anniversary of the demise of the old Department of Education and the birth of the Department for Children‚ Schools and Families. Now names themselves‚ especially names of Whitehall departments‚ are far less important than what goes on in their name – Titles‚ as Lord Mandelson could tell us‚ are far less important than the substance of policy. But the renaming of the old Department was no idle exercise in empty rebranding – it reflected a philosophical shift in how Government sees its role. Under Gordon
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Voting is one of the most important things that can be done as an American. Voting gives people the right to voice their opinion on pending laws‚ ordinances‚ and who they want to be in local and state officials. It also will let people decide who will be the leaders of our country. Voting makes it impossible for someone or one party to stay in office longer than the legal amount of time. Voting gives people the power so there cannot be laws passed without them having a say on it. If a law is being
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While the overall standard of living has increased‚ so has the demand for energy and electricity in this growing nation (India Energy Portal‚ n.d.). As the economy grows‚ the energy requirements that are needed to sustain its growth as well to provide the basic form of utility to her people has increased multi-fold (India Energy Portal‚ n.d.). In recent years‚ the Indian government has been trying to find solutions to increase energy production so as to satisfy these rapid demands. As markets become
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Literacy in my opinion is one of the most important and crucial things to learn. Literacy is how we communicate and understand each other. Without it‚ anything else we learn by observations or something hands on‚ is only beneficial to a certain extent; you can only apply that so much and get so far. It opens doors to so many other things and sets a basis for you to be able to understand other things more efficiently. You don’t need to need to read a book to know how to hold a spoon‚ you really don’t
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Why is Education Important? The first thing that strikes me about education is knowledge gain. Education gives us knowledge of the world around us. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life. People debate over the subject of whether education is the only thing that gives knowledge. Some say‚ education is the process of gaining information about the surrounding world while knowledge is something very different. They are
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Historians can learn that farms were important‚ that debt existed‚ and that there were consequences for farm related law-breaking. First‚ Historians can learn that farms were very important. Many of the laws from The Code of Hammurabi were about farms and that there were consequences for mistreating farms. One law that Hammurabi wrote was‚ “If anyone take over a field to till it‚ and obtain no harvest therefrom‚ it must be proved that he did no work on the field‚ and he must deliver grain‚ just as
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After graduating high school one may ask oneself the question of whether or not to pursue the path of furthering your education. This will lead to other questions as to why it would be an advantage or choosing between an associate’s degree and bachelor’s degree. I for one am seeking a Psychology Bachelor’s Degree so it will open up opportunities for a successful career and a higher paying salary. Continuing to further my education is not only going to be a personal achievement but also a stepping
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Why is it important to vote? You can ’t win if you don ’t play. Election outcomes are determined by those who participate. Elected officials make important (often life and death) decisions about how our society will expend its collective resources and the restraints it will place on individual behavior. The drinking age‚ the age at which you can get a driver ’s license‚ and the amount of money your teachers receive are some of the decisions made by elected officials. In making those decisions‚ elected
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Why is religion so diverse? I believe that one ought to know the definition(s) of religion and diversity before they can even begin to find the answer(s) to the above question. Religion is the belief in‚ worship of‚ or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or have control of human destiny. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural system‚ and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Diversity is a term used broadly to refer to
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solutions are an important part of the tool box to improve production. Genetic is argued to be better‚ adequate‚ or at least needed to supplement other technologies. Second‚ and critical‚ is that technologies and methods other than genetic are likely to be inadequate. Genetic improvement has been a major part of agriculture since the beginning. Small farmers have long developed crops suited to their environments by selecting seed from plants that fit their needs. Why GMOs important? From the research
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