PAPER. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME. Powers behind control: An essay on democracy Peter L. Hupe Department of Public Administration Erasmus University Rotterdam hupe@fsw.eur.nl To be presented at the Annual Work Conference of the Netherlands Institute of Government‚ held at Erasmus University Rotterdam‚ October 29‚ 2004 Workshop 3: Institutional Rearrangement of the Public Domain 1 Abstract In contemporary Western democracies the role of government is not what it used to be. In the
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Better Than Intelligence Quotient? For many years schools and businesses have held someone’s Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in very high regard. In many cases this one quotient score has been a deciding factor in hiring‚ promoting‚ and recruiting in the corporate world. It has been thought that if someone possessed an above average IQ‚ then surely their operational output would be above standard. In the last decade it has been proposed that IQ is a definite operational must have
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candidates‚ a leading exam board said today. Universities would be able to browse through students’ individual essay‚ coursework and exam marks in an effort to select the most appropriate candidates for their courses. The call follows mounting worries that universities are being faced with hoards of students with the top A grade A-levels‚ and are unable to distinguish between them. Last year more than one in five students got an A grade at A-level. Some universities have begun developing aptitude-based
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Basketball is better than Football. The clock runs down and there’s the point guard with the ball dribbling up the court there’s 10 minutes left on the board and he’s stalling then out of now here he passes to the shooting guard 5-4-3-2-1 and he shoots swoosh the ball goes in and they win but one critic in the audience says football is better than basketball. To me basketball is better than football personally because I play it but I’m going to list how it is a "better" sport For me basketball
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want a revolution We better get on right away Well you get on your feet And out on the street Singing power to the people” * John Lennon Introduction Democracy‚ it is generally believed‚ had its roots in Ancient Athens. We know it spread its stems to most of Europe and later to parts of Asia by mid 19th century ‚ mostly in the form of parliamentary democracy. But in the context of this paper‚we are not interested in the histrocity of the idea or concept of democracy‚ but in the idea itself
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Country Life is better than City Life City life and country life are very different to each other. The bustling city is alive with people and activities‚ whereas the country is relaxed and quiet; but which is better? I strongly think that life in the country beats the city by far because of the better environment and friendlier community. The tranquil setting of the country is definitely superior compared to urban life‚ and is really appealing to everyone. Firstly‚ the environment
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the aim that it will minimize misclassification of students on the basis of marks. It will eliminate unhealthy competition among high achievers. It will reduce pressure and will provide the learner with more flexibility. It will lead to a focus on a better learning environment Operational It will facilitate joyful and stress free learning. In grading system “My friends who have got 71 or 79 marks will be awarded the same grade.” In grading system every student has to work really hard and now teachers
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Jackson‚ J. (2013) ‘Know your audience: How the digital native generation consume media’. The Media Briefing [online] 30 August available from [ 19 June 2015] Mueller‚ P. and Oppenhiemer‚ D. (2014) ‘Take notes by hand for better long-term comprehension’. Association for Psychological Science [online] 24April. available from [3 July] Patil‚ M.A. (2007) ‘When and where was the first newspaper published?’. The Times of India Online [online] 21 October
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Prevention Is Better Than Cure Health is valuable present for human life. People can have money‚ houses‚ some luxurious things but they cannot buy health. Once geting a serious disease‚ everything becomes nothing immediately. So I agree with the point that “ Prevention is better than cure”. This proverb advise everybody to care themselves before too late to save their lives. One person just has one life. People all know this definition but not many ones can adjust their lives to live healthier
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It is better to be late than never I saw a photo when I was packing my thinngs‚which was me and my grandfather playing together.We look blessed and happy in it.However‚he was already passed away few years ago and I missed him so much. Few years ago‚in one humid afternnoon‚I was walking home from school as usual.The weather is too hot so I decided to have a drink at the stall nearby to quench my thirst.When I was drinking‚ I saw a grandfather playing with his grandchild happily at the playground
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