“Nations are imagined as a single neighborhood relocating along a historical past which is conceived as ‘homogeneous‚ empty time’’ Benedict Anderson‚ Imagined Communities‚ rev. edn (London: Verso‚ 2006)‚ p. 6. Anderson borrows the term from Walter Benjamin‚ Illuminations: Essays and Reflections‚ trans. by Harry Zohn‚ ed. by Hannah Arendt (New York: Schocken Books‚ 2007)‚ p. 261. “A nation can be described in terms of its particular amalgam of
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It is said that the real strength of a nation depends not so much on its natural resources or on its uniformed men or on its military capabilities but rather on its students. They constitute the backbone of a nation as well as the pillar on which the national edifice is built. They are the real wealth of a nation. Students play a vital role in the society. They are the guardians of freedom‚ justice‚ equality‚ ethics and social equilibrium. They have tremendous responsibility to see that injustice
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religious identity held by a group of people with common national origins nation - group of people who share common cultural features self-determination - a nation has political independence (the right to make decisions without outside interference) nation-state - political unit containing one nation multinational state - state that contains multiple nations with a history of self-determination stateless nation - nation without a territory to call its own nationalism - sense of loyalty and pride
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Delimitation Type of study Theoretical framework Introduction: A nation is a group of people who share common history‚ culture‚ language and ethnic origin often possessing or seeking its own government. National identity refers to the distinguish features of group and to the individual’ sense of belonging to it. In some case even a little difference in pronunciation is enough to categorize a person as a member of different nation but in some cases two people may be separated by language‚ culture
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the nation and it’s citizens‚ is stashed in the illegal personal accounts of corrupt politicians‚ IRS‚ IPS officers and industrialists. An amount which is 13 times larger than the nations foreign debt. Every year this amount is increasing at a rapid speed but the Indian government seem to be silent over this matter from a very long time. The total black money accounts for 40% of GDP of India‚ if all the money comes back to India then that could result in huge growth burst for India. A nation where
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through the act which is a mark of respect. At the midnight hour of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru rose to addressed the nation made his maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleep‚ India will wake to life and freedom. Now India is the largest democracy of the world. Last year our former School Captain Shivansh Khattari proudly called our nation as a sovereign‚ Socialist‚ Secular Democratic‚ Republic‚ and we all are really proud of that. But let me remind you all that winning Independent
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between regions with opposing political and cultural values d. Nation- a group of people with a common culture occupying a particular territory‚ bound together by a strong sense of unity arising from shared beliefs and customs. e. Nation-state- an ideal form consisting of a homogeneous group governed by their own state. Very few states are true nation-states‚ because most states contain minority peoples who belong to another nation. f. State- An area organized into a political unit and ruled
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clarify the definition of a nation. 2.0Discussion 2.1 Definitions 2.1.1 Nation A nation is a definite community of people. It must be consisted of several---stabilized groups---tribes. It is necessary to have all the important features in order to form a nation; common language‚ a common economic life and psychological make-up. 2.1.1.1 Applying these terms to the UAE The question is “Are these features applied in the UAE?” The UAE will never constitute a nation as long as it lacks common
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role in ushering in a new era of peace. My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us‚ grateful for the trust you have bestowed‚ mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation‚ as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet‚ every so
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valuable even than the right to life. It exists because we are human beings and therefore part of a pluralistic society that is detached from a sovereign state or government. This was first realised by Arendt when she spoke of totalitarian European nation states which had an inability to protect people’s human rights; specifically focusing on Communism and Nazism [p.296]. In fact Arendt [1] suggests that people during totalitarian regimes who lost the states protection also lost their rights and this
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