The definition of a hero is a relatively simple one; a hero is someone who positively impacts others through their actions and accomplishments. While we all have different views on who exactly we see as a hero‚ there are certain individuals‚ such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln‚ who have undeniably changed the world and fit this definition. I have found that many of the individuals who society‚ and I personally‚ view as great heroes‚ share a certain set of traits that almost definitely
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Everyone has their own definition of what the word “family” means. Some people have good family traits and some have bad family traits. The real question is what does the word family mean to you? Hopefully after reading this you start paying attention more to what the word family means more often. The first keyword that pops to mind when I hear “family” is respect. Before you go somewhere‚ do you ever get stopped by a family member and they tell you to act right because you are about to go represent
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Mady Clay Honors English III Ms. Wiggins 19‚ August 2013 I believe in individuality. By definition individuality is the quality or character of a person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind. America has a lot of individuality inside it. When you come to America from another country you experience many different things you wouldn’t experience in other places. We have a very distinguished culture. No two people are just alike. Everyone and everything in America has something
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state to another or one country to another differ greatly‚ making a true definition of the word unclear. People throw the word freedom around as if it is not something of importance. Millions of our fellow Americans have died and millions more put their lives on the line daily so we can have the freedoms we have now. Freedom is defined as the absence of necessity‚ coercion‚ or constraint in choice or action. Given this definition‚ many of the places we use the word freedom or the sense of being free
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Courage Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ and pain without fear‚ according to a dictionary definition. Everyday many people try to have courage and everyday most of these people don’t. Having courage can be very difficult. The answer to that problem is simple. People should not think about what would happen if they act upon courage‚ but to think about what would not happen if they don’t. Also‚ courage can come in several different forms
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What is happiness? Their could be a hundred definitions to any one person. The dictionary defines it as feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. It also says it is being lucky or fortunate. Each person has their own way to define happiness. For me happiness is a celebration such as‚ a graduation‚ a wedding‚ or the birth of a new child. When I was seventeen‚ I dropped out of high school. For me this was not a good choice‚ and as time went on I regretted not finishing school. In 1999‚ five years
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social equality that benefits women and men overall. Feminism is not just an idea of equality‚ it’s a plethora of ideas and beliefs. Centrally‚ its fights for the equality of women to men in a patriarchal society. According the article‚ “Feminism Definition: What Is Feminism?”‚ women face unfairness due to their gender‚ especially women of color. Feminism strives to end the discrimination. Women have long been placed in traditions roles that they can no longer bare to fit. Society puts women in a place
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real damage‚ it demonstrates an absence of regard for that individual. As you can see privacy means a lot more then what others make it seem to be. Privacy is about respect‚ freedom of thought and way more stuff that I didn’t mention in this essay‚ privacy means a lot of different things to different people. And again‚ I opposed to all the increased invasion of privacy in
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David Karp or Thomas Edison were failures would you? No‚ because despite the minor setbacks or choices that these people made they managed to turn their ‘failures’ into successes. Too me failure is life’s greatest teacher. When I think of this definition of failure‚ I’m reminded of Thomas Edison‚ the inventor of the light bulb. While there are many conflicting stories of how many times Edison “failed” at inventing the electric light bulb‚ we know that without all of those ‘failures’ he wouldn’t
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The City of Ember - Book Review I have never really been underground‚ but author Jeanne DuPrau made me feel as if I had been there during the dark‚ long‚ blackouts. Ember was the only city or place anyone knew of. No one knew what was beyond the city; out in the darkness. The power and light of the city came from electricity generated by the river running underneath Ember and sudden blackouts occurred as nobody at all knew when to expect them. Every night at nine o’clock the power was turned
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