A good citizen is rare person to come across. They are traditionally thought as someone who obeys their country’s laws and the guidelines set by the gods with no exception. Unfortunately‚ a country’s government can enforce unjust laws. What is a so called good citizen to do when this occurs is the question. A good citizen is not always a rule follower. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ a misunderstanding is depicted. Antigone‚ the main character‚ is seen as someone who is completely defiant against
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merit badges. One of these was Citizenship in the Nation. While completing the requirements to get this merit badge‚ I needed to define the rights‚ duties‚ and obligations of a responsible and active American citizen. I believe there are very specific responsibilities of an active American citizen: supporting and defending the Constitution‚ staying informed of the issues affecting your community‚ participating in the democratic process‚ respecting and obeying federal‚ state‚ and local laws‚ respecting
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Business Problem-Solving Case: Citizens National Bank Searches for a System Solution Case Study Questions 1. What was the initial problem that Mark Singleton was trying to solve at Citizens National? How well did he apply the four steps of problem solving? A major part of Citizen National’s strategy for continuing growth was to implement customer relationship management (CRM) software. The CRM strategy targeted the bank’s two main contact points with customers: the bank’s call center and its
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"nationality" and "citizenship" have different meanings‚ and it is possible to be a national of the country but not a citizen. Factors determining citizenship The modern sense of citizenship is usually based on one or more of these factors: • Parents are citizens. If a person has one or both parents who are citizens of a given state‚ then the person may be a citizen of that state as well. [a] Citizenship granted in this fashion is referred to by the Latin phrase jus sanguinis meaning
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Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens In today’s society‚ the responsibilities of the citizens are to know their rights. Citizens are expected to; understand the rules that our government has presented to us‚ abide by these rules for our own well being and freedom‚ and serve our communities and government back. In 1789‚ the Constitution of the United States was ratified. Many people were not pleased with this constitution; they felt as though it did not protect their rights to the fullest extent
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War In the poem‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” a short eulogy is presented at a funeral for an unidentified soldier. When providing details about the citizens life‚ the speaker instead uses impersonal facts and government based statistics‚ rather than intimate components about who the soldier was personally. The author also displays the tone of the poem as lighthearted‚ making the speaker seem untroubled about the death of the soldier. In W.H Auden’s poem‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” the author uses his objective
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In the book Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose‚ the title explains mainly what the book is about. The title itself gives you the insight about how the war was fought through the perspective of a regular citizen fighting in the biggest war in history. During the war there were many casualties‚ as a result more regular citizens were being drafted to go right into battle. In this book Ambrose exemplifies the fact that there were many regular citizens in the war and that they took the situation
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The Unknown Citizen Wystan Hugh Auden (To JS/07/M/378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) 1. He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be 2. One against whom there was no official complaint‚ 3. And all the reports on his conduct agree 4. That‚ in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word‚ he was a saint‚ 5. For in everything he did he served the Greater Community. 6. Except for the War till the day he retired 7. He worked in a factory and never got fired‚ 8. But satisfied
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Abandoned Seniors Citizens Carla Crull COM/220 December 13‚ 2009 Carol Parker Abandoned Senior Citizens Are Americans prepared for the increasing numbers of elderly population? In the next century the oldest of old will be the fastest growing population in the nation. According to The AGS Foundation for Health and Aging (2005)‚ the size and character of the elderly in the United States is rapidly changing. Since the 1900 most of the US population was under the age of 65‚ but this
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Steve Cole’s literary novel‚ Citizen Cárdenas‚ presents the story of a homeless Cuban immigrant‚ Jesus “Gato” Cárdenas surviving early 2000’s Chicago with the help of his chosen “Mami” and “Dadi”‚ Alexia and George Demas. In the novel‚ Gato is described as “down‚ but never out‚” and we meet him during a particularly luckless episode: Social Security wrongly assumes he died‚ and would withhold his benefits cheque and back pay until he proves he is alive and well‚ which he can’t do without an identity
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