Misbah Shoaib What is the role of media in a democracy? Media plays a crucial role in shaping a healthy democracy. It is the backbone of a democracy. Media makes us aware of various social‚ political and economical activities happening around the world. It is like a mirror‚ which shows us or strives to show us the bare truth and harsh realities of life. But that is only the case if money isn’t involved. Media plays a huge role in forming and giving characters and specific traits to a country’s
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responses depending on the environment that one has grown up in; and what his ideal world would be. I agree with Laura when she says that everything depends on the people‚ and what language they understand. Personally‚ I prefer a democracy for a number of reasons. In a democracy‚ everyone is their own master. They have the ability to practise the religion they please‚ preach the religion they want to preach‚ have the right to free speech‚ and more importantly have the right to vote‚ and choose their
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factors led to the rise of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s. New technologies like steam engines‚ railroads‚ and telegraphs made communication and transportation easier. The ability to source and transport materials across the country with ease turned many local businesses into national companies. Workplace innovations‚ such as the assembly-line method of production‚ allowed these companies to produce goods on a mass scale. In the late 1800’s‚ the American railway system became a nationwide transportation
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In this essay I will explore the subculture of modernists and their musical‚ cultural and fashion influences that lead to the development of the movement during the late 1950’s. I will also discuss in depth the impact the media had on ‘mods’ and how this acted as a catalyst for the inevitable divide of the subculture. This will be carried out with reference to the infamous clash of mods and rockers at Brighton on 18th May 1964 with discussion to the way in which newspapers chose to report the event
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union Labor Unions began forming in the late 1800’s. They formed to provide workers with more rights. However they were opposed on many fronts. The unions faced an uphill battle against business owners and even other workers. From 1865 to 1940‚ the development of labor unions was generally a negative force leading to economic disruption and unnecessary laws that stifled businesses and hindered job growth. Worker’s parties started to shape in the late 1800’s. The thought behind them was to take care
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In the final years of the 1800’s‚ American focus took a unexpected turn from industrial development to the far more risky game of international politics. Previously a primarily isolationist country‚ America’s burst of imperialism appeared almost random. After all‚ President Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality set the precedent for a non-interventionist country‚ which the United States as adhering to‚ more or less. However‚ considering the extremely popularity of Manifest Destiny‚ imperialism
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The Awakening By: Danny Pitts Society ’s Standards In the late 1800 ’s‚ as well as the early 1900 ’s‚ women felt discriminated against by men and by society in general. Men generally held discriminatory and stereotypical views of women. Women had no control over themselves and were perceived to be nothing more than property to men. They were expected to live up to a perfect image that society had created‚ while trying to comply with their husbands ’ desires. While many women felt dissatisfied
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Big hair‚ neon lights‚ Jordache shorts‚ and fast cars. The 1980’s were loose‚ wild‚ and rock and roll were the perfect matches to the powerful machines rolling out of Detroit. Although the late 1970’s were the start of the Malaise era of cars‚ the late 1980’s saw a real resurgence in fun cars with power. Automakers had learned to cope with emissions regulations and with technological advances engines became more powerful‚ more efficient‚ and thanks to computers had some impressive dashboards. This
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The Cambodian Genocide was a terrible atrocity that took place in the late 1900’s. Nearly 2 million people died from executions‚ starvation‚ overwork and disease‚ because of the 3 political regimes that took place (Prince Norodom Sihanouk‚ Lon Nol‚ Prime Minister Pol Pot) The Last Regime was lead by Pol Pot‚ his goal was to turn the Southeast Asia into a Agrarian Utopia. On April 17th 1975 Khmer Rouge soldiers marched into Phnom Penh (The Capital of Cambodia) and seized control forcing millions of
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also for the human beings on it‚ have been very significant for mankind. Events like these are extremely unique and will mostly never happen again since society in the world is always changing. One extremely significant event that occurred in the late 1700’s that would be one of the most important aspects of history because it influenced many to do the same and to fight for their beliefs. The American Revolution was the leading cause for many other countries to fight for their independence from Great
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