Romanian Abstract: Incontestabil, Napoleon a fost cea mai complexă personalitate a istoriei moder... more Romanian Abstract: Incontestabil, Napoleon a fost cea mai complexă personalitate a istoriei moderne. Apariţia lui este un miracol al istoriei. Este socotit, cel mai mare comandant de osti : Alexandru, Hanibal, Cezar si Cromwell intr-un loc. In personalitatea lui, totul a fost o extremă : calităţile si defectele. In constiinţa oamenilor de pe intregul glob, dar si a istoricilor, el a ramas o legendă vie. Napoleon nu pare sa fi avut vreodată dubii serioase despre verdictul istoriei asupra carierei sale, deoarece s-a străduit să pună la dispozitia istoricilor documente favorabile, atât inainte cât si după 1815. English Abstract: Unquestionably, Napoleon was the most complex personality of modern history. His presence is a miracle of history. He is considered the most famous army commander: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar and Cromwell in one place. In his personality, everything was an extreme: strengths and weaknesses. In the consciousness of people throughout the world, but also of historians, he remained a living legend. Napoleon does not seem to have ever had serious doubts about the verdict of history on his career since endeavored to provide historians favorable documents both before and after 1815.
Childhood and adolescence are considered safe and secure periods of time, but also imaginative ex... more Childhood and adolescence are considered safe and secure periods of time, but also imaginative explorations ages into an ever challenging world. For too many young people, the world is a dangerous place. Family and school influences and resources, with particular reference to religiousness, are essential for the development of wise youth. Religious communication and education has a significant part to play in this process. It may help children and adolescents consider their attitudes and motivations, learn about differences between themselves and others, begin to shape their own opinions and make considered ethical judgements. Parents should be fully aware of the aims, practices and positive effects of religious communication and education in the educational institutions. It is desirable the involvement in the adolescents’ education through the encouragement of parents to become involved with their children’s work, by facilitating the implementation of the religious education from different faiths. Family and school co-operation and responsibility will certainly lead to the encouragement of the adolescents’ values of confidence, respect and self- esteem.
Politics and Journalism are two major fields on which society has shown an interesting interconne... more Politics and Journalism are two major fields on which society has shown an interesting interconnection, over the years. Journalism is sometimes referred to as the ”fourth estate”, and is seen by some as being crucial to the functioning of a healthy and fair society. The role of politicians is supposed to be the representation of those who elected them and to ensure that the concerns of that electorate are listened to, considered, and acted upon. Nowadays, politicians are often not comfortable with the media, and at the same time, the media look at the government with disrespect whenever its freedom is tampered with. The governing powers are frequently in war with reporters and the reason for this is the suspicion that a free press could influence citizens to an extent of causing changes in that political sphere. This supposition is not accepted in journalism. The link between journalism and politics is therefore divergent, uneasy and sometimes troublesome.
Promoting intercultural dialogue has been a priority for most European institutions and recent de... more Promoting intercultural dialogue has been a priority for most European institutions and recent developments have underlined its importance, bringing a new emphasis on this issue. This paper would like to provide a brief evaluation of recent initiatives in the area of intercultural dialogue, taking into account different fields with direct link to diversity and intercultural dialogue. Intercultural dialogue does not exclusively deal with social and political issues. It also considers the importance of dialogue in the relationship between most of life areas: religion, museums, art, music, sports, literature, languages and many others. The current article is dedicated to the role of intercultural dialogue by covering some issues related to the importance of direct interaction between representatives of different languages and cultures. Respecting and promoting linguistic diversity lays the ground for all citizens to take an active part in social, economic and cultural life and to shape...
Migration has always played a requisite role in the history of mankind. At present the intensity ... more Migration has always played a requisite role in the history of mankind. At present the intensity and frequency of cross-border mobility are much higher than in previous decades. In addition, many citizens are children of foreigners and belong to the so called second generation of immigrants, these people belonging to two different cultures. The second generation of immigrants is raised and educated in accordance with the value system of their parents’ country of origin. Outside the home, they familiarize themselves with the national society’s value system, while the kind of neighbourhood in which they live may be more or less encouraging. Cultural assimilation occurs when immigrants voluntarily adopt their new country's language and cultural practices to integrate into society and improve their chances of economic and social gain. Sociologists suggest that differences in cultural integration efforts matter less to the formation of acculturation preferences of the second generati...
Romanian Abstract: Incontestabil, Napoleon a fost cea mai complexă personalitate a istoriei moder... more Romanian Abstract: Incontestabil, Napoleon a fost cea mai complexă personalitate a istoriei moderne. Apariţia lui este un miracol al istoriei. Este socotit, cel mai mare comandant de osti : Alexandru, Hanibal, Cezar si Cromwell intr-un loc. In personalitatea lui, totul a fost o extremă : calităţile si defectele. In constiinţa oamenilor de pe intregul glob, dar si a istoricilor, el a ramas o legendă vie. Napoleon nu pare sa fi avut vreodată dubii serioase despre verdictul istoriei asupra carierei sale, deoarece s-a străduit să pună la dispozitia istoricilor documente favorabile, atât inainte cât si după 1815. English Abstract: Unquestionably, Napoleon was the most complex personality of modern history. His presence is a miracle of history. He is considered the most famous army commander: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar and Cromwell in one place. In his personality, everything was an extreme: strengths and weaknesses. In the consciousness of people throughout the world, but also of historians, he remained a living legend. Napoleon does not seem to have ever had serious doubts about the verdict of history on his career since endeavored to provide historians favorable documents both before and after 1815.
Childhood and adolescence are considered safe and secure periods of time, but also imaginative ex... more Childhood and adolescence are considered safe and secure periods of time, but also imaginative explorations ages into an ever challenging world. For too many young people, the world is a dangerous place. Family and school influences and resources, with particular reference to religiousness, are essential for the development of wise youth. Religious communication and education has a significant part to play in this process. It may help children and adolescents consider their attitudes and motivations, learn about differences between themselves and others, begin to shape their own opinions and make considered ethical judgements. Parents should be fully aware of the aims, practices and positive effects of religious communication and education in the educational institutions. It is desirable the involvement in the adolescents’ education through the encouragement of parents to become involved with their children’s work, by facilitating the implementation of the religious education from different faiths. Family and school co-operation and responsibility will certainly lead to the encouragement of the adolescents’ values of confidence, respect and self- esteem.
Politics and Journalism are two major fields on which society has shown an interesting interconne... more Politics and Journalism are two major fields on which society has shown an interesting interconnection, over the years. Journalism is sometimes referred to as the ”fourth estate”, and is seen by some as being crucial to the functioning of a healthy and fair society. The role of politicians is supposed to be the representation of those who elected them and to ensure that the concerns of that electorate are listened to, considered, and acted upon. Nowadays, politicians are often not comfortable with the media, and at the same time, the media look at the government with disrespect whenever its freedom is tampered with. The governing powers are frequently in war with reporters and the reason for this is the suspicion that a free press could influence citizens to an extent of causing changes in that political sphere. This supposition is not accepted in journalism. The link between journalism and politics is therefore divergent, uneasy and sometimes troublesome.
Promoting intercultural dialogue has been a priority for most European institutions and recent de... more Promoting intercultural dialogue has been a priority for most European institutions and recent developments have underlined its importance, bringing a new emphasis on this issue. This paper would like to provide a brief evaluation of recent initiatives in the area of intercultural dialogue, taking into account different fields with direct link to diversity and intercultural dialogue. Intercultural dialogue does not exclusively deal with social and political issues. It also considers the importance of dialogue in the relationship between most of life areas: religion, museums, art, music, sports, literature, languages and many others. The current article is dedicated to the role of intercultural dialogue by covering some issues related to the importance of direct interaction between representatives of different languages and cultures. Respecting and promoting linguistic diversity lays the ground for all citizens to take an active part in social, economic and cultural life and to shape...
Migration has always played a requisite role in the history of mankind. At present the intensity ... more Migration has always played a requisite role in the history of mankind. At present the intensity and frequency of cross-border mobility are much higher than in previous decades. In addition, many citizens are children of foreigners and belong to the so called second generation of immigrants, these people belonging to two different cultures. The second generation of immigrants is raised and educated in accordance with the value system of their parents’ country of origin. Outside the home, they familiarize themselves with the national society’s value system, while the kind of neighbourhood in which they live may be more or less encouraging. Cultural assimilation occurs when immigrants voluntarily adopt their new country's language and cultural practices to integrate into society and improve their chances of economic and social gain. Sociologists suggest that differences in cultural integration efforts matter less to the formation of acculturation preferences of the second generati...
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