As an American citizen, who is on the cusp of being recognized as a legal adult, it is not just my responsibility but my duty to fulfill and promote the American ideals that our forefathers founded this great country on. These ideals include obeying all American laws and raising a generation that also follow the laws. I will continue my spirit of volunteerism that began in ninth grade and lasts a lifetime. I will also ensure that the American principles of democracy, love of the fellow man, and respecting the fact that all people regardless of race, religion or nationality were born equal. The obligation to respect the law set by the states and government falls under as one of my responsibilities as an adult. I understand that it is my job to pay taxes and not live off the hard work of others. As of right now, I am currently supported by my mother but when as soon as I branch off into adulthood I firmly intend to repay her for everything she’s done for me. I also will teach other generations to preserve what is great about this nation, so future children can grow up in an America that is still extraordinary. In fact, I already set an example to other’s as the Battalion Commander of …show more content…
Voting, serving in a jury, and having a career are all different ways to help the nation. Despite not being able to vote, I still maintain my responsibility to be an informed voter and remain knowledgeable of the political issues happening inside and outside of the country. By putting in my service through volunteer work, I still am helping the nation. As a volunteer at Memorial South Hospital, I worked with the patients by helping them with any medical needs and assisted the nurses with paperwork. Even in college, I still intend to help by volunteering because I know how much it helps other people. It is an important duty to participate in civic service on behalf of the United
Growing up, my parents and other influential figures around me modelled the importance of community service through their continual volunteer work and dedication to improving the world around them. Whether it be participation in a well-attended project or persistent contribution to a helpful organization, those aforementioned individuals were formative in guiding me towards a path filled with opportunities for having an impact on my community.
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The steps to becoming a Canadian citizen are comprised of several components. The fact of the matter is that citizenship does not end when an individual obtains the documents that enable them to participate within civic duties and responsibilities. Based on the evidence of expert T.H. Marshall, within his academic essay entitled “Citizenship and Social Class”, the formation of social citizenship “promised greater economic equality, improvements in social welfare, services and education, and the opportunity for individuals to "share to the full in the social heritage and … live the life of a civilized being according to the standards prevailing in the society” (Marshall 1964). Social citizenship is also attributed as the basis of all forms of citizenship, yet is often debated whether it is currently possible and exercised by those of who it would benefit. According to the principles of T.H. Marshall’s literary work, social citizenship is active, as demonstrated through: the four core aspects citizenship, the basis of social policy, and the resulting actions taken by governing bodies.
A Path to Citizenship “What makes someone American isn’t just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere can write the next chapter of our story.” - President Barack Obama. The United States is the melting pot of the world. The great American country was built on immigration. Look around, so many people have ancestors that risked everything to come to the United States to make something of their lives, and the lives of their children.
I will begin by stating that we have a stronger moral obligation to aid those who we share allegiance with such as fellow citizens, residents of our city, neighbors,
The principles of proper civic duty are to find the issue, discuss it, find a solution, and then carry out the solution. All of this should be done while following the “‘Civic Golden Rule’-that neighbors should treat neighbors as they themselves would like to be treated” (p.135). In this excerpt, Nader shows an example of how civic duty should be carried out by alluding to the actions of his mother. After a devastating hurricane hit Nader’s hometown of Winsted, his mother came up with a solution to prevent the same amount of destruction from happening the next time a hurricane hit. After realizing that a dry dam was the solution to prevent destruction, Nader’s mom pushed the town to build a dam. Even after being rejected once, she tried once again with even more determination and succeeded starting a project to build a dam. After the dam was built, there has not been another flood in their town. Nader’s mom was able to carry out her civic duty by identifying the issue, finding a solution, and executing her plan. The tradition of civic duty is teaching people how to improve their community in the proper
Immigrants were first welcomed in the late 1700s. European explorers like Walter Raleigh, Lord Baltimore, Roger William, William Penn, Francis Drake, John Smith, and others explored to the New World for religious purposes and industrial growth. The first European settlers that settled in the late 1700s were the Pilgrims. After the Pilgrims first settled in Virginia, the expansion of immigrants started. Then in 1860 to 1915, America was growing with its industries, technology, and education. America’s growing empire attracted many people from Europe. The factors that attracted many people to the American cities where job opportunities with higher income, better education, and factory production growth. As the population grew in the American
Kim, in the United States, grades are not the only factor in evaluating school applicants and job candidates. From Rhodes Scholar selections to college applications, excellence in other areas such as leadership, volunteer activities, sports and arts is equally important (p82-90). In American schools, students are encouraged to do volunteer work. So much so that many schools have guidelines for how much time students are expected to spend serving in the community. Children learn the value of giving from an early age. Volunteer activities is one way Americans feel a part of things and share the goal of serving and contributing to build their communities. From neighborhood watch programs to environmental issues, Americans do not wait for the government to initiate action: they take action to bring about the changes they desire. Therefore, Americans view volunteer work as a way to teach children and young adults values such as cooperation and teamwork, dedication and work ethics, equality and social justice, leadership, generosity and compassion for
Being an American is more than just living in America, or being born in this country. Many people talk about being American’s and they aren't even in this country. Being an American is a way of life that people adapt into by seeing how we act. People all over the world eat the same things that we eat, so that can't really be a way of being an American. To me, being an American is embracing our ways of life, not fighting for the other guys, and loving our anthem and the flag.
Among every other country in the world, the United States of America is where people feel the most comfortable place to come and live a better life. Immigrants are people who leave their counties to reside in other counties that are rich and safe to better themselves. Every year people immigrate to the USA for many reasons. Many people are having difficulty living in their native country such as over population, jobless which make the economy so hard. People from outside of the United States think there is peace, love, equality, free education, jobs, good food to stay healthy, but most importantly freedom of speech to express yourself in America. Today, I will only focus on some reasons why people in my country immigrates to America. This is
Senator Ted Cruz has stated if he were to be elected President of the United States of America his first courses of action would include working on a new immigration reform plan. The immigration reform plan he stated in his platform comprises of having birthright citizenship revoked (Cruz). Birthright citizenship is the legal right for all children born in a country 's territory, regardless of the legal status of the child 's parents, to have citizenship. This has been a subject undergoing intense evaluation this election year. Ted Cruz has stated that he is against birthright citizenship because “it makes no sense … to be providing the tremendous incentive of automatic citizenship to the children of those who enter illegally” (Cruz). Senator
Birthright citizenship is the law that anybody born on American soil is automatically a natural-born citizen with rights and privileges regardless of the citizenship status of the parents. To some this is an issue known as immigrants making “anchor babies.” An anchor baby is an offspring of an illegal immigrant, who under legal interpretation becomes a United States citizen. Some republican politicians aim to change the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” The interpretation of this amendment has caused many controversies but overall, birthright citizenship should remain
To truly understand why women or why some women continue to accept their second class citizenship status to men, one must become aware of the lived experiences of these women. As Patti Lather suggests, people must be the narrators of their own stories (Critical inquiry in qualitative research: Feminist and poststructural perspectives: Science “after truth”). Until we become aware of these perceived “second class” citizens’ stories, we are only left to postulate based on our own experiences.
I think that it is important for me to look around and ask myself what kind of things I can do to help my country. Recently, at school, we collected money for the Red Cross. We had to explain over and over to the students that it didn't matter if you gave one dollar or twenty dollars. Whatever you give will help others and be appreciated. Even though I am too young to make a big impact on the people involved in the tragedy, I feel like my small part may have let them know that people everywhere care.
One problem with this concept of it being a civic duty, is that some Americans don't care enough about the well being of fellow citizens to intervene. A witness of Miss genovese murder told police, ““I was tired”, he said without emotion, “I went back to bed.””. We need to look out for our neighbors and their safety, even when it is not convenient. It is important that citizens always have their ears and hearts open to helping others. Horace Mann, who served in the Massachusetts State legislature, once said, “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves”. When we lose the desire to help others, we start to truly lose the meaning of being an American and