Criminalisation of politics has become an issue of grave concern among the Indian intelligentsia. And though the top leaders of all political parties agree that those with criminal record should be debarred from contesting elections‚ the number of such people is only increasing. In 2004‚ about one in five MPs had a criminal record‚ including some with charges of heinous crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ dacoity and kidnapping. Why does it happen? The most important factor‚ which determines
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Comparative Politics Mark Ayoub Instructor: Institution: Course: Date: Revolution in Tunisia and Egypt In the beginning of this year‚ some Arab countries experienced a number of riots and protests from the citizens who opposed their respective governments. Citizens of these countries accused their government of being corrupt‚ oppressive‚ and dictatorial. Also‚ many citizens blamed their government for high unemployment levels and high cost of living‚ poor living standards and poverty
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actions as a response to political correctness‚ however hate speech was real‚ and college administrators had a responsibility to their students. Since then‚ the debate over hate speech has grown not just on college campuses but throughout the United States‚ with the greatest concern coming from those who fear that the First Amendment is being sacrificed in the name of diversity and equality. With 60% of the 355 colleges and universities banning hate speech on campus‚
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I feel hate and betrayal by you. That you really do hate me. For what I have no clue‚ I only wished you could open up to me and let me know where I went wrong with you. But I know and can accept the fact that you are not near that step yet to deal with me at this moment. All I know is that I love you very much and it hurts me that you can never say it back. "You too" isn’t the same as saying it. You have no problem telling your father Sally Stasha or James "I love you". So why me? Why? I’m the only
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Reflection: Politics in the Reformation The Protestant Reformation changed Europe. During the 1500s religion became extremely persuasive in the lives of people living in Europe. By 1500 the church as an institution looked a lot like a state. Throughout medieval history there are currents of anticlericalism which was feelings of mistrust towards the church. The clergy in the church was often accused of wealth‚ corruption‚ and self indulgence. But these were all things that the religion preached
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International Research Journal ‚ September 2010 ISSN- 0975-3486 RNI: RAJBIL 2009/30097 VOL I * ISSUE 12 Research Paper COALITION POLITICS IN INDIA: PROSPECTS & PROBLEMS September‚ 2010 * Dr. A.K.Pandey several parties to come together to form a viable government‚ generally under the premiership of the leader of the largest party involved. In other states‚ such as the UK‚ USA and Japan‚ there are fewer significant political parties and coalitions are rare‚ as after an election a winning
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Hate speech and symbols of individuals or groups opinions have been around for countless amounts of years. Hate symbols are symbols that represent a group of people or idea that have extreme hate for that group or idea. They can be in any range for a small amount of hate to an extreme hatred. Some may know the meaning and history of hate symbols‚ while others may not have any true idea of what it really means. Some are even forced into believing what others want them to believe. Throughout the different
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towards another group. I feel that hate speech has already had a major effect on our country and needs to be put to an end. If a person feels comfortable enough to share comments about others that are violent and hateful‚ they may feel that it is ok to do harm to those individuals. In the news‚ there are many stories on hate speech that lead to hate crimes. According to ABC News‚ two weeks ago at the University of Hartford‚ a young white student began expressing her views about her black roommate
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THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF EUROPE LECTURE - week 1 What is politics? Struggle for power and leadership that gives an individual or a group the ability to make authoritative decisions for the public as a whole‚ for society. The interaction of people‚ ideas and institutions‚ i.e. it provides the focus for understanding how values are allocated and resources distributed
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Students and Politics‚ Student politics Students have generally shown themselves to be relatively conservative or moderate in their views‚ though from the 1960s onwards more outspoken students of radical and leftwing persuasions dominated student political activity on campus. World War One With the onset of World War One AUC students had no hesitation in declaring themselves ready to accept any wartime responsibilities to come their way. Setting up an officers training corp on campus was discussed
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