Being American means a plethora of different things. Whether it is positive or negative‚ we are all part of a great country. The US of A gives everyone the freedom of religion‚ brings people’s dreams to life‚ but America has its flaws. In America‚ you are open to any religion‚ whether it may be Islam‚ Judaism‚ Buddhism‚ or Christianity. We may have freedom of religion‚ but in most cases that’s not true. Since 70% of America is Christian‚ every other religion is dwarfed by that colossal
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Being an officer‚ you use a lot of discretion and doing this simulation really helped me understand the word ‘discretion’ better. Using the scenario of pulling somebody over‚ you have to listen to the tone of the person’s voice‚ and their facial expressions. In the first scene‚ the driver was going 10 mph over the speed limit in a residential area‚ but no children where outside. When I approached the vehicle‚ the driver seemed apologetic‚ and understood that he was speeding because he was in jeopardy
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Explore how Wilde brings to life the two different characters in this passage and what does the passage reveal about their relationship with each other? This is an extract taken from the First Act of the play The Importance of Being Earnest which is written by the English writer‚ Oscar Wilde in the 19th century. This play is a comedy of manners‚ which satirizes the values during the Victorian Era. In this extract‚ the setting is only in the city - specifically in Algernon’s flat in Half-Moon
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are become more seriously. It’s very important for us to protect the environment. Good environment can make people feel happy and fit. To improve the environment means to improve our life. Therefore‚ human beings can protect the environment in three ways: conserving water‚ recycling‚ reducing‚ reusing and saving energy. First‚ human beings can protect the environment through saving water. Water is very important to us because we can’t live without water. Water which is suitable to drink is becoming
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower This modern‚ coming-of-age novel written by Stephen Chbosky follows the teenage life of a new freshman named Charlie. Through his letters to a mysterious stranger‚ readers follow his typical and not-so-typical experiences as he learns about friendship‚ relationships‚ sexuality‚ drugs‚ and everything that teenagers are often faced with growing up. Charlie gives insight into the non-glamorous life of a so-called “wallflower”. The use of “Point of View” in this novel
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overcomes it anyway”-Christopher Reeve. Some people think that a hero can be anywhere from an everyday person who holds the door‚ to someone who saves a life . A hero is someone who is confident and courageous‚ even if the challenge at hand is difficult. Being confident about a weakness and overcoming it is courageous. From the non-fiction book‚ Edwin hubble‚ Genius Discoverer of the Galaxies‚ “He devoted his life to studying the night sky”(Datnow). This shows he was confident by knowing he would discover
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Individuality Being an individual is important‚ individaulity is being able to do things for yourself and being able to think for yourself. Do you have something you love to do? Or do you love it because a friend or family member loves it? Are you an individual? Or do you listen to everything your friends tell you to do? Do you have your own persionaltiy? Are we ultimately robbed of the opportunity to be an individual because we are always moving in a group? Students are always hanging with
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Who can be courageous? Throughout time courage has been was viewed as a great trait someone can exhibit‚ even to this day. Courage is defined as the ability to do something that frightens one‚ but my definition of courage is someone who will overcome fear and fight for what is right. From the knights of the round table‚ bound by honor and courage‚ to the people who defended their beliefs. Nevertheless‚ Courage is not only found in leaders‚ such as King Arthur‚ or a person who stands by their beliefs
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judgment and assume. Another homeless stereotype is that they are too lazy to work. This is untrue in many instances. Criminal records can make it difficult to get a job‚ and many lack the resources needed to get and maintain a job. A car and money for gas‚ clothes that are job interview and work appropriate‚ access to resources to make a resume‚ all of these are inhibiting factors that can keep someone homeless out of work. Mental illness is a huge cause and problem of homelessness. According
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Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Being an American is being free and open for change. Change is almost like an occurring thing. Sometimes I wish that maybe instead of making change‚ we could understand what we have first‚ almost take recognition. Then suddenly‚ we muster up something in a moment and then we feel it’s not good enough so we build onto something new. Why can’t we understand what we have‚ rather than trying to make something new? We have people
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