stole the American flag being flown over the college campus‚ and burned it on Veterans Day ! The very existence of this issue defies the three core principles of the American flag: freedom‚ patriotism. Those three points are what best describe what the American flag means to me. The definition of the word patriotism is the following: “Devotion to one’s country and concern for its defense”. One aspect of the American flag that symbolizes patriotism is the blue‚ which stands for vigilance among other
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English Reflection #1- The American Dream Describe what The American Dream is to you in twelve sentences. A common way to describe The American Dream is to point out the traditional social ideals of the United States‚ such as equality‚ democracy‚ and material prosperity. However‚ to me personally‚ the American Dream is more than just making a lot of money and buying a huge home. If I had to describe the American Dream‚ I would say it’s composed of five essential things: owning a home‚ raising
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The army has values that every soldier is expected to follow and understand. The values are loyalty‚ duty‚ respect‚ selfless service‚ honor‚ integrity‚ and personal courage; also‚ known as LDRSHIP. “Soldiers learn these value in detail during Basic Training from then on‚ they live them everyday in everything they do‚ whether they’re on the job or off.” (Army‚1) A virtuous person follows this standards without even trying to do so. People do not have to be in the military to follow these standards
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emotions or it can be an achievement‚ or just being contempt with yourself with your life. Maybe just in the simplest form the state of being happy. I believe happiness comes in so many ways‚ moments‚ memories‚ people‚ etc. To me it’s always the smallest of things that make me have a bit of pleasure. For example‚ it can be as simple as being with my closest friends‚ hanging out‚ laughing‚ not having to think about every little problem we have going on. Or when your crush finally decides to make a move
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They have explained that their bosses do not take action and initiative that my boss does. The majority of my associates have told me that they would love to come and interact at my job if they could because from what they can tell I am a part of a real family. My friends have explained that‚ “my boss is terrible‚” or “I want to quit my job because the boss is disrespectful.” After hearing about these complaints‚ I quickly
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I’ve been asked questions like “what does running really do for you?” To me‚ that question was always the easiest to answer because up to three years ago‚ running has been very close to my heart. It gave me the strength I needed to move out of the tough times I put myself in and I used running to figure out the kind of person I wanted to be. Running gave me the strength to continue moving and never stop until I hit the goals where I want to be. “Everyone knows that running is a great way to get
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competitive in everything I do. as life went on my life began to open up and become more chaotic. In middle school I found out my parents were getting divorced and at first it affected me but I began to be able to control this hectic life I had grown into. Then my aunt died and I was destroyed at first‚ not knowing what to do next. However‚ yet again I began to control the chaos. Life went on as I started to become a genius on myself. I learned about how I would react to different situation. I was able
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Department of the Human Body Corporation is considering firing me. Well‚ I’m writing this to you to explain why I‚ the lungs‚ should not be fired at all. As I mentioned before I am the lungs and I consist of two cone-shaped pink colored lungs that are soft‚ spongy‚ and elastic. I am located in the thoracic cavity. My anterior‚ lateral‚ and posterior surfaces lie in close contact with the ribs and forms the costal surface. The superior tip of me‚ which is called the apex‚ is just deep to the clavicle. My
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INTRODUCTION The Army Values defines your character and guide your actions as you develop your leadership style. You must embody these values every day in your decision making and problem solving‚ and especially in setting the example for my fellow soldiers. All Army leaders—from the most junior to the highest level –must put the seven Army Values into practice in their own daily lives. Knowing and living Army Values so that you act them out in all decision making‚ whether personal or professional
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noncommissioned offi cer (NCO). The mission of an NCO is to fulfi ll what we call the “backbone” of the Army. We are individuals who can hear and understand a mission and then take the necessary steps to make it happen. It is an honor to serve as an NCO because I take pride in leading my Soldiers to success. I take pride in contributing to the wider goals of my unit by helping other people succeed. These tasks require me to invest in individual Soldiers‚ to lead a group of people by instruction
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