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Pride. The definition of pride is as follows: a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conducts, etc. How many different variations of pride are there? Are there many or just one or two? To tell the truth, it depends on the person. Some people believe there are many, while still others believe in one variation. However, most people believe in many. Out of all of them, here are three. There are many different variations of pride such as the pride of one’s accomplishments, one’s self-pride, and also the pride of one’s country.
The pride of one’s accomplishments means different things to different people. Some people believe that it refers to physical accomplishments such as being MVP in football, running a fast mile time, or winning a volleyball tournament. Others believe it means mental accomplishments such as getting a perfect score on a test, getting good grades, or being valedictorian of a high school class. No matter what it means to the different people, they are all they same variation of pride.
One’s self-pride is a variation of pride in which everyone agrees about. This kind of pride includes physical parts such as what someone look like and what someone sound like along with others. There are also mental aspects of it also such as what someone wants everyone else to think about them, what someone thinks about them, or what someone thinks about everything else. Most people take what everyone else thinks of themselves and tries to make it so that everyone thinks highly of them.
The pride of one’s country is important no matter what country someone lives in. In America, people show their pride by celebrating the Fourth of July and all the other patriotic holidays. The armed forces show their pride by risking their very own lives, just so that Americans can have a free country to live in. There are many people in the armed forces. Just think about how

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