What makes a good citizen? Goodcitizen.org, an organization dedicated to this goal, lists these traits, paraphrased and expanded here:
1. A good citizen knows the heritage of our country.
S/he knows the events that helped build this country and the people who helped make it. A good citizen honors the past and strives to build on it for a good or even better future.
Go to any Memorial Day function or 4th of July parade and you will see the pride in the citizens as they remember what it is we are honoring.
2. A good citizen is involved in the democratic process, depending on his/her age and station in life.
Children are good citizens of their neighborhoods and schools. They know that friendliness and helpfulness is a contribution and that vandalism and bullying diminishes the neighborhood and school.
Adults know that voting is a responsibility of citizenship and that involvement in community work and committees is important to the community, even as their work is important to them personally.
3. A good citizen supports organizations that are key to a strong America, like elected government officials, the school system, the police and fire fighters, and the military.
Sometimes, voicing opposition is part of good citizenship. Dissension and public debate are crucial to a democracy, but are the personal barbs necessary, too? Good debate is focused on the issue, not the person. When the good citizen wins, s/he wins with humility. When s/he loses, s/he does it graciously, accepting responsibility to support the winning side.
4. A good citizen makes an effort to understand the government at the local, state and federal levels.
In this way, we can understand its role and ours in it and we can be sure that government uses well the powers we have given over to it and does not take on more than it is given. Poor oversight has made many governments too powerful to contain.
5. A good citizen helps promote a sense of community.
Desperately bad communities have been turned around after some of its citizens have decided that no longer would they live with crime and filth. There are neighborhoods in New Orleans that are coming back better than they were before the hurricane and others that will probably never come back. The difference - good citizens who care and had invested energy in their neighborhoods before and now are determined to reclaim them. Others were disenfranchised before the hurricane and have nothing to draw on now.
6. A good citizen does all he/she can to be the best and the strongest and to make his/her family the best and strongest, knowing that these are the building blocks of good and strong communities and countries.
Individuals and families make the units that make the community and the country. Pride in self leads to values that make personal success and the desire to be part of great communities. Sometimes we take for granted who we are and what we have. This holiday is a time to remind ourselves that we have the opportunity to live great lives. We are American.
Be A Good Citizen
Anonymous email is an email sent without revealing your identity to the recipient. You can contact someone personally, and they won't know who has written the email. Anonymous e mail is now being used for a number of purposes such as giving crime tips, complaining about or complimenting a business? customer service, reporting theft on the job, and many other uses. You can be a good citizen by reporting suspicious or illegal activities by anonymous email without taking risks.
It is simple to open anonymous email accounts. The company that provides the service will do the rest for you. Your message will be sent to the recipient's address and will give no indication of your email address or identity. If they should reply to your message, you will be sent an email from the company's server to your address. Your email address will not be revealed because you will be going through another server. Unlike private label email, your name and address are not used.
Why Use Anonymous Email?
There are many reasons that anonymous email might be useful. If there is someone causing your children trouble, you could write to their parents or school without revealing your identity. By remaining anonymous, you might avoid unpleasant confrontations and misunderstandings.
Another way to use anonymous email is as a form of protection. You could warn someone of things going on that they are not aware of. Your privacy is protected, and confidentiality is assured. It could also be a confidence booster to someone who is feeling isolated and alone in his or her problems. They can email a doctor or counselor anonymously for advice.
Crime Tips
One of the most constructive uses for sending anonymous e mail is conveying crime tips to the police or other law enforcement agencies. Your identity is completely protected, and you will never be contacted. You do not have to become involved with investigations or interrogations.
Contact Authorities
If you suspect a crime is being planned, get as many facts as you can. Contact the appropriate authorities by anonymous email as soon as possible. If you live on campus, and the crime is to be executed there, send a message to the campus police. If you encounter a crime plot at your work place, dispatch a message to your security company and the local or state police.
There might also be personal reasons to send anonymous emails. If a crime has been committed against you by someone you know then you might not want to be associated with the disclosure. With your tip, the authorities may be able to connect someone to more than one crime, helping to solve other cases. By sending anonymous email tips, you could possibly prevent additional crimes from being committed, thus, saving many future victims.
Help Someone Else
At times, a victim may not want to be involved with the person who has caused them trouble. In this case, you could send an anonymous email to authorities to inform them of a crime committed against someone else. This kind of tip will give them a reason to watch suspected persons and possibly prevent them from doing further harm.
Be a good citizen by reporting crime to your law enforcement agencies. If you live in a high crime area, these tips might one day prevent you from becoming a victim. Think of others that might be affected by drugs and violent crime if no one ever says anything. Protect yourself and those you love by using anonymous email to send in your crime tips. Grateful officers will be better able to patrol and monitor offenders to prevent further crimes.
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