autonomy is what makes life worth living and fun. We get to choose what we want to wear‚ the career we want to do‚ say what we
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This passage describes most individuals who go on and live in new societies and countries but are not quit accepted due to the difficulties faced by them of being an emigrant. For many people letting go of their past traditions and accept new ones is very difficult. As for Sarosh the character in the short story “Squatter”‚ he is unable to use the toilets because he is still living in his past traditions. He has not been accepted in the Westernized culture because‚ in the story we see him squatting
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What Does It Mean to "Be Healthy"? If you were to take a picture of your current state of health‚ how would it look? How are you feeling? Are you well rested? Are you ready to take on whatever challenges the day holds in store for you? Is your outlook positive? Do you get along with family members‚ teachers‚ and peers? What about yesterday? Did you eat well and get plenty of sleep? Your answers to these questions provide a picture of your general level of health. If this surprises you‚ the reason
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Dictionary‚ happiness means ‘the feeling of being happy’. And the definition of happy is: ‘feeling‚ showing or causing pleasure or satisfaction’. But what doe it mean to be happy? Should you constantly feel joy? Should you always be laughing and smiling? There has become an intense need for people to be and stay in a happy state. But we all know‚ that’s impossible. Sooner or later something will be thrown in your life that will almost destroy your happiness. How do we deal with that? What will it take to
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Being an adult Being an adult means taking responsibility. There is no specific time or chronological age when you become an adult. It does not depend on age‚ but it happens with self-realization and becoming mature. For some‚ adulthood may be starting universities or starting a new family‚ or beginning new jobs‚ or just simply going through life’s trials and tribulations. When you are an adult‚ you create an identity for yourself. You no longer rely on others. Adults can think and act independently
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to see the full picture‚ not just a certain field of vision. There are many different interpretations of what enlightenment is‚ and what the path to enlightenment is like. How does one examine the many different perceptions of enlightenment? Plato - a Greek philosopher‚ Walt Whitman - an American poet‚ and Fr. Adolfo Nicolás - the Superior General of the Jesuits have all discussed what it means to be enlightened. Their interpretations of the path and state of being enlightened vary in places‚ but
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What does it mean to be Caribbean? To be Caribbean is sitting together with family laughing and crying eating home cooked meals seasoned with the rich herbs and spices of the land washed by the Caribbean Sea. Being Caribbean is sugar spice and everything nice. We as a people give helping hands to one another ignoring what race or culture we come from because it is natural to us because everyone is mixed; being Caribbean is adapting and accepting to things that seem different to others but is
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The theme our group has chosen is acceptance. The virtue of acceptance means we accept ourselves and others just the way we are. It means to love and welcome everyone just like Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong in being different because we’re all perfect. God created all of us and He makes no mistakes. An accepting person is happy with who he/she is‚ treats everybody equally‚ and is non-judgmental. This is especially important in today’s society because we face so much discrimination. Discrimination
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Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Faith knows I will keep my promises‚ believing that things you are hoping for are as real as things you can already see. I remember being a first time counselor in Mentone and wondering if I was making the right decision‚ working 500 miles away from home. I did not even have a car when I accepted the job and was wondering how I would even get to camp. So‚ I decided to buy a car and recruited some friends to work
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I always rely and act according to what my rational sense tells me. That is how my parents raised me and their behavior was an example for me. As a result‚ I rarely follow my intuition or bliss. When I face difficulties‚ I usually list all the advantages and disadvantages and based on them make my decisions. However‚ sometimes I feel like I should have done some things the other way‚ though they seem logically based. My parents always tried to persuade me that Ukraine is not a good country to live
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