American Dream is still out there because‚ one can get a job that provides financial stability‚ if one works for it one can achieve it‚ hard work and dedication can take a person anywhere. There are many different reasons why the American Dream still exists. Many households in the U.S. have wage earners “earning between $30‚000 and $90‚000 a year. They also own a home and at least two cars”(56). Those households have achieved jobs that provide financial stability for their families‚ having a job that
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Addictions Do addictions really exist? People constantly seem to say that they are addicted to nicotine‚ alcohol and drugs‚ but there are continuous debates whether this is just a necessity or a general want. Most people start using these substances out of depression as they convince themselves that it will make them feel better about themselves and the difficult life their living. However‚ others begin with these substances due to social surroundings as they feel the need to fit in around the
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Jonathan Safran Foer once quoted “I see myself as someone who makes things. Definitions have never done anything but constrain”. This quote carries weight among not only among communities but also the younger generations as new definitions are constantly being changed. As a definition changes‚ it can open new doors for interpretations as well as close doors for creation among a generation that thrives to make a change. One particular example of this is the word libertarian‚ a word that may need
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Bernesha Countryman 2nd period In this magical world of Greek Mythology it was believed that the gods and goddesses lived around them. These gods were an explanation to life‚ and everything that happened the way it did . They appeared as mortals only bigger and more powerful. They were feared by the mortals and well respected even though they were never seen before ‚not even their own children had seen them. These gods were created to explain the wonders off
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God must exist‚ be definition‚ so it cannot make any sense to say‚ "God does not exist." Squares do not need to exist‚ but it would be impossible to say that there was a 3-sided square. If there is a mountain‚ there must be a corresponding valley. If there is a valley; there must be a corresponding mountain. God must exist the way that all squares that happen to exist must have 4 sides. The problem of Descartes was‚ as we have
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Martin Luther King Jr once wisely said: “ The time is always right to do what is right “. He faced challenges because of his skin color and the time period he was in. True heroes exist today because people face challenges. The first reason why heroes exist today is that people are brave. Bravery is when someone goes towards danger and aren’t scared. Melissa Hawkinson that bravery by saving a young boy’s life. The article from Reader’s Digest says “ she tugged on the window until it opened and then
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Around the world lots of people are living in bondage. They work in fields and factories for brutal employers who treat them really bad. They work in homes for families that keep them lock up. Some people are forced to sell their bodies and beg in the streets for money. They are women‚ men and children of all ages. This is what I call Modern Day Slavery? There are different types of slavery in the world and they are sex trafficking‚ domestic servitude‚ factory and farm slavery‚ and child soldier
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Necessity is the mother of invention Inventions‚ ideally‚ are result of needs and necessities of a certain generation of humankind. Human beings prospered and progressed over time because of his inquisitive nature and the ability to explore. Discoveries and inventions helped them to know more about the mother earth and made them to make their stay on this planet more comfortable. Needs and necessities of different ages and times encouraged humankind to come up with new inventions‚ however‚ some
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What did Hitler do to make him one of biggest terrorists in the history of this Earth? We know the general story of Hitler‚ but do we know everything he did? Hitler became the worst terrorist of all time‚ because he rounded up several million Jews and killed them with poisonous gasses in Concentration Camps for 6 years and invaded various countries killing many other non-Jews too. Adolf Hitler started off running for president of Germany but ended up losing to Paul Von Hindenburg in
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Miracles are important because they provide a basis for belief in God‚ many people believe God exists because they have witnessed miracles whilst others believe that a transcendent being doesn’t exist‚ and so try to prove that miracles don’t either. I believe the findings of modern science have not ruled out the possibility of miracles so it would be absurd to dismiss their possibility. There are many definitions of the term ‘miracle’‚ the most common being ‘an event caused by God’. However‚ David
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