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    question what does writing mean to me in my life. While thinking I can honest say that writing helps me to feel better‚ I feel some kind of relief by write . If you have a lot of things to say‚ but you have some problems of expressing them by talk about it‚ you may try to write it down to help you express what you have to say. Writing for me is self-expression. I think‚ that we all are writers‚ and developing our talent of writing we can express ourselves through writing. Writing means many different

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    peaceful manner while accepting the consequences. Many people feel it is wrong and disruptive; however‚ it is what makes people free and true to themselves and what they believe in. Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it is truly giving the people their freedom. It does not harm anyone‚ since it’s only done to prove one’s point or to let them stand up for what they believe is right. The normal population seems to dictate that civil disobedience is wrong because it

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    British government‚ Americans have continued to fight for freedom at home and across the world. Many have given their lives to insure the chance to be free. Freedom means different things to different people. For some it means physical freedom‚ like not being a slave. Others see it as the chance to make choices for themselves. To me it means all of these things. I have the freedom to attend school‚ participate in extracurricular activities of my choice‚ and express my thoughts without the fear of being

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    I don’t have much to say about writing for myself. Writing doesn’t mean much to me. I am not a writer. I am an orator. However‚ writing does mean something to my wife. I love my wife. She loves to write. She spends hours a day writing. I watch words flow from her fingertips as she writes page after page. She doesn’t let me read much of what she writes‚ but when she does‚ I can see the passion and the joy that she has for what she writes about. I wish that I could write with such a fire. Writing

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    1. A sign is something that says exactly what it is. It doesn’t have symbolic meaning because the sign explains itself. A symbol has meaning behind it. It doesn’t exactly explain what it means. People have to know the background of the symbol or what it stands for to understand the meaning. Both could be pictures‚ but the interpretation is different between the two. An example of a sign is a stop sign because it says exactly what it means. An example of a symbol is the Holy Cross. It could look like

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    I believe diversity has a wide variety of definitions. It means accepting others despite their moral values. As a young African-American woman attending a school where people come from all different walks of life‚ I am challenged with different types of people and accepting their moral values. One of my best friends is an African-American male‚ Christian‚ and homosexual. Typically Christians and black people don’t accept those who attribute to same-sex relationships‚ but I love and see past his beliefs

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    the state should not interfere with the church. At the age of 4‚ Isaac Watts began to learn the language of Latin. Later‚ Isaac Watts continued to further educate himself at the Free-School of Southampton where he also learned the languages of Greek‚ French‚ and Hebrew.

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    What does it mean to grow up? I remember I wanted to grow up to be tall when I was little‚ but now that I am older‚ I know that growing up doesn’t mean to just get tall‚ it means overcoming problems‚ not giving up even though life has problems‚ teaching yourself because your parents might not be there to teach you‚ and standing out and being proud of yourself to show who you are. Not giving up‚ teaching yourself‚ standing out‚ and being proud of yourself will make you a better person when you grow

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    1 My View on What It Means to Love One’s Country Patriotism‚ according to Merriam Webster‚ is defined as “devotion or love for one’s country.” I believe this definition does not capture the true essence of the meaning of patriotism. This definition would be outstanding if there were no other conditions factored in this complex equation‚ but it seems that patriotism is a double-edged sword. The word patriotism strikes a lot of mixed emotions in people all over the United States. Some

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    as well as Manifest Destiny. To foreigners‚ the American Dream is family and a job to support them. To natives‚ the American Dream is a bit blurry. To some‚ it means making it big‚ and living a stable life where money troubles don’t exist and all is well. To me‚ the American Dream is living everything to the fullest‚ and being happy with what life decided to throw at you. My grandma tells me the American Dream is‚ and I quote‚ “A chicken in every pot‚ a roof over everyone’s head‚ a job for everyone

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