What Poverty means to me Have you ever imagined a life where you don’t have the basic essentials to send your five year old daughter to school? This is a reality for many parents living in developing countries across the globe. The definition of poverty changes every day and it vary from place to place‚ we all have our own definitions of poverty. But to me poverty means lacking the basic human needs which include: clean and fresh water‚ nutrition‚ health Care‚ education‚ clothing and shelter because
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’’Tableau" by Countee Cullen in one of my personal favorite pieces of literature. Throughout this poem‚ Cullen was able to capture the turbulent times of this intolerant era while showing true friendship has no boundaries. This writing has a very powerful effect to it. It shows that if two young boys‚ filled with innocence‚ why can’t we all? These two boys show how beautiful a unified life can be. During the time published this poem was filled with controversy due to the racial intolerance surrounding
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What Is Cultural Heritage? “Heritage” can be defined a property‚ estate or title that are inherited‚ passed down from previous generations. In the case of “cultural heritage‚” the heritage doesn’t relate to money or property‚ but of culture‚ traditions and values from the past‚ to our present‚ and the future. Cultural heritage mentions a shared bond‚ the belongingness of people to a community. It comprises the main elements used by a community to build its identity and to understand its history
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What Black History Month Means to Me By: Ciara Alers-Varela This month many organizations on base are mentioning the following names: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many more. Black History Month is the month to remember the heroes that earn black people their rights. Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson. His purpose was to promote African American History. Black History Month means a lot to me. If it wasn’t for Black History month Barack Obama wouldn’t
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II 30 August 2016 What America Means to Me America means a lot of things to me‚ like freedom‚ safe‚ brave‚ equal‚ and responsibility. The reason I picked these things is because I think they are all very important to this country. The reason why I picked freedom is because in America‚ you have the right to do and say whatever you want. For example‚ the phrase freedom of speech‚ which means that someone’s right to say something is protected within certain limits. What that means is that someone can
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Instructor: Course: Date: What Education Means To Me Since my early childhood‚ education seemed like a “heavy” and utterly “serious” matter that my parents always talked about with regard to me. I was not then assured what that abstract term really means‚ or what value that it entails‚ but I was so far certain that I was destined to get it. A lot. As a seven years kid‚ who just started to read‚ I felt a bit awkward about educational challenges that my parents prepared for me. Moreover‚ I was puzzled
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What is home for you? How would you describe it? Home to me is where i was raised. Where i played‚ laughed and cried. It is where i became the person i am today. It’s not just a place where i live‚ eat and sleep. Home means a lot more than that. I believe it means the place you feel safer and most comfortable because of the people and the environment around you. To me‚ home is where i feel safest. It’s the place i trust most. The comfort at home makes me feel warm and secure. It’s not the chairs
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and essential in our everyday life. To me literacy is an art. Not everyone has the potential to 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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“What My Pin Means to Me” As a sophomore at Mercy high school I’ve come to know many things. When you start high school you have no idea that the things you’ll learn‚ the decisions you’ll make and the people you meet will affect the rest of your life‚ but that’s what it’s about. It’s about learning and growing so that when you leave high school and you graduate you will have the skills to go to college and become a part of something. What you don’t realize is that while you spend your four years
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The word that will help me through these six weeks and longer is certainty‚ and I know I chose wisely. As soon as I start thinking how a specific word will change my life the word certainty comes to my mind. I believe that this is one of the biggest reasons why I choose it. Certain has different meanings in the dictionary: “confident; convinced‚ indisputable or destined”; consequently‚ certainty means: “the state of being certain”. For me‚ it connotes the capacity of choosing wisely and making decisions
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