Citizenship

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Citizenship By Maverick Manasco

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LDR 2001 Citizenship Presentation

Transcript of Citizenship

  • 1. Social Change 0 Citizenship requires an individual to feel a sense of responsibility. 0 This responsibility requires the citizen to improve life. 0 By improving life within their community, social change is being promoted. 0 Social change is produced through the actions of the community.

2. Dictionary Definition 0 an inhabitant of a city or town; especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 0 a member of a state 0 a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it 0 a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state 3. Our Definition 0 If a Citizen is an individual that belongs to certain community, then Citizenship is the individuals rights, duties, and obligations as a citizen. 0 Within the Social Change Model, and for our definition, citizenship centers on active participation as a result of a sense of responsibility to the communities in which people live. 0 To hold citizenship, one must be actively engage in their community and strive to promote the quality of life. 4. Group Work in Relation to Citizenship 0 Citizenship is solely dependent on the community. 0 A community consists of individuals working together to help sustain life. 0 Without a community there are no citizens. 0 Thus, Citizenship is built upon group work 0 Each part of the community requires different individuals to help sustain the quality of life. 0 Each individual involved is a citizen with true citizenship status. 5. Group 6. Hercules Area Council 0 As a Floor Representative, I encourage all Hercules citizens to participate in the Hercules Area Council 0 It is here, where you can voice your concerns about the Hercules community and ultimately change UCF 0 Parties 0 Game days 0 Competitions 0 Events 7. LEAD Selections Committee 0 As a member of the LEAD Selections Committee I can help better the LEAD Scholars organization by improving the quality of individuals accepted into LEAD Scholars. 0 This in turns generates more productive leaders in the community and enhances social change. 8. UCF Community 0 A True Citizen does not have to be a citizen in power. 0 You could be a member of the PLC 0 You could be a Floor Representative in HAC 0 You could be a volunteer for the Chocolate lovers Club! 0 The point is, Citizenship is about active participation. 9. Works Cited 0 All information can be found in the course textbook. 0 Komives, Susan R. Leadership for a Better World, Jossey Bass, 2009. Pages: 144-190 0 The link for images are provided below them. 0 Club information: http://osi.ucf.edu/student-orgs/ 0 All sounds can be found in respective slides. 0 Notes contain transcripts from audio 10. This is the handout mentioned during the presentation. Handout