering bribes‚ using our contacts or influencing people to get work done in government offices or to get jobs
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page1 2. Corruption page1 3. Maladministration or Injustice page2 4. examples of maladministration page3 5. Actually Corruption page4 6. Generalized terms types of costs of corruption page5 7. Conclusion
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COMBAT CORRUPTION Corruption - defined as ’the abuse of public power for personal ends ’ - has always existed. Corruption occurs when organisations or individuals profit improperly through their position in an activity‚ and thereby cause damage or loss. The most disquieting aspect of the widespread corruption is the fact that it is not anymore confined to politicians or the government machinery alone. It is prevalent amongst almost every section of the society at every level. Corruption hampers
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Media and Anti-Corruption In some countries‚ such as Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ Bosnia Herzegovina‚ and Albania to a much lesser extent‚ the independent media has brought to the fore numerous corruption cases‚ exposing high officials. It has also been a major force behind mobilizing public opinion against corruption‚ as in the case of Bulgaria. At the same time it has exerted indirect pressure on the respective governments to take steps to limit corruption practices. The Bulgarian independent
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