Essay on Democracy – Its Merits and Demerits (free to read). The English word ‘Democracy’ is derived from two Greek words ‘Demos’ and ‘Kratia’ or ‘cratos’. Demos means crowd and ‘Kratia’ or ‘cratos’ means power. This is why the critics of Democracy have described it as Mobocracy. But in reality Democracy is not mobocracy but rule by majority of the people according to certain rules and regulations which are accepted by the people of a country. In the beginning there was direct Democracy.
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam Here we present the pros and cons of world famous and gigantic Three Gorges Dam project. The Three Gorges Dam is the most famous and most gigantic project of the world. But‚ everything has two sides‚ so here we present the advantages and disadvantages of China’s Three Gorges Dam‚ namely its pros and cons. Supporters say the benefits of the project far outweigh the costs. The principal advantage of the project is to generate power to keep pace with
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Dams of India have been built across many perennial rivers since the independence of India. These dams in India are a part of several multi-purpose projects to serve a variety of needs. In a multi-purpose project‚ a river forms a unit and a river valley is developed‚ by exploiting all the resources of the river. Basically‚ dams are built to harness the river water so that it can be utilised according to the needs. A multipurpose project is launched often for storing water for irrigation purposes
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The banqiao dam Causing more than any other dam failure in history‚ and was rebuilt The DAM FALIURES killed an estimated 171‚000 people; 11 million people lost their homes. It also caused the sudden loss of 18 GW of power ‚ the TOTAL of roughly 9 very large modern coal-fired power stations or about 20 nuclear reactors‚ equaling about 1/3 the peak demand on the UK National Grid. According to the Hydrology Department of Henan Province approximately 26‚000 people die from FLOODING and
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1. Why was the building of the dam first proposed in 1919 and by whom? The dam was first proposed by Sun-Yat San‚ the father of modern China‚ in order to protect river communities from floods and also contribute for economic development plan for China. 2.Why have archaeologists and historians criticized the building of the Three Gorges Dam? Archeologist and historians criticize the building of the Three Gorges Dam because it is socially and environmentally destructive. This is because
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Characteristics that describe who a Public Officer is. Public administration is the study of government policies. Public administration seeks the public good. It does that by ensuring a well-run‚ fair‚ and effective public service Public administration is carried out by public servants who work in public departments and agencies‚ at all levels of government‚ and perform a wide range of tasks Public administrators serve in many roles: ranging from "front-line" positions serving the public e.g
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DISADVANATGES: 1. Dams are extremely expensive to build and must be built to a very high standard. 2. The high cost of dam construction means that they must operate for many decades to become profitable. 3. The flooding of large areas of land means that the natural environment is destroyed. 4. People living in villages and towns that are in the valley to be flooded‚ must move out. This means that they lose their farms and businesses. In some countries‚ people are forcibly removed so that
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The Hoover Dam Hoover Dam‚ also known as Boulder Dam‚ is a concrete dam built in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. It was built on the border between the states of Arizona and Nevada and it also crosses the border between two time zones‚ the Pacific Time Zone and the Mountain Time Zone. When it was completed in 1935‚ it was the world ’s largest electric power producing facility and the world ’s largest concrete structure. The dam is located about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas. It is named
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Demerit point system Demerit points are added to your driver’s licence‚ if you are convicted of breaking certain driving laws. The rules are different depending on if you are a new driver or have a full licence. You don’t lose demerit points on your driving record. You start with zero points and gain points for being convicted of breaking certain traffic laws. They stay on your driving record for 2 years from the date you received the offence. For G1 and G2 level drivers‚ the licence is suspended
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Running Head: CONFLICT ANALYSIS: THREE GORGES DAM Three Gorges Dam Conflict: Views and Analysis Sarah F. Watson Colorado State University Abstract The Three Gorges Dam currently being built on the Yangtze River in China is forcing the resettlement of over a million people. Shipping interests‚ city dwellers‚ and the Chinese government all support the dam’s construction‚ while archeologists‚ human rights organizations‚ and those forced to resettle do not. This paper explores
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