TO WHAT EXTENT IS NATIONALISM A POSITIVE FORCE?Nationalism has been viewed as both a positive and a negative force‚ and both positions have been demonstrated today and throughout history. It is the biggest social and political force of the world. It unifies people and makes them stronger. It can lead to a stable economy‚ patriotism and even ultranationalism. But‚ one could argue that all these things‚ especially ultranationalism have had bad consequences such as crimes against humanity‚ fascism and
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Has social media limited your social skills? Has social media caused you to lose your confidence‚ and social skills? Social media‚ such as Facebook‚ Instatgram‚ and Twitter has been limiting society social skills over a period of ten or more years‚ because it has given people a false confidence‚ unrealistic expectations of relationships‚ and people don’t know how to act with people face-to-face and deal with body language and intimate situations because they are behind a screen. Before we had
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a more realistic and unpretentious political theory‚ as opposed to an unrealistic ideological theory. It is this theory which has been one of the leading and most prominent ways of thinking in terms of international relations in modern times‚ with its stark view of nation states and people appealing greatly to the Western leading political institutions‚ as recently it has become another phrase for ’power politics ’. Instead of referring to itself as an ideology‚ realists see it as more of a straight
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Has gender equality been achieved in Singapore? “Gender equality” constitutes the provision of the same opportunities to all genders. Males and females are physically‚ and psychologically different. This leads them to having different wants and needs hence treating them equally might actually result in gender inequality rather than “gender equality”. With that‚ “has gender equality been achieved in Singapore?” Firstly‚ the traditional perception of the roles that men and women ought to take on
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Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too‚ the number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law enshrining the rights of all children to free and compulsory education will further lift enrolment‚ bringing closer the government’s goal of universal elementary education‚ which comprises eight years of schooling
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Poverty and Oppressed: Why Has Poverty Been Occurring for so Long? “What I would like in the future is to do what I can to help people‚ is to help the poor so they have what they need. Everybody will have a stable house‚ everybody will be well and no child will be in need.” as stated by the eleven year-old Luisa living in poverty. How sad this makes me feel as a teenage girl‚ to know that there are billions of children all around the world suffering‚ along with their parents because of poverty
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American Dream America has long been known as a land of opportunity. Out of that thinking comes the “American Dream‚” the idea that anyone can ultimately achieve success. There is no doubt that all Americans possess an American Dream. In one of Arthur Miller’s greatest works‚ Death of a Salesman‚ he brings the American Dream onto the stage for evaluation. In his play‚ it shows that people are easily get lost between the illusion and reality‚ continued misconception of oneself may cause
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of The Great Gatsby‚ uses clothes as a symbol of social status. Clothes can show how wealthy or poor someone is. The clothes of the characters in this novel are used not just to show off wealth‚ they also symbolize the characters’ deception and bad decisions. This symbol is shown throughout the novel by various characters‚ such as Jay Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan and the Wilsons. Jay Gatsby uses his clothes to attempt to fit in with the other rich people and to impress Daisy. Gatsby is showing Daisy his
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considered to determine whether globalization has a positive or negative effect on Egypt. To begin‚ with the spread of the idea of globalization in Egypt and worldwide new economical advancements have forced an alteration in how bank systems are used today. The positive outlook on this developing issue is that the new system tries to adapt in order to fit the global picture of how a bank should act and what exactly their roles should contain. Also‚ globalization has “enhanced the manner of how businesses
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Has tourism benefitted the people of Mauritius? It is a truism that since tourism has been initiated in Mauritius‚ our standard of living together with our culture have both undergone a drastic change. With the rapid development of the tourist industry‚ the Mauritians have encountered several drawbacks as well as have had numerous advantages. The latest statistics depict that every year; there are an increasing number of tourists visiting our country. No doubt‚ this shows how much Mauritius has
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