* How can we become a good citizens? A good citizen is one who properly fulfills his or her role as a citizen. There are many opinions as to what constitutes a good citizen. Theodore Roosevelt said‚ "The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.” Education is sometimes viewed as a prerequisite to good citizenship‚ in that it helps citizens make good decisions and deal with demagogues who would delude them. Roger Soder writes
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TOMB OF THE UNKNOW SOLDIER November 7‚ 2011 1. The Unknown Soldier fought in World War I. The burial place of the unknown soldier was in France‚ near the battle at Vimy Ridge‚ marked by a tombstone that read “Known unto God”. The remains of an unidentified soldier were returned to Canada to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier‚ a specially designed sarcophagus directly in front of the National War Memorial in Ottawa‚ the National Capital. 2. The remains of soldiers that fought
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these issues has never been easy for police departments. Citizens have been vocal about their concerns and needed solutions to police conduct‚ so the creation of citizen oversight models have been used to help in resolving citizen complaints. Citizen oversight is defined by Walker (2000) as “a procedure for providing input into the complaint process by individuals who are not sworn police officers (p.5)”. To begin‚ the need to form citizen oversight agencies has grown significantly due to increased
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which organism we had in our unknown mixed culture tube by running a series of experiments to detect which specific Gram negative organism we had. To detect your gram positive from the mixed culture was given as extra credit points also. A Gram stain was performed and isolation streak plate in order to isolate and observe the unknown organism. Before the series of test‚ a dichotomous key had to be written up in order to know what steps and tests to run to identify the unknown Gram negative organism. I
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culture‚ further stimulate contemporary thinking in the area of citizen participation and involvement‚ an action and research arena that is changing as we speak. This essay will‚ assisted by appropriate exemplification‚ critically discuss citizen participation in public affairs in Zambia. It will define the concepts under study analytically before using suitable illustrations to discuss‚ at length‚ the levels and mechanisms of citizen participation in its entirety. It will then end in a soluble
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needs can be made known to the policymakers. This paper will give a background of policy making in general then show the state of policymaking in Zimbabwe currently. It will go on to discuss how citizens in Zimbabwe can acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in policymaking. 1.1 Citizen participation in policymaking Pal as quoted in Zhou and Zvoushe (2012) observed that hidden agendas usually influence policy decisions. This may be because the ruling elite represent the needs of
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Representative‚ Foreign-born citizens are given every right that a natural-born citizen has‚ with the exception of running for president of the United States. Many people are opposed to this law and as a matter of fact‚ two proposals have been presented to allow foreign born citizens to become president of the United States. The United States Constitution should be amended to allow a naturalized citizen to be elected president of the United States. Naturalized citizens are being discriminated against
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Identifying an Unknown Aldehyde or Ketone Introduction The purpose of this lab is to identify an unknown aldehyde or ketone substance using chemical tests. The chemical tests used in this experiment are solubility‚ Schiff‚ Bisulfite‚ and Iodoform tests. Also‚ a 2‚4-dinitrophenylhydrazone derivative synthesis reaction will be completed from which a melting point will be obtained. The chemical test results and the melting point analysis will be compared to the table of compounds given to find the
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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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Cogswell ENG2D- 02 October 15‚ 11 Fear of the Unknown People are quick to judge‚ fear and hate the unknown. Some people may not admit it but everyone is plagued with the tendency to let our imagination take over reality and turn it into the unknown. An excellent example of this is in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. All the boys in Golding’s novel are totally indulged in the theme of fear of the unknown. All of these have some “unknown” element to them; they can’t see in the dark‚ they
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