Civics

Dogs really are a man's best friend. But to not pick up after your dog's crap in the grass in the park or in the middle of the damn sidewalk is wrong. There are civic duties people are entitled to. Not picking up after your dog is one of them that annoys me the most when one is ignorant not to do a simple task owning a dog requires you to do. Nobody wants to clean up after you or your dog so why make them do it? Take for example you or your child are in a restaurant or public place, hell a Starbucks. And one of you throws up all over the place. Is the owner/barista really expected to clean that up after you? Nobody really wants to, and not picking up your dog's sh!t is the equivalence of just getting up and leaving that Starbucks after soiling it with the remnants of last night's dinner.

There are duties that are expected of the ordinary person. Like chores that our parents give us. I think that shows us as kids that there are certain duties that we have to do. Now instead of within the household there are duties to society to just be a decent human being and pick up after your dog.

Is Poverty A Choice

Some people cannot choose whether they are in poverty or not. Being born into it or living in an area that is stricken by it are examples of not being able to choose. But the idea of the choice to remain in poverty is in the person's freedom. I believe anyone can get out of poverty if they try. Although some areas can be typically a lot harder, ex: Southie. I think it is not entirely their fault that they are in that state of poverty.

Like the Phillipines, still stricken with poverty because the U.S Government deemed they were unfit to run their country by themselves after fighting against Spain for their independence.Because of outside factors, they remain in poverty and are struggling to better their economy. There are people that rose out of that poverty but it is their will and determination to do so. I believe being homeless is a choice. If they are unable to take the money they receive from begging and find a job, they choose to just keep begging. It is their inability to get out of poverty and that is why poverty is a choice.