Protecting the Citizens A government is one of the many institutions established at the beginning of every country. There is a plethora of writings focusing on the what the government must do‚ and they all have different opinions about it. As the years go by‚ the functions of the government change. The United States first settlement was Jamestown established in 1607. Back then‚ the government was not responsible for giving health insurance to its people‚ and now citizens claim the government must
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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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Citizen Kane (1941)‚ which is considered as the groundbreaking movie in the history of filmmaking is no doubt the most brilliant movie. This movie is the masterpiece of Mr. Orson Welles. Welles did not only written‚ directed and produced Citizen Kane but also played lead role in the movie. The movie is about the last word spoken by the famous American millionaire and newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. In the whole movie‚ group of reporters try to solve the mystery behind the last word of Charles
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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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Also‚ he has to maintain a record of the incoming and outgoing mail. In some organizations‚ it is the duty of administrative assistant to ensure that the housekeeping activities are undertaken on a daily basis and a report is presented on the same. In some companies‚ he has the responsibility to maintain records as required by Federal and State laws. At
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I have the privilege of being born in The United States of America and can be characterized by my Mexican family which can be related to a social class. Being born in the United States is a privilege because I have my rights and freedom as a U.S citizen. Even though‚ I have never viewed or have thought much of
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Through the course of Antigone‚ a play by Sophocles‚ various characters justify their actions based on their own perception of duty. A strong example of one of them is Antigone. In the play‚ Antigone experiences a series of moral tests. She has to choose whether to abide by the laws of Thebes or take her own path and follow moral laws and obey the gods instead of the King Creon. She chooses to go against Creon and follow her own moral laws and bury her brother. All though later punished for her denial
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Roles as a citizen in your country I find that my roles as a citizen in Singapore is to help to make Singapore a better place. As what one person can do is only so small‚ but it will always make a difference nonetheless. I would help to stay strong and vigilance to help Singapore be a crime free place as much as possible. I would also help Singapore to upkeep her reputation as a green and clean city. I would have social responsibility and not to litter and also tell others to do the same. I also
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Exegetical Peter Singer states that citizens of affluent nations are behaving immorally with the way they react to moral issues like helping those in need and our moral conceptual scheme needs to change. To do so‚ we need to be morally obligated to prevent bad things from happening if it does not require sacrificing something of comparable moral significance. His argument includes this principle where proximity or distance should not be taken into account when deciding whether to prevent something
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despite some kind of injustice within them? Are good citizens obliged to blindly follow the government policies? It follows then‚ what is good citizenship? Henry David Thoreau provides an adequate definition of good citizenship within his essay‚ Civil Disobedience; Thoreau discusses certain characteristics of a good citizen. Examples of Thoreau’s definition exist in both the ancient and contemporary culture. Sophocles describes Antigone as a good citizen by Thoreau’s definition. Within the play‚ Antigone
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