There are numerous responsibilities and duties that come along with being the president of the United States. Among these duties is chief of state‚ chief diplomat‚ chief executive‚ commander in chief and chief legislator. Even though these responsibilities and duties are very important‚ I feel that his most important role is doing whatever is necessary for the well-being of his people and his nation. Being a “steward” means that any action taken by the president for the benefit of his people is permissible
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In Abd Al-Salam Faraj’s pamphlet The Neglected Duty‚ he indirectly justifies his part in the murder of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. The duty that Faraj is referring to as neglected is that of the jihad‚ which‚ according to him‚ is the fight for God’s cause. He says that the establishment of an Islamic state is mandatory for the Muslims and is made clear in the Koran. Furthermore‚ he claims that if the state cannot be established without war‚ then war is mandatory also. He then explains the
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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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This is an interesting chapter and its final conclusion surprises me. It pointed that a supersuccessful layer would possess three features: born in Jewish immigrant family‚ born during a demographic trough (1930s)‚ and his parents worked for garment industry. This conclusion looks insane at the first glance‚ but it is so convincing after reading examples of Joe Flom‚ Robert Oppenheimer‚ Mort Janklow and Louis Borgenicht. Their success can not only attributes to their intelligence‚ hardworking or
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Running Head: COUNSELING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Stepping up Counseling Responsibilities in a Socially Unjust Society Abstract Social Justice has been an emerging issue over the last century in today’s service environment of helping professionals. Social Justice is a mindset and an action for change. Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia defines social justice‚ as “the ability people have to realize their potential in a society where they live. Classically‚ ‘justice’ referred to
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Society is a group of people living together for a longer time fulfilling various needs of the people. Society is the product of social relationship among individuals. They come in contact with each other through the process of give and take. A human relationship exists for the fulfillment of human needs. Within a society therefore patterns of groups on the basis of likeness and differences. Humans are social animals dependent on society for food‚ protection‚ education‚ comfort and various other
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David Thoreau disgusted by slavery and the injustices of the Mexican-American War wrote “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”‚ where he states that civil disobedience is the deliberate defiance of a law to in order to change government policy or enact social reform. Civil disobedience was a major proponent in the women’s suffrage movement‚ Mohandas Gandhi’s campaign for independence in India‚ the civil rights movement in the USA‚ and the abolition of apartheid in South Africa. However there is a school
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others and how that‚ in turn‚ impacts how a situation is perceived. While individuals might justify their behaviors based on personal beliefs‚ through observing the approval and support from individuals who have a higher importance or authority one can better understand what constitutes justice and just behavior. For example‚ several gods helped Odysseus throughout his journey and‚ in the end‚ helped to justify his actions when other may not have seen them as just. Odysseus on several occasions specifically
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Essay on Duties of a Good Citizen A citizen is a member of the community or a state enjoying certain privileges and performing certain duties He looks after security and the well being of the community and the community looks after his safety and security. He works for the welfare of the community or the state of which he is a permanent member. As a member of a civilised state he is expected to discharge his duties well and to enjoy the privilege granted by the state. In short‚ his rights and his
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