The Power of One Vote And One Voice This year we will see ad after ad of politicians soliciting the vote of the American public to support their efforts to make our nation a better place and a leading international force. One might ask themselves does my vote matter? Considering the political climate of the United States and around the world I value my right to cast a vote in all elections. Our nation’s history has proven that every vote counts. As I cast my vote it represents my individual
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Senior Citizens’ Profiles from San Pedro Resettlement Area Cooperative Inc.‚ (SPRACI) City of San Pedro‚ Laguna The following questions were used to conduct the interview: * Name * Location * Age * Civil Status * Educational Attainment * Benefits received from the Government * Benefits wished to receive from the Government * What are the Physiological Changes you Experienced and What are your views about those * Unforgettable Experiences/ Lessons in Life
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Themes of W.H. Auden’s "The Unknown Citizen" Conformity and Anonymity in the Modern World "Social Security Number? Birth date? Nine digit telephone number starting with area code? Mother’s Maiden Name?" In many ways‚ we are simply faceless numbers to modern society‚ not individuals with feelings and emotions and dreams. W.H. Auden‚ a well-known English poet and dramatist‚ discusses this important theme in his poem "An Unknown Soldier." Auden‚ being a modernist‚ is concerned with this modern idea
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In the learning module‚ "How a Member Decides to Vote" my experience as I participated in the activity was very enlightening. I heard for all kinds of people with different backgrounds‚ ages‚ genders‚ and viewpoints. The different viewpoints presented regarding the issue of the "flag amendment” were strongly for the bill and strongly against the bill. Not one person present were neutral in what they believed should happen in regards to the “flag amendment”. Those that were strongly for the bill
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should govern citizens. But even though voting is an important privilege‚ some Americans choose not to vote and the government is now trying to make voting mandatory for people to vote and I am in opposition to that. So many uneducated voters will vote‚ its considered taking our freedom away‚ and we really don’t need to worry as much about voting as about education. One objection to this argument is that the disadvantaged‚ the poor‚ the unemployed‚ and the uneducated are less likely to vote than then
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Convicted Felons Should Not Be Allowed to Vote Many Americans were not allowed to vote these past elections. It wasn’t because they didn’t pay taxes or were mentally incompetent or underage. The reason why they can’t vote is because they are convicted felons. Certain states do not give back the right to vote after Ex-convicted felons have paid their debts or completed their time in jail. Some states have a probation period before the ex-felon is allowed to vote. There are some states that go to the
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limited the use of corporate money in elections as a result of Progressive reform’s efforts to eliminate social and political problems‚ especially corruption. These specific laws have been in place up until January 21‚ 2010 during the landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission‚ when the Supreme Court ruled with a 5-4 majority that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. As a result‚ the court also overruled its 1990 case Austin v. Michigan
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influence the course of democracy and good governance in a particular society. For example‚ the activism and radicalism of citizens in a county or speech community can be one of the beacons on which democracy and good governance lies. In a community where citizens are so critical‚ ready to die for their rights and violate in an attempt to bring peace and justice to their fellow citizens‚ democracy and good governance
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poem “ The Unknown Citizen By W H Auden is a poem that pokes fun at the life of a automaton working in a factory. Reading it in a glance‚ I find the title that catches my very first attention. It is because Auden gives the poem such a title that the whole poem sounds so dramatic and pompous‚ as if it is dedicated to some citizen who have sacrificed so much for the nation. The citizen‚ to my dismay‚ is never named and remains as the unknown one throughout the whole poem. The citizen is referred to JS/07/M/378
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Karen Cote English 102 15 February 2011 W. H Auden: The Unknown Citizen The marble monument erected by the state or town is usually of a hometown hero. The person is almost always someone who did well for the country and originated from a certain town. The statue is almost never of someone who is just an ordinary man living life just like everyone else around him. This man is the model citizen; one who never causes a stir‚ goes to war when asked‚ and does everything to serve the common good
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