Essays on Clique

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The article Putin's elite and legacies of Soviet quasi-modernization in contemporary Russia highlight Putin and his clique’s attempt to extend oligarchy in Russia. The Partocracy is the general rule rather than the exception. The scenario depicts a situation whereby the president and the ruling elites control the party and the entire government systems so that the party loyalty and sycophancy are emphasized at the expense of merit. The Putin's Siloviki as the elite cartel is popularly referred is characterized by coercive structures where a combination of force and persuasions are the cornerstones of the administration. As such, the ...

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Despite the talk about ‘globalization’ that has increasingly been picking up momentum since the latter parts of the last century, there are significant differences between different societies throughout the world (O'Connor, 2004). Social class, cultural identity, religious beliefs, childbearing, and parenting, just to name but a few work differently in different parts of the world (Hiebert, 2002). From the Natives in North America, the Taiwanese in the Far South East Asia, Latinos in the Caribbean, and the Ashanti and the Zulu in Africa, to the Aboriginals in New Zealand and Australia, people’s ways of life are just so ...

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It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

The Breakfast Club

It is an early Saturday morning when five individuals make their way up the steps of Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois. Not a single one of them wants to be there, but they have been given little to no choice in the matter. Each one of them comes from a different background, a different social clique that defines who they are, and each of them already have a very solid perception of each other. What they do not know is that by the end of the day they will have traversed far beyond their accepted norms. Time and ...