Citizenship Definition Essay

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Citizenship and what it means can be a tough definition for someone to explain. Many do not know where to start as it means many different things to many people. As one LA Times article said, “What is a citizen? A dozen answers to a single question.” (Martelle, 2014). In the Cambridge dictionary, it hosts two definitions for citizenship. One for politics and government and one for society. The first reads, “The state of having the rights of a person born in a particular country.” The second reads, “Citizenship is also carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a member of a particular society.” (Citizenship, n.d.). These two definitions will help shape my definition of citizenship. In my opinion, I believe there is no true definition of citizenship, but it …show more content…

This is where often people cannot explain. I am going describe my meaning of everyday citizenship into different parts, world, country, state, community, and family. First, being a citizen of the whole world is one way many people do not realize is a part of citizenship. As a citizen of the world, one has human rights and can voice international concern, this is a responsibility to step up for what one believes in. A citizen of the world also has the responsibility to care for our world and the environment. Citizens have this responsibility to keep our world clean and help preserve and improve it for future generations. Some examples of this would be recycling, donations to environmental conservation, and even just being knowledgeable on worldly issues. Being a citizen of the world also means caring about other citizens and understanding all the different cultures and histories. This day in time, one will encounter many different ethnic and religious groups. This makes it important for a citizen to be knowledgeable on all the different groups of the world and their

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