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    What It Means to Be Human

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    delight us‚ surely the process by which a human being is created is the most common and compelling. But what do we‚ as human beings‚ consider a human being to be? Some say a human is “made in the image and likeness of God‚” while others defend the concept that humans came from the soil and will return to the soil when they die. Dignity‚ a conscience‚ and free will all seem to play a major role in what creates a human being‚ as well. This notion is argued back and forth between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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    As our author says in the article Choose To Be Grateful. It Will Make You Happier‚ “For many people‚ gratitude is difficult‚ because life is difficult” (Brooks 2). Is being grateful really that hard? There is an abundance of things that happen in everyone’s day to day life that you just forget to be grateful about the little things. It is very important to be grateful for the things in your life. There is so many things to be thankful for it’s hard to be ungrateful. I have realized that there are

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    What Is an American

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    What is an American? The American Dream... a concept‚ which is very popular amongst the people who reside within the United States of America. When asked the question “What exactly is the American Dream” the answers most people will get would be quite similar to each other‚ but the way people interpret that answer differs based on what their values are. The problem is that Americans have many different values due to the fact that most Americans come from different ethnic

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    What It Means To Be Free

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    I feel that freedoms are something that need to be repeatedly won. They aren’t something that should get pushed aside in our world. In every generation‚ we need to win back our freedoms as a human being. Today in my life outside and in school‚ I have certain freedoms that I wouldn’t get in one place or the other. One of my freedoms at home is my cell phone. In my household‚ in order to even receive a phone‚ you have to be at least 13 years old. When 10:00pm comes around‚ I’m assumed to be in bed

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    Today‚ I am writing a report on “American Inventors”. I chose to write about the inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt; who invented the Watt steam engine‚ and the Photocopier. He lived from January 19‚ 1736 – August 25‚ 1819. He was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. While he was working at the University of Glasgow as an instrument maker‚ James became interested in the technology of steam engines. Watt realized that the engines being used at the time wasted a lot of energy by repeatedly

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    Jesse James: An American Icon Jesse Woodson James‚ son of Robert and Zerelda Cole James‚ was born on September 5‚ 1847. Robert and Zerelda James were both natives of Kentucky unlike Jesse. Jesse along with his siblings was born in Clay County‚ Missouri. James left his mark and in his own lifetime he became a legend. By studying the life of the ruthless desperado‚ Jesse James‚ we can conclude the following about his early life‚ the crimes he committed‚ and the legacy he left behind (Hartke). Jesse

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    response to Baldwin’s stranger in the village option 2 James Baldwin paints a picture of the struggle between white men and black men. Baldwin points out that‚ “the white man prefers to keep the black man at a certain human remove because it is easier for him thus to preserve his simplicity and avoid being called to account for crimes committed by his forefathers‚ or his neighbors” (p2). At this point Baldwin was contemplating on the idea that “the white man never recognize a black man as an

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    The Library of Congress (2015) uses the common definition of “The American Dream” written by James Adams‚ who states “…our lives should be richer and fuller‚ with opportunities for prosperity and advancement for each according to ability or achievement‚ instead of social class or circumstance of birth” (p.1). Is this an attainable goal in today’s society? The implied path to achieve this dream is through the matriculation in some form of higher education‚ while incorporating continuous growth in

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    Define what dose being an American means to you. For hundreds 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 to me. It means to me having freedom of speech

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    What America Means To Me

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    What America Means to me Some countries think that America has spoiled and selfish people‚ but I think that America is a much better country than that. America is very significant to me‚ and there are many reasons and things to prove it is a great country. America means freedom‚ food‚ and wealth to me. First of all‚ I think America means freedom. I think this because every single person in America has many different kinds of freedoms and rights. Some examples include the Bill of Rights which

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