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Contents of Module 4: Patriotism and

National Pride
Sense of Pride & Patriotism
Importance of discipline & hard work
Integrity & Accountability

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Patriotism
Patriotism means devoted love, support, and defense of ones
country; national loyalty. To take pride in what we have
accomplished in our own country.

OBJECTIVE
To make a better, considerate and humane citizen
Understanding that freedom and democracy comes with a price
Exercising ones right and performing corresponding duties.
Enhancing integrity and accountability
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National Symbols
There are many different symbols that represent patriotism.
Patriotic Symbols can be an actual, tangible item; or it can be
an abstract. These symbols are intrinsic to the Indian identity
and heritage. Indians of all demographics backgrounds across
the world are proud of these National Symbols as they infuse a
sense of pride and patriotism in every Indian's heart.
Some examples of patriotic symbols in our country are: The
Indian Flag, The National Anthem, The National Song, The
National Emblem, The National Flower, Tree, Animal, Sport,
Fruit, Bird

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Nationalism Vs Patriotism
There is a distinct difference between
nationalism and patriotism.
Patriotism is love for ones country, but accepting
that it has its faults,
Nationalism on the other hand is the love of
ones nation above everything, even our own
humanity, above morality, and sometimes above
common sense.
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Discipline refers to systematic instruction given

to a disciple.
To discipline thus means to instruct a person to
follow a particular code of conduct "order."
Usually, the phrase 'to discipline' carries a
negative
connotation.
This
is
because
enforcement of order - that is, ensuring
instructions are carried out - is often regulated
through punishment.
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Forms of Discipline
1. Physical
2. Mental
3. Life

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Self-discipline
Self-discipline refers to the training that
one gives one's self to accomplish a
certain task or to adopt a particular pattern
of behaviour, even though one would
really rather be doing something else.

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Methods of discipline
Positive Reinforcement and Negative Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement is about preventing misbehavior
by praising the desirable behavior. Example: Bonuses,
promotions, good grades, and scholarships.
Negative reinforcement is devised to guide a person to
the appropriate action in order to avoid the unwanted
consequence. With negative reinforcement, behavior is
increased

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Approach to hard work

Hard work is work that is challenging. Both
hard work and working hard (i.e. putting in the
time required to get the job done) are required
for success.

Work with dedication

Work with ideas
Work with awareness
Work with fearlessness
Work with strategy
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Virtues of Integrity & Accountability

Integrity means being honest with yourself.
Actions + Beliefs + Values = Integrity
Integrity may be seen as the quality of having a
sense of honesty and truthfulness in regard to
the motivations for one's actions.
Integrity is "the basing of one's actions on an
internally consistent framework of principles."
This means that living with integrity ensures that
everything you do and believe is "based on the
same core set of values."

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How to develop Integrity

Keep your word.
Choose the harder right over the easier
wrong.
Guard your principles.
Do the right thing.

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Key components of integrity

The key components of integrity are:
Honesty and congruency

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Why is having integrity important

anyway?
1. Integrity And Self Respect:
2. Social Importance of Integrity:

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"Accountability" stems from late Latin accomptare (to

account),
Accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of
responsibility for actions, decisions, and policies
including
the
administration,
governance,
and
implementation within the scope of the role or
employment position and encompassing the obligation to
report, explain and be answerable for resulting
consequences.

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Types of accountability

Moral
Administrative
Political
Managerial
Market
Legal/judicial
Professional
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