and to myself. I will not lie‚ cheat‚ or steal anything that comes my way. In high school‚ you are considered a young adult and cheating is in the past. Cheating is being lazy for not doing the work. Your work should be your own and you should take pride in your own work‚ not someone’s other work. Everyone has cheated. It is human being. We must realize as we grow older that cheating is not a part of integrity. Being truthful to yourself is also very important. Telling yourself you need to work on
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curled up on my lap softly purring‚ the smell of my mother’s cooking‚ or the sound of my father’s deep laughter that can be heard throughout the house. It is also easy for me to find comfort and home in a good book or a nice cup of hot coffee. The definition of home is mainly shaped by the people in our lives and the memories that we have. Without those people
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with doubt. The commander says‚ “No nerves‚ just have nerve out there.” The difference between the same word emphasizes the actual meaning of each word‚ creating it to be more heroic than a hero and braver than just the brave. One of the many definitions for nerve is “a person’s steadiness‚ courage‚ and a sense of purpose when facing a demanding situation.” The positive connotation to this word is similar to courage. Being called courageous is something that is pleasant to the ear. Having steadiness
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Lysne Torgerson Ms. Kuzmenkov English 101 11-28-00 Wodge: A Definition "I don’t want a great wodge of prose‚ but about double what we have at present." (Ezra Pound‚ 1913) The word wodge‚ whose meaning can be surmised from its heavy‚ lumpish sound‚ is not particularly common in American usage. It is‚ however‚ a wonderful word that ought to be given more recognition. It offers a more vivid description than its synonyms‚ for example‚ blob‚ cluster‚ or clump. A highly
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What is your definition of a hero? What kinds of things do heroes do that ordinary people do not do? Why do you think they do those things? When I think of a hero‚ I think of someone that goes that extra mile to take care of his or her own and others. A hero is someone who is courageous‚ brave‚ and fearless. Someone that is not selfish and will do anything needed even if it means that they could get hurt. Heroes do things like charity and volunteering‚ or they deliver kind acts to strangers without
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What is motivation? definition and meaning. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/motivation.html The definition of inundated. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/inundated?s=t The definition of spay. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spay?s=t The definition of neuter. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/neuter?s=t The definition of salient. (n.d
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Despite‚ world-wide agreement that 9/11 was an act of terrorism‚ there remains much dispute on the specifics of what defines terrorism. The definitions provided in one dictionary differ in another. Lets take into example Merriam-Webster’s definition‚ which states that terrorism is “the systematic use of terror as a means of coercion.”¹ The problem with this definition is its simplicity. It can applied to almost anything and sometimes things that traditionally wouldn’t be considered terrorism. For example
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All of us trust the dictionary to give us the full understanding of a word we do not know. In this aspect‚ it is insufficient when it describes courage. While it defines physical courage‚ it omits inner courage which can be argued to be much more valuable to posses. Webster’s New World Dictionary describes courage as “an attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous‚ difficult or painful‚ instead of withdrawing from it”. Courage is not the ability to be brave or to laugh
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Death For everyone they have their own definition of death‚ but for now we will focus on three; biblical‚ philosophical‚ and medical. In many religions each have something to say about death and how for some it isn’t the end. An example of this is in the Christian bible‚ “And these will go away into eternal punishment‚ but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46 ESV) (Robert Driskell). Christians have a deep faith in their religion and for them death is only a separation of their body and
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are all questions we ask ourselves‚ yet no one really knows the answer to them. Happiness: the state of being happy. That’s the literal definition anyway‚ but what’s the personal one? Happiness can be described in many different ways. We‚ ourselves‚ loves‚ likes‚ guilty pleasures all define our happiness. It’s definitely not just a “one size fits all” definition. Happiness is a lot of things‚ but it’s also not a lot of things. I could go into the long‚ boring‚ scientific explanation by telling you
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