Civics

The civic issue that I have chosen for this assignment is drinking and driving. The reason why I choose this issue, is because this issue affects me in many ways. First of all, even if I am not in a car with an impaired driver, there are chances another car may have an impaired driver. That car might crash into mine, and cause me serious injuries or even kill me. To reduce incidents like this, I believe drinking and driving has to come to an end. Also, in about six-months, I will start driving.…

David Hume and John Witherspoon each raise interesting, yet contrasting, views on civic virtue and its relationship with political well-being. While Hume articulates that through proper checks and balances liberty and government will be protected from an amoral statesman; to the contrary, Witherspoon states that without a proper moral footing any government is destined to fail. Witherspoon’s assertions are supported by the French philosopher Montesquieu. In contrast, Price makes statements…

Being involved in civic engagement helps bring our community together forming a stronger community, creates a difference in the community, and helps solve important issues. My main goal during my civic engagement project was to help end hunger in our community by having a food drive. There are some challenges and some things that were fun when it came to my project. Spending time doing civic engagement work helps teach valuable lessons. Experiencing a civic engagement project once may help more…

Civic engagement is very important in today’s society. It is important for everyone to be involved in the community and be connected with what is going on. It can open their eyes to the impact that they can have on society. Civic engagement is a term used to describe the activities which promote the bridging of communities. It means working to make a difference and developing knowledge, skills, motivation and values to make that difference. There are also different ways of being…

I believe that civic engagement plays an integral part in how well a society functions. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), civic engagement is defined as any action, individual or collective, that is designed to find and resolve issues that are prominent in society. This includes a wide array of activities whether that be volunteering individually or through an organization to being an active individual in political matters. Examples of these activities include…

I recently visited the American Indian Student Union as my civic participation group. The aspect of communication that was most relevant in the meeting were intercultural communication. In the first meeting they wanted to explain to the students who are not familiar with the Indian culture. They explained the myths and truths to their culture. For example, they explained that wearing headdresses to a Florida State University football game to imitate the Seminole is a false interpretation of the…

RICHARDSON, TX- The Richardson Civic Art Society (RCAS) has showcased visual artists of the Richardson community and surrounding areas for 50 years. They have promoted the craft members have created and people have donated in local homes, businesses, and public buildings with shows. Showcases like, but not limited to, The Young People’s Scholarship Show and The Rosemary Cheney Memorial Art Show allow them to do just that. Exhibits like these avail local young artists by not only promoting their…

Civic housekeeping was essential to women’s contribution to the social and political issues within the U.S along to increase their status with the men of society. Women’s involvement in politics and government recognition was active during the women’s suffrage, the right for women to vote, movement during the middle of the 1800s to 1920. Congress approved the 19th Amendment, the right for women to vote, in 1918 and later became a part of the Constitution in 1920. There were notable women leaders…

Civic Engagement Mrs. Emery’s Kindergarten Class For my civic engagement project I went to Mrs. Emery’s kindergarten class. I was met with different obstacles when I first arrived from keeping little boys out of the girls bathroom to one child spitting on another. I had an interesting experience within a ten hour span. It opened my eyes to what it is like to be a teacher of such young children, with such different personalities. Before I went to Mrs. Emery’s classroom and worked with…

society in which it operates. Our interactions and experiences are governed by our race, class and gender which are all elements used to divide, separate and categorize us. These divisions generate biases that are often reflected in our laws. In Race as Civic Felony, Wacquant describes the ingrained fear and contempt held by whites towards black people to this day. He states, “they continue to regard [Blacks] with suspicions and whose lower-class members they virtually identify with social…