knowledge. Al-Farabi is the first Muslim philosopher to have left political writings‚ either in the form of commentaries or in treaties of his own based upon Plato. Al-Farabi’s works was preserved from ravages of time contain five on politics as under: 1. A Summary of Plato’s Laws 2. Siyasatu’l-Madaniyah 3. Ara’u ahli’l-Madinatu’l-Fadilah 4. Jawami’u’s-Siyasat 5. Ijtima’atu’l-Madaniyah Contribution of Al-Farabi to Islamic Political Thought “In pure philosophy‚ Farabi became as famous as
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predicted that economic liberalization is the first step towards political reform and hence to democratization. The fact that all the rich countries in the world are somehow democratic is to be taken as evidence to the validity of this predicament. The process works as follows: economic growth leads to urbanization and improvements in technology and infrastructure. These improvements facilitate communication and recruitment by new political groups. Growth also tends to lead to increased investment in
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Political science is above all the study of power: how it is created‚ exercised‚ justified‚ and challenged. As a social science‚ political science focuses on group power‚ the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of collective decision-making. Hence it leads us to consider the ethics of power‚ which in turn involves conceptions of community‚ identity‚ justice and citizenship. Under the banner of political science we gather the study of democracy‚ war‚ law‚ rights‚ wealth‚ and authority‚ as well as the institutions that
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1.Discourse Studies in Modern Linguistics 1.1Discourse .Discourse has been defined by different linguists ‚and each one gives specific definition to it ‚and we will go through all of them . In other words discourse is a buzzword and used in many different ways. The term discourse refers “both to what a text producer meant by a text and what a text means to the receiver” (Widdowson 2007: 7). As Widdowson claims‚ “people produce texts to get a message across‚ to express ideas and beliefs‚ to explain
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The End of AT&T’s Absolute Advantage in iPhone Sales The iPhone is the most sought-after smartphone on the market today. Since 2007‚ the iPhone is currently available only through AT&T. For years‚ there have been rumors that other wireless providers‚ such as Sprint‚ T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless would get the iPhone. In October‚ the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is in the process of producing an iPhone that will be available to Verizon Wireless customers beginning in 2011. With
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UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND FACULTY OF ARTS POLITICAL SCIENCE SURNAME : MADONDO INITIALS : N E STUDENT NUMBER : 201414775 MODULE CODE : APOL 111 LECTURER : Ms N PHUNGULA SUBMISSION DATE : 02/04/2014 ESSAY 1 Introduction The essay should be based on description of the terminology democracy therefore there will be discussion of how did democracy occurs. In the discussion there will be comparison of apartheid and democracy. The good points
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University of Phoenix Material- “Lemel Johnson” July25‚ 2011 Economic‚ Social‚ and Political Change Worksheet Agricultural Revolution Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences: 1. What are the three most important factors contributing to the agricultural revolution in Europe? The potato’s vitamins‚ minerals‚ and high carbohydrate content provided a rich source of energy to Europe’s rural poor. It was simple to plant‚ required little or no cultivation‚ and
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Gurjit Kang #9223193 Poli 206: Introduction to Political Theory Paper Topics 1 Question# 3 In the Greek mythology‚ Crito‚ a friend and student of a great classical Greek philosopher of Socrates‚ attempts to convince Socrates to flee Athens from his death sentence. Crito expresses dissatisfaction with Socrates justification on why he shouldn’t flee the city-state. On the other hand‚ Socrates provides significant dialogues in which overturns Crito original plea. I shall argue that Socrates has
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Laura Balmer “Politics is a many sided concept only to be understood if viewed from various angles”. Discuss. Every day we will experience the activities and ideas of politics around us‚ despite not knowing its definition. When the majority consider politics they instantly think of government‚ laws‚ debates and scandal. However‚ the real question of what politics is has been pondered for thousands of years by many profound names‚ one of the many reasons why Aristotle referred to
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Comparative essay: IPhone vs. Samsung phone Technique: Point by Point In the 21st century‚ the smart phone has already become an indispensable instrument in human life. Human beings rely on smart phones in recording everything in their daily life. There are different smart phone manufactures all around the world such as Samsung‚ Apple‚ Nokia‚ Motorola and so on. Among the smart phone manufacture‚ the Apple and Samsung smart phone manufacturer are the leader in the smart phone world. Thus‚ the products
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