unconditionally‚ offer support and advice‚ care for you‚ etc. Most people would simply say that your family consists of people that are related to you. However‚ what if you were adopted? Are your adoptive parents not considered your family? This is why the definition of family goes beyond biology and is much more than just the things they do for you. What constitutes a family varies from person to person. We all have our own ideas of what a family is or what it should be. For people that grew up in abusive
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It’s all part of sportsmanship‚ a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace‚ style‚ and dignity. Sportsmanship is defined as: • playing fair • following the rules of the game • respecting the judgment of referees and officials • treating opponents with respect Everyone feels great when they win‚ but it can be just as hard to be a good sport when you’ve won a game as when you’ve lost one. Good sportsmanship takes maturity
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physical ailments. Others simply take things as they come in life‚ whether they are good or bad things. In the dictionary‚ fear is defined as: "a feeling of agitation or anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. That is a rather ominous definition. Fear can also refer to general anxiety‚ as in "fear of speaking in public or "fear of open areas . These fears arise not necessarily from a present or imminent threat‚ but rather a perceived threat‚ which to some can be just as scary. For most
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What Is Freedom What freedom is to me is the ability to be yourself without having to be living your life controlled. How freedom is an amazing thing‚ you can be yourself. You certainly can have any personal beliefs‚ be in any religion‚ and there’s much more things you can do. The 4th of July was when we gain our independence from Great Britain. A very famous quote my father tells me is‚”May we think of freedom‚ not as the right to do as we please‚ but as the opportunity to do what was right.” (Peter
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Laughter is an abstract idea that brings happiness to everyone. When you are having a bad day‚ a simple joke can brighten it a little. It is crucial to laugh every day because it makes you smile and turn your whole day into a great one. Humor is not just something kids do to pass time in class instead of doing their work. Humor makes a serious person crack smile and let everyone else enjoy their day as well. When I was no older than one year old‚ I would never vocalize or smile. I was just a statue
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help him overcome those weaknesses‚ maybe even making them a part of his strengths. At the same time‚ a friend should also be aware of his strengths‚ checking that they are not causing him to become too prideful. A valuable friend genuinely cares about how another is doing in life. Respect for each another is imperative in a friendship. Everyone has secrets‚ so one should not press for answers when the other is clearly unwilling to share the information. If the person wants to share the secret
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the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer‚ the word truth means a verified or indisputable fact‚ proposition‚ or principle‚ or the like. In simpler terms‚ truth means what is real and factual. On many occasions‚ dispute arises about truth and falsehood. This includes gender‚ religion‚ sexuality‚ and many other controversial topics. There is truth in everything. Truth belongs in everyone’s lives‚ it exists in every society‚ every culture‚ and every country. There are different
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Community When considering the term “community” one must consider the different contexts of society in which this word fits. As a young girl at a suburban‚ mostly white school‚ my personal introduction to the word was simply‚ the collective of people in a neighborhood or part of town. It was not until I was witness to a particularly upsetting scene that I saw a stratification of particular groups of people within that community that I began to question my place. Many people are born into a community
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celebrities who consider himself the only person to exist on earth. He is among those people who can’t take jokes seriously and with that he doesn’t even likes the public jokes as well. It happened somewhere in the year 2005 when someone cracked a joke about a celebrity in public and rather than taking it as a joke he
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preparing for an examination. I cannot recall a time when it was exciting and happy yet depressing and scary at the same time as this examination will determine what my future would be like. I can still remember the days when I started my day worrying about the future as D-Day approaches me closer. Having these thoughts strive me to study even harder but at the same time I found myself losing focus easily on my studies. For me the week before any D-Days
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