transparency‚ ensures better governance and reduces inefficiency and corruption. Information gives people the opportunity to make informed decisions‚ participate in the decision making process that affect them‚ and hold their leaders to account. This Saturday (28 September) is International Right to Know Day. ARTICLE 19’s regional teams are holding a series of events across the globe to highlight why and how access to information can change lives and transform societies. Our case studies from the
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Annoying Ways People Use Their Phones How many times have you sat next to a person who just has to mutter their email‚ text message‚ or conversation on the phone? So you’re just sitting there‚ playing Angry Birds on your phone and the next thing you hear is a secretary texting her boss. Not only is it the click click click‚ but if she’s mumbling it‚ it’s even worse. Or some one talking on their phone as loud as they can? Isn’t the last thing you what to hear in a quiet room someone talking
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There are many reasons why a person joins the military. Many people join for the wrong reasons instead of the right ones. More people should carefully consider what they are joining for. Myself and many people I know all joined for the right reason. People need to know the risks of joining before they sign there papers. The military is not something you need to jump right into. Myself joined the army in March of 1999. The main reason I joined was to serve my country. Many people were telling me not
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The Right Companion Sergio J Gudino Western Governors University Adopting a pet is a serious matter. I have been thinking about adopting a dog. Besides the fact that I have always wanted one‚ it will be a good addition to my home. Having a pet around will surely affect my daily routine‚ but it will also be beneficial to have a dog to keep me company. You and I are very much alike‚ so I really think that you should adopt a dog because it will provide you with at least three things that are worth
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Why are People Unequal in Society? According to Philosopher’s of the time of enlightenment the nature of society created inequality. These philosophers also believed that it was the job of the government to limit inequality and try to create conformity. Now we are able to see that inequality emerges with each and every interaction. This is because every individual possesses qualities which may be better or worse than another’s. These qualities include things such as intelligence‚ athletic ability
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Wild Animals as Pets “Between 13‚000 and 2‚500 B.C.‚ humans domesticated dogs‚ cats‚ cattle‚ goats‚ horses‚ and sheep from their wild counterparts. Although the terms taming and domestication are often used interchangeably‚ they are not the same. Individual wild animals can be tamed to behave in a docile manner around humans. By contrast‚ domestication is a process that takes place with an entire animal species over many generations.” (libraryindex.com) Humans began domesticating large animals
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Robotic pets are replacing true‚ loving emotions with computer programmed actions. Robots make human lives easier‚ like what could happen in a science fiction movie. Just following three simple steps on the instruction manual could change lives dramatically. For example‚ humans are gradually moving towards social isolation‚ lack of responsibility‚ and loneliness. Robotic machines have many negative outcomes. Therefore‚ they should not get to replace the relationship between humans and their pets.
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children being good students The first people who need to teach children good behavior are the parents. Parents have a responsibility to talk to their children about what they see and hear in the world today. Parents have a responsibility to instill a sense of behavior in their children. When kids do something bad‚ parents need to teach them right from wrong‚ and teach them how they should behave. However‚ many children choose to ignore advice and go on their own way‚ but if the parent teach the child
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Why Do People Smoke? Shourav Banik 1111263042 ENG 105: 14 Abdus Selim May 2‚ 2012 Why Do People Smoke? Introduction Smoking is one of the most popular habits among people today. All around the world we see people smoking. Even in Bangladesh the number of smokers is quite high. Especially around the university campus young adults are seen smoking frequently. It can be said that among every friend circle in universities
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Should parents allow teenagers to make their own decisions? A highly debatable topic indeed. Young adults or still children? I think there would be several schools of thoughts on this particularly controversial issue. Parents in different cultures tend to follow specific sets of instructions usually passed down generations. They believe‚ the moral values they were taught were for the good enough. Those times were tough but they lasted them their entire lives. They don’t remember how they could
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