Shankar Sen welcomed the participants. The session started with the introduction to the background and context of the issue of corruption. Mr. Sen informed the participants about the level and dimension of corruption in different states of India and how India has become one of the most corrupt countries according to a study by Transparency International‚ which examined the magnitude‚ prevalence and dimensions of corruption in these states. It was felt that there is an argument that corruption slows
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Our Declining Education System According to "A Nation at Risk"‚ the American education system has declined due to a " rising tide of mediocrity" in our schools. States such as New York have responded to the findings and recommendations of the report by implementing such strategies as the "Regents Action Plan" and the "New Compact for Learning". In the early 1980’s‚ President Regan ordered a national commission to study our education system. The findings of this commission were that‚ compared
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Our Cultural Diversity HUMA215-1302B-17 Lea Bucanek AIU-Online Cultural diversity is what the world is made of. It’s based on race‚ religion‚ socioeconomic status‚ and gender even. We need cultural diversity in the work place‚ our religion‚ and our lives. When we travel we tend to go to places we never been
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Critical Journal #4 Mark Twain undermines‚ and reinforces the cultural values of the time period through his characterization of Jim. One of the black stereotypes during the Pre-Civil War era was Blacks being lazy‚ ignorant‚ uneducated‚ and uncivilized. Jim ran away when he found out about Miss Watson selling him. Jim could have just sat around being lazy complaining about being sold. Instead Jim took action and left. He has also helped Huck throughout their journey. When Jim and Huck find
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How does our correctional system punish offenders? Convicted felons can be punished in many different ways‚ but one thing is sure it would not be cruel and unusual. Before we look at how we punish offenders we must first understand why we are punishing them. The general purpose behind punishment is to inflict upon criminals some kind of suffering for the crime that they have committed or to protect society from those considered too dangerous to live amongst us. Punishment‚ a necessary evil‚ is sometimes
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your basis values? Where did they come from? What facts back them up? Everyone has Values‚ some have much more‚ others don’t have as much but at least everyone has values even if they consist of doing something bad. Values usually come from how you were raised up. If you lived in a family that where nothing but racist‚ you would mostly likely also grow up to be racist. This is not always true but most of the time it is. This is not the only thing that also inserts values into you. Values can also
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the principles of ethical or moral that is not followed .In the book of ethics by Velasquez it is stated that (utilitarianism‚ rights‚ justice and care)‚ provide a systematic basis of moral standards that can be used to determine and evaluate the moral value of a decision or assessment. In the case of Unocal‚ before the investment was made‚ Unocal had performed a socio-political analysis of the State of Burma. Moreover‚ Unocal contracted a consulting firm to review the 1991 Amnesty International report
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08 November 2012 The Education of Our Nation “[R]aising math‚ science‚ reading‚ and creativity levels in Amerian schools is thed key determinant of economic growth‚ and economic is the key to national power and influence as well as individual well-being” (Friedman and Mandelbaum 100).When a problem arises‚ the first thing a person ought to do is educate themselves on the subject. While most every American agrees‚ America‚ as a nation‚ has put its’ education system on the back burner. In their
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Future of Our Education An average tablet filled with thousands of e-books weighs a billionth of a billionth of a gram more than if it were empty of data‚ rather than a single book that’s manually read‚ cannot be updated‚ and contains only a specific published topic. Manufacturing a single tablet requires extraction of 33 pounds of mineral‚ 79 gallons of water‚ and 100 kilowatt hours of fossil fuels resulting in 66 pounds of carbon dioxide while a single tree cut only produces an average
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Education in Our lives What do you think education means to society? What does education mean? An education is commonly defined as a process of learning and obtaining knowledge. Many problems can occur that can prevent an education to people such as religion‚ culture‚ tradition‚ income and where you live or come from. Those can create different assumptions of someone’s educational background. The education for society can be different‚ due to the fact that various types of education plus learning
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