A father‚ buying his child a cornet at the ice cream barrow; this event would surely seem so very casual to most of us. But‚ the very spectacle is heartrending for the kids who stroll by the streets bare footed‚ jump up to every other car at the traffic signals and look at every passer-by with desperate eyes. He too might have been standing on the outskirt of the gathering around the same ice cream barrow longing for it. With empty pockets he might have stood there all the time waiting for that miraculous
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Patriotism is a cultural attachment to one’s homeland‚ excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term’s meaning upon context‚ geography and philosophy. In a generalized sense applicable to all countries and peoples‚ patriotism is a devotion to one’s country.It is a related sentiment to nationalism. In classical 18th century patriotism‚ loyalty to the State was chiefly considered in contrast to loyalty to the Church‚ and it was argued that clerics should not be allowed to teach in public
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This reawakening for Renaissance spread the seeds of patriotism for national movement and prepared people for national interest. To create this national interest or to awake patriotism in national minds poets and writers had there significant role. Slowly they sow the seeds of patriotism in the young minds of India. In this paper I would like to throw some light on some of the Henry Derozio’s poems in English where we feel the spirits of patriotism. Derozio had his burning passion for freedom and intoxicating
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“What Patriotism Means to Me” Patriotism n.: devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. When I see the American flag‚ I feel devotion. When it’s Veterans Day‚ and we’re honoring those who have served our country‚ I feel pride. To me‚ patriotism is when I stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance‚ when I used to draw the American Flag. Whenever I feel pride for my country. Now‚ I have been to many countries. I love them all. I’m proud of them. Patriotism just doesn’t
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Nationalism and Patriotism Nationalism is a funny subject. The sense of patriotism and pride invoked within oneself from the love of a nation is a truly human phenomenon. In all reality‚ a country is not an actual object‚ but a state of mind. A country has no actual feelings and the boundaries that are drawn were drawn by men like you and I. In the books‚ “Patriotism‚” by Yukio Mishima and “Sofia Petrovna‚” by Lydia Chukovskaya‚ we see stories of people that are products of their countries. The
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Planning and land use Urban planning (urban‚ city‚ and town planning) is a technical and political process concerned with the control of the use of land and design of the urban environment‚ including transportation networks‚ to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities. It concerns itself with research and analysis‚ strategic thinking‚ architecture‚ urban design‚ public consultation‚ policy recommendations‚ implementation and management. A plan can take a variety of
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QEH Working Paper Series – QEHWPS86 Page 1 Working Paper Number 86 A Note On Destitution Barbara Harriss-White* Paper for the Dissemination Workshop of the NCAER/QEH/DfID Project on Poverty : Alternative Realities‚ NCAER‚ New Delhi‚ April‚ 2002 In this paper the economic‚ social and political dimensions of destitution are analysed. Economic destitution is seen as a contradiction in terms since destitute people survive without assets and income. Social destitution is a process of expulsion
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Paul Avrich was a historian crucial to the research of the anarchist movement‚ Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman‚ would have been his next publishment had he not passed‚ his daughter Karen Avrich completed the project. The dual biography of Alexander “Sasha” Berkman and Emma Goldman examines the two figures from their first encounter in a New York City cafe in 1889 until Goldman’s death in 1940. Their complex relationship provides a portrait of the anarchist
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In the short story‚ ‘Emma’ written by Carolyn Cole‚ we are introduced to a scenario phrased by an innocent little girl who views the adult’s life as a game. We see the character Emma struggling to please both her daughter and husband and the character Mrs. Robinson who is a single mother and has her eyes set on a man with money. Mrs. Robinson is just a deceitful woman waiting for Emma to back down from the game so she can rightfully claim the ‘trophy’. The characters Emma and Mrs. Robinson can both
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Patriotism DOES one become patriotic because he or she supports his or her country’s president or government? Or conversely‚ is one guilty of being unpatriotic because he or she does not support the current head of state and administration? This talk about patriotism is among the myriad of issues that forced themselves into the public arena during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit to New York earlier this month. On one hand‚ supporters of Mrs. Arroyo accused those who were attending
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