In every school‚ while there are hardworking students‚ there are also lazy students who are not interested in anything about school. They just come to school‚ sit at the back of the class‚ talk and disturb the others. There may be some reasons for such behavior such as family‚ peer influence and financial problems. The most common factor which influences the academic performance of students is family. If the parents are interested in how their child is doing at school‚ the student will be more
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How Apathy Can Affect a Society Citizens in a democracy attempt to educate themselves and try to be involved with the decisions the government makes. In being in a democracy‚ citizens are given the opportunity to express their position on issues by voting for representatives that posses the same ideological background that clearly reflects his or her stance on issues. Having access to these rights and freedoms was advocated by Voltaire‚ a French philosopher during the enlightenment period. Voltaire
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What Is Apathy? The concept of apathy goes back to the Hellenistic Period. After the conquests by Alexander the Great‚ the Hellenistic World had started to grow. “The Hellenistic Age marks the transformation of Greek society from the localized and introverted city-states to an open‚ cosmopolitan‚ and at times exuberant culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean‚ and Southwest Asia‚” (“History of Greece: Hellenistic”). Greek was the most influential of all the countries within the Hellenistic
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For the past 25 years it has been wondered why the young people of America have shared the same apathetic attitude towards politics as the older generation of Americans. Indeed‚ the issues concerning young voters are just as important as those concerning older voters. Why the newest voters choose to abstain their right has long been studied. While it has been proven that the vote of young people can make or a break an election‚ most candidates are reluctant to relate themselves to young people. When
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You’re walking down an exceptionally populated street on your way home to your family. You start to cross the street at a stop light when suddenly you hear BANG! A gun was shot no more than 10 feet from where you are crouched on the ground with the fear of not getting home. Just as suddenly as you got to the ground you stand up and look back to see a man laying on the floor shrieking in pain. You being a “Good Samaritan‚” rush over to the man. You see that he was shot in the stomach and he’s quickly
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that have happened to people who have died because bystanders did not do anything. What about bullying? Teens and young adults get bullied everyday and most of the time bystanders do not take action. It is the well known effect of—Bystander Apathy. Bystander apathy is a social
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Shenkman’s View on American Voters “Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter‚” by Rick Shenkman is a book with an eye opening experience. It was one of the best-selling books on the market in 2008 for a different look into the political issues. By Shenkman asking such a forward provoking question‚ it automatically catches the reader’s attention. It has you go through an immense variety of approaches and opinions. According to Shenkman‚ Democrats and Republicans point fingers
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Apathy in America’s Youth The majority of today’s youth has become extremely apathetic‚ completely careless about the things going on in the world that don’t regard them. They’ve gotten so obsessed with what goes on in their own lives that they don’t stop and take the time to listen or care about what anyone else is feeling. Technology plays a huge role in the apathetic behavior of teens because it gives them the power to constantly be updated with the latest gossip or news about their peers
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To increase turnout among people with disabilities. Disabled people will be recruited to help encourage voter engagement‚ serve as consultations‚ and conduct In-depth interviews: about What we learned about this population. By encouraging Disabled people will connect voter with a host of elected officials‚ and stay informed about local affairs. : Active Citizenship Registered voters are more likely to engage in civic and political activities than those who are not registered. They are also
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self-seeking. They have no moral‚ they have no honesty‚ they have no personality and finally they have no stability. The result is that our country is continuously going down. When such is the condition of the country‚ the responsibility of the voters becomes even more important. The candidates should be accountable. It is important for all of us to rise above the considerations of caste‚ creed‚ region and language. The citizens have to know what they should expect from their elected representations
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