What Black History Month Means to Me By: Ciara Alers-Varela This month many organizations on base are mentioning the following names: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many more. Black History Month is the month to remember the heroes that earn black people their rights. Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson. His purpose was to promote African American History. Black History Month means a lot to me. If it wasn’t for Black History month Barack Obama wouldn’t
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II 30 August 2016 What America Means to Me America means a lot of things to me‚ like freedom‚ safe‚ brave‚ equal‚ and responsibility. The reason I picked these things is because I think they are all very important to this country. The reason why I picked freedom is because in America‚ you have the right to do and say whatever you want. For example‚ the phrase freedom of speech‚ which means that someone’s right to say something is protected within certain limits. What that means is that someone can
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What is home for you? How would you describe it? Home to me is where i was raised. Where i played‚ laughed and cried. It is where i became the person i am today. It’s not just a place where i live‚ eat and sleep. Home means a lot more than that. I believe it means the place you feel safer and most comfortable because of the people and the environment around you. To me‚ home is where i feel safest. It’s the place i trust most. The comfort at home makes me feel warm and secure. It’s not the chairs
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Core Values The core values of the Royal Logistic Corp are Selfless Commitment‚ Respect for Others‚ Loyalty‚ Integrity‚ Discipline‚ and Courage which are broken down to the acronym SOLID C. These are the basic values that soldiers in the Royal Logistic Corp are expected to up hold. Since the British Army has been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan there are numerous examples of these being upheld but it is important for these to be upheld when soldiers are not on Operations. Selfless commitment
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and essential in our everyday life. To me literacy is an art. Not everyone has the potential to read profoundly and understand the uniqueness and significance behind every word that is written on the book‚ essay‚ or internet post that they read. It takes an open mind to see the what has driven a person to write what they have written. Literacy means knowledge and tool for wisdom. When we know literacy we read about many topics and understand what we have read and we are
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“What My Pin Means to Me” As a sophomore at Mercy high school I’ve come to know many things. When you start high school you have no idea that the things you’ll learn‚ the decisions you’ll make and the people you meet will affect the rest of your life‚ but that’s what it’s about. It’s about learning and growing so that when you leave high school and you graduate you will have the skills to go to college and become a part of something. What you don’t realize is that while you spend your four years
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The word that will help me through these six weeks and longer is certainty‚ and I know I chose wisely. As soon as I start thinking how a specific word will change my life the word certainty comes to my mind. I believe that this is one of the biggest reasons why I choose it. Certain has different meanings in the dictionary: “confident; convinced‚ indisputable or destined”; consequently‚ certainty means: “the state of being certain”. For me‚ it connotes the capacity of choosing wisely and making decisions
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In comparison to previous topics I’ve studied‚ sociology better suits what it is I want to do with my life. It has taken me a while to figure what my niche is since I’ve been in college. Before declaring sociology as a major‚ I was a business major. I have always had a strong interest in business‚ but as I progressed with the program‚ it became evident to me that I have no interest in working in corporate America. I realized that I would much rather become and entrepreneur and
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Freedom is the state or quality of being free. The United States fought hard to gain our independence from Great Britain so we can be free people. What freedom means to me is being able to think‚ speak or say whatever you want freely without constraint. Freedom is important to our country and we are privileged to be free. The United States fought hard for our freedom‚ and on July 4th‚ 1776‚ The Declaration of Independence was written. Unfortunately‚ this document caused a war to break out between
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What Health Means To Me Many people think I’m healthy and fit‚ but I really don’t think so. I think my physical health is about average. My mental health is also average‚ but my health in general could be in a better shape. Many people influence my health‚ physical and mental. Not only is it people who change my health‚ but technology too. Both can help me be healthy‚ but it can also be bad for my fitness. The main things when I think about health would probably more on physical‚ like nutrition
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