Comments on: Citizenship Reality Check http://arlenegoldbard.com/2006/01/24/citizenship-reality-check/ Purpose & pleasure. Aligned. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phoebe http://arlenegoldbard.com/2006/01/24/citizenship-reality-check/#comment-193 Phoebe Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:37:17 +0000 http://arlenegoldbard.com/?p=165#comment-193 How many people who were born in america and are american citizens by birth, could pass the admitiance test in america? How many people who were born in america and are american citizens by birth, could pass the admitiance test in america?

]]> By: Amber Bryant http://arlenegoldbard.com/2006/01/24/citizenship-reality-check/#comment-192 Amber Bryant Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:14:03 +0000 http://arlenegoldbard.com/?p=165#comment-192 As an assignment for my college English class, I was required to view three different blogs concerning the term "citizen". I was then required to post on my blog a summary of each as well as tell what my favorite blog was. Finally, I have to post my assignment on my favorite blogs page as a comment. Since your page was my favorite, here is my assignment After clicking on several blogs with the term “citizen” in their title, I found myself wondering what in the world does citizen mean? Blogs that I thought would talk about citizenship talked about such things as cupcakes and sports. What is the world coming to! Many blogs cursed all citizens and everything that has to do with citizenship. It was such a relief when I finally stumbled across a few that actually dealt with citizenship. Citizenship Certificate This blog had a very straight forward purpose; it gave people two ways in which they could obtain a citizenship certificate. Non-citizens can achieve this certificate by either becoming naturalized or having American parents. I think that this page is very informative and good for those aspiring to be a citizen. I thought the site was good, but it wasn’t my favorite. I think that mostly non-citizens would view this site and find it helpful. Citizenship Reality Check This blog talked about how the U.S. as well as other countries are changing their country admittance tests. They are trying to “tighten” down on those that they allow in their country. The writer demonstrates a comical view of changing the test and also offers some of her own personal questions. She and I both have the same view on the tests. I, an American citizen all my life, probably would have trouble passing that test, so why should we expect non-citizens to pass it? I really enjoyed reading her post. How to Become a Citizen of the United States This blog was very informative and interesting. It has all that you need to know about becoming a citizen. There is everything from getting started, getting a green card, and actually taking the admittance test. It was very in depth and had different links that you could take to get started. Like the first blog, this blog would be very beneficial to those who are trying to become citizens. As you can see, all three of the blogs that I chose had to deal with ways in which you could become a citizen. This just proves to me that I should feel lucky to be a citizen, because if I weren’t, I would spend half of my life trying to become one! My favorite blog was “Citizenship Reality Check”, for the sole purpose that she and I feel the same way about those stupid tests. I have found that people see citizenship in many different ways. Some see it as family, careers, tests, and the Constitution, while others view citizenship as a burden and something that should be taken for granted. I strongly disagree with these people. Citizens must be willing to give and take. Granted, I’m not too thrilled about paying taxes or voting, but that is my give. We as citizens take a lot more than we give, and we should be proud to live in this country. Look at it this way, if millions of people are willing to give up a great deal of their time and money to be a citizen of the U.S., this can’t be that bad of a place to live. I think that by reading these few blogs along with a some others, and by understanding to what extent one must go through to become a citizen, I am much more appreciative of my citizenship. As an assignment for my college English class, I was required to view three different blogs concerning the term “citizen”. I was then required to post on my blog a summary of each as well as tell what my favorite blog was. Finally, I have to post my assignment on my favorite blogs page as a comment. Since your page was my favorite, here is my assignment

After clicking on several blogs with the term “citizen” in their title, I found myself wondering what in the world does citizen mean? Blogs that I thought would talk about citizenship talked about such things as cupcakes and sports. What is the world coming to! Many blogs cursed all citizens and everything that has to do with citizenship. It was such a relief when I finally stumbled across a few that actually dealt with citizenship.

Citizenship Certificate
This blog had a very straight forward purpose; it gave people two ways in which they could obtain a citizenship certificate. Non-citizens can achieve this certificate by either becoming naturalized or having American parents. I think that this page is very informative and good for those aspiring to be a citizen. I thought the site was good, but it wasn’t my favorite. I think that mostly non-citizens would view this site and find it helpful.

Citizenship Reality Check
This blog talked about how the U.S. as well as other countries are changing their country admittance tests. They are trying to “tighten” down on those that they allow in their country. The writer demonstrates a comical view of changing the test and also offers some of her own personal questions. She and I both have the same view on the tests. I, an American citizen all my life, probably would have trouble passing that test, so why should we expect non-citizens to pass it? I really enjoyed reading her post.

How to Become a Citizen of the United States
This blog was very informative and interesting. It has all that you need to know about becoming a citizen. There is everything from getting started, getting a green card, and actually taking the admittance test. It was very in depth and had different links that you could take to get started. Like the first blog, this blog would be very beneficial to those who are trying to become citizens.

As you can see, all three of the blogs that I chose had to deal with ways in which you could become a citizen. This just proves to me that I should feel lucky to be a citizen, because if I weren’t, I would spend half of my life trying to become one! My favorite blog was “Citizenship Reality Check”, for the sole purpose that she and I feel the same way about those stupid tests. I have found that people see citizenship in many different ways. Some see it as family, careers, tests, and the Constitution, while others view citizenship as a burden and something that should be taken for granted. I strongly disagree with these people. Citizens must be willing to give and take. Granted, I’m not too thrilled about paying taxes or voting, but that is my give. We as citizens take a lot more than we give, and we should be proud to live in this country. Look at it this way, if millions of people are willing to give up a great deal of their time and money to be a citizen of the U.S., this can’t be that bad of a place to live. I think that by reading these few blogs along with a some others, and by understanding to what extent one must go through to become a citizen, I am much more appreciative of my citizenship.

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