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    When talking about being an American‚ people usually think about having good salaries‚ owning a big house with nice cars‚ doing everything you like without being corrected or judged by anyone. But many people don’t know that America wasn’t as good as it is today. The country had to experience a lot of wars‚ ideologies‚ equality between races‚... Being an American is being free‚ be able to have a good education‚ and be able to express your ideas‚ dreams and deliver that to other people. When talking

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    Amendment Essay The Second Amendment is one of the most controversial amendments in today’s society. There are commonly two sides that fightthat the American people have the right to not only carry a gun‚ but to carry any type of gun that they want‚ while anti-gun groups want to get rid of the right to carry a gun all together unless that person is a soldier or police officer. The part of the Second Amendment that is quoted by both sides is always “A well-regulated militia being necessary to

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    by William Stegner‚ and "Dumpster Diving"‚ by Lars Eighner‚ are both essays dealing with town dumpsters. They are both similar in the sense that they both have positive feelings about the dumpsters‚ but "Dumpster Diving" deals more with how the dumpsters help him live‚ while "Town Dump" tells how the dumpster constitutes a large part of the town’s history. In "Dumpster Diving"‚ Eighner tells his story of living off of the food that he finds in the dumpsters of his city. His discussion

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    4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of

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    What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life.  It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered

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    After reading “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eigner‚ I found out a lot of new things including how people on this earth manage to live. In the beginning of the essay‚ there has been some information provided to us about the writer which states that he lived in Austin and was a student of University of Texas. He described how life was on streets and showed us his interest towards dumpsters. He used description in the beginning and explains about term ‘Dumpster’. His tone is basically descriptive in

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    Many Kids Called Unfit for Adult Trial: Those under 15 often blind to the long-term results of their choices‚ a study says. By Greg Krikorian Published: March 3‚ 2003 in the Sacramento Bee Thousands of juveniles tried as adults in the United States may be incompetent to stand trial because they are emotionally or intellectually unable to contribute to their own defense‚ according to a juvenile-justice study to be released today. The study‚ directed by a University of Massachusetts professor

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    What does it mean to be an American? Being an American means you are free! You have many rights and freedom.You are a part of the United States and you most likely have many more rights and opportunities than most countries.America is made up of different people and cultures because of the diversity and pluralistic society.Even though we have different cultures and economy‚ we are all united as one and coalescing and we are proud! Fourth of July makes me an American

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    What is an American? Americans are self-spoken individuals full of radical ideas and egotistical spirits. This spirit has created the supreme economic monster that is America today. America is about freedom of speech and press‚ freedom of religion and most importantly freedom of choice. These three key components make up what it means to be an American. Freedom of speech was granted to Americans in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This freedom can be in the form of a peaceful protest

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    What it means to be American People in the United States differ greatly in beliefs‚ physical appearances‚ and heritage; yet we all call ourselves Americans. We feel prouder than ever to say "I am American‚" raising American flags‚ wearing symbolic shirts‚ and showing true patriotism. But what really makes us American? What is the common factor that unites us? Is it our pride in our country? Our culture and style? Or maybe it is our liberties granted to us by the constitution? America spans three

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