Introduction The purpose of this essay is to illustrate‚ compare and contrast the moral and political duties and characteristics of a citizen according to Plato and Aristotle. The essay will be splitted into three parts. The first part will focus on Plato’s description of citizen’s duties‚ followed by Aristotle’s view on it. The comparison and highlighting of the differences and similarities between philosophers will be given at the next part. Finally‚ it will be concluded that Aristotle and Plato
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The Roles of a Citizen in a Democracy A Democracy is a type of government that is for the people to choose their leaders and to hold their leaders accountable for their policies and their conduct in office. The people are the ones who decide what they want and who they want to represent them‚ usually by a majority vote. But who exactly are these people? We refer to them as citizens of where ever they are from. We are citizens of the United States of America and we also live in a democracy.
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Citizen Kane‚directed by Orson Welles‚ contains multiple narrators who knew the late Charles Foster Kane. Through these narrations one sees the life of how one of the richest men of his time dealt with his livelihood and the people who surrounded him. For a man who seemed to have it all people failed to realize that he lacked one thing: a childhood. Kane’s lacking childhood affected his adult life by hindering his ability to keep healthy relationships; Welles portrays this to viewers through distance
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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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Citizen”(0:45‚1:02‚and 1:26-1:36)‚it describes one of the benefits from become a citizen.”Becoming a U.S citizen is actually much cheaper than remaining a green card holder. Green card holders need to spend 450 dollars every time they renew or lose their green card.But if you become a U.S citizen‚you never have to renew your green card again‚saving you potentially thousands of dollars‚in a course of a lifetime... Studies show that naturalized citizens make more money than green
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Corporations Although corporations are 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
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Justice Act. A young girl was almost killed by a 13 year old boy The article‚ entitled “Boy‚ 13‚ charged with attempted murder of young girl” from Friday night‚ Jun 6‚ 2012’s edition of CBC news‚ is a good example of a couple of ordinary Canadian citizen who wrongfully attempted to murder a 13 year old young girl. The boy was tracked down by the police that night after
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Impact of citizen journalism/amateur producers on world of commercial broadcast content production: Citizen Journalism is one of the most important revolutions in media since the invention of the printing press in the 1440’s. It is also one of the most hotly contested phenomena within politics‚ economics‚ industry and of course‚ journalism. Citizen Journalism is ‘The act of citizens playing an active role in the process of collecting‚ reporting‚ an analyzing and disseminating news and information’
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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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