School districts, colleges and universities across the country strive to provide for students' needs - needs that are complicated by shifts in enrollment, developments in technology, ever-changing methods of instruction, community-use issues and aging school buildings.
As state governments continue to struggle with budget issues, the availability of funding for all types of educational facilities is often limited, requiring schools to make the most of every construction dollar spent. The growing awareness of environmental concerns has fostered a greater interest in "green" or sustainable school design, and the fact that schools and communities taking greater advantage of opportunities to share space, is making it necessary for those who plan, design and build these facilities to be more flexible and creative in their designs.
Higher education is also faced with issues like increased competition from for-profit institutions, student housing shortages and the need for their facilities to be part of the strategy used to recruit and retain students.
Schools, colleges and universities are being constructed at record pace in response to both a growing student population and the need to accommodate changes to the educational program. Building more flexible facilities is not enough -- we must also build better facilities.
Good designs don't just happen; they are based on research and best practice. To help fill that need for information on what makes a "good" school, School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management have established the Education Design Showcase. It is designed to be a vehicle for sharing innovative, yet practical, solutions in planning, design and construction. The goal: to share ideas that will help us achieve the best possible learning environments for all students at all levels of education.
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School districts, colleges and universities across the country strive to provide for students' needs - needs that are complicated by shifts in enrollment, developments in technology, ever-changing methods of instruction, community-use issues and aging school buildings.
As state governments continue to struggle with budget issues, the availability of funding for all types of educational facilities is often limited, requiring schools to make the most of every construction dollar spent. The growing awareness of environmental concerns has fostered a greater interest in "green" or sustainable school design, and the fact that schools and communities taking greater advantage of opportunities to share space, is making it necessary for those who plan, design and build these facilities to be more flexible and creative in their designs.
Higher education is also faced with issues like increased competition from for-profit institutions, student housing shortages and the need for their facilities to be part of the strategy used to recruit and retain students.
Schools, colleges and universities are being constructed at record pace in response to both a growing student population and the need to accommodate changes to the educational program. Building more flexible facilities is not enough -- we must also build better facilities.
Good designs don't just happen; they are based on research and best practice. To help fill that need for information on what makes a "good" school, School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management have established the Education Design Showcase. It is designed to be a vehicle for sharing innovative, yet practical, solutions in planning, design and construction. The goal: to share ideas that will help us achieve the best possible learning environments for all students at all levels of education.
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On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday as of January 20, 1986. As a result of this bill, Americans commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday in January. Few Americans are aware of the history of Martin Luther King Day and the long battle to convince Congress to establish this holiday in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Congressman John Conyers, an African-American Democrat from Michigan, spearheaded the movement to establish a MLK day. Representative Conyers worked in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and was elected to Congress in 1964, where he championed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Four days after King's assassination in 1968, Conyers introduced a bill that would make January 15 a federal holiday in King's honor. But Congress was unmoved by Conyers' entreaties, and though he kept reviving the bill, it kept failing in Congress.
In 1970, Conyers convinced New York's governor and New York City's mayor to commemorate King's birthday, a move that the city of St. Louis emulated in 1971. Other localities followed, but it was not until the 1980s that Congress acted on Conyers' bill. By this time, the congressman had enlisted the help of popular singer Stevie Wonder, who released the song "Happy Birthday" for King in 1981, and Conyers had organized marches in support of the holiday-in 1982 and 1983, respectively.
Conyers was finally successful when he reintroduced the bill in 1983. But even in 1983 support was not unanimous. In the House of Representatives, William Dannemeyer, a Republican from California, led the opposition to the bill, arguing that it was too expensive to create a federal holiday and estimating that it would cost the federal government $225 million annually in lost productivity. Reagan's administration concurred with Dannemeyer's arguments, but the House passed the bill with a vote of 338 for and 90 against.
When the bill reached the Senate, the arguments opposing the bill were less grounded in economics and more reliant on outright racism. Senator Jesse Helms, a Democrat from North Carolina, held a filibuster against the bill and demanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) make public its files on King, asserting that King was a Communist who did not deserve the honor of a holiday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had investigated King throughout the late 1950s and 1960s at the behest of its chief, J. Edgar Hoover, and had even tried intimidation tactics against King, sending the civil rights leader a note in 1965 that suggested he kill himself to avoid embarrassing personal revelations hitting the media.
King, of course, was not a Communist and had broken no federal laws, but by challenging the status quo, King and the Civil Rights Movement discomfited the Washington establishment. Charges of Communism were a popular way to discredit people who dared speak truth to power during the 50s and 60s, and King's opponents made liberal use of that tactic.
When Helms tried to revive that tactic, Reagan defended him. A reporter asked Reagan about the charge of Communist against King, and Reagan said that Americans would find out in around 35 years, referring to the length of time before any material the FBI gathers on a subject could be released. Reagan later apologized, and a federal judge blocked the release of King's FBI files.
Conservatives in the Senate tried to change the name of the bill to "National Civil Rights Day" as well, but they failed to do so. The bill passed the Senate with a vote of 78 for and 22 against. Reagan capitulated, signing the bill into law.
King's wife, Coretta Scott King, chaired the commission responsible for creating the first celebration of King's birthday in 1986. Though she was disappointed at not receiving more support from Reagan's administration, the result was over a week of commemorations beginning on January 11, 1986, and lasting until the holiday itself on January 20. Events were held in cities like Atlanta and Washington, D.C., and included a tribute at the Georgia State Capitol and the dedication of a bust of Dr. King at the U.S. Capitol.
Some Southern states protested the new holiday by including Confederate commemorations on the same day, but by the 1990s the holiday had become established everywhere in the United States.
Reagan's proclamation of the holiday on January 18, 1986, explained the reason for the holiday: "This year marks the first observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national holiday. It is a time for rejoicing and reflecting. We rejoice because, in his short life, Dr. King, by his preaching, his example, and his leadership, helped to move us closer to the ideals on which America was founded. . . . He challenged us to make real the promise of America as a land of freedom, equality, opportunity, and brotherhood."
It required a long 15-year fight, but Conyers and his supporters successfully won King national recognition for his service to country and humanity.
Campbell, Bebe Moore. "A National Holiday for a King." Black Enterprise. January 1984: 21.
Garrow, David J. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.
Nazel, Joseph. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing, 1991.
Reagan, Ronald. "Proclamation 5431 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1986." 18 January 1986. Available online: http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1986/11886a.htm.
Smitherman, Geneva. Word From the Mother: Language and African Americans. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006.
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On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday as of January 20, 1986. As a result of this bill, Americans commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday in January. Few Americans are aware of the history of Martin Luther King Day and the long battle to convince Congress to establish this holiday in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Congressman John Conyers, an African-American Democrat from Michigan, spearheaded the movement to establish a MLK day. Representative Conyers worked in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and was elected to Congress in 1964, where he championed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Four days after King's assassination in 1968, Conyers introduced a bill that would make January 15 a federal holiday in King's honor. But Congress was unmoved by Conyers' entreaties, and though he kept reviving the bill, it kept failing in Congress.
In 1970, Conyers convinced New York's governor and New York City's mayor to commemorate King's birthday, a move that the city of St. Louis emulated in 1971. Other localities followed, but it was not until the 1980s that Congress acted on Conyers' bill. By this time, the congressman had enlisted the help of popular singer Stevie Wonder, who released the song "Happy Birthday" for King in 1981, and Conyers had organized marches in support of the holiday-in 1982 and 1983, respectively.
Conyers was finally successful when he reintroduced the bill in 1983. But even in 1983 support was not unanimous. In the House of Representatives, William Dannemeyer, a Republican from California, led the opposition to the bill, arguing that it was too expensive to create a federal holiday and estimating that it would cost the federal government $225 million annually in lost productivity. Reagan's administration concurred with Dannemeyer's arguments, but the House passed the bill with a vote of 338 for and 90 against.
When the bill reached the Senate, the arguments opposing the bill were less grounded in economics and more reliant on outright racism. Senator Jesse Helms, a Democrat from North Carolina, held a filibuster against the bill and demanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) make public its files on King, asserting that King was a Communist who did not deserve the honor of a holiday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had investigated King throughout the late 1950s and 1960s at the behest of its chief, J. Edgar Hoover, and had even tried intimidation tactics against King, sending the civil rights leader a note in 1965 that suggested he kill himself to avoid embarrassing personal revelations hitting the media.
King, of course, was not a Communist and had broken no federal laws, but by challenging the status quo, King and the Civil Rights Movement discomfited the Washington establishment. Charges of Communism were a popular way to discredit people who dared speak truth to power during the 50s and 60s, and King's opponents made liberal use of that tactic.
When Helms tried to revive that tactic, Reagan defended him. A reporter asked Reagan about the charge of Communist against King, and Reagan said that Americans would find out in around 35 years, referring to the length of time before any material the FBI gathers on a subject could be released. Reagan later apologized, and a federal judge blocked the release of King's FBI files.
Conservatives in the Senate tried to change the name of the bill to "National Civil Rights Day" as well, but they failed to do so. The bill passed the Senate with a vote of 78 for and 22 against. Reagan capitulated, signing the bill into law.
King's wife, Coretta Scott King, chaired the commission responsible for creating the first celebration of King's birthday in 1986. Though she was disappointed at not receiving more support from Reagan's administration, the result was over a week of commemorations beginning on January 11, 1986, and lasting until the holiday itself on January 20. Events were held in cities like Atlanta and Washington, D.C., and included a tribute at the Georgia State Capitol and the dedication of a bust of Dr. King at the U.S. Capitol.
Some Southern states protested the new holiday by including Confederate commemorations on the same day, but by the 1990s the holiday had become established everywhere in the United States.
Reagan's proclamation of the holiday on January 18, 1986, explained the reason for the holiday: "This year marks the first observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national holiday. It is a time for rejoicing and reflecting. We rejoice because, in his short life, Dr. King, by his preaching, his example, and his leadership, helped to move us closer to the ideals on which America was founded. . . . He challenged us to make real the promise of America as a land of freedom, equality, opportunity, and brotherhood."
It required a long 15-year fight, but Conyers and his supporters successfully won King national recognition for his service to country and humanity.
Campbell, Bebe Moore. "A National Holiday for a King." Black Enterprise. January 1984: 21.
Garrow, David J. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.
Nazel, Joseph. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing, 1991.
Reagan, Ronald. "Proclamation 5431 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1986." 18 January 1986. Available online: http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1986/11886a.htm.
Smitherman, Geneva. Word From the Mother: Language and African Americans. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006.
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There are hundreds of sites where you can post your resume online and complete an online job application. Some sites let you upload an existing resume with the click of a button. On other sites you can cut and paste or use a resume building wizard. There are also resume posting services that will post your resume to the top sites for you. Once you have uploaded your resume, you will be able to search for jobs that interest you and submit your application or resume with a click of your mouse.
APPLYING ONLINE VIA COMPANY WEBSITE
If you are interested in working for a company visit the website. Career information is usually listed in the "About Us" section of the site. Follow the instructions for searching for and applying to jobs online.
Sending your resume through e-mail or filling an application form online is not a difficult task as most applicant thought. Even if you don't know how to do it, you can always have someone at the net center to do it for you for a token or even free. Your ability to surf the net gives you an upper hand or an edge over those applicants who could not.
A lot of big companies today do not take hard copies of Curriculum vitae or résumé again. They have resulted to asking applicants to fill their online application forms or send their Curriculum vitae as an attachment to their e-mail addresses. This online application has delivered them from the high hip of curriculum vitae they receive in their offices anytime they place advert for vacant positions.
To make a success of online application you must take note of the following:
o Have a good knowledge of the computer. You must know how to use the microsoft office packages and be able to type very well.
o You must be able to surf the internet. Have a good knowledge of the internet .You must be able to browse and source for relevant job information.
o You must have a functional e-mail address and phone number.
o You must get yourself a diskette or flash drive to store your résumé. You need to have a soft copy of your Curriculum vitae because most companies are no longer receiving hard copies of Curriculum vitae.
o Don't forget to also have your passport photograph scanned on your flash drive or diskette .Some job requires that you send a soft copy of your passport photograph.
o Remember that your curriculum vitae or Photograph should be sent as an attachment through the e-mail address given to you.
o When applying online ensure that you follow all instruction to the letter. Fill in the required and compulsory information.
o Some companies online application form requires you to fill in your National Youth service Corps certificate number .So don't forget to have it always with you.
o Should you forget the web address of a company, you can get it through the search engines e.g. http://www.google.com,http://www.ask.com etc.
o Finally, to apply online you need to go to the website of the company of your choice. On the home page, you will see several links, click on the
Career/vacancy/recruiting link. You will have information on whether there is vacancy or not. If there is vacancy you will be given adequate information on how to go about it.
There are hundreds of sites where you can post your resume online and complete an online job application. Some sites let you upload an existing resume with the click of a button. On other sites you can cut and paste or use a resume building wizard. There are also resume posting services that will post your resume to the top sites for you. Once you have uploaded your resume, you will be able to search for jobs that interest you and submit your application or resume with a click of your mouse.
APPLYING ONLINE VIA COMPANY WEBSITE
If you are interested in working for a company visit the website. Career information is usually listed in the "About Us" section of the site. Follow the instructions for searching for and applying to jobs online.
Sending your resume through e-mail or filling an application form online is not a difficult task as most applicant thought. Even if you don't know how to do it, you can always have someone at the net center to do it for you for a token or even free. Your ability to surf the net gives you an upper hand or an edge over those applicants who could not.
A lot of big companies today do not take hard copies of Curriculum vitae or résumé again. They have resulted to asking applicants to fill their online application forms or send their Curriculum vitae as an attachment to their e-mail addresses. This online application has delivered them from the high hip of curriculum vitae they receive in their offices anytime they place advert for vacant positions.
To make a success of online application you must take note of the following:
o Have a good knowledge of the computer. You must know how to use the microsoft office packages and be able to type very well.
o You must be able to surf the internet. Have a good knowledge of the internet .You must be able to browse and source for relevant job information.
o You must have a functional e-mail address and phone number.
o You must get yourself a diskette or flash drive to store your résumé. You need to have a soft copy of your Curriculum vitae because most companies are no longer receiving hard copies of Curriculum vitae.
o Don't forget to also have your passport photograph scanned on your flash drive or diskette .Some job requires that you send a soft copy of your passport photograph.
o Remember that your curriculum vitae or Photograph should be sent as an attachment through the e-mail address given to you.
o When applying online ensure that you follow all instruction to the letter. Fill in the required and compulsory information.
o Some companies online application form requires you to fill in your National Youth service Corps certificate number .So don't forget to have it always with you.
o Should you forget the web address of a company, you can get it through the search engines e.g. http://www.google.com,http://www.ask.com etc.
o Finally, to apply online you need to go to the website of the company of your choice. On the home page, you will see several links, click on the
Career/vacancy/recruiting link. You will have information on whether there is vacancy or not. If there is vacancy you will be given adequate information on how to go about it.
Are you a candidate for a vacancy that is out of work, perhaps your a graduate seeking their first job or your a more experienced person who has lost their job and is now looking for a new roles?
There are two different ways that people approach this situation, the first is to take a highly selective stance insisting that a chosen vacancy meets a strict criteria and nothing else. The other approach is the complete opposite, to apply for anything that you can!
In my opinion, there are merits to both approaches, however many recruiters believe that a major factor that many candidates fail to realize is the impact of being perceived as being 'on the shelf' for any period of time.
You may not think this is correct, but it within a humans nature to believe if something that has been available for a while (a house or car for example) and has not been snapped up, then there's something wrong with it! A candidate who has been out of employment for a while could also fall under this banner.
For example in the pharmaceuticals sector, it is not unknown for entire sales teams of up to around 60 people made redundant in one go. Recruiters would expect the top performers to find placements within a few weeks. After a month or so, a few of the good members of the team could be left over , but by month three, the ones that were unable to gain employment would be considered weaker members of their former team.
With this in mind, you should be aware of what vacancies that you apply for, if you have recently graduated, or are out of work. If your fresh out of University, you may want to walk straight into your dream job, or perhaps just to relax for a while.
However you should be aware that the longer your unemployed, the more your chances of securing that vacancy may be affected.
There are exceptions or valid excuses that are considered to be ok, such as a house renovating project, or traveling. However my advice is to gain some form of employment within a short timespan, it doesn't need to be your first choice, or ideal job, but try and get something with "some" relevancy towards your ideal role.
As an example, if you are pursuing a career in medical sales, taking a tele-sales role whilst looking for a medical sales role isn't a bad option. Your experience in a similar field will put you ahead of somebody who has been unemployed for the past few months when applying!
In summary, if you want to be picky about the sort of graduate vacancies you will apply to, my advice would be to get 'a' job whilst you are looking. The more relevant your temporary job is to the one you would really like, the greater your chances of success.
Are you a candidate for a vacancy that is out of work, perhaps your a graduate seeking their first job or your a more experienced person who has lost their job and is now looking for a new roles?
There are two different ways that people approach this situation, the first is to take a highly selective stance insisting that a chosen vacancy meets a strict criteria and nothing else. The other approach is the complete opposite, to apply for anything that you can!
In my opinion, there are merits to both approaches, however many recruiters believe that a major factor that many candidates fail to realize is the impact of being perceived as being 'on the shelf' for any period of time.
You may not think this is correct, but it within a humans nature to believe if something that has been available for a while (a house or car for example) and has not been snapped up, then there's something wrong with it! A candidate who has been out of employment for a while could also fall under this banner.
For example in the pharmaceuticals sector, it is not unknown for entire sales teams of up to around 60 people made redundant in one go. Recruiters would expect the top performers to find placements within a few weeks. After a month or so, a few of the good members of the team could be left over , but by month three, the ones that were unable to gain employment would be considered weaker members of their former team.
With this in mind, you should be aware of what vacancies that you apply for, if you have recently graduated, or are out of work. If your fresh out of University, you may want to walk straight into your dream job, or perhaps just to relax for a while.
However you should be aware that the longer your unemployed, the more your chances of securing that vacancy may be affected.
There are exceptions or valid excuses that are considered to be ok, such as a house renovating project, or traveling. However my advice is to gain some form of employment within a short timespan, it doesn't need to be your first choice, or ideal job, but try and get something with "some" relevancy towards your ideal role.
As an example, if you are pursuing a career in medical sales, taking a tele-sales role whilst looking for a medical sales role isn't a bad option. Your experience in a similar field will put you ahead of somebody who has been unemployed for the past few months when applying!
In summary, if you want to be picky about the sort of graduate vacancies you will apply to, my advice would be to get 'a' job whilst you are looking. The more relevant your temporary job is to the one you would really like, the greater your chances of success.
Deciding to take A Levels, and deciding which A levels to take, can be an exciting, involved and sometimes challenging process. While you are looking into possible university courses and considering the pre-requisites required, it is the perfect time to think about the types of jobs that you would be happy doing.
Many Different Jobs
In previous eras, people tended to stick with one job for a very, very long time. While this may be still true today, there is a greater tendency for people to change careers and move from industry to industry. Although it is important to have clearly defined career goals, you should try not to limit yourself. When deciding on which subjects to choose, think carefully about the types of jobs you may be interested in, and consider the skills and abilities that you may require. A bit of research is vitally important, so that you can make sure that you are heading in the right direction.
Money Is Not Everything
Some people spend many, many years working in jobs they dislike because they choose their career path based on money and potential earnings. While financial stability is important for everyone, it should not be the only thing that you think of when choosing a job. Where do your interests lie? What are you good at? What are you passionate about? These are important questions that you should ask yourself before embarking on further study and training.
Experience Counts
Keep in mind that employers care about experience and value it very highly. While you are studying for A levels, make sure that you get as much work experience as possible. Similarly, when you are at university or college, try to ensure that you engage with volunteer work opportunities, work experience programmes and projects.
Make the World A Better Place
Many people find that they are happy if they make the decision to work for socially and ethically responsible companies and organisations. If you can't find a company that you like, create your own business. A job that you love, and are good at, will give you a sense of purpose and achievement and enrich your life.
Deciding to take A Levels, and deciding which A levels to take, can be an exciting, involved and sometimes challenging process. While you are looking into possible university courses and considering the pre-requisites required, it is the perfect time to think about the types of jobs that you would be happy doing.
Many Different Jobs
In previous eras, people tended to stick with one job for a very, very long time. While this may be still true today, there is a greater tendency for people to change careers and move from industry to industry. Although it is important to have clearly defined career goals, you should try not to limit yourself. When deciding on which subjects to choose, think carefully about the types of jobs you may be interested in, and consider the skills and abilities that you may require. A bit of research is vitally important, so that you can make sure that you are heading in the right direction.
Money Is Not Everything
Some people spend many, many years working in jobs they dislike because they choose their career path based on money and potential earnings. While financial stability is important for everyone, it should not be the only thing that you think of when choosing a job. Where do your interests lie? What are you good at? What are you passionate about? These are important questions that you should ask yourself before embarking on further study and training.
Experience Counts
Keep in mind that employers care about experience and value it very highly. While you are studying for A levels, make sure that you get as much work experience as possible. Similarly, when you are at university or college, try to ensure that you engage with volunteer work opportunities, work experience programmes and projects.
Make the World A Better Place
Many people find that they are happy if they make the decision to work for socially and ethically responsible companies and organisations. If you can't find a company that you like, create your own business. A job that you love, and are good at, will give you a sense of purpose and achievement and enrich your life.
* A student may be good at studying, but if he does not make right decisions in his academic career, he may fail miserably in achieving his career goal. Successful people are smart decision makers in choosing right course and career during their adolescent or early youth age.
* Many good scholars, who perform exceptionally during their early academic career, fail miserably in choosing the right career goal at crucial phase of life. Quite often good students are used to be emotional and confused in choosing right career, as they are good in many subjects and aspects they cannot decide what should they select as a career option. Quite often get trapped within dilemma of right or wrong. They do not get the proper understanding to focus their efforts, energies and time in right direction.
* The major faults committed by a good student that he creates a false sense of ego regarding his grades, achievements, knowledge and expertise. During adolescent age he becomes monomania and overconfident, starts disobeying parents and seniors. Good students used to be over confident of their personality, possessions and past achievements. Quite often their mind flooded with uncontrolled emotions and imaginations about their future. A student suffers a lot, out of fashions and fantasies during the youth age. Quite often short term amusements and fun stands as an obstacles in realizing long term career goal.
How to take right decision:
Instead of dividing the physical and psychological energies in multiple purposes, the youth should be focus and determined to complete one task at a time. One should fix up the goal on a priority basis for completion of task one by one. Because with competition the tests are getting tougher and to qualify, one needs to be a specialist. Otherwise even if one qualifies in the multiple tests, but may suffer miserably in term of ranking. One should take interest in wide range of subjects as subjects are getting interconnected and interrelated, still one need to be focused in one career option and preparation. But at the same time one should not be too much choosy in choosing one's career option. Quite often student does not have knowledge and idea about the alternatives career options, which can help one in realizing one's dream. A good student should be flexible and easy, should not be too much serious and sentimental to create complexities in mind with so many career options.
Listening to parents and well wishers and honoring their guidance is essential to save oneself from faults, failures and frustrations.
* Due to lack of experience and exposure, an adolescent is succumbed to bullets of evil, commits serious mistakes and as a result spoils whole career plan . His nascent and immature calculations and assumptions regarding the future career defeats his purposes. Faith on the words and directions of parent and seniors can give a lot of peace and stability of mind to focus on the academic and training activities accurately. During the adolescent or early period of youth age, one commits enormous mistakes out of negligence, which stands as an obstacle in choosing the right career option. One should be careful about one's character and act, during this period. Quite often one used to be misguided by movies, internet, friends, and vicious novels. Some of them get addicted and extravagant out of fun or frustration.
* During adolescent age or early youth age, if one does not control or put brakes to one's uncontrolled lifestyle, it may be impossible to correct themselves afterward, because with the time nature and habits become firmer and stronger. During this age, boys and girls used to be enthusiastic, adventurous, optimists and inspired at the same time impatient and excited. One needs proper guidance to save oneself and to develop enough self restraint to maintain routine and disciplined life .
* Parents should be empathetic, benevolent and sensible to understand the age, the chemical changes that happens with adolescent age.
* This is the age when a child progresses towards maturity through a series of physical and psychological developments and changes. So instead of getting reactive, creating pressure and compulsion, parent should understand and act like a companion, mentor or guide to correct their children .
* Their frustration out of failures open up flood gates for addiction, demoralization and derailment in their life. So to protect and to empower them, society as a whole should be empathetic, sensitive, jealous free, forgiving and coperative.
* Parents and seniors should be careful about their own activities, hobbies and habits. Because teenagers follow how you act, not what you say.
* A student may be good at studying, but if he does not make right decisions in his academic career, he may fail miserably in achieving his career goal. Successful people are smart decision makers in choosing right course and career during their adolescent or early youth age.
* Many good scholars, who perform exceptionally during their early academic career, fail miserably in choosing the right career goal at crucial phase of life. Quite often good students are used to be emotional and confused in choosing right career, as they are good in many subjects and aspects they cannot decide what should they select as a career option. Quite often get trapped within dilemma of right or wrong. They do not get the proper understanding to focus their efforts, energies and time in right direction.
* The major faults committed by a good student that he creates a false sense of ego regarding his grades, achievements, knowledge and expertise. During adolescent age he becomes monomania and overconfident, starts disobeying parents and seniors. Good students used to be over confident of their personality, possessions and past achievements. Quite often their mind flooded with uncontrolled emotions and imaginations about their future. A student suffers a lot, out of fashions and fantasies during the youth age. Quite often short term amusements and fun stands as an obstacles in realizing long term career goal.
How to take right decision:
Instead of dividing the physical and psychological energies in multiple purposes, the youth should be focus and determined to complete one task at a time. One should fix up the goal on a priority basis for completion of task one by one. Because with competition the tests are getting tougher and to qualify, one needs to be a specialist. Otherwise even if one qualifies in the multiple tests, but may suffer miserably in term of ranking. One should take interest in wide range of subjects as subjects are getting interconnected and interrelated, still one need to be focused in one career option and preparation. But at the same time one should not be too much choosy in choosing one's career option. Quite often student does not have knowledge and idea about the alternatives career options, which can help one in realizing one's dream. A good student should be flexible and easy, should not be too much serious and sentimental to create complexities in mind with so many career options.
Listening to parents and well wishers and honoring their guidance is essential to save oneself from faults, failures and frustrations.
* Due to lack of experience and exposure, an adolescent is succumbed to bullets of evil, commits serious mistakes and as a result spoils whole career plan . His nascent and immature calculations and assumptions regarding the future career defeats his purposes. Faith on the words and directions of parent and seniors can give a lot of peace and stability of mind to focus on the academic and training activities accurately. During the adolescent or early period of youth age, one commits enormous mistakes out of negligence, which stands as an obstacle in choosing the right career option. One should be careful about one's character and act, during this period. Quite often one used to be misguided by movies, internet, friends, and vicious novels. Some of them get addicted and extravagant out of fun or frustration.
* During adolescent age or early youth age, if one does not control or put brakes to one's uncontrolled lifestyle, it may be impossible to correct themselves afterward, because with the time nature and habits become firmer and stronger. During this age, boys and girls used to be enthusiastic, adventurous, optimists and inspired at the same time impatient and excited. One needs proper guidance to save oneself and to develop enough self restraint to maintain routine and disciplined life .
* Parents should be empathetic, benevolent and sensible to understand the age, the chemical changes that happens with adolescent age.
* This is the age when a child progresses towards maturity through a series of physical and psychological developments and changes. So instead of getting reactive, creating pressure and compulsion, parent should understand and act like a companion, mentor or guide to correct their children .
* Their frustration out of failures open up flood gates for addiction, demoralization and derailment in their life. So to protect and to empower them, society as a whole should be empathetic, sensitive, jealous free, forgiving and coperative.
* Parents and seniors should be careful about their own activities, hobbies and habits. Because teenagers follow how you act, not what you say.
This book examines the way in which peace is conceptualized in IR theory, a topic which has until now been largely overlooked.The volume explores the way peace has been implicitly conceptualized within the different strands of IR theory, and in the policy world as exemplified through practices in the peacebuilding efforts since the end of the Cold War. Issues addressed include the problem of how peace efforts become sustainable rather than merely inscribed in international and state-level diplomatic and military frameworks. The book also explores themes relating to culture, development, agency and structure. It explores in particular the current mantras associated with the 'liberal peace', which appears to have become a foundational assumption of much of mainstream IR and the policy world.
Analyzing war has often led to the dominance of violence as a basic assumption in, and response to, the problems of international relations. This book aims to redress the balance by arguing that IR now in fact offers a rich basis for the study of peace.
This book examines the way in which peace is conceptualized in IR theory, a topic which has until now been largely overlooked.The volume explores the way peace has been implicitly conceptualized within the different strands of IR theory, and in the policy world as exemplified through practices in the peacebuilding efforts since the end of the Cold War. Issues addressed include the problem of how peace efforts become sustainable rather than merely inscribed in international and state-level diplomatic and military frameworks. The book also explores themes relating to culture, development, agency and structure. It explores in particular the current mantras associated with the 'liberal peace', which appears to have become a foundational assumption of much of mainstream IR and the policy world.
Analyzing war has often led to the dominance of violence as a basic assumption in, and response to, the problems of international relations. This book aims to redress the balance by arguing that IR now in fact offers a rich basis for the study of peace.
Peter G. Mandaville, Andrew J. Williams Routledge, 2003 - 186 pages
The question of how one defines the central meaning of international relations is the focus of this edited volume. The contributors adopt a variety of theoretical perspectives drawing on postmodernism, feminism, Islam, classical realist theory and ethnopolitics.
Peter G. Mandaville, Andrew J. Williams Routledge, 2003 - 186 pages
The question of how one defines the central meaning of international relations is the focus of this edited volume. The contributors adopt a variety of theoretical perspectives drawing on postmodernism, feminism, Islam, classical realist theory and ethnopolitics.
At the turn of the millennium, and now after the fall of the Berlin wall, the best way to map the trajectories of contemporary international relations is hotly contested. Is the world more or less ordered than during the cold war? Are we on the way to a neo-liberal era of free markets and global governance, or in danger of collapsing into a new Middle Ages? Are we on the verge of a new world order or are we slipping back into an old one?
These issues are amongst those that have dominated International Relations Theory in the late 1980s and 1990s, but they have their roots in older questions both about the appropriate ways to study international relations and about the general frameworks and normative assumptions generated by various different methodological approaches. This book seeks to offer a general interpretation and critique of both methodolgical and substantive aspects of International theory, and in particular to argue that International Relations theory has seperated itself from the concerns of political theory more generally at considerable cost to each.
Focussing intially on the 'problem of order' in international politics, the book suggests that International Relations theory in the twentieth century had adopted two broad families of approaches, the first of which seeks to find ways of 'managing' order in international relations and the second of which seeks to 'end' the problem of order. It traces three specific sets of responses to the problem of order within the first approach, which emphasize 'balance', 'society' and 'institutions' and outlines two responses within the second grouping, an emphasis on emancipation and an emphasis on limits.
Finally, the book assesses the state of International Relations theory today and suggests an alternative way of reading the problem of order which generates a different trajectory for theory in the twenty first century.
At the turn of the millennium, and now after the fall of the Berlin wall, the best way to map the trajectories of contemporary international relations is hotly contested. Is the world more or less ordered than during the cold war? Are we on the way to a neo-liberal era of free markets and global governance, or in danger of collapsing into a new Middle Ages? Are we on the verge of a new world order or are we slipping back into an old one?
These issues are amongst those that have dominated International Relations Theory in the late 1980s and 1990s, but they have their roots in older questions both about the appropriate ways to study international relations and about the general frameworks and normative assumptions generated by various different methodological approaches. This book seeks to offer a general interpretation and critique of both methodolgical and substantive aspects of International theory, and in particular to argue that International Relations theory has seperated itself from the concerns of political theory more generally at considerable cost to each.
Focussing intially on the 'problem of order' in international politics, the book suggests that International Relations theory in the twentieth century had adopted two broad families of approaches, the first of which seeks to find ways of 'managing' order in international relations and the second of which seeks to 'end' the problem of order. It traces three specific sets of responses to the problem of order within the first approach, which emphasize 'balance', 'society' and 'institutions' and outlines two responses within the second grouping, an emphasis on emancipation and an emphasis on limits.
Finally, the book assesses the state of International Relations theory today and suggests an alternative way of reading the problem of order which generates a different trajectory for theory in the twenty first century.
Barry Buzan, Richard Little Oxford University Press, 2000 - 452pages
This book tells the story of mankind's evolution from a scattering of hunter-gatherer bands to today's integrated global international political economy. Seeking to emulate and challenge the cross-disciplinary influence of the world systems model, the book recasts the study of international relations into a macro-historical perspective, shows how its core concepts work across time, and sets out a new theoretical agenda and a new intellectual role for the discipline.
Barry Buzan, Richard Little Oxford University Press, 2000 - 452pages
This book tells the story of mankind's evolution from a scattering of hunter-gatherer bands to today's integrated global international political economy. Seeking to emulate and challenge the cross-disciplinary influence of the world systems model, the book recasts the study of international relations into a macro-historical perspective, shows how its core concepts work across time, and sets out a new theoretical agenda and a new intellectual role for the discipline.
