Citizenship
Citizenship and Friendship is a piece from ”Habits of the Heart’, which is written by Robert N. Bellah and associates. This passage talks about how the definition of friendship changes over time in American communities. Bellah says that classical ideas of friendship in early America contains three important elements that ”Friends must enjoy one another’s company, friends must be useful to one another, and friends must share a common commitment to the good”. According to Bellah, the first two elements still exist at present days, but the third component seems being abandoned by people today. I disagree with Bellah’s idea because I think the third component, sharing a common commitment to the good, is still regarded as an important part of friendship. People reveal the third trait by donating, by volunteering and by agreeing to political stands. (T) Many people donate funds to foreign countries for helping them, and therefore, they establish an international friendship.
(R) According to the passage, traditional view of friendship is “not merely private: they are public, even political,for a civic order”.
(E)Like Bellah mentions, some people combine resources with only one goal and that is to help others, regardless their backgrounds.
(E)For example, in the earthquake in 2008 in China, Japanese Government donated 5,300,000,000 Yen(approximately 5000,000 USD) to the earthquake. It was the second largest donation from all of the foreign countries. As we all know, Japan had aggressed China in World War II. These two countries had a really bad relationship in recent hundred years. However, Japan gave such a great help regardless the political disagreements, when China suffered disasters. Besides Japan donating money, they also sent volunteers , food supplies, shelters and medical attentions.
(A) Japan placed the public good ahead of its political conflicts. They developed a friendship by providing resources such as money and volunteers to help china to recover
(R) According to the passage, traditional view of friendship is “not merely private: they are public, even political,for a civic order”.
(E)Like Bellah mentions, some people combine resources with only one goal and that is to help others, regardless their backgrounds.
(E)For example, in the earthquake in 2008 in China, Japanese Government donated 5,300,000,000 Yen(approximately 5000,000 USD) to the earthquake. It was the second largest donation from all of the foreign countries. As we all know, Japan had aggressed China in World War II. These two countries had a really bad relationship in recent hundred years. However, Japan gave such a great help regardless the political disagreements, when China suffered disasters. Besides Japan donating money, they also sent volunteers , food supplies, shelters and medical attentions.
(A) Japan placed the public good ahead of its political conflicts. They developed a friendship by providing resources such as money and volunteers to help china to recover