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Sennett presents different examples of how changes in the work-related environment have actually resulted in the change in freedom for individuals and made them more precarious in nature. Increasing insecurity, flexibility in work as well as focus on short term goals have all resulted in the corrosion of an individual’s character.
There are radical changes currently occurring to traditional family values in the United States. The role of parents is replaced by the role of friends, and the traditional strong family ties have become loose. All these changes are perfectly reflected infamous pop shows, such as The Simpsons and Friends.
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The primary idea through the system was to formulate an environment that would lead to the empowerment of local communities, and in the process establish a so-called big society, which will ultimately “take power away from politicians and give it to people” (10 Downing street website, Government launches “Big Society” program, 2010).
Another problem brought by urbanization is mounting environmental problems. Anent to urban overpopulation is the escalating problem of garbage and the incessant emission of industrial wastes. Ecologists nowadays deal with industrial cases throwing toxic wastes to the shores thereby affecting seas biodiversity.
Horizontal initiatives create a mechanism to link individuals and communities with government departments, agencies, and organizations, hence, fostering the creation of partnerships. These initiatives need to be put in place keeping in mind the concerns, resources, and needs of the communities involved (Brophy, 2001).
Different states had different recipes for preparing their favorite seafood and brews. The lobster remained a delicacy of the people of this region with different states having different preparation methods. Alcohol consumption and production were banned in the early decades of the century before being legalized at the height of World War II.
The author states that the distinction between knowledge and belief is one of the most difficult hurdles to jump when exploring theories of knowledge. Considering the Gettier Problems shows this forth. Until the time when Edmund Gettier’s paper was published in 1963, most epistemological philosophers had relied upon the JTB Theory.
The author states that the oppressive government, although purported to be democratic, has stifled the country’s potential for growth. The decade long internal strife; the genocide of almost one-fifth of the population; the destruction of the infrastructure and social climate are factors responsible for Rwanda’s current inability.
Each social theory proposed by the social scientists at different points in time has managed to acquire its own discrete position in determining the cause and effect relationship between various factors prevalent in that particular development. Thus, the social scientists working in the field for hundreds of years should be accredited for shaping the discipline in the current shape.
The author states that the art of socializing is primarily gained through the immediate family, from whom the child learns community norms. Other important facts that influence the child are a school, peer groups, mass media, and church-going. The crucial decade for any human being is between 1-10 years.
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It is notable that this study has a few objectives that it seeks to apply in achieving the effectiveness of the given research. However, in its pursuit of effectiveness, the research tends to possess blurring objectives that entangle it to produce several variables of measurements.
The author suggests that religions decline, brought on by many factors, such as the Enlightenment brought about by a diversified print media, made possible innovative perceptions of time not previously discussed much. This new perception enabled a particular social group to ‘imagine’ their community.
The author states that the images of people we see in our popular culture profoundly shape each of our realities, self-concepts, and the ways in which we view and value other people. A controlling image is a damaging stereotype created by those with a master status to define those with a subordinate status in society.
The author states that the different countries have adopted the E-government way ever since technological changes started to impact the lives and indeed the business of everyone. The shift was thus perceivable though a little bit difficult to achieve. The results have been pretty drastic ever since E-government was implemented.
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The author states that it is said that 1.1% of the world's population develops schizophrenia of which 75% develop it between the ages of 15 and 25. The symptoms are disordered thinking, hallucinations and delusions, changes in sensory perception, and problems with social interaction. The client, Greg, had all of these in varying degrees.
In the paper “Security Sector Reform” the author briefly explains the concept of 'security sector reform' and 'weak states'. In the general sense, security is a concept similar to safety. The nuance between the two is an added emphasis on being protected from dangers that originate from outside.
The author states that the European Court of Justice has been forced to play an active role in setting out the rights of individuals belonging to particular member States whose rights under Community laws may have been infringed. The aims and objectives of the EU Treaty have been to bring justice to every European citizen.
The author states that in order to be able to understand the issue of the emotionally abused population, there are several different matters which are going to need to be thoroughly addressed and discussed, and this includes the actual description of the emotionally abused population, the significance of the problem.
The author states that the first inventor of the steam machine is English engineer Thomas Newcomen. The machine of Newcomen appeared extremely successful and was used across Europe for more than 50 years. It was used to pump the water from numerous shafts in Great Britain. It was the first business lot product in a history of technical equipment.
The author states that when Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing the driver’s request to give up her seat to a white man, this act of civil disobedience became the spark that ignited the masses during the 1950s and 1960s in protesting the racial inequalities. A group of area ministers formed the Montgomery Improvement Association.
The author states that California feminists that struggled for abortion rights; the revolutionizing methods of the feminist health movement; Betty Friedan’s galvanizing influence on California feminists and the formation of NOW; and the myriad of feminist groups that were active around Los Angeles and San Diego.
Powell’s description of the more ravaged feelings of loneliness and hatred after the great emotions and disappointments are narrated in the middle of the speech also gives audiences opportunities to feel the more powerful deep negative emotions felt by immigrants to Britain who are unfairly denied their rightful immigration benefits.
It is evidently clear from the discussion that unemployed and poor parents sometimes refuse to send their children to the schools since they fail to meet the fees charged by these primary schools. Given the dependence of economic growth on poverty, poverty eradication strategies are the basic conditions for sustained development.
The UN will easily have the ability to remain neutral while planning for, during, and after the intervention. The involvement of sovereign nations as interveners adds many political underpinnings that last forever after the intervention is over. Secondly, the UN has no interest in the parent nation and its motivation stands the highest chance of integrity.
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To better understand the origin of issues pertaining to identity values, a scholar, Crozier (2001) suggests a critical analysis of political studies. The scholar posits that the apparent disparities in the study outline for political science reflect on the contradictory views presently being discussed with respect to identity values.
This paper attempts to analyze two case studies presented by the author, and a brief summarization of the author’s key findings is also intended. The article reviewed here aims at describing how an organization can configure its resources and capabilities in order to leverage its codified knowledge.
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A study inquired into the apology behavior of Saudi learners of English, in the Arabic and English languages. The dissertation was anchored on the observation that fluency in the use of a second language learned through pedagogical training does not necessarily prepare the learner to communicate competently within the cultural constructs of the language.
The author states that Michael Bloomberg is one of the most respected mayors of New York City for a long period. Even before he became the Mayor, he was a philanthropic person concerting his efforts to charitable works and education. After he became the Mayor, he introduced various significant changes.
As proved through the literature presented above, the identification of public interest can be prevented either deliberately or not. The conflicts between the private and the public interests, as developed locally, usually set constraints to the willingness of regulators to act as arbitrators between the private industry and the public.
In 2002, there were more than 2 million persons in federal and state prisons in the United States and 95 percent of them will be released to reintegrate into society (Bahr, Armstrong, Gibbs, Harris, & Fisher, 2005). Approximately 600,000 offenders are released annually in the United States or an average of 1,600 per day.
The common theory has also featured commonly within the works of outstanding scholars who apply the concept of sustainable development, environmental protection, and meshing economic growth (Armitage 2001, p. 12 – 20). This paper applies this concept within the context of the customary land in Papua New Guinea delivering explanations as to the arguments related to this debate.
The twentieth century was characterized by the unprecedented displacement of persons the world over. The various world and interstate wars contributed to a great extent to these displacements. This is attributed to the mass movement of people from one region to the other in the course of these wars. The instability in countries and regions was the main factor in these displacements.
The state today in the modern era performs a number of functions, due to the reason that most of the aspects of the country need to be regulated by the state. The state usually regulates the functioning of the nation-state through policy formulation and execution. These policies can easily be divided into two categories: domestic policy formulation and foreign policy formulation.
According to Zakaria (1997), extremist nationalism has also led to conflicting ideologies and intolerance as far as international integration is concerned. The two aspects of extremist nationalism and extremist religion are very significant in trying to understand the source or cause of conflict in many parts of the world (Ronald, 2006).
It is the responsibility of states to ensure that all the members of a particular state remain safe. Safety may vary to include protecting the states from any form of external or internal attack. The execution of the security measures quite often interferes with the rights of refugees in those countries.
The author states that passive ventilation in homes is being arranged through the use of simple design characteristics and includes no moving parts at all. Vertical pipes or ducts that originate from the bathroom or kitchen are used as vents (openings) in the roof thereby drawing moist air out of the homes.
The author state that social marketing is a unique and relatively new concept outlining the need for the use of marketing tools and techniques in such a manner that they can help organizations to achieve some social good. Social marketing, therefore, is a combination of both the social sciences as well as marketing.
The major catastrophe that the globe experienced during the 21 century was the food crisis that took place in 2008, which has left no economies untouched with its drastic effect. Industrialized and third-world nations both felt drastic effects of inflation in food prices, thus, begetting the conditions of economic and political instability
The author states that in recent years the Internet and web-based applications became some of the main technological achievements and advantages in the world, which main positive and efficient feature is to help millions of people to ease the process of finding and accessing necessary information quickly and precisely.
The paper also has reviewed the efforts being made by Portugal in promoting its public and cultural diplomacy despite the challenges being faced. Finally, the paper has also discussed the efforts of two foreign embassies (China and South Korea) are making towards promoting their diplomatic actions.
The author states that accidents are accidents. We cannot control what would happen to us more so we could not stop what will come to us. The 9/11 incident can be termed as half-accident, half-fate. If terrorists are really determined to make the attack happen, then surely, it will happen. And definitely, it did.
The author states that the pursuit of a career is not easy; nor is its continuance. In most cases, years of education and some amount of rigorous training will have to be completed before anyone can get a hold of the title desired. Certain positions may even necessitate a passing grade in civil examinations or landing ahead of the class.
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One of the best ways that the administration can be enacted has been noted from the London way of governing. London, Greater London to be specific is the use of Boroughs. Currently, The Greater London area has 32 boroughs, 12 on inner London whereas the other twenty are in the outer London region.
The concerns of Stephen’s parents were treated as the ranting of grieving parents (Holohan 2005). Neville and Doreen Lawrence found the attitude of the police insensitive, unsympathetic and even insulting. Doreen Lawrence went as far as questioning the Metropolitan Police if they valued a black life as much as they valued a white one.
The people governed by a democracy may not totally know what policy is right and thus they fall victims to the wrong choices. The policymakers too are human and have their own flaws and given that they are entrusted with the task of making democracy a practical concept, they can easily make mistakes.
Extant and emerging literature regarding the subject of minority groups across the globe increasingly associates the prevalence of the vices with poverty and low human development levels. This is to imply that a visible solution to the Burmese minority Muslim plights should be anchored on human and economic development principles.
Each culture and individuals come with features, which are important in fulfilling their daily obligations. The local communities can borrow the values and improve their status or lifestyle. For example, Chinese acupuncture is a medical technology that is used to treat some diseases. Therefore, cultural diversity ensures that the local community benefits from the expertise of the immigrants.
Dominance in clans is usually vested in numbers whereby the clan is viewed as a single voting block. However, with authoritarian rule and the fact that presidential election is not common, the power of such clans which rests in their vote is diminished. The result is dissatisfaction with the regime and hence the ongoing revolts in the region.
The paper discusses how the indigenous people in the society lived and the laws that helped them. Racism is not about racist attitudes and ideas alone, rather it is a phenomenon that is more materialistic and continuous. The foundation for a system of racial discrimination is carried over from generation to generation. Case in point of Australia, the foundation was the growth of the private land.
More than half of the people in Vietnam were displaced during this period and although many of them fled to nearby countries, some boarded boats heading to Australia. By 1981, around 2059 boats had already arrived in Australia. During the 1990s, the rate of boat arrivals in Australia was estimated to be 300 people every year, from mainly Vietnam, Cambodia, and Southern China (McMaster, 2001).