Naturalization Ceremony The United States is a nation of Immigrants. For centuries people have come to the U.S. in search of prosperity‚ freedom and financial success. There are many reasons why a person from another country would wish to immigrate to the United States. The United States offers much potential in employment‚ thus leading to a greater standard of living. There is also the pride of being a citizen of the world’s richest and most powerful country In a personal testimony I’m an immigrant
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They withstood the brute force of the British. Without George Washington’s leadership we would never have gotten our independence. This is a role model that showed not only patriotism‚ but perseverance. Now let’s all stand up and say the Pledge of Allegiance. That means that we shall respect and honor those who fought in the war to protect our country. Those words should remain that way because we are loyal to those heroic people! Without their patriotism this country might have fallen under the
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The most important point from the readings is that philanthropy is not and should not be thought of as affluent whites giving to poor non-whites. Each racial/ethnic group‚ and even the communities within these groups have different philanthropic practices‚ but they all make important contributions to society. One commonality that I noticed for giving practices between minority groups is their tendency to send money “back home” to family or friends who are still living in their home countries. This
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Time and Cultural Influence on American Education As a student I remember each morning before the start of class we would stand to the Pledge of Allegiance and open the school day with prayer. These days this is not allowed as it may be an offense to someone. But the history of education and the philosophy of Martin Luther gave the opportunity for children to learn along with theology as the basis for their education so they may read the Bible. Another experience as a child was correction for misbehavior
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Vance Solinap 1/17/13 P. 1 Essay #1 The word “Revolution” doesn’t mean complete change. There were numerous events during the civil war like black land rights or hate crimes and many others that contributed to the major changes throughout the country. During the Civil War‚ many African Americans fought for the union against the Confederates in hope to gain more freedom. It took many Africans to petition to the government for voting rights. In Document C‚ many African-Americans who took a
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Democracy is a system of government where people rule. Democracy allows the people to rule themselves‚ giving them ultimate power. By supporting democracy we support important American values including religious freedom‚ worker rights‚ as well as creating a more organized‚ united nation. We have established several organizations to both support and advocate democracy‚ one of which is the Bureau of Democracy‚ Human Rights‚ and Labor (DRL). With the people’s opinion and such organizations‚ American
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patriot does can help others to be patriots for their country and standing up to be proud there from that country. I am an American Patriot because it is important to me to serve my country in a good way. Being an American Patriot‚ I say "The Pledge of Allegiance" every day at school. I sometimes sing "The National Anthem." These things are patriotic because I am pledging to the American Flag and singing America’s song. Also‚ I celebrate many of America’s holidays such as: The Fourth of July‚ or Independence
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abortion is evil. Little dolls are passed around the congregation and are supposed to be fetuses so they can touch and adore. Another scene shows some of the children at home‚ being taught by their parents to say a different version of the Pledge of Allegiance‚ not to the American flag but to a “Christian flag” that consists of a blue cross on a field of
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What being an American means to me is that I have the rights to do anything. Even though we are able to have all of these rights doesn’t mean we are able to take advantage of them there are still consequences for our actions. All the people in the Navy‚ Army‚ Air-force etc have the job to protect us‚ not everyone who shoots people just because. Being an American to me means being respectful to everyone. Like what Harry S Truman said‚ “you know that being an American is more than a matter
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