In what ways will we give them recognition? ... You need to give the team a brief talk on how citizenship relates to your sport. ... I believe that giving back to the community in some way is important for athletes. ... You may think that the pledge of allegiance was simply something you had to do and you didn't give your word, so perhaps it didn't count. ... Compassion gives a person an emotional bond with his or her world. ...

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Contributors like Political Action Committees give billions of dollars every election in order to get candidates elected who will meet their interests groups wants. ... The significant role money has in government decisions and elections pose a threat to democracy, with interest groups giving the vast majority of contributions. ... Without the ability to give large amounts of money today in politics, being able to make a difference as an average citizen is becoming harder and harder. ... Additionally, the education level and social status of interest group members and lobbyists give them an ...

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Although some claim that money has a positive influence on electoral campaigns, the power it gives to large contributors degrades the Democratic principles of voting. ... Yet, what counts is who is giving the money, who is getting the money, and what those who are giving get in return! ... Governmental decisions should be based on value, and not on the donations special interests give to officials. ...

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To say the least he is giveing us a real chance of future filled with knowledgeable, competent citizens of our future. ... The message by Dewey through his book was "that a democratic society must provide equal educational opportunity not only by giving to all its children the same quantity of public education--the same number of years in school -- but also by making sure to give all of them, all with no exceptions, the same quality of education (pg. 4)." ... If we fail to give the best education to all then we are not only failing as a society, but in my opinion we are failing as parents, ...

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Politicians have found a way around this dilemma; once a certain political party wins majority of the votes they have the option of giving the minority a chance to be part of the winning party, so that their voices can also be heard and help better serve the people that makes up the minority ( diverse group). ... With Human right in the picture, you can almost say that it give the "Democracy" a soft touch in that it adds the Human part into it. ... It is a compelling article in that is gives very detail information about the linkage between Democracy and Human rights. ... Having democracy an...

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Canada is like the house for all the Canadians to live together. Therefore, they need a system for their home. It includes the head of the house (Prime Minister), the people who make house roles (laws) and the supplies, equipment they share in the house (public service) etc. Canada has its own uniqu...

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The term limit thus would give the interest-groups less time to convey the representatives into promoting their interests instead of the people. ... They also argued that the lack of term limit allowed a greater degree of democracy in the country by giving the votes the freedom to choose whoever they have the most confidence (Kamber, Hyde, and Gephardt 74). ... Term limit would also give people a more diverse choice when voting for public officials. ... But with the term limit, more people would have the ability to participate actively in politics and people would be able to say: "Give me a be...

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Politicians have found a way around this dilemma; once a certain political party wins majority of the votes they have the option of giving the minority a chance to be part of the winning party, so that their voices can also be heard and help better serve the people that makes up the minority ( diverse group). ... With Human right in the picture, you can almost say that it give the "Democracy" a soft touch in that it adds the Human part into it. ... It is a compelling article in that is gives very detail information about the linkage between Democracy and Human rights. ... Having democracy an...

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The term limit thus would give the interest-groups less time to convey the representatives into promoting their interests instead of the people. ... They also argued that the lack of term limit allowed a greater degree of democracy in the country by giving the votes the freedom to choose whoever they have the most confidence (Kamber, Hyde, and Gephardt 74). ... Term limit would also give people a more diverse choice when voting for public officials. ... But with the term limit, more people would have the ability to participate actively in politics and people would be able to say: "Give me a be...

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Mentioning some authors that talked about these contradictions will give more weight to our previous statements. ... Two Authors/Four Distinct Interpretations To find out how is it possible to have different interpretations of Rousseau's and Hobbes' statements, it will be useful to give several arguments that can lead us to better define these statements. ... Furthermore, when Hobbes talks about the designation of a sovereign, we can also give an other interpretation. ... However, there still some ambiguities and we could give a different interpretation. ...

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Machiavelli's Discourses Throughout his discourses, Machiavelli gives a political and philosophical interpretation of the first ten books of Livy's History. ... One reason that Machiavelli gives for this is that while Athens enjoyed a period of liberty through a democratic government, it was quickly transformed into a tyranny once the composer of its laws, Solon, lost power. ... Skinner goes on to explain that while Machiavelli does give credit to Fortune in the initial establishment of a city, if the city "is so imprudent as to rely on this initial good Fortune, it will not only...

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Wikileaks gives whistleblowers a chance to send in their information and there journalists analyse the material, verify it and write a news piece about it describing its significance to society . ... Likewise, "a lack of government transparency and accountability undermines democracy and gives rise to cynicism and mistrust," according to a 2008 Harris survey commissioned by the Association of Government Accountants.' ... Wikileaks simply gives americans access to government information, while the government hasn't lost any power due to these leaks . ...

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They kill some of the rich, they expel others, and they give everyone who's left equal social and political rights- Republic (557a) Plato's objection to democracy as a form of government is valid, and strong. ... This "buffer zone" of current democracy gives the hope of success to modern government that was, in the eyes of Plato, lacking from Athenian democracy. ... Many current leaders of democratic governments surround themselves by a cabinet of specialists to offer opinions and give advice in an area of which the leader may have little knowledge. ...

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When ye are told Tafassahoo (make room, give an opportunity, make space) in the Majalees, (Parliaments, conference rooms, decision councils, gatherings) make room: (ample) room will Allah provide for you. ... "Only those are believers, who believe in Allah and His Messenger: when they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, they do not depart until they have asked for his leave; those who ask for thy leave are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger; so when they ask for thy leave, for some business of theirs, give leave to those of them whom thou wilt, and ask Allah for the...

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However, although the Jacksonian Democrats were viewed as guardians of the Constitution and promoters of political and economic equality based on the instilled European standards that deemed the equality of political power and economic opportunity between white men as radical, they did not truly give equality to all peoples such as the American Indians, slaves and women or develop economic systems to favor a true democracy. ... Citizens were free from any sort of commercial monopoly giving them more opportunity of business operations (and a great theme for a board game J). ... There is truth...

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As the demonstrations reached a boiling point, General Hussein Tantawi and General Omar Soliman pressured Mubarak to give in to the people's demands and step down, which he did, with great reluctance nevertheless, on the 11th of February 2011. ... During the early days of his presidency, Morsi issued a totalitarian constitutional declaration giving him unparalleled powers, such as the power to personally appoint the secretary general. ... However, the only difference is that this time the majority of the people are not objecting to it as they were a year ago, in spite of the fact that the...

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Yet, in recent years this type of equality seems to be giving way largely due to the fact that in most liberal democracies welfare liberalism is giving way to neo-liberalism and thus equality of opportunity is now giving way to equality of right. ...

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My initial thought after reading Dahl was that his theory of polyarchy gives a very clear definition of how a near perfect democracy should be and his strategies of Polyarchy " definitely helps to understand the political system of different countries, however, his concept of polyarchy according to me is not the best approach to compare political regimes. ... (O'Neil (2010) Page 549) This again gives rise to inclusiveness as Nigeria solely depends on its people in the election of its president and also competition among the competing presidential candidates as only one with the majority s...

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This gives them the illusion that Jack is never wrong and can handle the role on being a "sole-leader". ... Although already one death has occurred, the others do not seem to realize what has happened, and continue to give their new chief power. ... As the story progress', Jack's actions give the idea that he is fed up with the way Ralph governed certain circumstances. ... The way that the quote was stated, also gives the impression that among some of the boys Roger is feared more than Jack, their leader. ...

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She asked that men be more favorable and generous to women by giving them a voice or representation. ... They actually did not want to give people political equality and were not democratic. ... "We the people" did not give a democracy to women or colored people. ...

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And I can emphasize that this gives the hope for all of us about the changes in mass consciousness of civil society, concerning its direct participation in democracy promotion. ... So as to overcome these problems and move towards democracy, Kazakhstan should enhance the role of civil society, it should give more opportunities to intelligence and social forces like Non-Governmental Organizations and other public organizations, which are able to awaken the consciousness of civil society in Kazakhstan, because it is undeniable that a healthy democracy requires the active, freely chosen particip...

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Individuals may feel it is irrelevant to voice their opinion on political issues and give various reasons as to why they cannot, or will not, actively participate (Loeb 175-185). ... This informality allows people to be apathetic if they wish, willingly giving up their input into the political process. ... "Special interests buy favors from congressmen and presidents through political action committees (PACs), devices by which groups like corporations, professional associations, trade unions, investment banking groups "can pool their money and give up to $10,000 per election to each House...

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This shows that this college student went out of his way to organize a group of student volunteers to give back to his country. ... They depend on them and count on them that they will do their civic duty and vote, give back to their community and volunteer. ... She believes that by participating in elections she gives back to her community because she votes with her community in mind. ...

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This would show the American people and the world that this entire project of Iraqi Freedom was truly about giving the Iraqi people charge over their own lives (Lawson 4). This change to the oil market along with the broadening of the rest of the economy would give the Iraqi nation the financial strength needed to sustain most democratic governments, without allowing said government to become corrupt as a result of wealth. ... Overall, the best advice one can give about the creation of a democracy in Iraq is that all parties involved should have patience. ...

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The Resemblance Model is an interesting one to look at and would almost certainly promote popular rule just because it gives a clearer and fair representation of the society it represents. ... These models give a good view of different types of representative democracy, and exactly how they differ. in answer to the question "what is representative democracy?" ... This is because people will (hopefully) know what is best for them and will vote for the person they see as being the best person to give them that. ...

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