to the people” * John Lennon Introduction Democracy‚ it is generally believed‚ had its roots in Ancient Athens. We know it spread its stems to most of Europe and later to parts of Asia by mid 19th century ‚ mostly in the form of parliamentary democracy. But in the context of this paper‚we are not interested in the histrocity of the idea or concept of democracy‚ but in the idea itself. That is to say we want to analyze the meaning of democracy and its different forms‚ study its efficiency (so
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Democracy is the political system where all governmental power is dispersed among the people. What the people want‚ is what the people get. Everyone has as much of an equal say as the next person; whether that person is more wealthy‚ more influential‚ or more well liked. It was created in opposition to many forms of government where the main power is held solely by one‚ or a few individuals‚ such as an oligarchy or a dictatorship. There are many modified forms of democracy that exist‚ but the main
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Ebin Mathew Mr. Bloete ELA 4/ Pd.3 October 18‚ 2012 Voice of Democracy What makes America the great country that it is? Why‚ for over two hundred years‚ have people from all over the globe come to America to seek freedom and a better life? The United States Constitution is arguably the most influential and important document in the history of our country. The Constitution grants us the freedom of speech‚ the right to bear arms‚ and the freedom of the press. As the Founding Fathers rebelliously
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Greek democracy first arose in Athens‚ for a short period of time. In the following paragraphs‚ the rise of Greek democracy‚ as well as the background and reasoning behind how it rose and fell‚ will be discussed. First‚ Athens became a democracy‚ but it was not always a democracy. In the period between 800 and 500 BCE‚ Athens had aristocrats that had taken control of most of the good land‚ as well as gaining much of the political power in the city. People that were either poorer or middle class
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ail In Pakistan‚ democracy has been tried several times‚ and each time it has failed‚ there is no doubt about that. It has failed to provide people with necessities of life‚ provide security and uproot poverty and corruption. There have been several reasons given to us repeatedly for its failure such as weak judiciary‚ lack of education‚ strong military influence in the country etc. However‚ we must realize that these are not the reasons for the failure of the system; rather these are problems emanating
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Democracy in the Colonies. Even though American colonies provided some economic opportunities and political freedom to its people it was still not close to a democratic society. A lot of colonists had horrible life conditions that led them to their death. Even though in document 5 shows how the people were living happy and in peace‚ it was only because of the island they purchased which was a good deal to them. I believe that in document 5 the people were happy just because they somehow got
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Integration of ICT in Teacher Education Mrs Gurinder Kaur is Lecturer in Education‚ SMDRSD College of Education Pathankot‚ Gurdaspur Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth is Director GAD Institute of Development Studies‚ 14-Preet Avenue‚ Majitha Road‚ PO Naushera‚ Amritsar-143008 Teaching is becoming one of the most challenging professions in our society where knowledge is expanding rapidly and much of it is available to students as well as teachers at the same time (Perraton‚ Robinson
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CONTRIBUTION OF ICT IN RURAL SECTOR: Various initiatives in the recent past portrayed the significant role that the I.C.T plays in the realm of rural development. Several projects have reduced the costs‚ and it also has increased transparency. A large number of rural e-Governance applications‚ developed as pilot projects were aimed at offering easy access to citizen services and improved processing of government to citizen transactions. This paper presents a brief review of the innovative
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THE USE OF ICT IN MANAGING LIBRARY RESOURCES By EKUDAYO OLUWAYEMISI Introduction 1. Background of the study ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application‚ encompassing: radio‚ television‚ cellular phones‚ computer and network hardware and software‚ satellite systems and so on‚ as well as the various services and applications associated with them‚ such as videoconferencing and distance learning
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Characteristics of American Democracy Several unique characteristics of our political system are listed below. • Popular consent is the idea that governments draw their powers from the governed. • Popular sovereignty is the right of the majority to govern themselves. • Majority rule holds that only those policies that collectively garner the consent of a majority of citizens will become law. • Individualism is the value and focus placed on individuals in our democracy and culture. Individualism
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