GOOD CITIZEN Human beings are used to living under laws and patterns that are dictated to us by society‚ but following those patterns does not make us good citizens. To be a good citizen first you have to be a good person. By that I mean that you have to be full of values‚ principles‚ ethics‚ etc. When joining all these aspects together you will find out that there is nothing else to be needed. One important aspect for being a good citizen is to help people. All around us‚ we can see there are
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Senior Citizens What is the most important problem that senior citizens face today- Deteriorating health‚ malnutrition‚ lack of shelter‚ fear‚ depression‚ senility‚ isolation‚ boredom‚ non-productivity‚ and financial incapacity are the most common problems that senior citizens all over the world face today. These problems can be grouped into two categories that relate to the physical andmental health and the financial capacity of the senior citizen. 1. Physical and mental health –
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What is an ideal citizen? What does it mean to be an ideal citizen? What separates the ideal citizen from just a regular citizen? These questions tend to create a lot of debate. To some‚ an ideal citizen might be viewed as someone who is well educated‚ well mannered‚ and a proud American. While to others‚ an ideal citizen may be viewed entirely differently. To help shed some light on the topic‚ we have comprised an ideal way of tackling these tough questions at hand. In order to
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Thomas Fernandez Professor Rachel K Cremona Intro to Political Science January 24‚ 2013 The “Free” Citizen Freedom is defined as “the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants.” (Oxford Dictionaries) Although the United States of America and many other countries pride themselves on being “free” this is not entirely the case. There is currently no such thing as an entirely free country anywhere on this planet. There are on the other hand many free countries that preach freedom
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Jonathan Diaz 1-29-13 The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision stated that corporations‚ like people‚ have a right to free speech‚ and that the spending money in campaigns is a form of expression‚ so the result was that it took down regulations against corporations spending money on advertisements directly for and against candidates. The court did not act accordingly to Rawls because I will argue that his concept of restrictions and regulations placed on liberties‚ so that everyone has
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The Unknown Citizen "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden‚ is a commentary on government and the materialism of modern man. The poem is written in the form of an obituary inscribed on a monument built by the government in commemoration of an average‚ upstanding‚ and decent community member. Throughout the passage‚ the speaker lists facts about the citizen’s life which he believes prove that the deceased was a valuable person. In actuality these facts represent nothing more than the socially accepted
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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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Art in the form of a film allows composers to express some of the universal ideas which are quintessential to the society. Orson Welles’ 1941 film noir Citizen Kane is still relevant today mainly due to the valuable ideas it presents‚ along with the cinematography. He extends the life story of William Randolph Hearst‚ a newspaper mogul during his time to a fictional character‚ Charles Foster Kane. The universal ideas that resonates with the audience of 21st century include corrupting nature of power
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FILM THEORY 4CA1 Dr. Cesar Orsal CITIZEN KANE CRITIQUE PAPER Citizen Kane is investigative and melodramatic film. The quest for Rosebud and the journey of Charles Foster Kane’s life made the film interesting. It made the audience curious and able to hang until the end of the film. It was done in a flashback sequencing that gave Citizen Kane an exciting and interesting mood for its audience. . Citizen Kane as I observe‚ has two different stories in one film
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Are You An Informed Citizen? Let’s just start out by me explaining my political views and how well I am informed. I have to be truthful and say that I am not a very political nor am I an "Informed" citizen. I know this is crazy but after researching and doing a lot of reading‚ I have been enlightened and what I have read has been very interesting. "An informed citizenry will benefit from applying both creative thinking and critical thinking in solving the challenges of our society"‚ at first I
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