Before the Press: § majority of the population was illiterate § no standard for what proper writing was § ppl divided into upper class and lower class § knowing how to read did not mean that you knew how to write § knowledge limited to memory-- mnemonics & abrv. § books were rare and expensive § travel was dangerous - no maps § sense of time based on nature--no calendars‚ no clocks Brief history: § china made paper money and playing cards - block-printed § every word‚ phrase & pic was
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What is the freedom of press? 1. what is press? mediums including newspaper‚ radio‚ television‚ internet and etc. 2. what are the ideal purpose of the press? Newsworthy information‚ inform citizens‚ democracy 2. imagine freedom of press is abusively used. what do you think if these are in press? a) Defamation: Martin Bouygues was briefly reported as dead last weekend by Agence France Presse (AFP) b) Obscenity c) Any advocacy of national‚ racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to
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QUESTION 1; 1. Do you think elections can be a good measure of democracy? Discuss this statement in relation to elections recently held in African countries you are familiar with. INTRODUCTION The year 2011 experienced serious levels of political activities in Africa such as political upheavals‚ middle-east uprisings and elections in many countries. Most Islamic nations rose against their long-ruling leaders‚ hence saw the ousted of Egyptian Hosni Mubarak and the killing of Muamar
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There are two different understandings of democracy: direct democracy (the rule of many) and representative democracy. The US government uses representative democracy‚ everyone is given their own power‚ even if it’s as minimal as voting for a leader to represent you. The Framers of the Constitution believed a direct democracy would lead to people following the popular opinion instead of the common good for the nation. Despite being run on a democracy‚ people have separate views of how the government
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Introduction The birth of democracy in Sparta and Athens was a long‚ painful journey‚ created by wars‚ cruel leaders‚ and heroic figures. Although many of democracy’s ideas came from Athenian government‚ it was very different from the democracy in the United States‚ for example. In general‚ wealthy aristocrats had the most power. But without the ideas that this time period created‚ who knows where we would be now. In this paper‚ I’m going to outline how democracy came to be in early Athenian and
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ChE IV Date Submitted: January 4‚ 2012 ChE 171 Assignment 1. Essential and Non-essential Amino acids Amino acids are organic compounds which contain both an amino group and a carboxyl group and may be divided into two groups basing on whether they are produced internally by the human body or not: essential and non-essential amino acids (hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu‚ 2012). An essential amino acid (indispensable amino acid) is an amino acid which an organism
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In general there are two kinds of press nowadays: tabloids and quality press. Each of them has its own way of parenting people‚ events and news. However‚ they often write about the same events‚ their styles are completely different. Tabloids focus on celebrities‚ their lives‚ successes‚ love affairs and rumours. The quality press presents the most important news‚ political events or sport occurrences. The journalists who write articles for the quality press respect "Ethics Code". What is more‚ they
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with the basic principles of democracy and capitalism. However‚ the basic governing tenets of majority rule and the free market are not absolute. In fact in many instances‚ both historic and contemporary‚ we are able to recognize policies that run contrary to the ideals of "one person‚ one vote" and the "laissez faire" economy. Please describe how one or both of these principles is only partially adhered to in our country‚ and why?” Retort- Capitalism and Democracy‚ It was supposed to be a match
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undermine or enhance democracy in Britain? Democracy means ‘rule by the people’ and for this to function properly‚ it requires an informed public. Media provides this information to the public and therefore‚ the very definition of media suggests it is a democratic device; The media includes all organizations such as television‚ radio and newspapers‚ which provide news and information for the public. media informs and empowers all members of society‚ therefore enhancing democracy. However‚ there are
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According to Hewitt (2011) “the European Union’s finest hour was when it stood as a beacon for democracy‚ the rule of law and a civil society and enticed the peoples of Eastern Europe to embrace freedom.” Despite such a rich tradition of democracy‚ the burning question which has been recurrently on the lips of renowned academics and political thinkers/actors is whether or not Britain is facing a crisis in democracy‚ with some responding to this question in the affirmative. It has therefore been argued by
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