national government a ‘good kicking’ during European elections‚ as seen in the UK‚ Spain and France‚ rather than vote on a broad manifesto of ideas. This is fuelled further by MEPs campaigning on local issues rather than European ones.” This is an example of part of the democratic deficit in the European Parliament. To further show how there is a democratic deficit in the European Parliament I will explain how it is largely inaccessible to its European citizens and how the European Parliament lacks
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50 Shades of Ignorance: It is well understood that the mass media holds the power to reinforce dominant social understandings of males and females‚ producing discriminating social systems (Ott‚ 2010‚p. 180).This is done through the media’s ability to abuse female chastity to be ideally pure and reserved. Consumers being known as the secondary audiences allow media messages to influence them and they would then disseminate the information (Ott‚ 2010‚ p.220). Stereotyping can occur when a “misleading
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Period 5 March 3‚ 2013 Donkey V. Elephant Solely based on this assessment of my opinions on ten issues‚ I am a Republican… slightly. Out of the ten issues‚ I had six Republican views and Democratic views. However‚ as Ray Bradbury said‚ “I hate all politics. I don’t like either political party. One should not belong to them - one should be an individual‚ standing in the middle. Anyone that belongs to a party stops thinking.” Of course‚ I don’t see all politicians as idiots; I just think that having
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In the movie 50 First Dates‚ Lucy Whitmore‚ portrayed by Drew Barrymore‚ is an art teacher that suffers from anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create memories after the event that caused amnesia has occurred. Because of this‚ Lucy only remembers things that occurred prior to her misfortunate car accident. For example‚ her father and brother go out of their way to reassure Lucy that the day is October 13‚ 2002‚ so that she does not suffer from the shocking truth
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Democratic Irony Torture without reason in a democratic country is at it’s best unjustified and ineffective. The United States of America prides itself as being one of the most powerful democracies around the world and The U.S.’s continued use of Guantanamo Bay‚ a corrupt institution‚ as an interrogation facility provides a great example of their ignorance toward basic human rights‚ their unwillingness to release possibly innocent immigrants back to their countries and lastly disregarding
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One of the elements of democratic citizenship is the freedom of expression of oneself‚ the right to education and to choose representatives in governments‚ among others. The freedom of expression of oneself is a legacy of the free world. It is not a philosophy waiting to be proven; but has been proven to be the most important engine with education in overcoming the barriers and challenges to democracy itself. This thesis therefore will serve to highlight four major areas of this concern. A challenge
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The Idea Of America President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said‚ “We are all bound together by hope of a common future rather than by reverence for a common past that helped us to build upon this continent a unity.” We are unified by our futures and not our pasts. To be an American means to have a ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ and to be equal to anyone no matter the race‚ religion or where you’re from. However‚ another way to be American is to believe in the idea‚ some people believe America is based off
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you should seek further resources because some UV rays like UVB can pass through those leaving your skin exposed. To further protect the skin people typically use sun protection lotions with different levels which provide more or less protection. SPF 50 provides about two percent more protection than SPF 30 and 5 more percent than SPF 15. The highest level of SPF is 100 which protects 99 percent of the skin but no factor can protect it 100 percent(The American Cancer Society medical and editorial
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The Idea of India is a modern construct‚ India is but a geographical expression‚ do you agree? Winston Churchill once said that " India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the Equator." Churchill was hardly ever right about India‚ but it is true that India stands out among all countries of the world in the matter of heterogeneity it displays in terms of ethnic groups‚ embracing almost all geographical landforms‚ from mighty Himalayas to vast seas and enormous
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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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