INTRODUCTION The Philippines is indeed a country that was blessed with a very rich biodiversity. It is one of the 17 countries in the world that are the richest in biodiversity. More than 52‚177 species have been identified‚ half of them are found nowhere else in the world. But‚ according to the biodiversity conservation priorities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ ‘the Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that is both a mega-diversity country and a biodiversity
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Lopez-Meza 10 Verenice Lopez-Meza PLSI Secretary of Municipal Public Security of Tijuana‚ B.C Mexico has lived through important challenges on maintaining the public security since the last decades of our time. The threats and violent actions of organized crime has oppressed and taken away the rights of individuals and forced people to live in fear. When Tijuana‚ Baja California was in a time of high violence and crime during 2006 and 2010‚ the police revealed its innumerous weakness
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“There was an old bastard named Lenin Who did two or three million men in. That’s a lot to have done in But where he did one in That old bastard Stalin did ten in.” ― Robert Conquest[->0] According to the historian Robert Conquest‚ Joseph Stalin "gives the impression of a large and crude claylike figure‚ a golem‚ into which a demonic spark has been instilled." He was nonetheless "a man who perhaps more than any other determined the course of the twentieth century." "Any adult
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The Kronstdat rebellion holds tremendous significance in the shaping of Russia‚ it was the first attempt by the people to achieve a social revolution for themselves as Voline states "the first entirely independent attempt of the people to liberate itself from all yokes and achieve the Social Revolution‚ an attempt made directly‚ resolutely‚ and boldly by the working masses themselves without political shepherds‚ without leaders or tutors."(1)‚ furthermore the the rebellion also highlighted the failure
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1. Contrast Durkheim’s theory of the division of labour with that of Marx Both Marx and Durkheim dealt with the issue of division of labour. However‚ their approaches to the issue differ. Marx considers that division of labour tends to bring about more output. Durkheim on the other hand considers that there is a greater function in the division of labour than just improvement of productivity. For him‚ division of labour has a social function‚ that of creating the sense of solidarity among persons
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Religion and Political Choices Religion is a part of our lives and most of the decisions people make are based on their religion. Beside all personal decisions‚ religion has already become one of the factors for voter’s political choices. Many countries don’t have this problem because only one religion exists in there while in major countries‚ especially in the United States of America citizens have different religion and political parties and their nominees might be related to different religions
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India is the world’s most populous democracy.[143] A parliamentary republic with a multi-party system‚[144] it has sixrecognised national parties‚ including the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‚ and more than 40regional parties.[145] The Congress is considered centre-left or "liberal" in Indian political culture‚ and the BJP centre-right or "conservative". For most of the period between 1950—when India first became a republic—and the late 1980s‚ the Congress held a majority
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Whether you hate it‚ admire it‚ practice it or avoid it‚ office politics is a fact of life in any organization. And‚ like it or not‚ it’s something that you need to understand and master to be sure of your own success. "Office politics" are the strategies that people play to gain advantage‚ personally or for a cause they support. The term often has a negative connotation‚ in that it refers to strategies people use to seek advantage at the expense of others or the greater good. In this context‚ it
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AS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS INDUCTION PACK 2011-2012 Course expectations Welcome to the AS Politics course. This booklet will provide you with an overview of the module that you are studying and should be referred to on a regular basis. Please read it carefully before your first lesson. We want you to enjoy the course and to fulfil your potential. In order to achieve this we have a number of expectations. You should: Attend all lessons unless absent through illness and complete
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Men and woman in politics The role of women in society has been quite insignificant form the beginning of time. Life was organized by men. Women had no rights until 1893 when the first women were given the right to vote in parliamentary elections in New Zealand. After this women’s rights began to spread around the world until first female president was elected in Argentina. Should women take part in politics or the policy is only for men? Women are different from men in terms of their character
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