Argumentative Essay: Women Are Better Politician Than Men

There is a mindset in the current society that men make better politicians than women. In fact, that statement is not true. Women make good politicians too, some are even better than men in many aspects. Women politicians make better politicians because they compromise better, are more trustworthy and cooperative, plus they are more strong-minded as compared to men. One of the best example is Christine Lagarde the first female Minister of Economic Affairs in a G8 economy which is the governments of eight of the world's largest economies(Christine Lagarde, pars. 3).She is also voted as the world's 9th most powerful woman according to Forbes magazine. Women politicians have a more compromising and friendly nature than men. This ultimately becomes a highly useful political tool for political campaign. They tend to face difficult situations with a calm attitude. For example, Ms. Indra Gandhi, the first female prime minister in India chose a peaceful way to rule her country. When her coun try was at war with Pakistan in 1971, she signed the treaty of friendship and cooperation with Pakistan to avoid financial hardship and instability in her country (Palekar, pars.  2-5).Thus, resulting a stable economy in India. She ruled her country effectively by getting moral support from all the ministers and maintaning good relationship with the other countries which helped in the economic growth of India. This would not have happened without her compromising and friendly nature. Aside from that, female politicians also are more cooperative and trustworthy than men. Research shows, women are more skilled at making people work together.This is because women are better at communicating with each other during work, they implement successful strategies thereby achieving higher results. On the other hand, men tend to excel more at bamboozling and cheating. This is proven by the studies of Rolf Kuemmerli and colleagues by repeating a game called Prisoner's Dilemma. This game involve s two people, they need to cooperate with each other to obtain a win-win situation. Studies shows that men do not cooperate as well as women because women have a better ability to interact and comprehend messages that one is trying to deliver (Highfield, pars.  5-11).In addition, women are found to be more trustworthy than men. This statement is proven by Professor Roger Steare using the â€Å"Moral DNA† test by measuring a person's morality and changes in their value system when they enter the workplace. According to results, women have more moral values , proving that they are more trustworthy (Knight, pars. 3-5). Making them better politicians. Besides that, scientists claimed that male politicians are more decisive than female politicians (Men more decisive, pars. 5-9) .However, that doesn't mean that female politicians are not good at making decisions. In fact, female politician are less decisive but more strong-minded than men as they consider their decision thoroughl y before finalizing. Before making a desicion, they examine the consequences towards an individual, society and the country and seek for a win-win solution. They search for long-term solutions by using retention strategies as a way to improve the results. Thus, they have the capacity to be more balanced in decision-making.Not only that, women are more precautious and they tend to make less mistakes in their work. This is because women always think twice and recheck their work before completing the final touches. This indirectly proves that women are better politicians than men. In my opinion, women politicians make better politicians because they compromise better, are more trustworthy and cooperative, plus they are more strong-minded as compared to men. They have more good aspects when compared to men. Thus, women are better politicians than men.

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Ex. no: 1 STUDY OF UML DIAGRAMS Date: UML DIAGRAMS There are three classifications of UML diagrams: †¢ Behavior diagrams. A type of diagram that depicts behavioral features of a system or business process. This includes activity, state machine, and use case diagrams as well as the four interaction diagrams. †¢ Interaction diagrams. A subset of behavior diagrams which emphasize object interactions. This includes communication, interaction overview, sequence, and timing diagrams. †¢ Structure diagrams. A type of diagram that depicts the elements of a specification that are irrespective of time. This includes class, composite structure, component, deployment, object, and package diagrams. |Diagram |Description |Learning Priority | |Activity Diagram |Depicts high-level business processes, including data flow, or to model the |High | | |logic of complex logic within a system. | |Class Diagram |Shows a collection of static model elements such as classes and types, their |High | | |contents, and their relationships. | | |Communication Diagram |Shows instances of classes, their interrelationships, and the message flow |Low | | |between them. Communication diagrams typically focus on the structural | | | |organization of objects that send and receive messages. Formerly called a | | | |Collaboration Diagram. | | |Component Diagram |Depicts the components that compose and application, system, or enterprise. |Medium | | |The components, their interrelationships, interactions, and their public | | | |interfaces are depicted. | |Composite Structure Diagram |Depicts the internal structure of a classifier(such as a class, component, or|Low | | |use case), including the interaction points of the classifier to other parts | | | |of the system. | | |Deployment Diagram |Shows the execution architecture of systems. This includes nodes, either |Medium | | |hardware or software execution environments, as well as the middleware | | | |connecting them. | | |Interaction Overview Diagram |A variant of an activity diagram which overviews the control flow within a |Low | | |system or business process. Each node/activity within the diagram can | | | |represent another interaction diagram. | |Object Diagram |Depicts objects and their relationships at a point in time, typically a |Low | | |special case of either a class diagram or a communication diagram. | | |Package Diagram |Show how model elements are organized into packages as well as the |Low | | |dependencies between packages. | |Sequence Diagram |Models the sequential logic, in effect the time ordering of messages between |High | | |classifiers. | | |State Machine Diagram |Describes the states an object or interaction may be in, as well as the |Medium | | |transitions between states. Formerly referred to as a state diagram, state | | | |chart diagr am, or a state-transition diagram. | |Timing Diagram |Depicts the change in state or condition of a classifier instance or role |Low | | |over time. Typically used to show the change in state of an object over time | | | |in response to external events. | | |Use Case Diagram |Shows use cases, actors, and their interrelationships. |Medium | USE CASE DIAGRAM: A use case diagram is a type of behavioral diagram defined by the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Its purpose is to present a graphical overview of the functionality provided by a system in terms of actors, their goals- represented as use cases- and any dependencies between those use cases. Use case diagram depict: †¢ Use cases. A use case describes a sequence of actions that provide something of measurable value to an actor and is drawn as a horizontal ellipse. †¢ Actors. An actor is a person, organization, or external system that plays a role in one or more interactions with your system. Actors are drawn as stick figures. †¢ Associations. Associations between actors and use cases are indicated in use case diagrams by solid lines. An association exists whenever an actor is involved with an interaction described by a use case. Associations are modeled as lines connecting use cases and actors to one another, with an optional arrowhead on one end of the line. The arrowhead is often used to indicating the direction of the initial invocation of the relationship or to indicate the primary actor within the use case. The arrowheads are typically confused with data flow and as a result I avoid their use. System boundary boxes (optional). You can draw a rectangle around the use cases, called the system boundary box, to indicate the scope of your system. Anything within the box represents functionality that is in scope and anything outside the box is not. System boundary boxes are rarely used, although on occasion I have used them to identify which use cases will be delivered in each major release of a system. †¢ Packages (o ptional). Packages are UML constructs that enable you to organize model elements (such as use cases) into groups. Packages are depicted as file folders and can be used on any of the UML diagrams, including both use case diagrams and class diagrams. I use packages only when my diagrams become unwieldy, which generally implies they cannot be printed on a single page, to organize a large diagram into smaller ones. [pic] RELATIONSHIPS IN USE CASE DIAGRAM: Three relationships among use cases are supported by the UML standard, which describes graphical notation for these relationships. Include In one form of interaction, a given use case may include another. The first use case often depends on the outcome of the included use case. This is useful for extracting truly common behaviors from multiple use cases into a single description. The notation is a dashed arrow from the including to the included use case, with the label â€Å"†. This usage resembles a macro expansion where the included use case behavior is placed inline in the base use case behavior. There are no parameters or return values. Extend In another form of interaction, a given use case, (the extension) may extend another. This relationship indicates that the behavior of the extension use case may be inserted in the extended use case under some conditions. The notation is a dashed arrow from the extension to the extended use case, with the label . This can be useful for dealing with special cases, or in accommodating new requirements during system maintenance and extension. To make the points at which extension may occur explicit extension points may be defined in use cases which are listed in a compartment below the use case name. Generalization In the third form of relationship among use cases, a generalization/ specialization relationship exists. A given use case may be specialized form of an existing use case. The notation is a solid line ending in a hollow triangle drawn from the specialized to the more general use case. This resembles the object-oriented concept of sub-classing, in practice it can be both useful and effective to factor common behaviors, constraints and assumptions to the general use case, describe them once, and deal same as except details in the specialized cases. SEQUENCE DIAGRAM: The well-known Message Sequence Chart technique has been incorporated into the Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagram under the name of Sequence Diagram. A sequence diagram shows, as parallel vertical lines, different processes or objects that live simultaneously, and, as horizontal arrows, the messages exchanged between them, in the order in which they occur. This allows the specification of simple runtime scenarios in a graphical manner. Sequence diagrams are typically used to model: 1. Usage scenarios. A usage scenario is a description of a potential way your system is used. The logic of a usage scenario may be part of a use case, perhaps an alternate course. It may also be one entire pass through use case, such as the logic described by the basic course of action or a portion of the basic course of action, plus one or more alternate scenarios. The logic of a usage scenario may also be a pass through the logic contained in several use cases. For example, a student enrolls in the university, and then immediately enrolls in three seminars. 2. The logic of methods. Sequence diagrams can be used to explore the logic of a complex operation, function, or procedure. One way to think of sequence diagrams, particularly highly detailed diagrams, is a visual object code. 3. The logic of services. A service is effectively a high-level method, often one that can be invoked by a wide variety of clients. This includes web-services as well as business transactions implemented by a variety of technologies such as CICS/COBOL or CORBA-compliant object request brokers (ORBs). [pic] ACTIVITY DIAGRAM: In the Unified Modeling Language, an activity diagram represents the business and operational step-by-step workflows of components in a system. An activity diagram shows the overall flow of control. Describing the basic notations: †¢ Initial node. The filled in circle is the starting point of the diagram. An initial node isn’t required although it does make it significantly easier to read the diagram. †¢ Activity final node. The filled circle with a border is the ending point. An activity diagram can have zero or more activity final nodes. †¢ Activity. The rounded rectangles represent activities that occur. An activity may be physical, such as Inspect Forms, or electronic, such as Display Create Student Screen. †¢ Flow/edge. The arrows on the diagram. Although there is a subtle difference between flows and edges I have never seen a practical purpose for the difference although I have no doubt one exists. I’ll use the term flow. Fork. A black bar with one flow going into it and several leaving it. This denotes the beginning of parallel activity. †¢ Join. A black bar with several flows entering it and one leaving it. All flows going into the join must reach it before processing may continue. This denotes the end of parallel processing. †¢ Condition . Text such as [Incorrect Form] on a flow, defining a guard which must evaluate to true in traverse the node. †¢ Decision. A diamond with one flow entering and several leaving. The flows leaving include conditions although some modelers will not indicate the conditions if it is obvious. Merge. A diamond with several flows entering and one leaving. The implication is that one or more incoming flows much reach this point until processing continues, based on any guards on the outgoing flow. †¢ Partition. Activity Diagram is organized into many partitions, also called swim lanes, indicating who/what is performing the activities (the Applicant, Registrar, or System). †¢ Sub-activity indicator. The rake in the bottom corner of an activity, such as in the Apply to University activity, indicates that the activity is described by a more finely detailed activity diagram. †¢ Flow final. The circle with the X through it. This indicates that the process stops at this point. [pic] CLASS DIAGRAM: In the Unified Modeling Language (UML), a class diagram is a type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system’s classes, their attributes, and the relationships between the classes. Relationships A relationship is general term covering the specific types of logical connections found on class and object diagrams. UML shows the following relationships: †¢ Instance-Level Relationships o Link A Link is the basic relationship among objects. It is represented as a line connecting two or more object boxes. It can be shown on an object diagram or class diagram. A link is an instance or an association. o Association An Association represents a family of links. Binary associations (with two ends) are normally represented as a line, with each end connected to a class box. Higher order associations can be drawn with more than two ends. In such cases, the ends are connected to a central diamond. An association can be named, and the ends of an association can be adorned with role names, ownership indicators, multiplicity, visibility, and other properties. There are five different types of association. Bi-directional and uni-directional associations are the most common ones. For instance, a flight class is associated with a plane class bi-directionally. Associations can only be shown on class diagrams. o Aggregation Class diagram showing Aggregation between two classes Aggregation is a variant of the â€Å"has a† or association relationship; composition is more specific than aggregation. As a type of association, an aggregation can be named and have the same adornments that an association can. However, an aggregation may not involve more than two classes. Aggregation can occur when a class is a collection or container of other classes, but where the contained classes do not have a strong life cycle dependency on the container—essentially, if the container is destroyed, its contents are not. In UML, it is graphically represented as a clear diamond shape on the containing class end of the tree of lines that connect contained class(es) to the containing class. o Composition Composition is a stronger variant of the â€Å"has a† or association relationship; composition is more specific than aggregation. Composition has a strong life cycle dependency between instances of the container class and instances of the contained class(es): If the container is destroyed, every instance that it contains is destroyed as well. The UML graphical representation of a composition relationship is a filled diamond shape on the containing class end of the tree of lines that connect contained class(es) to the containing class. o Differences between Composition and Aggregation The whole of a composition must have a multiplicity of 0.. 1 or 1, indicating that a part must be for only one whole. The whole of an aggregation may have any multiplicity. When attempting to represent real-world whole-part relationships, e. g. , an engine is part of a car, the composition relationship is most appropriate. However, when representing a software or database relationship, e. g. , car model engine ENG01 is part of a car model CM01, an aggregation relationship is best, as the engine, ENG01 may be also part of a different car model, CM02. This is often called a â€Å"catalog† relationship. †¢ Class Level Relationships o Generalization Class diagram showing generalization between one super class and two subclasses The generalization relationship indicates that one of the two related classes (the subtype) is considered to be a specialized form of the other (the supertype) and supertype is considered as GENERALIZATION of subtype. In practice, this means that any instance of the subtype is also an instance of the supertype. The relationship is most easily understood by the phrase ‘A is a B’. The UML graphical representation of a Generalization is a hollow triangle shape on the supertype end of the line (or tree of lines) that connects it to one or more subtypes. The generalized relationship is also known as the inheritance or â€Å"is aâ€Å" relationship. The supertype in the generalization relationship is also known as the â€Å"parent†, super class, base class, or base type. The subtype in the generalization relationship is also known as the â€Å"child’, subclass, derived class, derived type, inheriting class, or inheriting type. †¢ Generalization-Specialization relationship A is a type of B E. g. †an oak is a type of tree†, â€Å"a sedan is a type of vehicle† o Realization In UML modeling, a realization relationship is relationship between model elements, in which one model element (the client) realizes the behavior that the other model element (the supplier) specifies. A realization is displayed in the diagram editor as a dashed line with an unfilled arrowhead towards the supplier. †¢ General Relationship o Dependency(UML) A dependency exists between two defined elements if a change to the definition of one would result in a change to the other. This is indicated by a dashed pointing from the dependent to the independent element. Several named varieties exist. A dependency can be between instances, class, or both. †¢ Multiplicity The association relationship indicates that (at least) one of the two related classes makes reference to the other. In contrast with the generalization relationship, this is most easily understood through the phrase ‘A has a B’{a mother cat has kittens, kittens have a mother cat}. The UML representation of an association is a line with an optional arrowhead indicating the role of the object(s) in the relationship, and an optional notation at each end indicating the multiplicity of instances of that entity ( the number of objects that participate in the association). Common multiplicities are: Indicator Meaning 0.. No instances, or one instance(optional, may) 1 Exactly one instance 0.. * or * Zero or more instances 1.. * One or more instances(at least one) n Exactly n instances(n>1) 0.. n Zero or n instances(n>1) 1.. n One or n instances(n>1) [pic] COMPONENT DIAGRAM: In the Unified Modeling Language, a component diagram depicts how a software system is split up into physical components and shows the dependencies among these components. Physical components could be, for example, files, header, link libraries, modules, executables, or packages. Component diagrams can be used to model and document any system’s architecture. Component diagrams are particularly useful with larger teams. Your initial architectural modeling efforts during cycle 0 should focus on identifying the initial architectural landscape for your system. UML component diagrams are great for doing this as they enable you to model the high-level software components, and more importantly the interfaces to those components. Once the interfaces are defined, and agreed to by your team, it makes it much easier to organize the development effort between sub teams. You will discover the need to evolve the interfaces to reflect new requirements or changes to your design as your project progresses, changes that need to be negotiated between the sub teams and then implemented appropriately. [pic] INTRODUCTION TO RATIONAL ROSE Rational rose Rational Rose is an object-oriented Unified Modeling Language(UML) software design tool intended for visual modeling and component construction of enterprise-level software applications. In much the same way a theatrical director blocks out a play, a software designer uses Rational rose to visually create(model) the framework for an application by blocking out classes with actors(stick figures), use case elements(ovals), objects(rectangles) and messages/relationships(arrows) in a sequence diagram using drag-and-drop symbols. Rational Rose documents the diagram as it is being constructed and then generates code in the designer’s choice of C++, Visual Basic, Java, Oracle8,CORBA or Data Definition Language. Two popular features of Rational Rose are its ability to provide iterative development and round-trip engineering. Rational Rose allows designers to take advantage of iterative development(sometimes called evolutionary development) because the new application can be created in stages with the output of one iteration becoming the input to the next. (This is in contrast to waterfall development where the whole project is completed from start to finish before a user gets to try it out. ) Then, as the developer begins to understand how the components interact and makes modifications in the design, Rational Rose can perform what is called â€Å"round-trip engineering† by going back and updating the rest of the model to ensure the code remains consistent. Rational rose is extensible, with downloadable add-ins and third-party applications. It supports COM/DCOM(ActiveX), JavaBeans, and Corba component standards. Views in UML/Rational Rose There are four views for a model created in Rational Rose, each representing the system from a different point of view. The Use Case View The use case view contains the diagrams used in analysis(use case, sequence, and collaboration), and all the elements that compromise these diagrams(e. g. , actors). More recent versions of Rational Rose also allow for additional documentation in the form of word-processed documents and/or URLs to Web-based materials. The purpose of the use case view is to envisage what the system must do, without dealing with the specifics of how it will be implemented. Logical View The logical view contains the diagrams used in object design(class diagrams and state transition diagrams). It offers a detailed view of how the system envisaged in the use case view will be implemented. The basic element in this view is the class, which includes an outline of its attributes and operations. This directly corresponds to a class created in your chosen implementation language. From the logical view, skeletal code can be generated for implementation into a computer language. More recent versions of Rational Rose not only can generate skeletal code for Visual C++, Visual Java, or Visual BASIC, but also reverse engineer programs created in these languages into Rational Rose models. This allows existing components to be included in documented models, if there is access to the source code. In addition, changes that need to be made during implementation can be reflected in the documentation of the design model. Component View The component view is a step up from the logical view and contains diagrams used in system design(component diagrams). This includes information about the code libraries, executable programs, runtime libraries, and other software components that comprise the completed systems. Components can be pre-existing; for example, a Windows program in Visual C++ will utilize Microsoft Foundation Class to provide the framework for the Windows interface. Components that do not exist and need to be created by the developers will have to be designed in the logical view. Deployment View The deployment view illustrates how the completed system will be physically deployed. This view is necessary for complex applications in which a system will have different components located on different machines. For example, interface components may be located on a user machine while other components may be located on a network server. INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL BASIC Visual Basic (VB) is an event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model. Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development(RAD) of graphical user interface(GUI) applications, access to databases using DAO, RDO, or ADO, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently. A programmer can put together an application using the components provided with Visual Basic itself. Programs written in Visual Basic can also use the Windows API, but doing so requires external function declarations. LANGUAGE BASICS: Visual Basic was designed to be easy to learn and use. The language not only allows programmers to create simple GUI applications, but can also develop fairly complex applications as well. Programming in VB is a combination of visually arranging components or controls on a form, specifying attributes and actions of those components, and writing additional lines of code for more functionality. Since default attributes and actions are defined for the components, a simple program can be created without the programmer having to write many lines of code. Performance problems were experienced by earlier versions, but with faster computers and native code compilation this has become less of an issue. Forms are created using drag and drop techniques. A tool is used to place controls (e. g. , text boxes, buttons, etc. ) on the form (window). Controls have attributes and event handlers associated with them. Default values are provided when the control is created, but may be changed by the programmer. Many attribute values can be modified during run time based on user actions or changes in the environment, providing a dynamic application. For example, code can be inserted into the form resize event handler to reposition a control so that it remains centered on the form, expands to fill up the form, etc. By inserting code into the event handler for a keypress in a text box, the program can automatically translate the case of the text being entered, or even prevent certain characters from being inserted. Unlike many other programming languages, Visual Basic is generally not case sensitive, although it will transform keywords into a standard case configuration and force the case of variable names to conform to the case of the entry within the symbol table entry. String comparisons are case sensitive by the default, but can be made case insensitive if so desired. The Visual Basic compiler is shared with other Visual Studio languages(C, C++), but restrictions in the IDE do not allow the creation of some targets (Windows model DLL’s) and threading models. Result: Thus the UML diagrams and introduction to Visual Basic was studied. PASSPORT AUTOMATION SYSTEM Ex. No: 2. a Date: Aim: To Study the software requirements specification for passport automation system. Problem Statement Passport Automation System is used in the effective dispatch of passport to all of the applicants. This system adopts a comprehensive approach to minimize the manual work and schedule resources, time in a cogent manner. The core of the system is to get the online registration form (with details such as name, address etc. ,)   filled by the applicant whose testament is verified for its genuineness by the Passport Automation System with respect to the already existing information in the database. This forms the first and foremost step in the processing of passport application. After the first round of verification done by the system, the information is in turn forwarded to the regional administrator's (Ministry of External Affairs) office. The application is then processed manually based on the report given by the system, and any forfeiting identified can make the applicant liable to penalty as per the law. The system also provides the applicant the list of available dates for appointment to ‘document verification' in the administrator's office, from which they can select one. The system forwards the necessary details to the police for its separate verification whose report is then presented to the administrator. The administrator will be provided with an option to display the current status of application to the applicant, which they can view in their online interface. After all the necessary criteria has been met, the original information is added to the database and the passport is sent to the applicant. Software Requirements Specification 1. 0 Introduction Passport Automation System is an interface between the Applicant and the Authority responsible for the Issue of Passport. It aims at improving the efficiency in the Issue of Passport and reduce the complexities involved in it to the maximum possible extent. 1. 1 Purpose If the entire process of ‘Issue of Passport' is done in a manual manner then it would take several months for the passport to reach the applicant. Considering the fact that the number of applicants for passport is increasing every year, an Automated System becomes essential to meet the demand. So this system uses several programming and database techniques to elucidate the work involved in this process. As this is a matter of National Security, the system has been carefully verified and validated in order to satisfy it. 1. 2 Scope †¢ The System provides an online interface to the user where they can fill in their personal details and submit the necessary documents (may be by scanning). The authority concerned with the issue of passport can use this system to reduce his workload and process the application in a speedy manner. †¢ Provide a communication platform between the applicant and the administrator. †¢ Transfer of data between the Passport Issuing Authority and the Local Police for verification of applicant's information. †¢ Users/Applicants will come to know their status of application and the date in which they must subject themselves for manual document verification. 1. Definitions, Acronyms and the Abbreviations  Ã‚  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚   †¢ Administrator – Refers to the super user who is the Central Authority who has been vested with the privilege to manage the entire system. It can be any higher official in the Regional Passport Office of Ministry of External Affairs. †¢ Applicant – One who wishes to obtain the Passport. †¢ PAS – Refers to this Passport Automation System. †¢ HTML – Markup Language used for creating web pages. †¢ J2EE – Java 2 Enterprise Edition is a programming platform and it is the partof the java platform for developing and running distributed java applications. HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. †¢ TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is the communication protocol used to connect hosts on the Internet. 1. 4 References IEEE Software Requirement Specification format. 1. 5 Technologies to be used †¢ HTML†¢ JSP†¢ Javascript †¢ Java†¢ XML†¢ AJAX 1. 6 Tools to be Used †¢ Eclipse IDE ( Integrated Development Enivronment) †¢ Rational Rose tool ( for developing UML Patterns) 1. 7 Overview SRS includes two sections overall description and specific requirements – Overall description will describe major role of the system components and inter-connections. Specific requirements will describe roles & functions of the actors. 2. 0 Overall Description 2. 1 Product Perspective The PAS acts as an interface between the ‘applicant' and the ‘administrator'. This system tries to make the interface as simple as possible and at the same time not risking the security of data stored in. This minimizes the time duration in which the user receives the passport. 2. 2 Software Interface †¢ Front End Client – The applicant and Administrator online interface is built using JSP and HTML. The Administrators's local interface is built using Java. †¢ Web Server – Glassfish application server(Oracle Corporation). Back End – Oracle database. 2. 3 Hardware Interface The server is directly connected to the client systems. The client systems have access to the database in the server. 2. 4 System Functions †¢ Secure Registration of information by the Applicants. †¢ Schedule the applicants an appointment for manu al verification of original documents. †¢ Panel for Passport Application Status Display by the Administrator. †¢ SMS and Mail updates to the applicants by the administrator. †¢ Administrator can generate reports from the information and is the only authorized personnel to add the eligible application information to the database. . 5 User Characteristics †¢ Applicant – They are the people who desires to obtain the passport and submit the information to the database. †¢ Administrator – He has the certain privileges to add the passport status and to approve the issue of passport. He may contain a group of persons under him to verify   Ã‚  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚   the documents and give suggestion whether or not to approve the dispatch of passport. †¢ Police – He is the person who upon receiving intimation from the PAS, perform a personal verification of the applicant and see if he has any criminal case against him before or at present. He has been vetoed with the power to decline an application by suggesting it to the Administrator if he finds any discrepancy with the applicant. He communicates via this PAS. 2. 6   Constraints †¢ The applicants require a computer to submit their information. †¢ Although the security is given high importance, there is always a chance of intrusion in the web world which requires constant monitoring. †¢ The user has to be careful while submitting the information. Much care is required. 2. 7 Use Case Model Description The usecase model is a representation of the interaction between the users and the system. It captures the goals of the users and the responsibility of the system to the users. It is a special flow of events through the system. Grouping of usecases can manages the complexities and reduce the number of usecases in the package. The usecase model describes the uses of the system and show the courses of events that can be performed. A usecase is an interaction between user and system; it captures the goals of the user and the responsibility of the system to its users. It defines what happens in the system when the usecase is performed. 2. 8   Assumptions and Dependencies The Applicants and Administrator must have basic knowledge of computers and English Language. †¢ The applicants may be required to scan the documents and send. Result: Thus the software requirements specification for passport automation system was studied. Gantt Chart for Passport Automation System Ex No : 2. b Date: Aim: To develop a risk management and project plan for passport automation system using Gantt Chart. Introduction: A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project. Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts also show the dependency (i. e. , precedence network) relationships between activities. Gantt charts can be used to show current schedule status using percent-complete shadings and a vertical â€Å"TODAY† line as shown here. [pic] Passport Automation System For the project, the activities considered are: 1. Requirement Analysis 2. Literature Survey and Specification 3. Preliminary Design 4. Detailed Design 5. Testing 6. Operation and Maintenance [pic] Result: Thus the risk management and project plan for passport automation system was designed using Gantt Chart. EX. NO:2 c DATE: PASSPORT AUTOMATION SYSTEM AIM: To analyze and design a system for Passport Automation using Rational Rose tool. 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT To create a software system for the applicant(s), applying for the passport by verifying the information provided by them. 2. OVERALL DESCRIPTION The modules are for 1. Applicant Applicant has to provide the information like Name, Gender, Age, Qualification, Parents’ Name, Communication address, Phone no, etc. Also, they need to provide the DD details. . Passport Issuing Authority This system will verify the details provided by the applicant. And check whether the applicant is provided with passport or not. The details of the applicant are stored in the Database. 3. Database This will store the details of the applicant for future reference. 2. 1 SOFTWARE REQURIEMENTS 1. Rational Rose 2. 2 HARDWARE REQURIMENTS 1. 128MB RAM 2. Pentium III Processor 3. DESIGN 1. 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Qualifying Exam Practice - Essay Example Recently, some certain theorists made focus upon the vast stands of the opposing paradigms in the ultimate pursuance of theoretical clarity in this matter of voter legislation. Nonetheless, it now appears as if it is a renewed matter in integrating and infusing social theories towards a more known and balanced paradigm (Bell, 1992). The article of voter legislation woes, does review some of these considerations that should be highlighted by the parliament, and hence encourage further inquiry and progression into the social theory models, especially as they link to the conflict in question, and its resolution application both locally and internationally. Moreover, certain key concepts would be proposed as a continuous step toward attaining this objective in the United States of America. The initial step relates to a theoretical widening of C. Wright’s concept of sociological imagination. The second step is postulated by George Ritzer’s interest in meta-theories and it ex plains the infusion of ideas from his Major levels of social analysis model. The last one concerns the exploration of new dimensions and entails the dynamics of the social cubism model by Sean (Bew, 1990). With the fall of communism and the Cold war geo[[political order, three interlinked tendencies surface namely, the growing disempowerment of ideologies based on modern rationality, the formation of a new transnational order with an integrated financial mechanism, standards and measures of production and consumption, and the relative fall of the centralized nation state, and modern territorial sovereignty. When viewed critically, all these had an effect on the current voter identification legislation issue of the United States of America. The rise of ethno political conflicts can be shaped by both indigenous aspects and global limitations. Levels of communal linkages shape such conflicts. For ethno political conflicts, both the relations and the international system that occur amon g the nations states must be taken into consideration. In the international system, the circulation of capital, ideologies, and the use of certain crucial powers affect the rise of conflict between and within states (Bell, 1992). The importance of micro-national problems state that structures brought ethno political conflict leading to micro and macro tensions and issues of stalemates. The state can be considered to be losing some aspects of its original power of a self-identity by itself, which is a common, and a self-governing legitimacy. Social and class identities, can be replaced in some scenarios with ethnic, religious, and affiliations having territorial origin. Moreover, the new identities try to portray self-determination, appreciate group definitions and norms, and bring about ethno territorial mobilization, ethno political issues, fragmenting of the state, and not forgetting regionalism around the globe. Globalization works to enforce these local certainties and relations hips in response to the economic identity created by the world markets in the transnational order (Bew, 1992). Nowadays, research on ethno territorial politics typically examines politics, and not forgetting economic structures, so as to emphasize the competing interests of groups, or tend to utilize a psychoanalytic method to emphasize the aspect of both cultural and psychological

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Peace-Building and Community Development in Uganda Essay Community development is a multi-faceted activity that has different ends. It also has different requirements depending on the needs of people inside the community. Development can be achieved through sustaining small and medium businesses, ensuring education for all, managing inclusion and diversity, keeping peace and order, and creating comprehensive disaster management. Through these, a community like Uganda can be sustainable. In Uganda, the dehumanizing aspects of slavery in the South and racial discrimination in the North are more than just the beatings, but also the parting of children from their mothers, the denial of education, and the sexual abuses of slave masters (Davis, 2004). The civilization that developed in Uganda reflected the variety and contrasts found on the continent. The peoples of Uganda differ greatly in language, customs, and appearance. The geography of this huge continent also shows sharp contrasts. Along the Nile River, which flows from the tropical forests of Central Uganda through the deserts of the north, several early civilizations developed. One of the most influential regions was Sahara. Sahara’s political, economic, and cultural influence had an effect on the history of other kingdoms. Later, empires based on trade grew up in the region of Sahara (Davis, 2004). Patterns of settlement and trade were influenced by the varied climates and natural sources of the Uganda continent. The hottest and wettest regions of the continent are near the equator, in the basin of the Congo River. Heavy rainfall and warm humid air encourage the growth of lush rain forest. Near the edge of the rainforest is the savanna, an open grassland dotted with shrubs and scattered clumps of trees. The savannas provide land for farming and herding. These grasslands are also home of Uganda great herds of wild animals, gazelles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, lions, and elephants (Davis, 2004). Racism in Uganda has been associated with reduced spirits, lower efficiency and a greater probability to experience terrible stress and nonappearance in the major activities in a community. People who go through racism speak of having feeling of timidity or letdown and lowered levels of self-esteem. Minorities who sense that their identity and culture are not cherished may also live through lowered levels of self-confidence and self-respect and think that they have are not welcome in a neighborhood or community. This mindset may bring about a feeling of denunciation of their own values, language, and ultimately their culture, and an ensuing loss of individuality (Hooks, 1994). In Uganda, the ways of thinking of people concerning cultural miscellany of their communes differ extensively. Amongst a number of minorities, there is a devotion to a deepened insight into cultural diversity and multiculturalism. Some â€Å"mainstream† people are anxious about variations and sense antipathy towards people of color. If the person of color is suffering discrimination of any sort, he or she may feel forlorn and miserable. He or she may also attempt to evade incidents where racist activities could happen, and pretend to be unwell or be anxious of deserting their homes (Kressel, 2001). In some nations, significant segments of the population reject coexistence with minorities in equal terms. These minorities have faced discrimination in such areas as housing, education, and employment. Although no scientific proof supports racist claims, racism is widespread and has caused major problems throughout the world. Racism is most often used to justify the creation of political or economic systems that encourage or maintain the domination of one racial group over another. Such beliefs were long used to rationalize the enslavement and persecution of people viewed as inferior (Stoessinger, 2002). Throughout history there have been persecutions and atrocities that can be described as cases of genocide. The Russian pogroms (persecutions of the Jews) during the late 1800s and early 1900s were an example of genocide. During World War II, the Germans practiced genocide. They killed about six million European Jews. Victims of the Holocaust went through dehumanization simply to make the killing of others psychologically easy for the Nazis. Many victims of the Holocaust suffered from various experiments which eventually led to the death. Some of the experiments were things such as: sun lamp, internal irrigation, hot bath, warming by body heat, hypothermia, among others (Clemens and Purcell, 1999). In recent years a debate has raged over the question of whether opportunities for black economic advancement are more affected by race or class position. Sociologist William Wilson believes that racial discrimination has become less important than social class in influencing the life chances of black Americans (Hinkle, 2004). He says that civil rights legislation and affirmative action programs have substantially lifted the cap historically imposed on black social mobility by segregation, resulting in greater educational, income, and occupational differentiation: Blacks with good educational backgrounds and job skills rapidly moved into the American middle class; blacks with limited educations and job skills became the victims of dehumanization and welfare dependency. Now poor urban blacks find themselves relegated to all-black neighborhoods where they are further dehumanized and socially isolated from mainstream American life (Zanden, 1993). According to Maiese (2003), the United Nations defined peace-building as an interplay of â€Å"capacity building, reconciliation, and societal transformation†. For other organizations, the short-term goals are more evident; peace-building revolves around promoting peace in an immediate situation. The United Nations drew up an international convention in 1948 that made genocide a crime. On Dec. 9, 1948, the United Nations passed the Genocide Convention, which was designed to overcome the claims of Nuremberg defendants that they had violated no law. The convention made genocide a crime. The next day, the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Fifty years later, in 1998, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda became the first international court to pass a guilty verdict for the crime of genocide. The verdict related to crimes committed during the 1994 conflict in Rwanda (Kim, 2004). In 1999, there was already a convention, called the Geneva Spiritual Appeal, which made history in collecting in one venue the Catholics, the Jewish, the Buddhists, the Muslims, the Protestants, and the Orthodox Christians. Then again, there remain Christians, Animists, Muslims in conflict in Nigeria; Christian-Muslim discord still abounds some parts in Asia as Indonesia and the Philippines; Buddhists and the minority population of the Hindus Tamils are at odds in Sri Lanka; and incredibly, Animists and Witches are cursing each other in Uganda (Reich, 1998). Sometimes, it is appropriate to entitle these conflicts nationalist ones, because they impact on the endeavors to build nation-states, in which the majority gets the state. More like the winning territory takes over or designs the administration. Defining such a nation is typically by linguistic or religious yardsticks. Hence, we have the Ugandans in the continent of Africa singled out as the inferiors by tongue and by faith, and Germans differ from the French by their verbal and non-verbal communication (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). Perhaps theres a tendency of people growing to be defensive about their identity if they sense that it is under cordon. There is really not a single ultimate peace resolution plan that can referee the unrest. Attempts had been made like the 1999 Convention but the conflict is not exclusively attributable to spiritual diversity alone. It may be distributed among ethnic feuds, religion-based worldviews, economic modifications, and political coalitions, among several others (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). On having the United Nations’ enforcement of globalized paradigms, they would need to try harder. Peculiarities factor in on the extent of their reception. If the countrys fragile, they are more likely to get involved. If the countrys sturdy, they are more likely to lag behind and perform diplomatically around the edges. The key is not to establish globalized benchmarks but to develop local, internal avowals (Stoessinger, 2002). They said there is only one Bible and a million interpretations. But there is a single quotation in it that speaks of harmony: a house divided against itself cannot stand. Proclaiming a house partitioned to be a condominium cannot be expected to work out when many of the occupiers want instead to demolish the edifice entirely and put up their own, unattached houses. Speaking of houses, local religious sects could construct and ring a Peace Bell at the beginning and end of their spiritual observation. Ugandan victims could ask their municipality to formally declare their observance of the day (Kim, 2004). It would also be certainly wise for any intercontinental organizations to use workforce from countries that went through related experiences, rather then using the abstract approach brought by peacekeeping squads from Western nations to intervene in Uganda. One specific strategy possibly is to have this staff encourage the people inviting other faith traditions to join them in a prayer service for peace in Uganda (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). International treaties should make it easier for local organizations to get concerned in the region of Uganda where genocide is concentrated without misplacing valuable time as they wait for the pronouncement of the United Nations Security Council, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, or the Organization of African Unity (Reich, 1998). But it should always be made a point that the auxiliary time is spent on deepening interfaith commitments to dialogue and cooperation for promoting peace. In the 1990s, Jewish groups pressured those who had profited from the Holocaust to compensate Holocaust victims or their descendants. Groups that paid reparations included the German government, certain Swiss banks, and some German companies (Clemens and Purcell, 1999). In the country Uganda, Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager played the hero in the lives of thousands having different cultural backgrounds. In the middle of European colonization in Rwanda, Paul made an uncompromising initiative to communicate with the most relevant redeemers from the camp of Brussels’ headquarters. This way, he succeeded in playing the peacekeeper among the threatened people he hid in their hotel (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). The United Nations also played an indispensable role in Uganda. Led by Col. Oliver, the organization gets to know what is actually happening but not to make contingent actions and resolutions to put a stop to genocidal cases that mete out Rwanda. He stood the middleman between the U. N. superiors and the people under the wings of Paul Rusesabagina (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). However, it was also evident that the situation could have gone smarter if the likes of Paul Rusesabagina and Col. Oliver were given ample attention or at the very least, not ignored. Apart from the United Nations, a multitude of support and private-owned groups advocate against dehumanization and as such, campaign for a zero-dehumanized world and for a healing process to start with (Stoessinger, 2002). For instance, Interact Worldwide is an advocacy-driven virtual institution with the purpose of building support for and implement programmes, which enable marginalized people to fulfill their rights to sexual and reproductive health. Redefining Progress works with a broad array of partners to shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability; that they can measure the real state of a country’s economy, our environment, and social justice with tools like the genuine progress indicator and the ecological footprint; that they design policies to shift behavior in these three domains towards sustainability; and that they promote and create new frameworks to replace the ones that are taking us away from long-term social, economic, and environmental health. Other popular organizations include The Family Alliance to Stop Abuse and Neglect, National Down Syndrome Congress, Resources for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Amnesty International, Freedom House, Human Rights Watch, Reebok Human Rights, among many others (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). Prejudice provides for the safe release of hostile and aggressive impulses that are culturally tabooed within other social contexts. By channeling hostilities from within family, occupational, and other crucial settings onto permissible targets, the stability of existing social structures may be promoted. This is the well-known scapegoating mechanism, another common method to dehumanize (Zanden, 1993). In Uganda, scapegoating resulted in the inhuman treatment of Ugandan tribes like Tutsi. Bound by his duty-based ethics, Paul Rusesabagina could be pictured having utter, intrinsic moral commitments to some external source to carry out certain actions, notwithstanding his particular situation and personal goals (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). The ways of thinking of people concerning cultural miscellany of their communes differ extensively be it in Rwanda or in some other place in the world. Amongst a number of minorities, there is a devotion to a deepened insight into cultural diversity and multiculturalism. Some â€Å"mainstream† people are anxious about variations and sense antipathy towards people of color. If the person of color is suffering discrimination of any sort, he or she may feel forlorn and miserable. But with Paul Rusesabagina around, the people kept safe in Uganda were saved not only from the harm of genocide but from the deadly bias posed against them by the larger society that is morally wrecked and uncharitable (Carter, Gwendolen, and Herz, 1991). An inherent debate has raged over the question of whether opportunities for black economic advancement are more affected by race or class position. Some believe that racial discrimination has become less important than social class in influencing the life chances of Ugandans. Civil rights legislation and affirmative action programs have substantially lifted the cap historically imposed on black social mobility by segregation, resulting in greater educational, income, and occupational differentiation: Blacks with good educational backgrounds and job skills rapidly moved into the middle class; blacks with limited educations and job skills became the victims of dehumanization and welfare dependency. Now poor urban blacks find themselves relegated to all-black neighborhoods where they are further dehumanized and socially isolated from mainstream Ugandan life (Hooks, 1994). The risk is that when chauvinistic behaviors and attitudes are allowed to go unimpeded in any environment, a climate cultivates which sees these incidents as natural and so permits racism to become deep-rooted. Whereas not many complaints are collected every year, this should not be compared to a low frequency of racist incidence. Inadequate understanding of legislation, fear or apprehension on the part of victimized minorities to disclose racist activities or disinclination by parents to engage in legal amends are factors that may thwart the conveyance of official complaints. As well, formal treatments for grievances of racism are not constantly suitable, with arbitration usually being considered as a preferable substitute (Kim, 2004). Racism has been a steady problem in Uganda all through time. Other forms of racism are, perhaps, less obvious. The hierarchical structure, academic elitism, and the whole way of life of mainstream society are directly opposed to cultural values and world views. How all this conflict is experienced by people of color can only be explained adequately by the citizens of the society themselves; it will be different depending on their past experience and even non-existent for others, but the suppression of the values and way of life of the mainstream society will adversely affect everyone because racism against these people of color eats at the hearts of the dominating as well as the dominated people (Hinkle, 2004). Peace-building can concentrate on resolving current issues between constituents. It involves moderating by authorities or other members of the community to maintain understanding between parties. On the other hand, it is also creating a society where the constituents are educated and transformed so that they do not only know peace but also lives peace. In these terms, education plays an integral role. This creates a community which is not only dependent on intermediaries but with self-regulation of peace as well. In the end, a community filled with peace-loving citizens is a community where peace has been built (Stoessinger, 2002). Personally, if I were a member of a certain low-income urban neighborhood similar in nature in Uganda, I would offer my full knowledge of the end and the means to achieve it. As part of the will for a â€Å"sense of community,† I will take the initiative to conform to shared leadership or become servant leaders. After all, a leader providing positive reinforcement is a leader creating a positive climate and peace-loving attitude all over a community. So long as there will be provision of opportunities that allow me to exercise responsibility and creativity in our common endeavor, my active participation would include extensive information dissemination, be it online or via available physical infrastructures, and active civic participation.