Is heroism a matter of timing? Is it a person’s ability of being brave or fearless? Or is it a person being in the right place at the right time? I think this is an interesting question because‚ in most literature there is a person‚ who overcomes all odds and becomes a hero. Just because someone once did something great to depict them as a hero‚ does that really make them a hero? Some people would argue that if someone competes a heroic task then they are a hero. However‚ what if that one-act of
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“Kindness” and “hope” are two simple words. One could look them up in a dictionary‚ define them‚ write them‚ and do what they wish with them. However‚ to know and to act are two different things. Kindness can be define as “the quality of being friendly‚ generous‚ and considerate.” Kindness is doing your best to make sure that the people around you are happy. It is not being afraid to help others even when there is no way of them paying you back. Kindness is not just doing the right thing‚ but going
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Defining willpower is very difficult. Willpower has many different names‚ such as determination‚ self-control‚ or resisting temptations. The use of willpower helps individuals choose not to do something that would be detrimental to their future life goals and short goals. It can also be looked at as the act of establishing good reasons for an individual to either do something or not to and then react upon them. It is a conscious effort to regulate one’s self by choosing to do so. For example
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Culture. You often hear this word at home‚ in the news‚ or at school. Culture is something that defines you. Something that can describe you. It is what makes you similar to some people‚ and what can make you drastically different from others. What is culture? Culture is something you and a group of people share that are similar to one another. A culture is a way of life for a group of people and their behaviors‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and symbols that they accept‚ generally without thinking about them
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Family When you think of the word family most people think of their mom and dad or in general people they are genetically related to. Family is generally categorized by the people you live with but isn’t there more to it than that? To some family is important or just another word for close friends. I believe family is a person or a group of people you genuinely care about and would do anything for them. The word family originates from the middle english latin word “familia” which means household
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A great poet once said “We grew up cheering for the underdog because we see ourselves in them” (Shane Koyczan To This Day). When you think of a hero what do you think of ? Is it a guy in a cape‚ or a mom who works three jobs to support her struggling family? When you read that comic book where hero starts as a regular person. Who is just like everyone that no one believes. Everyone was once an underdog even that hero. You kept your faith in someone or something no one else did. And by the end of
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Pressure Pressure is what drives everyone to do or not to do something. In one way or another each person have pressure on them. either if someone else put pressure on them or maybe even on themselves‚ but overall we all have‚ or had pressure. one of the biggest factors that puts pressure on people is time‚ because time gives you deadlines or places you have to be or due by that time therefore putting pressure on a person each time the hand on the clock moves. Pressure drives you to do or not to
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In a fast pace world driven by technology that has no limits‚ social media redefines the meaning of friendship. People use the social media platform to validate others friendship by judging how many times they’re featured and acknowledged through a person’s post. Therefore‚ when less pictures are posted‚ the more the world begins to question their friendship. Whereas a friendship isn’t based on appearances or how many times they are featured in a post through ones social media account‚ but friendship
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English 101 “The Meaning of Food” Throughout my childhood I grew up with my mother preparing all my meals‚ to what I thought was normal eating habits. My mother is southern and was working full time. We usually ate fried or fast food; we would have traditions that would not only feed our bellies but our souls. It all started when I was in the fourth grade the pounds piled up like the pancakes my mother would make on Sunday morning. I started to use food as comfort and think I needed
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Heroes What is a hero? A hero is often viewed as being someone that is rich‚ famous or beautiful. Some even say heroes don’t exist‚ but instead are only existent in a fantasy world. A hero can come in all shapes‚ sizes‚ genders‚ and racial backgrounds. Heroes usually are oblivious to our knowing because‚ for the most part they are humble and may not know themselves that they are heroes. The truth is that there are many real-life heroes among us whether famous or just an average person doing their
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