Describe the orange revolution in the ukraine

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1. How do groups like Citizens on Patrol (Cop) and the Guardian Angels show their support for communities? Would you consider their ideology to be individualist or collectivist?

2. View the graph on page 397 of the text. In a few sentences, summarize the main idea presented in the graph in terms of voting behavior and non-voting political behavior.

3. Choose one of the individuals or organizations referred to in pages 396 to 403 and explain how your ideology fits or does not fit with their actions.

4. Discuss the involvement of Aboriginal people in the First and Second World War. Give one concrete example mentioned in this chapter.

5. What key values of citizenship motivated individuals to oppose the war effort in Vietnam?

6. Describe the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine. What was the motivation behind this peaceful revolution?

7. If you did not support your government's decision about an issue, such as going to war, what are some ways that you could take action as a citizen to make your point of view heard?

8. Read "Protecting Endangered Species" on page 418 of the text. What kind of decision do these two speakers want the BC government to make? How are they demonstrating their roles and responsibilities as citizens? Are they demonstrating more collectivist or individualist values?

9.explain what a humanitarian crisis is. Name two such crisis discussed in the chapter, and describe how the Canadian government and Canadian citizens responded to those crisis. Is this how you believe they should have responded? Why or why not?

10. Read the section entitled "Grassroots Movements and Citizenship" on page 420 of the text. How did the members of Eco-Air demonstrate the rights, roles, and responsibilities of citizenship in their activities to get an anti-idling bylaw passed in Edmonton?

11. Both Muhammad Ali and Ehren K. Watada were tried by the US justice system when they refused to fight in wars that their country was fighting. Ali refused on religious grounds. Watada refused because he believed the war in Iraq was unjust. If Canada went to war and a Canadian soldier refused to fight, what should the Canadian government do?

12. View figure 16-3 and 16-4 on page 426 of the text. Describe your own personal reaction to each picture.

13. What key principles is citizenship based on in Canada?

14. Discuss two ways that people can get involved in their communities, both directly and indirectly.

15. What does Rudyard Griffiths believe is the most important role of a citizen?

16. What characteristics, actions and responsibilities do you believe should apply to the ideal citizen? Give two examples of each.

17. Michaelle Jean, Canada's current Governor General, expressed her belief that Canadians should place their citizenship as Canadians above all other loyalties. Do you agree with her? Explain your answer. Does her view express a collectivist or individualist ideology?

18. What does being Canadian mean to you? Give as many examples as you can.

19. What kind of ideology have the members of PBI embraced? What evidence supports your answer?

20. Which of the views discussed on pages 430 to 432 express more individualist beliefs? Which views express more collectivist views?

21. What motivates Pat Nixon to do what he does? What is his mission?

22. Travis Price and David Shepherd urged classmates to wear "pink" for the day in order to make a stand against bullying in their school. Is this an example of being an upstander or a bystander? Explain your answer.

23. Describe what global leaders Kori Chilibeck and Salimah Y. Ebrahim are doing in response to global issues.

24. How does Adam Werbach's ideology influence his actions?

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