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    America. In Tocqueville’s book‚ he emphasizes many aspects of America that he believes are exceptional. America’s geography‚ federalist system‚ patriotism‚ and equality of conditions are a few of the many aspects that Tocqueville finds exceptional. Many of the characteristics of America that Tocqueville once believed were exceptional‚ such as strong patriotism and equality of conditions‚ are no longer characteristics that describe America. Tocqueville talks about America’s remarkable geography in the

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    In “Let Athletes Love Their Country in Their Own Ways” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‚ the author references Sam Kendricks’s and Colin Kaepernick’s public displays of political expression to explain that true patriotism is when a person is willing to make sacrifices to their personal gain in order to promote their problems with the government. This article was published on August 30th‚ 2016 in the Washington Post. The United States in currently encapsulated in various civil rights issues such as problems

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    Assignment on: Ten Expected Qualities of an Educated Person. Prepared For: Md. Nurullah Patwary Senior lecturer‚ Dept. of English East West University‚ Dhaka Prepared By: Abdul Ahad ID no: 2008-2-10-211 Md. Fattah Ibne Shaheed ID no: 2008-2-60-013 Jahid Bin Islam ID no: 2008-2-10-083 Tanuj Chakraborty ID no: 2004-1-10-119 Ten Expected Qualities of an Educated Person Introduction: Human being is considered the best creation of God. But we have to possess some good qualities

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    more importantly‚ not to be left out. These events demonstrate the first theme present in the first half of the book- patriotism. Or in this case‚ false patriotism‚ because these boys‚ now soldiers‚ were very mislead. They thought of war as heroic cavalry charges and sieges that would go down in history‚ but once they arrived in France they quickly realized otherwise. Patriotism is evident throughout this book‚ but mostly during the chapters concerning the Canadians. Pierre Berton

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    everyone hopes for. Recently‚ there have been issues of anti-patriotism. There were instances where Americans chose not to stand for our flag that represents our purity‚ valor‚ vigilance‚ and justice. People have fought in war with the American flag patched onto their arm and still today have it patched onto their heart. There should not be any doubt of standing for a symbol of the country we live and breathe in.

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    Curiosity can deliver great rewards‚ but it can also result in pain. Discuss in reference to the Film‚ The Matrix. In the film The Matrix‚ The Wachowski Brothers demonstrate that inquisitiveness primarily results in positive outcomes‚ but that it can also result in discomfort and agony. In The Matrix‚ curiosity is shown through the characters’ actions‚ as they question their existence and the world which they thought was ‘reality.’ Firstly‚ since the birth of humanity‚ discovering our existence

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    2/7/2014 Airbus case study Airbus case study Introduction (Facts). Airbus is the company that deals with the manufacturing of aircrafts in the market. It was formally established in 1970 as a European consortium. It has a head office in Toulouse; France operates out of over 160 international locations. It include 16 main development and manufacturing sites in France‚ UK‚ Germany & Spain and three wholly owned subsidiaries in China‚ Japan and North America. The Airbus benefits from a

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    hymn to the great nation of England during WWI‚ is today seen as overly sentimental and as romanticizing the horrors of the war through strong figurative language and symbols (“The Soldier”). The theme reflected most prominently in “The Soldier‚” patriotism‚ is seen again in many of Brooke’s war sonnets‚ but not commonly in the poetry of emerging poets during the war. Brooke is notorious for his use of sentimentality and nationalism in his war poetry. The voice in “The Soldier” talks about his untimely

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    blooming patriotism of a young United States. The idea that the United States was special‚ that it had a God-given right to rule over the North American continent‚ backed an essential facet of the patriotism arising at the time. “Destiny” in itself holds immense value in connotation‚ and the United States believed with startling conviction that their fate stood above the rest of the world’s. It’s an ideology still breathed through the channels of American culture‚ as United States’ patriotism tends

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    Soldiers would be able to make better decisions when enlisting. Second‚ those soldiers who enlist would be better prepared for the mental horrors that arise post-war. Finally‚ the novel sets a standard for the patriotism needed to serve one’s country and the honor that comes with that patriotism. The novel depicts war as it actually is. Remarque describes a moment of war by writing‚ "Everywhere wire-cutters are snapping‚ planks are thrown across the entanglements. . . the earth shudders‚ it crashes

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