Civics

I am a foreigner, but I feel at home here. I was born in the Philippines, a very different country from the U.S. Having spent most of my life in this small, poverty-stricken country, my perspective on life and culture is different. On September 2nd, 2009, my family and I immigrated to America, leaving everything behind to chase the American Dream. My parents have always been supportive of their four children, striving to establish a better life and finding the best opportunities for us. The…

England, the central nation of the United Kingdom and much of the Western World for centuries, is named for a derivative of the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles". The Angles are an ancient Germanic people whose presence in history is dated as far back as the first century AD. Since then, the small island nation has grown politically, economically, and territorially. While most of this territorial gain has not been permanent, the British empire was at one point the…

America, Robert N. Bellah compares the differences between public and private religion and how civil religion is not the same as religion found in places of worship but are influenced by them (i.g. Christianity). Bellah talks about how the American civic consciousness was influenced by God and church, how religious ideas were shaped by what it meant to be Americans and the ritual component of politics which also showcases…

participate in public life through religious activities, considered to be a civic duty. An example of a religious group, somewhat contradictory to the expectations of an Athenian housewife, were the devotees of Dionysus, whose worship involved altered states of consciousness, to produce a religious experience. Overall, Athenian women were mostly expected to stay indoors, and avoid contact with the outside world, unless their civic duty required them to. The Etruscan culture was progressive,…

One cannot make generalizations when looking at the current state of the American family. The idea of what is a "traditional family" is a hard concept to define and changes from time to time based on the and needs of society over the years. Broad generalizations do not account for this factor and too often play upon our worst fears by suggesting that there has been a decline of the American family and its values. First, there are different families. A nuclear or extended family depends on…

Almost anyone with television or Internet access can report feeling irritated by negative political advertisements. Although the targets are different, all negative ads aim to dissuade citizens from voting for a certain candidate by presenting negative information on him or her. The information may be factual, such as controversial policies they enacted, or closer in nature to high school gossip. Many argue that although messages of fear and negativity are persuasive, negativity can also…

receives from that written piece can be totally different; nevertheless, it impacts the reader in one way or another. Literature has the power to give voice to the powerless, allows readers to experience both sameness and differences and it can serve a civic function by disturbing a society. Wonder and Miss Nelson is Missing are two children’s books which can greatly impact the reader. The books that children read are especially crucial and the message which they receive from these books can…

Today’s teens are known to be uninterested in politics, and some of the reasons they are uninterested is, that they do not care about politics because it does not affect them, teenagers simply do not know about politics, and teens have been raised in the age of social media. The first reason that researchers do not think teens are interested in politics is that teens do not care about politics because it does not affect them. For example, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a cognitive neuroscientist from…

After researching taxable and non-taxable income, the Pontiac G6 awarded to Oprah’s audience would be subject to federal taxation. According to treasury regulations, it states that: “Section 74(a) requires the inclusion in gross income of all amounts received as prizes and awards, unless such prizes or awards qualify as an exclusion from gross income under subsection (b), or unless such prize or award is a scholarship or fellowship grant excluded from gross income by section 117 (Reg §…

1) I feel like the first act done by the NYPD, alerting the residents of Chelsea about the bombing, was a responsible use of sending out the CMAS messages. Everyone who was around the vicinity of the accident should have general knowledge about the incident the moment it happened. It makes the neighborhood feel more aware and guarded about their surrounding and knowing who to look out for. However, the second message sent by the NYPD, to all residents of NYC about the bombing, wasn't…