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    Liberal Democracy is a contradiction in terms The term democracy comes from the Greek language and means "rule by the people". Over time‚ it has developed to sub categorize into different types of democracy such as direct‚ representative and religious. It therefore would be obvious to assume that different political views shape the way in which democracy is devised in practice. Liberal democracy shadows closely to representative. It expresses the need for free and fair elections‚ individual rights

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    I will draw from the essay that the Liberal theory taken from "The Declaration of Sentiments" by Elizabeth Stanton demonstrates a theoretical conclusion of oppression. I will argue rather than that of “The Origin of the Family‚ Private Property and the State” written by Friedrich Engels‚ the Marxist theory fell short of offering a theoretical explanation because Engels’ prescribes for abolishment of property rights and inheritance but does not include ethnic factors in order to show a useful way

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    You and What Are You Doing Here?" by Mark Edmundson narrates the experience of studying at college. Mark Edmundson says‚ that the first day of college is a major achievement not just for the students attending to their classes also an achievement for parents‚ grandparents‚ uncles‚ and aunts who helped to get at college. He says‚ education in America is a fight against the drugs‚ violence‚ slime-based culture and big fight against the institution and education is about finding out what form of work

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    Death of Liberal Arts”‚ by Nancy Cook‚ does make a valid point that students should not only know skills that will get them a job‚ but the skills to analyze and dig deeper into given information. Nancy Cook talks about how Centenary College in Shreveport‚ La. took out liberal arts classes and added new professional programs that teach about skills that students will need to obtain a job. After understand the article‚ one can disagree with Centenary College’s decision in cutting the liberal arts classes

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    Proper Use of Technology for Higher Education Today‚ the advancements and the spread of media and information technologies are bringing college students closer to new realities in contemporary society. Technology has become a crucial component in curricula throughout the nation. Every college in the U.S. is spending million of dollars to provide students with the best and the latest technological advancements. What are the best uses of technology and how can it be used to enhance the education of college

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    Marywood’s Liberal Arts is a requirement for the students in order for them to graduate. It provides positive benefits over all for the students even if it does not intervene with their major. Having an education in the Liberal Arts provides an individual to share their education and communication throughout their environment. For example‚ my major is Interior Architecture and I find it pointless to take an English class. I do not see how reading a book and jotting down notes can help me when I

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    disadvantages‚ but on the other hand the drawbacks could leave many persons asking if society benefits? Education is a very suitable medium for social mobility as on transcends the various classes‚ strata and levels of education. This is one option in order to achieve some measure of financial freedom. This statement implies that anyone must embrace‚ straddle and overcome the establish levels in an education system. That is from the informal learning one experience from birth to the formal early childhood

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    STATE ACCORDING TO LIBERAL PERSPECTIVE. The state is being perceived as an "organised structural and institutional whole" epitomizing the power relations of society. The state in a developing society arise from historical factors and interacts with society through its decisive role in the economic process of the nation. To study the nature of any particular state‚ it is necessary to analyse to relation between state‚ power‚ and social classes and the purpose of the state. The liberal democratic form

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    INTERNET FOR EDUCATION Dicky Urianto Halimawan ¡V 03320030075 Industrial Engineering of Pelita Harapan University‚ Lippo Karawaci‚ Tangerang Abstract In the past few years‚ Indonesia has experienced the integration of the internet into society. This situation has created their presence in the market with taking us to the aim of this study that for know the reasons of university student on using internet for education. The data of benefits of using Internet for Education were collected

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    The belief that liberal arts is extra‚ just for fun‚ not useful‚ worthless‚ a waste of money‚ unproductive‚ futureless‚ (any or all of the above) is quite frankly a ludicrous claim. Many adults have engrained in their minds‚ sure that it’s fine to take as a course in school‚ but it’s never going anywhere‚ it’s never going to land a career‚ a job‚ a lifestyle. The stereotype for ‘worthless’ majors is always liberal arts degrees (whether is philosophy‚ art history‚ or Russian literature‚ they have

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