The "Edmundite Tradition" closely mirrors many of Robert Putnam's recurring themes throughout his entire dissertation on America's declining social trends. The "Edmundite Tradition" embodies exactly what Putnam describes as the pitfall of America. As Americans we moved away from the goals and ideals of our predecessors. We have shifted our focus from the well being of the community to the well being of ourselves. By shifting our focus from we have let our social capital diminish, while the facts and figures in Bowling Alone, suggest many different trends and reasons for the social capital deficit of the 21st century, we cannot assume all people are anti-community or self centered, most people realize the need for community involvement, on all levels (religion, politics, education etc.) but for one reason or another lack the time and resources to devote a large portion of their daily life to what seemingly is their civic duty. Places like Saint Michael's incorporate these ideals of civic responsibility in to the education they provide their students. .
Conscientiousness is important in raising the bar in social capital. By educating people in the events and happening of society it seems obvious that people will be drawn into the social and moral dilemmas of the world. Problems like poverty, AIDS, child abuse and alcoholism will tug on the heartstrings of the members of society and in turn spark a social movement to better society. This seems obvious that being socially aware will in turn spark people to want to make a difference and work for social change.
Engaging students in the effort to heighten and maintain social capital appears to be essential on many different planes. Students have mind sets that seem to be incredibly open and interested in various projects.
9/11/01 On September eleventh I went to school like I would any other day. I came into school and went to all of my class's like a regular day would be, not know what was in store for us later in this tragic day. The events of September eleventh would soon effect the lives this great nation...
Fear and Loathing In the US: Remembering 9-11-01 Nobel Prize winner W. ... My grandmother and her generation enlisted after Pearl Harbor was attacked, my mother's generation mourned the assassination of JFK, and we, well we have 9-11. On the morning of Tuesday September, 11 I was in my debate classroom (100) when the librarian, Mr. ... So what is 9-11 to our generation? ... At this point in time, most people don't get chills when they hear of 9-11, but they do remember. ...
Since the devastating terrorist attack on 9/11/01, many things in the United States have changed. ... This is what happened on 9/11 at approximately 8:45am. ... Don't think of yourself as being different, this is a common feeling of most all Americans since the 9/11 terrorist attack. ... This new kindness and pride in people is just another change caused by 9/11. ... Since 9/11/01 the United States still has an uncertain death count from a war that most likely will never end. ...
It is understandable that he could not have been on good terms with all of these people before 9-11-01, so when the tragedy occurred, he had to be able to communicate with people he did not like, or who did not like him, or both, as well as people he knew well, liked and by whom he was liked. ... This does not mean Mayor Giuliani gets all the credit for solving the problems created by the 9-11-01 attacks. ... The point is that Mayor Giuliani stood in front of everyone else to represent the city and people of New York, as well as all Americans and other citizens of the world, all of whom were...
"Serious people with serious purpose": Kathleen Parker has summed the reaction of our society on 9-11-01 as a whole. ... They feel the statue should represent the reality of what happened on 9-11, not race and color. ... Our country is a proud one and to symbolize anything pertaining to 9-11 over the true history of events would be a grave injustice to the worth of our pride and truths. ... Haulk 4 Allowing ourselves to be morally unethical about the content of a statue seems deeply meaningless compared to the ultimate test this country was given on 9-11-01. The togetherness we witnessed ...
Before 9-11-01 people felt safe to fly, but then we found out how easy it was for the highjackers to get the weapons on the plane. ... According to Dave Allport (2001, November) "Airline Security Crisis" Airliner World, The Global Airline Scene P.6-11, a test was performed to see how easy it was for somebody to sneak past secured areas, and the numbers are frightening. ... But that doesn't mean that a plane from are airport cant fly somewhere, and do the same thing that happened on 9-11-01. ... This was all showed to us on 9-11-01. ...
Only the good die young. (9/11 Commission 1). ... It was meant to be on the date of 9/11/01. ... To this day Al Qaeda is growing and it is not going to stop. (9/11 Commission 1). ... After September 11th, the world change dramatically. (9/11 Commission 1). ... Tuesday Morning, 9-11-01 was an average Tuesday to most. ...
I will never forget September 11, 2001. ... There has never been any event, on any level, including personal, which has moved me like the attacks on September 11, 2001. On the evening of 9/11/01, as Congress sang "God Bless America" on the steps of the Capital Building, I shed a tear. ... I watched more TV the two weeks following 9-11 than I probably did the two years before 9-11. ... September 11 made me really think about my life; how to live it and what to value. ...
These are many ways of helping the children of North America cope with the 9/11/01 tragedy. ... After the tragedy of 9/11/01, many people have become afraid to go back onto airplanes even if they have never experienced fear of flying, the plane hijackings and crashes has resulted in heightened nervousness and new fears about traveling by airplane. ...
Since 9-11-01 we have been living in a gotcha world. ... ITEM - On 9-11-02 a government spokesperson made the statement that even if nothing happens it doesn't mean anything, the terrorists have planned successful bombings for five years in advance We don't need this garbage from our government. ...
