Thursday, September 17, 2015
The Struggle of being Civic in Today's Society
During the first week on CAS 137h we discussed civicness and what it means to be civic? We split into groups early on, and were given the task of listing a few civic activities from least important to most important. We were then prompted with this question, How civic do you believe you are? With that question i was left to reflect on my short eighteen years on what i have done and accomplished that could be considered civic.Which then led me to the realization that being civic in today's age is increasingly difficult.
Being civic to many, seems all in all an easy task.You might recycle, vote in local and national elections, or paying our taxes. Many people do that right? You would think that as an American citizen we would feel the need to go out of our way and increase our civic duties but that sadly, is not true. Forty to sixty hour work weeks are becoming the common occurrence. Couples get married , have children,they might divorce and start the whole process over again. College aged adults have four to five classes a day, with club leadership or athletics thrown into the melting pot that is called college life.Somewhere in all the hustle and bustle we forget to recycle a plastic bottle.Or maybe we were too lazy to walk off the couch to vote for our next county commissioner.Life and everyday struggles take precedence over seemingly simple,but important matters.
The influence of our society plays a major role in the impact of our civic nature.If you were raised in a family of non-voters it may not be as much as an issue for you come elections.the way that an individual was raised and how peers influence you, could be the main factor in whether or not you increase or decrease your civic nature.
But we must realize the impact that our civic nature can shape society. If we recycle more, less waste goes into the environment.If we vote, we make a direct influence in who shapes our country. There needs to be less excuses and more reasons for stepping out and doing our civic duty.
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I also wrote about what it means to be civic. I feel that many times people don't realize that what they are doing is civic. A great example, that we both had in our blogs was recycling. I mean, I recycle all the time, yet I do it without even realizing that its my civic duty. I think it's also interesting that you talk about how the environment that people come from in a sense shapes how civic they are. I think this is the strongest point made in this post.
ReplyDeleteYou had some good points in this post, and I like how you focused on the simple means of civic engagement, and how some people barely can do those because of laziness. I would just say, make sure you proofread a little more carefully before you publish it. Other than that, good post!
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