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    Being a Good Citizen

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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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    Ideal Warrior Hero

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    has power‚ but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Everyone has his or her own idea of what makes someone a hero. Sometimes this idea has to do with one’s culture or status in society. Homer’s Iliad‚ and Virgil’s Aeneid‚ use epic literature to present and describe an idealized warrior hero in correlation to their respected cultures. The Greeks do it for personal

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    Female Body Ideal

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    The Female Body Ideal through Media How do you feel about yourself when you look in the mirror? Dissatisfied?... This research paper is about the problems women have to face with their body and how they look like because of the ideal the media gives them. For me‚ it is really important to talk about this problem because it definitely has to change. A recent article in the Daily News said‚ that 87% out of 2000 girls are unhappy with their body. Only 19% of the teenagers were actually overweighed‚

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    stereotype of a woman would be described as petite‚ fair-skinned‚ light hair‚ and light eyes. Some would say – a replica of a Barbie doll. Nowadays‚ the new and improved stereotype of the ideal woman is wide hips‚ tan and flawless skin‚ flat stomach‚ and full lips. The constant change in this perception of the ideal woman is one

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    Citizen Kane Essay

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    Citizen Kane is a film which incorporates a whole range of themes and techniques‚ some more than others. A main theme presented throughout the film by Orson Welles is ‘What is lost‚ cannot be found’. Welles presents this theme thoroughly through his use of symbolism of Kane’s Sled‚ the brilliant use of camera angles‚ as well as the simple use of dialogue to represent Kane’s feelings. These three components used by Welles provides the audience with the key theme of a man having everything he wanted

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    A Paper on Ideal Cities

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    A PAPER ON IDEAL CITIES BY IBANGA‚ ANDIKAN NDABUK (119051018) M.E.D2 (EXECUTIVE) DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS‚ AKOKA‚ NIGERIA ADVANCED URBAN DESIGN (ARC 806) JUNE 2013 CONCEPT In design the Ideal city refers to a plan for a city that has been conceived in accordance with the dictates of some "rational" or "moral" objective The "ideal" nature of such a city may encompass the moral‚ spiritual and juridical qualities of citizenship as well as

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    Good American Citizen

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    A Megan Patrick Everyone could be a good American citizen if they tried. With strength‚ will and passion for a better government and country. What makes it better‚ good American citizens is what the recipe calls for. A good American citizen is someone who fights for his country‚ The people who not only vote but pay attention to what they want for our country to make the best decision. The people who obey by the rules of the law and our government‚ Someone thats not afraid

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    Citizens United Case

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    comprised of individuals‚ it is highly debated if corporations deserve the same rights that the Constitution grants each American citizen. The First Amendment gives each citizen equal opportunity to pursue his or her own ambitions in coalition with their great nation. In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee case No. 08-205‚ the Supreme Court validated the idea of political spending as free speech and abolished the ban on corporate political spending. Corporations are imperative to an industrialized

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    The Idea of Reparations

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    in front of a great throng of white people. The humiliation is great as you are poked and inspected. Eventually you are shackled and loaded onto a horse-drawn cart. The ride is long and uncomfortable and the destination more frightening. You have no idea what is going to happen to you and are very much afraid. You come to a great house and are taken to the fields around the house. You are given into the custody of a great white brute. He puts you into a small cottage with other black men. You have

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    Who Are True Citizens

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    2305 1 April 2017 Who Are True Citizens? Everyone have their own thought and ideas about how should be an American citizen. And they must do to become one. 1 As the 14th Amendment states “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof‚ are citizens of the United States” (14th Amendment‚ Section 1). Most people do not agree with this because illegal immigrants come into this country and have birth to make their child a citizen. 2 The west side of America

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