What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen and How

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Essay

What does it mean to be a citizen and how has our ideal of citizenship been influenced by the ancient Greeks? Do most Americans seem to live up to this ideal of citizenship? In your answer, be sure to discuss how political knowledge is important and whether most Americans have the requisite amount of political knowledge to live up to our ideals.

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Definitions:

First Lady of Management

is an honorary title, often attributed to Lillian Gilbreth, recognizing her contributions to industrial management and ergonomics.

Self-awareness

Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

Perception

The process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to produce a meaningful experience of the world.

Hawthorne Experiment

A series of studies conducted in the 1920s and 1930s that examined the effects of work environment changes on employee productivity, leading to insights on the importance of social factors and employee attention.