Honorary citizen of the United States

1. What is your definition of “citizenship” and what you consider to be your “actual” responsibilities as a citizen? My definition of citizenship is when someone loves, respects, shares common knowledge of American culture and its history. I believe that all people should be able to have citizenship of the country they were born in; and for those that want to gain citizenship should be required to pass a citizenship exam, along with current American citizens. Individuals wanting to come to America should not only want to better their own lives, but they should also want to help better the country we live in. I feel strongly that there are many responsibilities as an American citizen. Not only should citizens be required to vote, pay taxes, and work. Citizens should also devote a significant amount of time volunteering, and trying to make the country the best it can be; government officials can only do so much, as citizens we should all be working together to help defeat hunger, homelessness, and global warming along with many other social issues. 2. What are your personal challenges to being an active citizen? Personal challenges can prevent individuals to being an active citizen. Some people may be struggling with health issues,…

leaders of the Civil War, and after forty-seven years of beauty, the memorials presence is now in jeopardy. This amazing carving has a dutiful home at Stone Mountain Park, because with it comes great historic value, a large financial support to Georgia state parks, and a genuine memorial embracing the struggles of our fellow men and women who have fought. The first reason why the Stone Mountain carving should remain, is due to the historic value it gives to the Confederate Army. The…

books reflect his experiences during the Holocaust. The Holocaust plays a part in why he views man as destructive. He is very respected when it comes to Polish literature. His poems have been translated into English by other poets who respect his work. Czeslaw Milosz’s poem “Unde Malum” is a deep poem reflecting his views on how destructive man is and how innocent nature is. Milosz was a Polish poet, prose write, translator, and diplomat. He was born in Lithuania and lived there from 1960 until…

about his phenomenal life. Musgrave never graduated from high school, instead he left his family’s dairy farm in Massachusetts to serve his country by joining the United States Marines. Serving as an aircraft electrician, engine mechanic, pilot, and parachutist, he excelled during his tour in Korea. For thirty years, he worked as an astronaut for NASA while moonlighting as a trauma surgeon. During Space Shuttle Challenger’s maiden voyage in 1983, he performed the first ever shuttle spacewalk.…

The Human Rights Action Center is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. in the United States. The Mission of the Human Rights Action Center or HRAC is to strive to create a voice for people who can’t stand up for themselves. With assistance from many popular celebrities the Human Rights Action Center has brought human rights to the forefront of the media through “music, theatre, film and the written word.” (HRAC, 2016) Their goal also consists of bringing attention to more of the…

Why did the Law for Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Mental Illnesses become a law? What type of treatments did the people go through? What effects did it have on the patients, the people who performed the sterilizations/ surgeries, and local citizens? The Law for Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Mental Illnesses became a law because the Germans wanted a pure race. The treatments were brutal and the effects differed from the person’s view of the German race and what a part they…

Just behind Mount Rushmore, which signifies unification for all people from some American figures, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has created a living hell. It is larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined, but smaller than Connecticut; Pine Ridge is home to approximately 17,000 people (Nordlinger). This reservation is the poorest Native American reservation in the United States (Nordlinger). Other reservations, just like Pine Ridge, are ravaged by alcoholism, suicide, and lack of…

Perlasca worked with Raoul Wallenberg between November 1944 and January 1945.He continued making fake passports from April through August in 1898. After the Spanish World War ended he returned back to Italy he didn’t do anything to get him noticed because he didn’t want his story to get out. Perlasca was contacted by one of the families that he made fake passports for and helped get out of Mexico, that’s when his story got out to everyone. (Levine, 2016) After the Holocaust ended Perlasca’s…

Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” In 1958 and 1959, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as an honorary chairman for two youth marches for integrated schools (King Encyclopedia). They took place in Washington, D.C. and aimed to express support for the elimination of school segregation from American public schools. To begin, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. committed…

World War II, the War that helped shape American lives to what it is today. World War II known as the Second World War that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was fought between Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allies (Britain, France, The Soviet Union, United States). The Second War took place all over the globe but most combat action took place in Europe, East Asia, and in islands in the Pacific Ocean. The United States entered the war December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed the…