read profoundly and understand the uniqueness and significance behind every word that is written on the book‚ essay‚ or internet post that they read. It takes an open mind to see the what has driven a person to write what they have written. Literacy means knowledge and tool for wisdom. When we know literacy we read about many topics and understand what we have read and we are
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Everyone has someone they see as a hero. Heroes to little kids may be their mother‚ a police officer‚ and sometimes their favorite basketball player. Heroes mean a lot to some people and some people think they are just a regular person. A hero is a strong individual and does what they can to help someone else. Growing up a hero to me is someone who goes out their way to help someone else. I always wished that I was a hero to someone. I always tried to do something good for outside people. I don’t
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In the story “This It What It Means To Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ there is a character named Thomas. Tomas is an Native American man with ratty old braids and broken teeth. Throughout the story Thomas helps an old friend named Victor get to a certain place to handle business by giving him money and along the way the make mends. Thomas is a generous and traditional man who has no friends nor family. Thomas is very altruistic towards Victor when he noticed that he is going through a
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In comparison to previous topics I’ve studied‚ sociology better suits what it is I want to do with my life. It has taken me a while to figure what my niche is since I’ve been in college. Before declaring sociology as a major‚ I was a business major. I have always had a strong interest in business‚ but as I progressed with the program‚ it became evident to me that I have no interest in working in corporate America. I realized that I would much rather become and entrepreneur and
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To me being a woman means so much more than the stereotypes. It’s not about cleaning or fixing our hair. Being a woman means strength‚ multitasking‚ hard work‚ dedication. We are not fragile or sensitive‚ there is strength in all of us and no one can take that away. That meaning has revolutionized in the last few decades. Back then‚ being a woman meant cleaning‚ cooking‚ taking care of children; women were taught to be “lady like.” Their voice was small and often unheard. Dorothy Day was born in
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Describe what “flourishing” and “helping” mean to you. Flourishing to me means being whole‚ unlocking your complete potential‚ it means to achieve all stages of success holistically within oneself and environment. What I mean is that in order to achieve flourishment‚ we need to accept ourselves and the direction that our life is heading in‚ reaching self-actualization. This means knowing yourself‚ knowing your strengths and weaknesses‚ knowing your self-worth and maintaining a moderate level of
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Culture‚ a term which the definition can be altered in many ways by every person alive. Because of the way I saw society‚ I have come to believe that culture means the pre-born beliefs you are supposed to spread and live by. However because I‚ Tomas Watts am a free thinker‚ I can leave the preset definition of culture. Culture to me means an aspect of life that you love and will always be willing to change. My culture is Human. My culture is one which can be modified on the spot‚ a belief that
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shattered. He thunders against them from heaven (1 Samuel 2:10). Prophets foretold of the Chosen One‚ whom God would send to save Israel. As Christians‚ we believe this to be Jesus Christ‚ the Son of Man. The baby born of a virgin in Bethlehem and was crucified for our sins. While Messiah means the same to both Christian and Jew‚ that didn’t mean the one who was sent was one in the same. Old Testament The Jewish laws can be found in the Old Testament (OT). These laws still stand for practicing Jews
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felt knew every rock and roll songs‚ told me it was a band named Nirvana‚ I had never heard of this band before‚ but‚ was extremely interested in what other songs they had. Soon after I heard the 90’s indie rock band‚ I went out to buy their CD and was completely infatuated. I had never been a fan of that type of music before‚ I liked country music and that was about as broad as my music was‚ but‚ this band changed my perception of music and allowed me to step out of my music comfort zone. The first
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be used to express a person’s emotions or the past. However‚ art is not always straightforward. Meanings could be hidden under words and pencil marks that may not surface until later. Not everything makes sense instantly and even if it seems like it does new information could pop up at random times and change your ideas on everything. Art is one of the things that can have a different meaning for everyone and those meanings for the person could change at any time. Propaganda is one form of art that
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