Concept of Nation

A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such
as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or territory. A nation is thus the collective identity of a
group of people understood as defined by those features.

Some ethnologists and sociologists suggest that nation is an expression of the soul of a people
in other words the basic essence of a group of people. Others suggest the nation is the people.
While others suggest nation emerges from a feeling of belonging. However, many also suggest
that a nation is an imagined political community and lastly, others would suggest that nation
exists when people want self-government.

The four basic requirements for a nation-state are sovereignty, population, territory and
government. In other words, nation-states must rule themselves, have a system of rule, people
and a place to rule over.

According to the video, a nation also is referred to as a type of understanding such as religious
understanding, geographic understandings, spiritual understanding, political understandings,
linguistic understandings, ethnic understanding and cultural understanding.

What Strengthens National Integration

National Integration is the bond and togetherness between people regardless of their caste,
creed, religion or gender. It is the feeling of oneness, brotherhood and social unity under
communities and society in a country. National Integration helps to keep the country unified and
strong from within despite the diversities. So, the importance of national integration can be from
the fact that the nation remains integrated. It will always progress on the track of development
and prosperity.

As national integration demonstrates a crucial part in the development of a country, it becomes

important to develop the feeling of national integrity among its citizens. Therefore, focusing on
all the sections of society and making them financially dependent will promote national
integration.

This will help to promote economic integrity. This is one of the most important factors in
promoting national integration. Tolerance and respect for other caste or religions also support
promoting national integrity. Education, social and cultural unity, equality among people also
helps to teach the feeling of national integration.

Advantages of National Integration

National integration plays a very important role in the political, economic, cultural and social
dimensions of a country. It helps the country in the following ways:

Promotes Social Harmony

National integration makes the people of a country be present in harmony. This works only by
strengthening the social bond between them. It indorses brotherhood, peace, and tolerance
among them.

Unites the Nation

National integration aids to unite people of different races, castes, creeds or thoughts and
makes the country a single entity. it strengthens the country and makes it powerful on the
international platform.

Increases Economic Growth

It is a well-known fact that the country has fewer internal matters and problems. They will
always prosper and develop. The country which is united will always have fewer problems as
compared to the country which is socially unstable.

Promotes Loyalty for the Nation

National integration indorses loyalty of the citizen for the country. It aids to make people join
hands and stand for the advancement of the country forgetting their petty issues.

Experience on the campus

The campus experience is my initial step into finding my future career. Leaving home for the first
time in my life and finding out if I have the skills to make it in the real world. Continuing my
education in hopes of finding a great career and making lots of money for a leisurely lifestyle.
Leaving my home and city for the first time and opening a new chapter in life. Not seeing people
that I’m used to seeing every day and adjusting to a different kind of lifestyle. It is a make it or
break it the moment in life. Adjusting to life on campus wasn’t difficult because there are no
more of those parent rules anymore, Freedom to make all of my own choices without having to
consult anyone anymore. Now I have the freedom to decide to do whatever I want at any time of
my choosing. It’s great and it prepares me for more important decisions making in the future.

Starting the first semester, I was extremely intimidated by campus and was nervous that I would
not be able to do as well in the campus as I did in high school. I figured that the work would be
much more difficult and that the teachers would not be as involved as they were in high school,
which was true; but after the first month or so, I began to really apply myself to my classes and
now I feel like I have definitely adjusted well to the college atmosphere. Even though the whole
“first-semester” experience was not always easy or pleasant, I am very proud of myself to get
through it as well as I did and I am determined to improve next semester. My “first-semester
experience” was a huge wake-up call for me. It made me realize that I can no longer rely on my
teachers or my mother or my friends anymore and that it was time for me to be independent and
handle things on my own. These past couple of months have included some of the most
stressful experiences of my life, but they have made me mature and grow up much quicker than
I ever imagined I would have.