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This article was written by Amy Davidson and she speaks of valid points that soldiers as well as veterans are asking. This article talks of the e-mail scandal and Clinton’s involvement which was one of the central questions asked in all of the debates. Trump could not let this go, and a lot of soldiers could not let it go either. A lot of the American citizens do not trust Clinton when it comes to classified information due to her actions. She did not uphold the standards and whether or not there was classified information on her computer or not, it is the law to keep business and personal matters separate when it comes to the military. Trump is not a saint either, he has spoke of buying off people to get what he wants, however this was not

The European Union (EU), since the initial foundation in 1952 as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and throughout periods of development, has been considered one of the most advanced forms of regional integration. It, based on numerous treaties and resolutions, has strived to promote values such as peace, cooperation or democracy, and in 2012 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for having “contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe” (Nobel Media AB, 2012). Despite its struggle for promoting democracy, the EU itself has long experienced scholarly criticisms that it suffers the democratic deficit, from which its democratic legitimacy is undermined by observable problems in

However, Europe faces a regression in economic terms. The economic stagnation shadows the success of Europe’s past, and fear for becoming a relic run rampant among citizens (101). Fear also creates an uncertainty in the states future, and as a result, the identity crisis is maximized, creating a need for internal stability. The states internal stability is achieved by preserving their already established norms and customs, further alienating themselves from the other. The phenomenon is exemplified in France, Netherland, and Ireland when they voted no on joining the European Union. The lack of confidence promotes the desire to stay isolated from the others. Enforcing barriers against outsiders ensures that state traditions will remain the same and limits the threats from entering. Turkey joining the EU incorporating a Muslim population into the

The one theory that I chose from the five theories of aggression is frustration aggression. The frustration aggression theory is being describes as frustration which is blocking of a goal creates a motive for aggression. Fear of Punishment or disapproval may cause the aggressive behavior to be displaced against some other target, or oneself. As an example, last week I was trying to take a test for this class; however, I did not pay attention on the date that is supposed to be posted it. My birthday was on friday, so I wanted to take it so I can be free over the weekend. Soon as I opened up my computer on the test page , it was blank with the time running. I freak out; on top it my boyfriend would not stop blowing up my phone. I became very

*Muscular Power - *Agility - Agility may impact *Mental Imagery/ Mental Preparation - *Speed - Speed is something that may affect performance as Netball is a fast paced sport, with the majority of players constantly moving around the court. If you are on the slower side, then it is easier for opposing players to quickly maneuver themselves around you and have already passed the ball to someone else. *Physique/ Body Type - The ideal body type for Netball is someone in between an ectomorph and mesomorph. For someone on attack and defence that does not shoot would want to be on the shorter side and agile. To move away from players For someone who shoots they would want to be on the longer limbed side and stronger.

Diversity is one of the main features of European Union (EU). This realises in various national states, in different languages and cultures, in distinct democratic political systems and in contradicting development of EU’s numerous regions. While EU tries to preserve differences which make EU Member States special, disproportions in economic and social development have been seen as a major challenge for stability of the Union. The existence of Cohesion policy rreflects the political agreement on the part of all of the Member States of the European Union on the principle that the process of increasing economic integration in Europe must be

European Union represents economic and political partnership of 28 states, with population more than 500 million people who can travel within its territory without considering internal borders. It operates as a single market with standardized laws and guaranteed freedom of movement of people, goods, services and capital. As such, European Union is attractive destination for all kind of immigrants, from people in search of a better life from unfortunate and unstable regions to highly qualified work force who are looking for greater business opportunities. As European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in an interview for Time Magazine (Oct. 24,2007) “Europe is an

Czech Republic has gone through two major transformations in less than eleven years. In 1993, what was formerly known as Czechoslovakia, split into two separate countries. Both Czech Republic and Slovakia joined the European Union in 2004 along with eight other nations. Two EU policy issues that affected or continue to affect Czech Republic were the adoption of the euro and ratification of the Lisbon Treaty of 2009. Czech Republic’s president is anti-EU and this plays a significant role in showing that it is important who is in power.

As the European Union (EU) has changed from an economic entity to also a political one, so has the public opinion towards the EU. While support for the EU used to prevail among its citizens, Euroskepticism has spread across Europe nowadays. This change in public attitude became most apparent when the referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe failed in the Netherlands and in France in 2005. Many studies have been conducted to understand the attitude formation towards the EU. Basically, there exist two different approaches: economy- and identity-based theories. In general, the economic position takes a cost-benefit perspective, in which people who benefit from the EU you are more supportive. Some

The main contribution the book is making is that the European Union can be easily understood by analysing each aspect of it. ‘The main argument of this book is that to help understand how the EU works, we should use the tools, methods and cross-systematic theories from the general study of government, politics and policy-making’ (Hix, 2005 p2). The book is split into different parts and each part assesses certain bits of the European Union, which is what this review will do. For example in one part, the focus is on the legislative branch of the European Union, the executive branch and the judicial branch. In another part the focus is on the political side of the European Union and looks at for example how the interests of citizens are represented to and throughout the European Union in addition to how democratic the

This study will investigate the role of normative theories about EU integration in contemporary EU research, how it is possible to employ these in quantitative empirical research and how they influence the choice of an empirical research design, as well as the interpretations of statistical inference. The goal is to understand whether or not empirical subjectivity is a valid approach to quantitative analysis conducted in a normative setting.

Around the turn of the millennium political leaders around Europe were challenged by two antithetical developments within their societies. On one side, the European citizens rely on them to handle and solve the major contemporary political issues (e.g. unemployment, peace- and safekeeping). On the other side, increasing distrust and indifference concerning politicians, politics and institutions (on the national and European level) leads to a growing legitimacy issue for the European Union and its institutions. As a result the incumbent president of the Commission of the European Communities, Romano Prodi, announced “promoting new forms of European governance” (Prodi, 2000:4) as a key strategic objective of his Commission from 2000-2005. Consequently, the European Commission published the White Paper on European Governance in 2001, introducing steps to a more democratic Union.

Stability, security, and prosperity are qualities every individual desires, yet achieving such conditions may be a struggle in certain parts of the world. In Europe where two world wars have erupted, multiple wars/battles have broken out between countries, and where the Black Plague swept through; causalities are high and resentment is established in some cultures. Yet the continent is beautiful everlasting landscape from the green rolling hills of Ireland to the snow-capped mountains of the Alps, every country has its beauty. A group of nations desired to keep European states safe and preserved, so they established the European Union (EU). Objectives of the European Union is to have respect for liberty, democracy, human rights,

Discourse regarding the European Union and democracy, is often paradoxical. EU is, on one hand, often accused of being undemocratic. On the other hand, others praise EU for reinforcing democracy. Many argue that the EU is undemocratic, as national parliaments lose some power after joining the union (Zielonka, 2007). EU membership also complicates the structure of democratic decision-making. However, simplifying the process requires centralization of power, which is opposed by all members. A counterargument to this, however, is that all members voluntarily and enthusiastically joined, and the majority of citizens supported EU membership (Zimmermann et al. 2012).

Initially, in the period of membership negotiations until the EU referendum in 2003, opinion poll reveals that Czechs are not Eurosceptics (Riishøj, 2007). Prior to 2004, EU accession was supported by the majority of Czech citizens with 77.3 per cent support EU accession (Bönker, 2006; Čábelková et al., 2015). However, decades later the perspective of EMU integration has reversed remarkably (Čábelková et al., 2015).