This does not mean that every child must be schooled, drilled and disciplined to make them model citizens at this young age.
In the newly created republic (and yes, I know Napoleon had just made himself emperor, but the point still holds) it was important to create model citizens.
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They are a mixed bunch, ranging from model EU citizens such as Estonia (recently smitten by a property bust, but all set to gain permission this year to join the euro) to Romania and Bulgaria, which have become bywords in Brussels for corruption and organised crime respectively.
In other words, Japan has been able to operate on this model because its citizens purchase Japanese government bonds.
If we want the future CEOs, politicians, and leaders sitting in classrooms today to grow up to be accountable citizens, then we need teachers to model accountable behavior.
For that reason, countries around the world are looking at community colleges as a model to increase workforce preparedness and college graduation among their own citizens.
That failure brought me to the model the site is launching now with an IndieGoGo campaign, which serves citizens, musicians, artisans and local businesses by helping them sell and promote their independent commerce locally while also supporting free community media by and for Brooklynites.
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The Gates Foundation wants Zambia to be a model to show that an African country can significantly reduce the number of its citizens who die each year from malaria.
Here, indeed, we already have a working model for a bipartisan compromise: the Medicare Part D drug benefit that helps senior citizens afford the medicines they need.
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