Essays on The Citizen

The most interesting point besides the argument is that according to the author there is a division between morality and politics. It seems that in their opinion that there is too much focus on people being able to live a bare life rather than a life that is happy, and free of inequality and poverty. Instead of just focusing on allowing people with life-threatening diseases/ injuries in the country, the French government must realize that their help is not solving the underlying issues that have caused people to be desperate enough to cause injury to themselves. There needs to ...

The new media era widens the horizons of the communication. Let one remember how complicated it was to communicate in the 1950s since the era of the telephone lines was just developing. However, the era of the media appeared with the occurrence of the television. On the one hand, the television made the barriers in the face-to-face communication since people were interested in spending more time watching TV. On the other hand, the television set was a luxury in the 1950s. Therefore, people, who owned the TV, invited their neighbors so that they could watch it together and communicate ...

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As it is known from history, the German Empire was among four Central Powers that fought the Entente during World War I. This war eventually led to a revolution in Germany that caused the demolition of the monarchy and installment of a democratic republican regime. The regime change that immediately followed the armistice of 11 November 1918 was in fact the main reason for a dissonance during peace talks. Entente powers, first of all the United Kingdom, desired to weaken Germany — then the most powerful state in continental Europe — permanently, especially in ...

The Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens, both published in 1791, were important documents in the history of the world that greatly influenced the 1984 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Both these articles provided the foundation for the United States Constitution, as well as the creation of the first republic government of France. Guided by the spirit and philosophical ideology of liberalism surrounding the aftermath of the French Revolution, both documents endeavored to create and establish an ideal liberal democratic government in both United States and France However, the French revolution ...

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In India, cigarette packets will now be 85% covered with a message that comprises of 65% photograph and a 20% message highlighting the harmful affects of smoking and the fact that it can lead to cancer.( Porecha & Kutty, 2014) The cancer connect due to smoking has been proven beyond any doubt. Although, discussed only as an issue in an ethical marketing class, the fact remains that, ‘smoking kills’. The fact that tobacco companies pay so much in taxes cannot rule out the harmful affects of smoking. Smoking kills and governments cannot absolve themselves of any moral obligation wherein they ...

The Fourth Amendment is part of the United States Constitution. It protects citizens from unlawful situations and offers guidelines that must be followed in the criminal justice system. The Fourth Amendment allows people to be safe in their homes and their personal belongings to secure as well. This means that a person should be able to do as they please in their home without the legal system coming into the home. If a warrant is issued and signed by a Judge, then this gives the authority the right to enter a person’s home and search for items. “The ...

In the preamble to the United States Constitution, the Framers established that three of the fundamental responsibilities of the government was to “insure domestic tranquility”, “provide for a common defense” and “secure the blessings of liberty”. In other words, the government has a duty to protect the nation and its people from harm. The Declaration of Independence, however, states that there are certain unalienable rights that every citizen possesses. Moreover, the Bill of Rights, lists a number of the unalienable rights, such as privacy, freedom of expression, and due process of the law, which the Framers felt were important ...

1. Do you take Antigone’s or Creon’s point of view? Defend your decision. I would take Creon’s point of view. First, the play depicts Creon as showing a strong stance on campaigning against corruption and corrupt individuals. It's true that as long as individuals may divert from the ethical path by losing the way to engage in intentional bribery and corruption. Creon says that people have often succumbed to the hope of gain, thereby making him suspect that almost everyone at one point has been involved in bribery to betray their public duty. He is categorical ...

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In his ‘letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King wrote to eight white clergymen, addressing their disapproval over his nonviolent protests against racial inequality. Martin Luther King answered the charges of him being an outsider, by claiming that anything that happened anywhere in the United States affected everyone else, and that no one was an ‘outsider in the United States. King further addresses the clergymen’s opposition to the black demonstrations. King’s central idea regarding the obligations of the citizen is that it is the duty of the citizen to oppose all ...

Democracy is measured by measuring the level of citizen participation. Citizen participation is what makes democracy different from other forms of governance. The citizens are involved in the decision-making processes and before the implementation of new guidelines or processes in the government. The purpose of citizen participation is to ensure that all decisions regarding them are approved by the people to prevent oppression by the leaders. The citizens have introduced participation programs that help in empowering the citizens and civic groups to establish strong civic cultures as well as to achieve a balance of power between the government and ...

In presenting the news in an ethical manner, empirical evidence becomes a vital element. The profession of photojournalism is an integral part of the field of journalism, which responds to this demand for empirical evidence through its very nature. It is not only responsible for bringing important moral issues to light but, in a time where secrecy and covert deeds have taken precedence over openness, it provides a level of perspective regarding the events that occur throughout the world. In assessing the perspectives of professionals in the field as well as various other thinkers and experts it becomes evident ...

The relevance of the proposed changes in the legislation is caused primarily by the fact that currently there is a need for better legal regulation of relations connected with illegal violation of individual rights to privacy. From the fact of how perfect the constitutional and legal guarantees of these rights are in general and the right to privacy of the individual communications, in particular, in many respects, the effectiveness of implementation is defined. One of the main guarantees of the right to privacy of correspondence, telephone conversations, postal, telegraph and other communications is the general constitutional duty of the ...

Question 1

(1) A word child was identified as legitimate child, there is a gap in arguing in case of illegitimate child. (2) It was concluded that if a woman is not a lawful wife of a father and this child is his legitimate child, than this child cannot have illegitimate mother

Question 2

(3) Graham-Perkins JA argued that (1) supports the fact that a child can be legitimate child of his father and cannot have illegitimate mother, while the primary argument of Smith JA puts parents in a different situation regarding the custody. (4) He argued that if the situation (2) occurs, ...

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Appendix: Introduction Objective P. 3 Program Details & Classification P. 3-4 Obstacles Facing Stakeholders. Citizens. P. 4-10 Immigrants. P. 10 Employers & Workforce. P. 10-12 Options for Individuals without Affordable Coverage. P. 12-13 Conclusion. P.13 References. P. 14 Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyze the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was passed by the Congress in March 2010. In this document, we are going to discuss the program’s objective, how it affects the different stakeholders within the American Society, what are the pros and cons and what are the barriers for its implementation (or consequences); we will ...

Political culture is a component of the general culture, a cumulative indicator of political experience, a level of political knowledge and feelings, examples of behavior and functioning of political subjects, the integrated characteristic of a political way of life of the country, a class, the nation, social group of individuals. A feature of political culture is that it makes not policy or political process, but their understanding, an explanation. In the political sphere often the importance is gained not only by real actions and measures of the state but also, by the way they are estimated and perceived in ...

Introduction

Texas is one of the fascinating yet dynamic States of America. In 1980, the total population of Texas was around 11 million which got double in the 2000s. Today, this developing state population is around 23 million. Every developing state or country faces few public issues which need to be overcome to augment the welfare of human beings. Texas ranks considerably lower than the other states in many service provision areas. The emerging economy still faces numerous challenges but unable to deal proactively. There are different public issues that are faced by Texas people. Among all, the selected public ...

St Thomas was a philosopher in the concept of natural law and the role of God’s justice in the legal system. Ethical arguments between lawyers and judges confront on a daily basis is suggested as an occupational profile for the professional conduct of judges and lawyers in their everyday interactions. St Thomas offers procedural comments on the criminal and civil relations as well as sentencing guidelines. In this era in which a Christian lawyer is many times faced with situations that are unethical and the modus operandi is one of questionable choices, the Christian lawyer and judge have ...

20.2 Albert Beveridge, "The March of the Flag" (1898) 1. How does Beveridge characterize America's proper role in the world? He characterizes America as a land that can feed and clothe the whole world. He portrays America as a parent to the other nations of the world. In his description of America in relation to the world he also explains the nature of the people in the country as people from the most masterful blood of history. Also under religious background he mentions that the people in America are hand chosen by God. All these references indicate the superior ...

The value and respect that citizens have in observing an established government of society is a tradition that has been established for centuries. The puzzling question about government is that it is important to ask where this respect to be a law abiding citizen actually comes from? Historically, there have been many texts throughout the ages that debate the citizen versus the government and how the government claims its inherit right to nurture, control, and aide the citizen. One of the literary works that has been a constant reference throughout the ages of how the citizen is obligated to ...