freedoms are what set us apart from other parts of the world. Along with the name comes a number of different benefits such as freedom of speech‚ to be able to express your opinion and say whatever you want‚ freedom of religion and equality for all. Being an American is much more than living in the United States. As Americans one of the privileges that we have is
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In my first paper‚ I had mentioned that I would be accepting if I had a deaf child. I also brought up my consideration in adopting a deaf child. If other parents do not want to raise the child‚ I would be willing to step in and love them as my own. I stand by both of those statements I made and I still feel strongly about them‚ but the more I learned in this class‚ the more I realized it would not be as easy as I thought. Originally‚ I wanted to send my child to a mainstream school or live close
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display these traits‚ for example giving Polyphemus the wine to put him asleep showed his intelligence because this was the best way to injure the giant while causing the least amount of death. When he hung from the fig tree and waited for his ship‚ or being trapped in Polyphemus’s cave are all obstacles that he had to overcome. Odysseus overcame these obstacles because he is a hero and heroes overcome problems that come their way. Odysseus is not a superhero however‚ he is just a normal person that overcomes
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the chance to help save lives‚ and serve my country. Being a military police is a responsible job and comes with duties‚ such as law enforcement patrols‚ you might have to interview witnesses‚ victims and suspects in investigations. On the job there’s a lot of crimes going around‚ especially if you’re stationed where there’s hostile activity you’re going to have crime scene security and also processing. People that are thinking about being a military policeman must first meet some of the
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The best way to become a great pitcher includes having consistency and accuracy‚ having good placement in the strike zone‚ having precise mechanics‚ and having a various amount of pitches. Having the consistency and accuracy is the first step to being a good pitcher. These two skills are the most important skills to acquire during pitching. One must be able to throw consistent strikes for long periods of time‚ otherwise no plays or outs will be made during the game. For example‚ if the pitcher does
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A few years back I remember not knowing or thinking that I would ever be homeless or anything close to it‚ but life is full of surprises. I lived in Los Angeles‚ my father had lost his job and felt hopeless in such a big city. As the bills continued to pile up so did my fear of what was going to happen next. After the bills and mortgages were too high we had to leave our entire lives behind and more nice enough to let us stay in their living room. At that moment I had no idea what was going to happen
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“Being for” as Adams understands it is very broad. He tells us that there are many ways you can be for something. Some examples he stated were “loving it‚ liking it‚ respecting it‚ wanting it‚ wishing for it‚ appreciating it‚ thinking highly of it‚ speaking in favor of it‚ and otherwise officially standing for it symbolically‚ acting to promote it or protect it‚ and being disposed to do such things.” (p11). He believes that this reveals the difference between a person’s moral behavior of their
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What are one’s values? In the Importance of Being Earnest‚ the aristocrats have similar values as do the people today have. The aristocracy value things such as: one’s social status‚ wealth‚ and where an individual comes from. Although‚ not everyone that was part of the aristocracy shared the same values. Algernon and Cecily’s relationship were not ideal for the values of the aristocracy. In Algernon and Cecily’s relationship‚ wealth was not a topic of conversation‚ one’s background was never
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“Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time. It’s about loving what you have and being grateful for it.” Being thankful means expressing gratitude. Love what you get‚ don’t be greedy‚ and don’t complain. An important law of life that I have learned to live by is to be thankful for what you have. Two years ago I was lucky to get many gift cards‚ money‚ and a new wallet from friends and family for Christmas. My siblings didn’t get as much so they were a little jealous and I made the
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Technology has brought us out of the dark ages and has given us the ability to do things we never thought were possible. It is all around us and it helps to make our lives just a little bit easier. Technology has improved our communication and social interaction by making it possible for us to get information from one place to another in seconds and for people to travel great distances‚ including over the ocean in a lot less time. It has improved education by broadening our horizons and allowing
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