David Lin WHAT FOOTBALL MEANS TO ME The freshly sprayed white lines‚ taut nets and the flawless green field brings a rush of nostalgia rushing back to me as I remember the first time I picked up a soccer ball. Being one of the most popular sports all over the world‚ football means many different things to different people. To me‚ football is more than just a sport‚ it has moulded me into who I am today. The thrill of playing and watching soccer is unparalleled and football is capable of bringing
Premium American football Game United States
Mythology. Loki helps Thor by traveling to the land of the Frost Giants to talk to the giant king. The king’s response is very unique‚ and it presents a problem for Thor and Loki. The giant tells Loki‚ “ ‘The hammer lies eight leagues under the earth. If you want it‚
Premium Beowulf Hero Epic poetry
WHAT DO THE TERMS RACE & ETHNICITY MEAN TO ME? The terms race and ethnicity to me are two very different things. Race is said to be determined by your physical appearance. I believe that we are what we are. So many different things in society today have had a label put on them. If you fill out a survey they ask for your race. If you apply for a job‚ they ask for your race. I cannot seem to understand the point in all of this. Everything is said to be “equal opportunity”‚ yet every time you
Premium Race Racism Human
parts of nursing knowledge: Empirical knowledge and Esthetical knowledge. “It is the artful nurse’s interactions that can bridge the gap introduced by technology and science‚ thereby creating integrity and engagement rather than detachment in the personal encounter” (Johnson‚ 1994). Even when I am not at work‚ I sub-consciously carry that status with me all the time; and am ready to demonstrate it. For example‚ at a family gathering‚ if someone asks me a health-related question‚ I not only provide
Premium Scientific method Science Nursing
Patrons such as the countess of Bedford. After Donne was dismissed from his position with Sir Thomas Egerton‚ he and his family depended in part on Patrons for financial support. In the poem Meditation 17‚ I think that statement‚ “No man is an Island” does not apply today for three main reasons‚ everyone has become more individual‚ power within the government has grown‚ and technology is separating people. First‚ would be that everyone has really become more individual. In today’s world it seems to
Premium Sonnet John Donne Poetry
My tattoo embodies my life… Everything on this page means something that’s genuinely important to me. In the centre is an outline of Mufasa from The Lion King. The reason why I chose the quote "Remember who you are" is because I feel like I occasionally forget what my purpose in life is‚ especially at the moment I go through things that I just dislike that I wish I could never go through. Close to the quote is also a cross to show that I believe in Christianity and there are flowers on the cross
Premium Christianity Jesus God
American Dream. While Enrique was not considered an American‚ he was still working towards this namesake dream that would hopefully lead him to success and prosperity. All the governmental officials opposing his acceptance label him as not-American‚ but what they do not realize is that he may not be "American‚" but is certainly "american." The drive he possesses represents the values required to reach the American Dream‚ regardless of his legal status‚ earning him status in
Premium United States Race New Jersey
proclaim that the traces of war can be eliminated by nature and time. "Grass" by Carl Sandburg is a poem filled with depth and complexity. The beginning line of the poem stating‚ "Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo" (Sandburg‚ Carl line 1) shows that there were several bodies left over from war. This historical allusion has a colorful meaning because Austerlitz and Waterloo were two horrific warzones. The bodies are "shoveled under" at those places because there were too many bodies to
Premium English-language films World War II Poetry
There are many poems out in the world‚ an infinite amount written every year. Each one of these poems has their own meaning‚ their own symbolism‚ their own idea of what it takes to be a poem. In the poem “The Bearer”‚ there are many symbols and ideas that help push out the main idea of bravery. Working with the idea of bravery‚ there are some things that can‚ and do come up with this poem. The tellers’ tranquility in the forest‚ as well as his fear of the known but not liked nor ventured can be
Premium Poetry Literature Linguistics
literally means happy‚ carefree‚ or cheerful back in 1637. But as time past by into the 19th century‚ the term was defined into a different meaning‚ homosexual‚ using the term in a negative way. The actual definition of the term slowly fades away as people use it in different ways to describe someone or something.
Premium Homosexuality LGBT Sexual orientation