Research By: Making a Difference‚ Not a Statement: College Students and Politics‚ Volunteering‚ and an Agenda for America Peter D. Hart Research Associates 1724 Connecticut Avenue‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20009 April 2001 Date: From February 24 to March 2‚ Hart Research surveyed a national representative sample of 809 students in four-year colleges and universities; this research‚ conducted on behalf of the Panetta Institute‚ gauges students’ views of and involvement in civics and politics. This report
Premium Politics Political philosophy Democracy
in which thousands of students participated. Many of them join to protest against the policies of the government. Philippines is a country with a huge population. Those between the ages of 15 to 35 form more than half of the total population. Thus Philippines has a vast potential of youth power. The students‚ employees‚ farmers‚ workers and persons from various professions‚ including the educated unemployed are the elements which really matter in all fields of our national life. Unfortunately‚
Free Youth Young Force
FEATURE The Role of Technology in National Development Emmanuel O. Egbogah Executive Chairman Emerald Energy Resources F rom the beginning of time‚ man has strived to improve his way and quality of life. The caveman discovered how to make and use tools‚ developed a logical sequence for activities‚ and evolved processes that added value to his life. The totality of the use and application of his knowledge‚ skills‚ tools‚ and materials constitutes what we today describe as “technology
Premium Management Strategic management Marketing
Hritwick Banerjee 12210030 Why should a privileged person help an underprivileged person? As the definition suggests that the privileged person is someone who is having the special rights‚ advantages or immunities or having the rare opportunity to do something that brings particular pleasure. On the other hand the unprivileged person is someone who is not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of the people in the society. So in a socio economic point of view the presence
Premium Amartya Sen Democracy Famine
Akpos: please‚ send an amblance fast!my friend just had an accident. He’s bleeding from the nose and ears‚and i think both of his legs are broken! Operator: where is your location? Akpos: gba–ja–bia–mila street operator: please‚spell the gbajabiamila [minute of silent] operator: are you there? [still silent] operator:hey‚mister!are you there? Akpos:[panting] erm…erm…so sorry for the delay i couldn’t spell gbajabiamila.so i’ve dragged him to oni street.should i spell it now? Describe Akpos
Premium Family Grandparent Marriage
Case study: The role of schools in national policies St Mark’s Secondary School has been contacted by the DfE‚ as it is trialling a fresh community programme to encourage schools from a range of rural areas to develop wider community and diversity links. The school will then be asked to return a report‚ which will form the basis of a new national policy for schools. The school does not have to take part but is considering whether to do so. What do you think the benefits might be for the
Free High school College Grammar school
monolithic state authority. Sometimes a citizen is just a fodder to fatten the economy and the power of the State so that his claims or even his freedom may be sacrificed if the power of the State is questioned! The State is supposed to play the sovereign role of a so-called benevolent Father‚ a King and a Protector‚ and all must assume their proper place in the system without a whimper! On the other hand‚ "Individualism"—a politico-economic doctrine that advocates complete freedom for the common man—can
Premium Sociology
“There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing.” “woman is the builder and moulder of a nation’s destiny‚ though delicate and soft as lily‚ she has a heart‚ stronger and bolder than that of man‚ she is the supreme inspiration for man’s onward march.” Women constitute approximately 40% population of a nation. If she is given the task for the development of the country she can make a wonder
Premium Rajendra Prasad Bihar Woman
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT* Josua Cavalevu Secretary‚ Prime Minister’s Hurricane Relief Committee‚ Fiji. INTRODUCTION I present these thoughts as a private citizen of Fiji‚ as one who has some concern for this issue; so in sharing these thoughts with you I admit that I am not an educationist‚ and really do not have any professional justification for speaking on this subject. All I can claim for myself‚ however‚ is an interest in the subject of education in the broadest sense
Premium Education
At one lime Jawaharlal Nehru remarked that he doubled the clarity of the Mahatma and also his own association with him. Explaining this paradox Nehru writes thus: "Personality is as’ indefinable tiling‚ a strange force that has power over the soul man and he possesses this in a remarkable measure..... He attracted people..... They did not agree with his philosophy of life or even with’ many of his ideals... and we went with him although we did not accept his philosophy." What gave this enormous spell
Premium Indian independence movement Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru