The word American can be defined in many forms. In the United States‚ the word refers to someone or something that comes for the country. The word American has the strongest meaning in the United States‚ since it describes the nation. In some countries‚ Americans are people who are from the Western Hemisphere. There are many opinions on how to use the word “American”. In the United States‚ American has a strong meaning. Americans is just not one race‚ but a mix of races. Being American is more than
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It was possible for small Spanish and Portuguese contingents to claim the Americas in the 1500s because they divided and conquered the indigenous groups residing in the Americas by using intentional tactics that involved advanced armed force and taking advantage of them and their beliefs after gaining their trust and unintentional tactics that included the spread of disease. These tactics were possible to use as the Portuguese and Spaniards had horses and weapons that were advanced compared to the
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Quinten-Andrew Storm Boneta Dr. Guerrero-Murphy Eng. 101 18 October 2010 The American Military Family Undoubtedly‚ our American troops are brave‚ strong‚ resilient men and woman who are appreciated and celebrated throughout the country for the dangers they put their lives in on a day to day basis while deployed to fight for us to keep the American way of life we live and love. However‚ while those men and woman fight for other’s ways of life‚ their own personal lives they had to leave home
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I believe there is no simple answer to what being an American means. I think that the background which a person is raised in influences their definition of an American. Being an American can mean many different things to different people and that is where the line becomes blurred as to what does it actually means. Merriam-Webster dictionary states that an American is‚ “ a person born‚ raised‚ or living in the U.S.”. Being an American includes the Lakota Sioux‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Mexicans‚ African
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I now realize that when I have my kids I don’t ever want them to go through what I did‚ not being able to see their parents as much as they hoped to. Something that has shaped my life and has brought up the person that I am today is my parents mostly my mother who has never gave up on me no matter what my struggles were. When I was about 15 years old my parents sent me off to a group home for the first time not knowing what to expect I waited till I arrived. I was very benighted‚ I did not like it
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started with President Obama’s first State of the Union address‚ in which he pledged to repeal the current “Don’t ask‚ don’t tell” policy that was put in place in 1993 by congress under President Clinton‚ in which gays are allowed to serve in the military as long as they do not disclose their sexual orientation. Recently‚ Obama has made good on his promise of “change”‚ and brought the debate on whether or not to repeal the DADT policy to congress and it is currently under review. If the policy is
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Personal Essay I came from a family where education is the utmost priority. Since childhood I was surrounded by books that my parent valued so much. In one of these books I came across the quote by Aristotle "the roots of education are bitter‚ but the fruit is sweet". Being a child of Western Ukrainian immigrants I came as a first grader to this country with no knowledge of English. I have learned that the roots of education are truly bitter‚ as my parents did not make
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WORKING OVERVIEW Jobs in the Military vary in type of work and responsibility‚ yet each is essential to accomplishing the overall mission of defending our country. In this section‚ explore the different types of career opportunities available to service members‚ learn about the compensation they can expect to receive‚ find out how to transfer careers to the civilian sector and more. Our Today’s Military overview pages show the various stages of a military career‚ from the joining process to training
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Reinstate the Draft I would never have come to think that I would need the military draft to be reinstated but I think it will be beneficial to our country. It’s been years since they have wanted or needed a draft‚ but in view of the United States being attacked on September 11‚ 2001‚ I feel our country must be prepared and prepared to defend itself. If being prepared means reinstating the draft‚ a compulsory summons for military service‚ then I think they ought to think about this a reasonable proposal
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republic was slightly better‚ save some regions. The second‚ third and the current crops are blatant real thieves in agbada and babariga. Shame on the lot of them. I prefer the military as least we know where we stand and how far we can misbehave. Most infrastructural developments in the country where done under the military regime e.g. - the famous lagos-ibadan expressway - Gowon‚ the plan was to make that expressway all the way to ilorin. - lagos international airport (known now as MMIA) - Gowon
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