Patriotism Patriotism means genuine love towards your own country/ motherland. It does not mean hatred towards other countries as well. It is said that even if a mother loose her love towards her child a child should not lose his/ her honour towards her. It is patriotism which has inspired martyrs to give up their lives for the sake of their countries; in the service of their countries; in fighting for the cause and liberty of their country. Their names stand recorded in golden words in the history
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Racism Still Exists Today “Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.” -Unknown In 1954‚ racial segregation was unanimously ruled to be unconstitutional. However‚ there is still racism in the modern-day United States. Today‚ it comes in different forms than in Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry‚ by Mildred D Taylor. In her novel‚ set in 1933‚ the main characters‚ the Logan children‚ deal with many examples of racism towards them because of their African descent. There are
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feminism is still relevant. Most people believe that feminism in no longer relevant because of the nineteenth amendment‚ which granted women the right as men. However‚ there are people that protest that feminism is still very relevant. It is very understandable that feminism was way more concerning in the nineteenth century than it is now. Today’s interpretation of feminism is different than what it was in the nineteenth century. People never assumed that it would come to be what it is today. Due to
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Patriotism is an essentially emotional support for the nation‚ the homeland. It is not intended to have a rational foundation: soldiers do not fight for a country because it produces more cement than the enemy‚ but because it is their country. Their patriotism pre-supposes its existence — but not everyone agrees with that. Some Islamists‚ for instance‚ reject the legitimacy of the nation-state as such‚ and despise patriotism as un-Islamic. The loyalty of the Muslim‚ they say‚ can only be to the Ummah
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DOES GANDHI MATTER Mahatma Gandhi ‚as we all know‚ is one of the greatest sons of the Indian soil. He is the father of the nation and the maker of the modern independent republic of India. A lean‚ frail‚ ’half-naked fakir’ – armed with a wooden staff and simple dignity of a human being‚ he fought against the greatest empire‚ the world has known. Albert Einstein has said about him "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this in flesh and blood walked upon this earth". As a man
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Does Inequality Matter? The economic gap here in the United States is a great deal wider than in any other rich democratic nation. Why is there such a difference here in the United States? The most important reason for economic inequality in the U.S. and not other countries is due to the United State ’s particular economic policies (Christopher Jencks‚ "Does Inequality Matter?" Daedalus Winter 2002). Let ’s look at economic policies of rich democracies that do not have such a huge economic
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goals and dream‚ others just spent the past few days locked in and repenting‚ and the rest either didn’t care or forgot. All these crazy fear-based decisions lead to a small list of much greater and loaded questions: Is it worth it? Does it matter? and Why does it matter? Of course these are questions that fall under the category of “The Meaning of Life‚” and are virtually impossible to reply to‚ but everyone should be entitled to possess their own educated opinion‚ right? In Thomas Nagel’s essay
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The definition of patriotism is: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" Patriotism may be strengthened by adherence to a national religion (a civil religion or even a theocracy). This is the opposite of the separation of church and state demanded by the Enlightenment thinkers who saw patriotism and faith as similar and opposed forces. Michael
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qualities distinctive to an individual." Once we understand what character is‚ we must ask ourselves yet another question. Why does character matter? There are many attributes of character‚ but there are ten that most people are familiar with: citizenship‚ compassion‚ courage‚ gratitude‚ honesty‚ perseverance‚
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Sociol 180 Fall 13 MidTerm 1 Possible Questions. Question 3: 3. Does inequality matter? Imagine that you are asked to write an editorial for the New York Times on this general topic. What might you say? What empirical evidence might you use to support your claims? Liberals believe different answers to this question than conservatives I. Liberals believe A. It is unjust. Millions of children go to sleep hungry in the world’s richest nation – the U.S. B. Society unfairly
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