| NCLC 140 taught me a lot about what it
means to be a citizen and why it is important to be active in your
community and nation. It taught me that it is important to serve others
as well as sacrifice your time and talents for the community. NCLC 140
helped me define my ideas of citizenship and showed me what a citizen
should do. I was able to create my own definition of citizenship. In my citizenship essay, I describe several characteristics that I believe all citizens should have. They should serve, be involved ina community, use the rights that they have been given and engage in civil disobedience. At the end of the year, I was able to take my discovery subject and compare her to this definition of a citizen. I realized that she contained each one of thes characteristics. She constantly serves, is ver active in several communities, votes, and she stands up for the rights of others. These four things should characterize every citizen. I also was able to see some breat examples of citizens. One of thes eexamples is Frankiln Roosevelt. His life is characterized by his service to his country. He served almost four terms in office, and his impact on the nation was huge. He led the nation out of the Great Depression. He truly cared about the American people, and he did everything in his power to help them. He was constantly involved in the national community with his "fireside chats." Every night he would talk to the people through the radio and comfort them. He created many organizations that provided jobs for many people. He also used his rights by signing bills into law. Finally, he opposed the war and did his best to end it. Roosevelt is a great example of an effective and active citizen. NCLC 140 taught me a lot about the importance of being a citizen. Now that i have a definition of how a citizen should be characterized, I can compare myself to the definition. When I compared myself, I realized that I am not a very good citizen. I do not serve as much as I should. I am not very involved in my community. I do vote, but I do not participate in civil disobedience. Now that I know this, I will change and become a better citizen. I will serve in a soup kitchen, and I will join an organization. I will also engage in civil disobedience by boycotting products that I do not believe are right or by marching on Washington. |