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Some students define good citizenship in terms of standing up for what one believes in. Joel Westheimer identifies the personally responsible citizen (who acts responsibly in his community, e.g. by donating blood), the participatory citizen (who is an active member of community organizations and/or improvement efforts) and the justice-oriented ...
The first category, citizens, were to possess full civic rights and responsibilities. Citizenship would be conferred only on those males of pure racial stock who had completed military service, and could be revoked at any time by the state. Only women who worked independently or who married a citizen could obtain citizenship for themselves.
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Ancient Athenian armor from the 6th century BCE called a greave covered a citizen-soldier's knee and lower leg. A hoplite's armor signified its owner's social status as well as his service to the community. (Snodgrass 1967 (1999), 58–59) History of citizenship describes the changing relation between an individual and the state, known as ...
In this teleological view, the good stems from objective facts about human life and purpose, which may vary, depending upon peoples' occupations, virtue-levels, etc. [13] However, noting that only citizens have the salvation (common good) of the city at heart, [21] Aristotle argues that, regardless of form of government, [17] [18] [22] those ...
The figure of Justice in Allegory of Good Government. In the Allegory of Good Government, the composition is built up from three horizontal bands. In the foreground the figures of contemporary Siena are represented. The citizens act as symbolic representations of the various civic officers and magistrates. They are linked by two woven cords or ...
"I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard." Beth Broderick, American Actress. 27. "Fear is always with us, but we just don't have time for it ...
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen; Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen; Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; English Bill of Rights; Equality before the law; European Convention on Human Rights; Founding Fathers of the United States. African American founding fathers of the ...