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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What are the qualities that an ideal person should cultivate‚ possess‚ and practice according to Confucius? 1. Introduction In this paper‚ I will discuss what qualities should be cultivated‚ possessed‚ and practiced for an ideal person according to Confucius. Although Confucius regards humanness‚ wisdom‚ and courage as the basic threefold towards being a junzi (superior man/ideal person‚ 君子)‚ there has been an ongoing disagreement among scholars regarding the qualities that are needed to become
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The ideals of a nation with peace are built around justice-regardless of race‚ gender‚ and religion. It is built around the ideals of freedom--regardless of race‚ gender‚ and religion. They are built around liberty--regardless of race‚ gender‚ and religion. If any governing powers are able to grant such ideals and implement them into society‚ it is a prosperous nation. The reason America fought for independence from the British was because of the abuse and inability to adhere to these basic principles
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CIMA’S Official Study System Revised edition relevant for 2005/2006 Computer based assessment Certificate Level Business Mathematics Sandra Peers AMSTERDAM BOSTON HEIDELBERG PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO LONDON NEW YORK SINGAPORE SYDNEY OXFORD TOKYO CIMA Publishing An imprint of Elsevier Linacre House‚ Jordan Hill‚ Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive‚ Burlington‚ MA 01803 First published 2005 Copyright # 2005‚ Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this publication
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enemies‚ these warriors encompassed similar‚ hero-like characteristics such as superhuman qualities and abilities‚ bravery‚ strength‚ and courage on the battlefield. These characters symbolized idealized warrior heroes in the Ancient Greek culture and provided inspiration to the intended audience mostly of 18-25 year old‚ upper class‚ Grecian males and females of the twelfth century. The young men were citizen-soldiers‚ able to afford bronze weapons and armor. This epic inspired these men and was a
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POETRY ANALYSIS THE UNKNOWN CITIZEN BY W. H. AUDEN PENGKAJIAN TEKS SASTRA INGGRIS Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya - Universitas Indonesia Kampus Baru UI‚ Depok The Unknown Citizen By W. H. Auden (To JS/07 M 378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be (A) One against whom there was no official complaint‚ (B) And all the reports on his conduct agree (A) That‚ in the modern sense of an
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The government I call this form of Government‚ a constitutional Oligarchy. In the Constitution of this nation‚ it is stated that there are three branches to this country‚ similar to our country. The first branch is the Oligarchy (ruled by few). There are three consuls‚ basically dictators that have been elected from the “Higher Council” (which will be talked about later). The Consuls rule every aspect of Government; the economy‚ trade‚ commerce‚ etc. however‚ even with all the power they hold‚
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“What are the greatest lessons learned by Filipinos from their colonial experiences? Explain?” Being brave‚ well-disciplined‚ helpful and also love for their country are some of the lessons they had learned. They fight for their own freedom. They not allow their selves to be under controlled by other races. They learned to love their country because if they will allow it to be conquered‚ they will lose their own home. They will be slaves forever. Filipinos learned to be strong‚ not to give up
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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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