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This list of awards for contributions to society is an index to articles on notable awards for contributions to society. It excludes humanitarian and service awards , religion-related awards , peace prizes , law enforcement awards and honors and legal awards , which are covered by separate lists.
This award is given on International Volunteer Day to encourage the positive contribution made by the young people towards our society and to recognize their efforts. [19] [20] iVolunteer Awards Archived 2020-09-25 at the Wayback Machine is an annual award by iVolunteer, India to honor the contribution of volunteers and organisations who engage ...
Those who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society [61] Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership: Thomas Jefferson Foundation: Distinguished contributions in citizen leadership [62] Man of the Year/Person of the Year: Time (magazine)
The phrase gives three examples of the unalienable rights which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. Like the other principles in the Declaration of Independence, this phrase is not legally binding, but has been widely referenced and seen as an inspiration for the ...
Modern influence of ancient Greece refers to the influence of Ancient Greece on later periods of history, from the Middle Ages up to the current modern era. Greek culture and philosophy has a significant influence on modern society and its core culture, in comparison to other ancient societies of similar settings.
Participatory culture has been around longer than the Internet. The emergence of the Amateur Press Association in the middle of the 19th century is an example of historical participatory culture; at that time, young people were hand typing and printing their own publications.
Nearly 40 percent of the nation’s juvenile delinquents are today committed to private facilities, according to the most recent federal data from 2011, up from about 33 percent twelve years earlier. Over the past two decades, more than 40,000 boys and girls in 16 states have gone through one of Slattery’s prisons, boot camps or detention ...
His primary interest was the position of women in early society, and — in particular — Morgan's insistence that the matrilineal clan preceded the family as society's fundamental unit. 'The mother-right gens', wrote Engels in his survey of contemporary historical materialist scholarship, 'has become the pivot around which the entire science ...