What is the role of business in society? Last week I took part in a panel discussion that debated “What is the role of business in society”. I thought you would be interested in what I had to say. My position is simple‚ the role of business is to create wealth. The word "wealth" comes from two old English words - "weal" and "th" meaning "the condition of well being" or as Robert Kennedy put it "the things that make life worth living". I would argue that the role of business has always been the
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101 Society and Gender Roles All through out history it has always been a patriarchal society men are more dominate over the woman and took control over decisions of what woman may say or do. Patriarchal men roles has been socialized and expected to be domineering‚ industrious and strong‚ whereas we expect women to be gentle‚ nurturing and submissive. Everyday we experience different gender roles from going to work‚ class or even just a brisk walk down the streets. Gender roles are formed
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THE ROLE OF A SOLDIER IN SOCIETY: CONTRAST OF PAST TO PRESENT WARFARE The current role of a soldier is far different then what it was in the past. Soldiers were a person walking down the street. One that lived in the local community as was a hero in the public’s eye. During a war soldiers are required to leave behind family and friends to protect there nation. They leave everything behind for the good of the nation. The role of the soldier has come a long way in recent
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bhayal Many kings and emperors ruled Delhi over the years and‚ therefore‚ it abounds in monuments. People come from far and wide to see them. They have an educational value. Once when we had our Dussehra holidays‚ we went to see places of historical importance with our teacher. We hired a bus. First we went to the Qutab. It is now a building of five storeys. Two of its upper storeys had been brought down. It was built by Qutab-ud-Din‚ the first slave king of India. We admired the architectural
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ROLE OF MEDIA IN SOCIETY The term media is derived from Medium‚ which means carrier or mode. Media denotes an item specifically designed to reach a large audience or viewers. The term was first used with the advent of newspapers and magazines. However‚ with the passage of time‚ the term broadened by the inventions of radio‚ TV‚ cinemas and Internet. In the world of today‚ media has become almost as necessary as food and clothing. It is true that media is playing an outstanding role in strengthening
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people want pureness existing within their societies occurs in everyone’s daily lives. This concept is relevant in the 1940’s in Cairo‚ Egypt and 1950’s in Columbia. Both societies are highly traditional and are reluctant to change. The society in the 1940’s of Cairo is depicted by Naguib Mahfouz in the novel Midaq Alley which is about society’s adherence to change in things similar to typical tradition. Gabriel Marquez portrays the Colombian society in the 1950’s in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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us as young children by teachers who cared enough to teach it to us. Throughout my life I was taught many of the values I have today by my educators. I was instilled with the skills of how to get along with my peers‚ knowing right from wrong‚ and realizing that the best way to get what I wanted was to respect others first. The teachers I’ve had along the way have inspired me to become a better person. They have made me recognize how I wish to be like them. I too want to help children realize their
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Role of War in Society Stephanie Young Both The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and Utopia by Thomas Moore examine the role and the importance of war to maintain a strong and successful society. More (via Hythloday) believes that war should be the last option and is not needed in a safe and happy government without the help of auxiliaries and mercenaries while on the other hand‚ Machiavelli believes that war plays a crucial war in a prosperous and thriving society using other troops
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The Role of Veterinarians in Society Louis Pasteur‚ a French chemist and microbiologist in the 1800’s‚ began his study of rabies when two dogs infected with rabies were brought to his laboratory. One of the dogs suffered from the dumb form of the disease: his jaw hung low‚ he foamed at the mouth‚ and he had a vacant look in his eyes. The other dog suffered from the viscous form of the disease: he let out terrifying howls‚ he snapped‚ and he bit at any object that came close to him. Through
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are the real wealth of a nation. Students play a vital role in the society. They are the guardians of freedom‚ justice‚ equality‚ ethics and social equilibrium. They have tremendous responsibility to see that injustice‚ inequality‚ oppression; exploitation‚ corruption‚ misuse of public money etc. are done away with. Communalism‚ religious strife‚ regionalism‚ militancy‚ criminalisation of politics‚ indiscipline in society etc. which characterise the Indian horizon and throttle our national
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