Citizenship

Orphan Trains The main point of the documentary on orphan trains is child welfare and the method that was used in 1859 where children from an urban city that were homeless and poor were gathered up and put in homes and the idea of Charles Lauren Brace was to put them on a train and find good farming Christian families from the western states to raise these children. Some of the misconceptions that were faced with this idea was that the child will be better off in the homes that they are placed…

are often brought onto the region and Trampoline solidifies these stereotypes throughout the entire book, it adds onto the assumptions people have about those that live in the Appalachian. But I do believe the speakers are showing an act of good citizenship that the novel does not provide, by discussing the laws and rights citizens have fought for to improve there communities.…

small, hometown community or one that spreads across the globe. From a young age, we need to be taught how to function in our role of the community. There are many different types of citizenship with many ways to act, but in the end, what you do should be for the good of all people. Several people have spoken of citizenship and what comes along with it and none of them seem to agree on any one thing; a person really has to make up their mind as to how to be a good citizen and how important that…

Voting is considered one of the most important civic duties that a citizen may participate in. Initially, only wealthy white land owners could vote in this country, but as time passed more groups were granted the right to vote. Now, there is increasing debate as to whether convicted felons should be allowed the right to vote both during and after their sentencing. Many states have laws that prohibit this, but they have proved only to be detrimental to American democracy. Therefore, it is time…

There is no clear, cut and dry answer for the question “What makes a good president?” There are, however, certain shared characteristics that good leaders have shown to possess. Most people recognize these traits and while opinions may slightly differ, the vast majority of people incorporate such characteristics into their beliefs of what makes a successful president. A key example of this was made apparent to me when I brought up the discussion of what makes a good president with my mom.…

Adolf Hitler, an Austrian-born German politician, was responsible for the annihilation of millions. Victims of the Holocaust were singled out because of their racial impurity, and differences of opinion. Millions where rounded up and shipped to concentration camps, and later to death camps. Those who disobeyed the law where imprisoned or sentenced to death. Some rebelled, while others complied. We are more likely to conform then to rebel to someone who is an authority figure with high status,…

summarized the tactics and collective needs to end the war on black people. Not only do the platform of The Movement for Black Lives (MFBL) and Black Lives Matter (BLM) promote intersectionality and inclusion, it also addresses the issues of categorized citizenship in regards to hegemonic power, without adopting dominant structures in their appeals. Intersectional groups can join with BLM as they attempt to move from the nation-state as an identity and away from legacies of dominant power…

interests were deemed jeopardized. He also believes in public education systems albeit for different reasons. While Plato reasons different kinds of education for different classes of people as beneficial for society, Aristotle, from his belief that citizenship is an individual’s performance in public life through participation in legal and political processes, envisions public education as training for people to become…

Hector Sanchez Hector Sanchez is 58 years old and is married to Celia. He came to the United States in 1979 as young undocumented agricultural worker. In 1986 he was granted amnesty and given his green card, making him a legal, permanent resident. Hector has never become a citizen, however it has been a goal of his. He has worked very hard his whole life and maintained a steady job with a construction company for the past 18 months. As Hector has gotten older is health has declined. He now…

Coach Pennington has over 300 basketball.through his coaching years(still coaching today) he has taught many players new tricks,refreshed old ones. according to his players he is very calm and pushes you more than other coaches do.He is 47 years old currently,His career started in wichita falls texas.Eventually he decided to come down to Olney texas and coach here.Coach Pennington’s players show trust by doing what is told.He trusts them to do what is told. Trust is like glass,fragile,and once…