Dawn breaks over the horizon in the remote wilderness of the equatorial forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ and a large community of bonobos splits up for the day. Stomach gurgling‚ a bonobo wanders off with his group in search of food. Moving as swiftly and majestically as a gymnast‚ the bonobo swings from tree to tree‚ its kind brown eyes scanning the trees of the Salonga National forest in search of fruits and insects for ingestion. The ape and his group travel together and go about
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"Politics and the English Language" (1946)‚ by George Orwell‚ is an essay criticizing "ugly and inaccurate" contemporary written English. He asserted contemporary English prose causes and affects foolish thoughts and dishonest politics. "Vagueness and sheer incompetence" were the "most marked characteristic" of contemporary English prose‚ and especially of the political writing of his day. Orwell criticizes contemporary writers’ preference of abstract words over concrete ones‚ and suggests they
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Did you know that guns are very dangerous if they are easily accessible to public? I usually read the newspaper online and watched the news on my computer when I went to study in America. There have been many gun cases in America where innocent people have lost their lives accidently to guns and to people with ill intentions. Therefore‚ I propose a ban on guns in all American CITIES. First‚ I would like to introduce this person. Do you guys know who he is? He was a graduate from University of
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What can you say about Philippine politics? Our country is challenged with quite a lot of political‚ economic and social problems at this time. The most controversial on televisions and in actual life is the political issues for it consist with well-known giant names in the republic. The politics of our country is occasioned in an organized framework of presidential‚ representative and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of the state and the head of the government. Philippine
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"Politics and the English Language" is an essay by George Orwell published in 1946 where he criticizes the way written English language has evolved. Orwell uses five texts from various contemporary authors to identify in them the "perversions" in the evolution of the language. He then classifies these into four main fallacies: "dying metaphors" or cliches‚ "operators or verbal false limbs" or the elimination of simple verbs and the use of passive voice rather than active‚ "pretentious diction" or
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Politics is the art or science of government or governing‚ especially the governing of a political entity‚ such as a nation‚ and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs. The role of a politician is varied and changes from day to day. Some politicians have greater responsibility or influence than others‚ depending on the size of the district they represent and the positions they hold on committees. As such‚ a politician’s schedule can begin very early in the morning
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FAIRNESS AT PLAY Introducing electoral reforms to reduce the influence of money and muscle power in politics FAST FACTS 33% of candidates who declared assets more than INR 5 crore‚ won in 2009.i 2009 Lok Sabha Poll estimated spending (nearly INR 10‚000 crore) is higher than the 2008 US Presidential Elections (nearly INR 8‚000 crore).ii The cost of conducting 2004 elections was 125 times1 greater than that of 1952.iii 162 MPs elected in 2009 have criminal cases against them; 26% increase
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11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21346220 (accessed on 16th April‚ 2013) 12 [ 8 ]. http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_Party (accessed on 16th April‚ 2013) [ 9 ] [ 10 ]. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/133481/Conservative-Party‚ page 1 (accessed on 16th April‚ 2013) [ 11 ] [ 12 ]. Andrew Heywood‚ Political Ideologies‚ fourth edition‚ Palgrave Macmillan‚ UK‚ 2007‚ China‚ chap 3‚ p.65-p.97 [ 13 ] [ 18 ]. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21346220 (accessed on 16th April
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“Politics is a strife of interests masqueraded as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage”. This quote‚ by Ambrose Bierce is an accurate reflection of what politics has become in the modern era. In today’s era‚ it seems politicians have abandoned the idea of public good‚ and instead embraced private‚ corporate sponsored agenda’s. In order to change this contemptible reality‚ the dominant corporate dominated political paradigm must be challenged. The only political
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her social‚ diplomatic‚ and economic doctrines. She was the first women prime Minister in British politics and was the longest prime minister with 3 victories‚ and leading the Conservative government for a total of 11 years. She was also seen as characteristic and a controversial figure‚ and was also idolized by the public. What is factual is that she has constantly dominated British Politics‚ and also had 3 election wins in a row. After becoming Prime Minister‚ she was member of the parliament
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