5. MEASURING HOW POLITICAL PARTIES KEEP THEIR PROMISES1 François Petry and Benoît Collette November 2008 Abstract This chapter addresses three questions about the relation between political discourse and action: Do political parties keep their promises once elected? What are the methodologies used by scholars to demonstrate that political parties keep (or do not keep) their campaign promises? Are these methodologies valid and reliable? We answer these questions based on a review of 18
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are also negative effects as well. The impact of all this social media has overall a negative effect of our daily lives in society. In “‘r u online?’: The Evolving Lexicon of Wired Teens”‚ by Kris Axtman‚ Kris talks about how instant messaging has affected the communication of the younger people in our generation. In “Note To Selfie”‚ by John Dickerson‚ he writes about how people are pausing their lives to post about their happenings on social media. These two authors discuss some negative aspects
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7 Negative Effects of Facebook Though Facebook may be fun to use and is a great way to talk to friends‚ it actually has many side effects. More negative than positive‚ if you were curious. Below describes some of these negative side effects. Here are 7 Negative Effects of Facebook: Does not Care about His/Her Surroundings When someone is already addicted to Facebook‚ there is a big possibility that he/she would not care about his/her surroundings. This person will care about nothing more
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* extremely biased – condescending‚ talking down to us like we’re a bunch of dummies * says twice “opponents to GM are too ‘dumb’ to think for themselves and decide whether or not GMs are good or bad” * we‚ as consumers‚ want food labeled so we can decide whether we want to eat it or not * GM foods is not plant breeding‚ it’s changing the genes – something that nature cannot do on its own – introducing DNA from a different species into the plant * This is not hybridization –
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According to the text‚ Holocaust survivors had a negative effect on the people who survived. Jews were first to fear the Gestapo so they often felt they had to do as they were told. They were put into Ghettos and Concentration camps where they were abused or treated like animals. Eventually‚ 6 to 9 million people died as a result of the Holocaust. According to the text‚ Holocaust survivors suffered negative effects due to the fact they had been abused‚ lost loved ones‚ and were treated less than
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how they were completely disrespected and feared around most communities. The theme that interests me the most in this novel is the effect that slavery has on everyone. Not only does Douglass explain how slavery is a terrible experience for the slaves but also how slavery has a negative effect on the slave owners. The main way Douglass shows the negative effect on slave
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animals and the belief of transferring sins. The Kapparot ceremony is safe and rises the economic opportunity. The practice of Kapparot in Jerusalem has a negative impact on the community because it is wasteful‚ lowers self of steam and leads to disputes within the religion. Most importantly‚ the ceremony of Kapparot has a negative effect on the society because it leads to wastefulness within the religion. For example‚ “Furthermore‚ chicken of Kapparot may not be accepted even by the poor‚ because
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Negative Effects of Computers in the Classroom By Henry Francis‚ eHow Contributor The argument over the benefits and negatives of using computers in classroom is a hot point of debate. While there are clear benefits‚ including helping special needs students and teaching students valuable life skills that they will need in the workplace‚ there are also several negatives‚ such as issues with safety on the Internet and long-term health problems. Exposes Students To Harmful Websites o Although
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18 October 2011 The Negative Effects of Solitary Confinement Today‚ there are more than 80‚000 prisoners in the United States that are held in solitary confinement. (Solitary Confinement) The two main reasons persons are put into solitary confinement are because of ones conduct in prison‚ and the severity of ones crimes. They are locked away in an eight by ten cell for twenty three hours a day for years; sometimes decades. They are deprived physical contact with other people; with the exception
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NISSAN: THE EFFECTS OF A POLITICAL CONFLICT During the last months‚ Nissan has been suffering the effects of a rising political battle between Japan and China. The two countries have become involved in an escalating diplomatic conflict ever since China stepped up its presence near a chain of uninhabited islands located in the East China Sea and claimed by Japan since the late XIX century. The conflict over those islands‚ known as Senkaku in Japan and Diayou in China‚ has resurfaced historical
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