What does it mean to be an American? By: Savannah Shiveley For centuries of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity. These people were looking for more than just rights and privileges. Their real desire was to become something that depicts pride and honor‚ an American. Being an American means much more than living in the United States. Along with the name come a number
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What it means to be an American The United States of America is a wonderful country where there is equal opportunities‚ rights and freedoms‚ and justice. America’s founding fathers like George Washington saw the potential of America being the greatest country of all. They created the constitution. The constitution created a stronger federal government and gave citizens rights. It wasn’t until 1865 that the United States Constitution ended slavery. America has prospered so much since then and now
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What it Means to be human. The notion of humanity has been around as long as man itself. Throughout history this idea has been attributed with certain values and concepts that define it. But at what point‚ if ever‚ does someone truly lose his or her humanity? To answer this question we must first start with addressing what it means to be human‚ and what separates our race from the fauna and flora of this Earth. Is it our ability to think‚ to reason or to take pity on all species‚ not just our
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address all other military personnel by the name of the rank and the said Soldiers last name‚ but may refer to E-5’s through E-7’s as "Sergeant". Master Sergeants (E-8) may also be addressed as Sergeant although most commands require you to use "Master Sergeant". As a PV2 you should live out the "Soldier’s Creed" each and every day. The Soldier should always remember that they are part of the team no matter how low of a rank they are. They serve the people of the United States which is one of the most
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What It Means To Be a Good Leader As we grow up‚ though we may not realize it‚ we are surrounded by leaders that have an impact on our lives. Some may assume that all the leaders in your life consist of authority‚ but truthfully‚ just having authority doesn’t make you a good leader. A good leader is a person that people naturally follow; they don’t follow them because authority tells them to. Keeping this in mind‚ it isn’t very difficult to identify the leaders in your life; it’s slightly more
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R. Michael Gosselin English 101-10 11/6/2012 Success “In order to succeed‚ your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” ― Bill Cosby What is success? By definition it is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose or the attainment of popularity or profit‚ but is that how we really measure success. Or do we measure it by our happiness and self-content? When I was younger my mother used to ask me “what is being successful”‚ my reaction was near instant‚ as if it was a
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What “home” means Everyone always has to have a place to be born‚ a place to grow up and a place to become yourself. It’s true that emotional aspects influence profoundly upon how one visualizes home. However‚ physical aspects are the house of home. Without land‚ a physical place‚ the picture about home in one’s soul will not come out easily. In fact‚ many people who are capable of building thousand houses find it hard to really build a home. A house is a simply a shelter while a home is a family
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What it means to be Educated To be educated is to be taught in a way that I believe will help you to succeed in the real world. Education is the idea that is supposed to be taught in schools all across the World‚ but is it really being taught? Education means something and is defined differently by many different people. A few people who have different views on what the meaning of education is are Paolo Friere‚ Bell Hooks‚ and Theodore Sizer. In the words of Paolo Friere‚ professor at Harvard
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Searching for success shouldn’t be an easy task. Success is not a gift‚ it should be hard to achieve and it matters how it is accomplished. That’s why I strongly disagree with this statement. "It is irrelevant how you achieve success". In my opinion‚ I believe success is accomplished by having desire‚ devotion‚ and with a tremendous amount of dedication. I called these three words the three d’s of success. I believe that by having a desire towards your goals and by being a devotional person are remarkable
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religious treatment. Almost anything can be sacred: a god‚ a rock‚ a cross‚ the moon‚ the earth‚ a king‚ a tree‚ an animal or bird. Once established as sacred they become symbols of religious beliefs‚ sentiments and practices” (Durkheim‚ 1915). This means that anyone can turn anything into a sacred element and that it usually refers to religion in the end. Nowadays‚ we can see this being mostly the case‚ but not always. Sacred elements‚ in American society‚ like things‚ places‚ persons‚ and ideas‚
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