What does reading mean to me? I am a very avid reader. Much of my time after school and on weekends is spent reading. I mostly read science fiction and fantasy novels. I enjoy science fiction novels because I like reading about all the interesting futuristic technology and lifestyle. Some science fiction novels I have read and enjoyed are The Quantum Door by Jonathan Ballagh‚ Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer‚ and The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. I enjoy fantasy novels because I like the adventure
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My Responsibility to America “To be an American for me means freedom and justice. I also think being an American is a big responsibility.” This is the response of 10-year-old Neil from Wisconsin when asked the question‚ “What does it mean to be an American?” Neil is right; Americans have responsibilities that are imperative to living in America and helping the United States be prosperous and successful. If everyone were to learn and follow these obligations‚ America could be the utopia it was meant
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What does the “working poor” mean? What are the two important reasons for the emergence of the working poor in the US? What is unique to the American society that makes working people in the US more vulnerable to poverty? What can be done about it? What does working poor mean to you? How can a person work and still be poor? Why am I not stable? Why am I living check to check? These are questions that working class people ask themselves on a day to day basic. The working poor means people who work
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can have many meanings; it just depends on the person that is defining it. Many different questions are asked when it comes to the term ethics; What is ethics? How do you define ethics? What does ethics mean to me? These questions can be answered by research or by life experience with friends and family. A lot of your own personal attributes become what they are by your own life experience and you learn to have your own moral beliefs about ethics. As we go on throughout our lives ethics becomes a
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The blank slate‚ written by Steven Pinker; an experimental psychologist and cognitive scientist‚ examines the ideas behind the ongoing debate regarding human nature and the theories of nature and nurture. The book begins with and in depth outline of the three doctrines of the nurture debate‚ the first being “The blank slate” which asserts that individuals are “born void of all characters without any ideas” as stated by John Locke (1632-1704) and that behavior is learnt from society and those around
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What does it mean to be an American? There are many meanings on what it means to truly be an American. Including‚ how this identity as an American has changed overtime from the past to present day. A specific value that I strongly agree with is “Opportunity” and that every single person on this earth deserves a chance. To begin with‚ an example of what it truly means to be an American from the past‚ the article “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address” and how Lincoln wrote a speech proclaiming his respect
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“Adult”? When are you considered an “Adult”? There are many factors that people have that classify you as an adult. These things are age‚ the way you at‚ how you speak‚ if you are mature‚ and many more things. But what does it really mean to be an “adult”? I believe to be an adult means you are responsible‚ your age‚ trustworthy and mature. I believe to be considered an adult you need to be responsible. In becoming an adult there are many things in life that you need responsibility for. For example
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What America Means To Me America‚ have you ever just stopped‚ and wonder what are the basic fundamentals that make you proud to be an American? In other words‚ what makes you proud of your country? Many people just believe America it just another insignificant and common north American country conforming the earth’s geography. Well based on your personal experience with America‚ which opinion do you think America is more likely to match with? In this essay I am going to be expressing my personal
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What does it mean to follow Jesus? Following Christ can take your life. I don’t believe most people‚ including myself‚ truly recognize the true meaning of being a disciple. It sounds almost easy to follow Jesus‚ and too simple to be the way to everlasting life. Its actually very difficult‚ but that is because we make it that way. The end result ( salvation‚ peace‚ no more worries or fears about tomorrow‚ everlasting joy‚ security‚ freedom) is so rewarding that the difficulties are forgotten.
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is repeated three time to emphasize the point that although the mother’s “blood is coursing through his veins”‚ the boy does not legally belong to the mother‚ but to the slave master. The word “liberty” has been used six times in the “On Liberty and Slavery” by George Moses Horton. The aim of repeating this word is to show the extent to which slavery does not grant human being the sense of freedom that greatly desired. He also shows how he longs for liberty and the end of slavery. Liberty seems to
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