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Social Justice

Outline:
1. Introduction: Social justice gives the sense of home and homeliness.
2. Social justice is possible with economic justice.
3. Social justice is with democratic rule.
4. Independent judiciary ensures social justice.
5. State should be crime-free.
6. Conclusion: Social justice ensures national progress.

Social justice gives the inhabitants the sense of home and homeliness. A society with social justice is one in which all the people are happy and satisfied. In such a society, the people live in comfort and enjoy the pleasures of life. They also know their rights and duties well. Every person in such a society lives happily and wishes others to be happy.
Economic justice paves the way for social justice. People of different classes should have reasonable income to buy their daily living. They should be able to maintain the schooling of their children. There should be no sense of haves and have-nots. The things of daily use should be in easy access.
For real social justice, the people should find it easy to get employed. Educated people should be able to get jobs in accordance with their qualifications. Their salaries should be proper. Uneducated persons should be able to work as much as they like. They should get the wages they deserve.
For social justice the people should have all kinds of chances of making progress. Any person who works honestly and hard should be able to increase his income and improve his position. If this happens, those in service will be promoted to higher positions, if they work properly. Those working on farms and in factories will earn more if they are honest and true to their duties. Every person will find it possible to become prosperous through honest and hard work.
Social justice in the form of economic justice is not possible without proper housing, educational and medical facilities. All kinds of people should have their own houses to live in. All the people should have enough chances of educating themselves or their children. There should be schools and colleges for common people where they or their children may easily be educated. They should be given technical education and job-oriented education. Everyone should find it easy to buy books of all kinds. The people should enjoy medical facilities everywhere. They should find it easy to be admitted into hospitals, to consult doctors and to buy medicines.
Social justice is possible with political justice. There will be social justice if the people enjoy freedom of speech, movement and trade, etc. The people, in a society with justice, will be free to express their ideas. They will be free to criticize the government or important persons to point out their drawbacks. They will be able to move about from one place to another. They will be able to do any lawful business they like. They will be free to do whatever they like but according to the law.
Independent judiciary ensures social justice to the inhabitants. People should be equal before the law. All kinds of people, whether rich or poor, high or low, should be punished if they break the law. Everyone should respect law. For perfect social justice, all kinds of social evils should be removed from society. Evils like corruption, smuggling, black-marketing, bribery, cruelty and injustice, etc., should not be there in any form. If this is done, it will become possible for all to live honestly and well. .
National progress is not possible without social justice. Human beings will not be able to work honestly and live comfortably. The entire nation can become united and make real progress if there is justice in society.

Repeated Essay Topics  for CSS exams ki...

    Progressive alleviation of poverty in Pakistan - an overview.(2000)
    Strategies for the alleviation of poverty. (2005)
    Moral depravity is the root cause of poverty. (2008)

    The Future of Democracy in Pakistan. .(2009)
    Democracy is a culture rather than a process .(2012)

    Advancement in science and technology is the gateway to the economic prosperity of a country.(2000)
    The Suffering Soul in the Scientific Age (2012)

    Pluralistic vision of Islam.(2004)
    Islam versus the West (2005)
    The image of Islam in the western world and responsibilities of the Muslim Ummah (2007)
    Peace the essential message of our religion (2008)

    Higher Economic problems in Pakistan and how to meet them. .(2002)
    Economic prosperity of a nation is directly proportional to the level of literacy in it. (2001)

    Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive, easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. (2000)
    Education ahs for its object the formation of character (2002)
    Need for serious planning in technical education in Pakistan. (2002)
    Reforms in Examination systems (2005)
    The present system of Education must assume some of responsibilities of our failure (2007)
    Co-education , Merits and Demerits (2009)
    A Critical Analysis of Education Systems in Pakistan (2012)
    Meaning and purpose of education(2013)
    There should be colleges and schools just for men/boys and some just for women/girls (2013)

    Higher Science Education in the developing countries. (2002)
    Higher Education as an agent of change (2007)
    Privatizing higher education-generating knowledge or making more money for the opulent. (2014)

    Justice delayed is justice denied.(2001)
    Without independent truth-finding commission, accountability is unachievable. (2010)

    National integration.(2001)

    The end of cheap oil.(2004)

    We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.(2000)

    Dilemma of the water and energy crisis in Pakistan.(2003)
    Energy Crisis in Pakistan: Causes and Consequences.(2012)

    The purification of politics is an iridescent dream (2000)
    Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. (2002)
    Personalization Of Pakistani Politics (2006)
    Politics is the art of possible (2007)
    The world politics stands more derisive than it was ever before due to the specific imperialist designs (2010)
    Not economy but politics is a key to success. (2013)

    Moral standards in international relations. (2000)
    The barbarity of ethnic cleansing(2000)
    Humanism (2004)
    Estrangement from our own culture is driving us on the verge of collapse, not just our identity but also morality. (2005)
    All humans are born equal in dignity and rights but they are in shackles everywhere.(2011)
    Great nations win without fighting. (2014)
    Post-modern ethos - a challenge to the west. (2014)

    Without good communication skills, life becomes impossible in the modern world.(2011)
    Modern Day Communication Via Social Networks Puts an End of True and Sincere Relationships. (2013)

    Liberalism (2006)

    The search for truth.(2005)
    Truth In Short Supply .(2006)
    Truth is a rare commodity despite the freedom by the print and electronic media.(2011)

    Good governance and the role of the public servant. (2000)
    Public office is a public trust. (2001)

    Devolution of power in Pakistan. (2001)
    World scenario in 21st century and Pakistan's Role in it. (2002)
    Austerity as a solution of all our economic problems. (2002)
    Socio-Economic Challenges faced by Pakistan.(2005)
    Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan. (2005)
    The food crisis: problems, challenges and opportunities for Pakistan.(2009)
    English as the Medium of Education in Pakistan.(2009)
    Pakistan is rich in natural resources but very poor in their management. (2010)
    Why is there no status of the third gender in Pakistan? (2010)
    What Are the Hurdles in Our Way to Becoming a Truly Independent State? (2011)
    In this country reason does not apply to anything. (2011)

    Disaster management and government preparedness. (2011)

    Globalization and electronic media (2007)

    International Crisis in Terrorism. (2002)
    Terrorism as a new threat to the contemporary world (2007)
    Pakistan's War on terror and its impact on our psyche and politic-socio-economic fronts. (2009)
    Dialogue is the best course to combat terrorism. (2010)

    Global Warming (2006)
    The future of mankind in a global warming perspective. (2007)
    Global Warming, fact or fiction? (2008)

    Of all the needs a book has, the chief need is that it be readable (2003)
    The pleasures of reading (2011)

    Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. (2001)
    Existentialism. (2003)
    Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. (2003)
    We Grown Too Old Soon And Too Late Smart (2006)
    Materialism Is the Death of Spirituality (2008)
    Fair play and life, as it is lived, in the land of the pure. (2011)
    Let me take care of today, tomorrow shall take care of itself. (2013)
    If gold rust what shall the iron do. (2013)
    Can meaning be fixed? (2014)

    Persecuted poor woman.(2005)
    The state of women rights in Pakistan (2007)
    Status of Women in Islam (2009)
    Can women be equal to men in Pakistan? (2010)
    Does Pakistan society regard woman as the angel in the house or source of all evils? (2011)
    Social and Economic Securities for Women in Islam(2012)
    Women sportspersons are new ambassadors of the soft image of Pakistan. (2014)


    Nuclear Waepons Are 'not Only A Great Peril, But A Great Hope'(2006)

    Lots Of Folks Confuse Bad Management With Destiny.(2006)
    Time management is the key note of success.(2008)

    On tolerance.(2001)

    Lack of discipline - a national disaster.(2008)

    · Country life is better than city life.(2013)

    Health is not a condition of matter, but of mind.(2009)
    Obesity is the root cause of all disease .(2012)

    Power of Media in the Modern World.(2009)
    The Emerging Power of Public Opinion. (2012)
    Free speech should have limitations. (2013)

    Sweet are the uses of adversity
    Humor in Urdu Literature (2006)
    Literature is the best criticism of life. (2010)
    Literature as a great cultural artifact. (2014)

    Art and Morality (2001)
    Art Critics and reviewers (2001)
    Every art is an imitation of nature. (2014)

    Poetry is the highest form of expression - the greatest proof is the Holy Quran.(2008)

    All Recorded History Is Contemporaneous (2004)

    The future of UNO, Hopes and Hurdles .(2009)
    The U.N.O has failed to measure up to the demands of its charter.(2010)
    The United Nations in the 21st Century: Obligations and Limitations .(2012)

    Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.(2000)
    Attitude of indifference. (2003)
    Young habits die-hard. (2003)
    A long Dispute means that both parties are wrong.(2004)
    Longing for Love. (2004)
    There Comes A Time To Put Aside Principles And Do What's Right. (2006)
    There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. (2009)
    Insanity in individuals is something rare but in groups, parties and nations it is the rule. (2011)
    Beggars cannot be choosers (2012)
    Brain, Like Hearts, Go Where They Are Appreciated (2012)
    The traditional male role changed in the last 20 years. (2013)
    Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. (2014)
    The character of a nation can be judged by its symbolic narratives. (2014)

    Gender equality is myth (2013)

    If you wish the sympathy of broad manes, then you must tell them the crudest and most stupid things. (2000)
    Hero-worship is the strongest where there is least regard for human freedom. (2002)
    Modern Banking, finance and employment are part of one single paradigm. (2004)
    Peer Pressure. (2004)
    Every Solution Breeds New Problems (2006)
    A country is backward because it's people are backward. (2007)
    Dreams for future rely on the work of today. (2008)
    Can be prevent the Third World War? (2008)
    Religion has done more harm than help to human relations in the world. (2010)
    The time we live in is the winter of the world (2011)
    Language is a fit data for research in humanities and social science. .(2014)
    Look to the east for a holistic progress. .(2014)

Essay by CSPs -Recommended
1. Intoduction

The most important part of an essay is introduction. Introduction is one of that part of an essay which makes a difference in ordinary and high profile essay. The introduction should be in proportion to the length of an essay. Neither too short nor too long introduction is preffered. A short intro shows your lack of knowledge and a long intro bores a reader. Intro should be of 1 or at the most of 2 paras of proportional length to your other paras. In CSS if you are writing a 20 page essay the intro should be of one page or just a few lines above or less then one page.
The intro should include the gist of your essay. It should include whatever you want to be in your essay. E.g. If one is writing essay on Economy its problems and remedial measures. Ones intro should include a hint regarding present condition, problems, and steps taken for its recovery. It should be a precie of your whole essay.
The Intro should be in simple but sober words and if some relevant quotation is included at the start will make it more powerful.

2. Motivational Phase

This is the part of essay which makes the reader to read the complete essay. These are a few lines and an ideal motivational phse should be the last lines of your intro. A new paragraph can also be used for this phase but should be in a complete harmony and continuation with the intro. This phase is a part which motivates the reader to go through the whole of your essay. This phase should produce some thrill and suspence for the reader. This phase is the conclusion of your intro and a start for the main body of essay

3. Body of the essay

This part of the essay should include all your ideas. It should be the explanation of your intro in which each and every idea is discussed in different paras. The paras should of normal length and in proportion to one another. Some very long and some short paras will destroy the beauty of your essay. One idea should be discuseed in one or at the most in two paras. The ending line of each para should be an introduction to the next para. This will give a chain like and a continuation to your essay. This continuation should not break else will destroy the beauty of your essay. Try to give all your ideas and disscuss all the available points in this part of the essay.

4. Own View point.

This is also one of the most important parts of an essay and is considered as the conclusion of your body of the essay and an introduction to the conclusion of the essay as a whole. This part should include your own views and ideas. E.g. if you are writing on the topic of economy and you have discussed the current situation, the problems and the steps taken by the government then this part should include what you suggest about the steps taken and the remedial measure.

5. Conclusion of the essay.

This is the other part of the essay which makes the difference between the normal and high profile essay. It is also the gist of what ever you have written in the essay. It is almost the copy of the intro but the difference is in the expression. The intro is in simple words whereas the conclusion is in poetic, dramatic and heavy words.

How to prepare for essay
It is easy to prepare an essay. When you go through the news paper collect the important editorails in the form of cuttings. make in your mind different topics and collect relevent info regarding those topics.
In your free time think about those topics and make in your mind the intro of these topics, the conclusions, motivational phases and own view points. also think about different points which you can disscuss in the body of the essay. If possible make sketch of the complete essay. This practice will help you in getting grip on essay writting. Once you have your mind tuned to such activities then it will not be difficult for you to write an essay on any topic. You can also practice it on a rough page.

While reading different topics in News papers or magazines collect different paras which can make a good start or ending for the essay.
material For essays...
The material for essay needs a vast study and includes your complete background of your education and life long study but one can get through these materials to prepare the best essay...
1. DAWN Newspaper
2. Strategic Studies Digest Quartely Digest(issued by Strategic studies Centre, Islamabad)
3. national Development and Security Quartely Digest(issued by Friends Association Of Mirza Aslam Baig, rawalpindi)
4. economist Magazine.
5. Contemporary Affairs
From the first three one can collect complete essays and all relevent info required. Similarly one can follow the styles of these magazines. One can collect some good sentences, good words and material for introduction as well as Conclusion.
Besides that one needs some relevent and most appropraite quotations. Which one can collect from these books.
The outline or sketch is given before the essay which gives the complete picture of what you will be discussing in the essay.

Example for the Sketch/outline
Let the topic is economy of Pakistan
Outline
1. --------- Introduction --------
2. Economy of Pakistan ------ A historic sketch
a. After partition ---- the british indian conspioracy
b. In 50s ------ The political setbacks
c. In 60s ------ The golden era
d. In 70s ------ The dose of nationalisation
d. In 80s ------ The Afghan War and American support
e. In 90s ------ The Dose of sanctions, and habit of loans
f. After 1999 ----- The injection of recovery and the after maths of September the 11th.
3. Economy of Pakistan ----- The problems
a. The Problems ----- Social aspect
b. The Problems ----- Poliotical scenirio
c. The Problems ----- Lack of sound policies investments
d. The Problems ----- Law and order situation
4. Economy of Pakistan ----- Road map to recovery
you can make a sub outline of this topic
5. Economy of Pakistan ---- In the near future
6. Economy of Pakistan ---- Problems with the road map
7. economy of Pakistan ---- What is really needed
Can also make sub outlines of this head
8. ------ Conclusion --------.
I hope this example will help all of you. It is just an example and you people I am sure can make much much better than this.

Headings and Sketch for Essay
There is a lot of confusion about giving a sketch and headings in an essay..
my findings are.... giving sketch at the start of an essay is one of the good practice.
I recomend that a sketch before the essay gives your reader the idea of what you have given in the essay. It makes his work easy and the more you make for the examiner his work easy the more you will get marks.

As far as headings are concerned ..they were previously no appreciated and were considered negative. Though the trend has changed and a few headings are not discouraged nowadays. Still you don't know about the one who checks and as it is against the basic rules of essay to give headings so can be a negative point. It is better not to give headings and underline the part of the sentence in your para which should make your reader understand what is about the para. This is enough toi make his work easy.
(Yahya Akhunzada,DMG Officer)

Length of the essay (Miss Mediha,FSP)
ASA,
Since i took my O'levels, we were trained to think out and outline our essay before writing.. i think that is indeed a very healthy way of writing, and it makes the essay coherent, flowing and well connected and very readable.

Also, another point on the essay that i would like to give out is that please, dont write a 'run of the mill' essay and go on for pages and pages and pages with empty rhetoric.. that is NOT what is required.

I wrote my essay on 'On tolerance' and believe me, my essay was philosophical, factual and opinionated on what i felt. AND, it wasn't for 20 pages.. I think it went the length of about 15 pages MAX..
think out the essay well, be careful in chosing a topic and write from the heart (but nothing that makes u sound like a rebel without a cause)

Now I will discuss different sources of knowledge for the preparation of Essay.I want to make it clear that there is no quick-fix for the preparation of CSS in general and Essay in specific.It concerns me that most of the people either get the advice as taken for granted or they get it so burden-some and avoid to take it seriously.I humbly advise all the aspirants to be serious.I ve nothing to do with who qualifies or who does not as I ve no competition with anyone of you.So whatever I am sharing with you is a practical experience.Though the sources I will suggest,may sound difficult to conult with but I am telling you with complete responsibility that whoever wants to be a good,career civil-servant must try to ponder over what I am suggesting.This is a humble advice of your senior brother.
I will suggest the following sources:
ONE, get the following reference books:

a)DICTIONARY OF POLITICS;
B)DICTIONARY OF ECONOMICS;
c)DICTIONARY OF SOCIOLOGY.

Acquaint yourslef with the major terminologies and the perspectives(Schools of thought) of the afore-mentioned disciplines.
TWO, always read current ECONOMIC SURVEY OF PAKISTAN.It contains valuable information regarding the policies of the Government.
THREE,there is another very important document,currently available on the website of Finance Division.That is POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY(PRGF)Paper II.This will make your concepts crystal-clear.
FOUR,make it your habit to read the REPORTS prepared by different renowned organizations like WORLD BANK etc.I recommend World Bank,s annual Development Report and Mehboob-ul-Haq Centre,s yearly report on different issues.I can provide it copies to you.
FIVE,a famous source of knowledge for the competitioners--NEWSPAPER.Yes it is a good source if one can consult it properly.
I ve mentioned the sources.There are many other documents,reports and periodicals which can be cited here but we want to be good examinee and not scholars.So try to consult these books and sources of knowledge.
These things may sound difficult but I assure you these are very simple,interesting and easy to comprehend.
In the next postings I will discuss the organization of Essay and how to consult these sources of knowledge.

Anatomy of Essay Paper

I have provided this to facilitate people who have yet to see a CSS essay paper.
This will tell them a bit about the nature of the paper.

One is required to write an essay on a single topic. Essay paper is of 100 marks and also it is compulsory. You need to score 40 to pass this paper. Fail in essay means fail in CSS.

Million dollar question: How could one cross this obstacle named essay paper?

There are many ways to do this.

In the first place, one should be quite sure of the fact that he/she could write correct English. No body is totally immune to mistakes but one has to try to learn to write correct English.

Work on basic Grammar is helpful. But in my personal opinion, it is much better to practice writing. Remember a maxim, "The more you read, the better you write".
Try to read as much as possible especially newspapers and magazines. Literature would also be helpful but some people are not interested in reading Lit.

Second, one should have fair bit of knowledge on the type of topics that regularly appear in the examination.
If I am asked, I would broadly categorize them in;

1) Literature Related
2) Philosophy
3) International Politics
4) Economics related
5) Social issues
6) Religious Issues

A candidate in my personal opinion should atleast be able to write on three of the categories. Like, I was quite at home in the latter three.

You should also work on specialization.

Third, how exactly to write essay on the day of paper?
There are debates like of egg and chicken going on in the CSS since eternity and shall continue. Like outline/no outline, large essay/ short essay, even heading/ not heading etc
In my personal opinion, Outline should be preferred on no-outline, no heading on heading and short essay (800 to 2000 words) to large essay (More than 2000 words).

Two plus two makes four so does three plus one. So surely you are going to meet people with different opinion.

One of the finest sources to prepare for CSS in general and essay in particular is Dawn (www.dawn.com).

You are advised to consult other sources as well.
For further on the minute techniques of writing essay for examination, consult A-Levels General Paper book.

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