PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The youth‚ which by legal definition includes those who are 15 to 30 years old‚ comprises almost one-third of the country’s population (NYC‚ 1998). As such‚ the Filipino youth increasingly play an important and vital role in the development of the Philippine society. Their attitudes‚ values‚ mind-set‚ and priorities will determine the progress of the country in the future. Nowadays‚ the Filipino youth are experiencing a serious decline of discipline
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controversy concerning Colin Kaepernick’s‚ the quarterback for San Fransico‚ decision for the pledge (Florio). According to Mike Florio of NBC Sports‚ Kaepernick has caused many problems in football‚ but he also has many people on his side. The national anthem is played before every football game and people must stand when it’s being played (Lutz). Americans should not be forced to pledge the flag because it contradicts the reality of society‚ infringes on the freedom of speech‚ and religion. “Kaepernick
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Ayn Rand’s novella‚ Anthem‚ displays a dystopian and totalitarian society that is in opposition to individualism. As shown in Anthem and many other real and fictionalized totalitarian societies‚ children live apart from their families. Why? Because dictatorial leaders enforce this living arrangement among the kinsfolk. Dictators often will enforce families living apart from each other. In some cases‚ this happens mainly because dictators don’t want parents to feed their children information about
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Anthem by Ayn Rand One of the many things readers notice as they begenan reading Anthem by Ayn Rand is the lack of the word “I”. Anthem is a masterpiece that portrays what collectivism truly is through the eyes of a young man: Equality 7-2521. In the story the characters are given numbers rather than names to make them equal as a whole. Everything is done to make sure that the people are all alike and not unique. As the story goes Equality finds a tunnel and starts writing a diary there. He soon
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The Power of Youth in Creating “Corruption Free India” The essay is a study of role of youth to make country a corruption free nation. It is an effort to give concrete view point on the power of the integrated youth of nation who are future of the country and whose efforts are decisive for country’s progress. INTRODUCTION It is a no brainer that Corruption in India is at its rampant best. There is not one section of the society that is spared from it. Recent examples like CWG‚ 2G and
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The common topic of debate that is if all civilizations are doomed to collapse because it hold the ability to prevent or slow down the collapse of any civilization. Historians such as Tainter (In Collapse and Sustainability: Rome‚ the Maya‚ and the Modern World)and Greer (In How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse) have created analyzing both fallen and modern civilizations‚ both of these authors believe to some extent that a lack of resources is the beginning cause of a collapse
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Ayn Rand expresses her views on the future with her book Anthem‚ which is full of adventure and mysteries that never stops surprising the reader especially with how she expresses her views on objectivism. Equality 7-2521 is a character that is on a journey into a discovery that will change his life. Pursuing his life‚ goals‚ liberty‚ and happiness is forbidden. Ayn Rand’s works of political philosophical fiction states her negative views on totalitarianism while explaining how individualism is a
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Anthem Analysis essay; four parts of Objectivism Objectivism is shown in a number of ways throughout the novella‚ Anthem written by Ayn Rand‚ using reality‚ reason‚ capitalism‚ and self-interest. The entire novella is composed of these four subjects giving insight into the philosophical beliefs of Ayn Rand. Reality‚ the state of things and how they exist‚ is shown most when the main character‚ Equality 7-2521‚ begins to question the information the Council has been teaching. We all may believe
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that would shock the world and also questions him as an individual. He chooses to stay seated during the national anthem which sparked major controversy across America. Many say that he move Kaepernick pull on that compulsive day was an act of terrorism which is a little out of hand but that how some individuals took it. Kaepernick says he doesn’t support a country that doesn’t have equal rights. Kaepernick had been doing some research on the national anthem to find out what it really stood for
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through the World Wide Web. Our society is becoming more and more capable of being constantly informed‚ entertained‚ and connected to the other individuals at the click of a button. Life without media is simply unthinkable. The youth of today is perhaps the most significant users of media. As Burtina (2005) posits the idea that as intelligent as we are‚ with the freedom and ability to make our own choices‚ the issue on how much influence does media have over our decision can be put to a test. This
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