you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains in order to save the world. As I got older‚ I realized that being a hero doesn’t mean having an exceptional crime-fighting ability‚ nor does it mean being this paragon of the city. A hero is someone who inspires you to be the best
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Marines represent what it means to be a perfect warrior and a gentleman. In the 1800’s battles were fought with what is now known as rules of war. A Marine Corps General of a modern army in those days wanted to be seen as a gentleman and therefore demanded the respect that a gentleman would receive both on and off the battlefield. In order to receive that respect‚ it was said that a battle should be fought humanly or as a gentleman. Though in most armies only officers were considered gentlemen
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Miranda v. Arizona American Government This case is one that changed the way the United States Police forces will work forever. Every human in the world has natural born rights. Even people who have been arrested have rights‚ ‘The rights of the accused’. These rights are the main point of this court case. ‘On the third of March in 1963‚ an eighteen year old girl‚ “Lois Ann Jameson” (Sonneborn 6)‚ was leaving Paramount Theaters in downtown Phoenix’ (Sonneborn 7). Jameson would always take the bus
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What Education Means to Me Education; the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge‚ developing the powers of reasoning and judgement‚ and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. For some it means getting up at 6 in the morning‚ for others it means studying for the big exam coming up‚ and for others it’s over all boring. But others understand the true meaning of education. Education means a lot of things. Education prepares us for the future
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What does it mean to be Catholic? To be Catholic means to be whole‚ one with community‚ rich in spiritual tradition. Catholicism is a lens or filter which provides a meaningful pattern to our experiences which otherwise would be lacking in life and interest. It is comprised up of faith‚ theologies‚ and many different doctrines; even ethical and spiritual orientations and behaviors. At the same time though‚ it is a community‚ a group of many strong willed people‚ with a particular history.
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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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Sherman Alexie Reading RR #1 As and Indian Sherman Alexie‚ from eastern Washington‚ expresses how he uses reading as a way to “save his life”. In his short story “Superman and Me”‚ Alexie tells us how he uses his reading to teach himself to write. He then goes on to inspire other young Indians. This young man from the Spokane Indian Reservation shows us that no matter where we come from we are able to go above and beyond. Alexie came from a middle class family. He states that one of his parents
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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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reservation dissatisfied him to the point of leaving to pursue a better life. The man being spoken of goes by the name of Sherman Alexie. And he is not afraid to share his experiences with the people. Sherman Alexie’s work is like a straight shot into the mind of a Spokane Indian. Probing every corner of the conscious and bringing forth the thoughts and opinions of his people. Alexie projects through his work the trials
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A question that people have asked is "what does it mean to be successful in life." Some people say that in order to be truly successful in life‚ you have to become exceedingly wealthy. Others claim that you have to become as healthy as possible. I believe that success is a combination of your wealth‚ health and whether or not you have a group that will be able to support you. One of the aspects of success is how wealthy you are. In order to be successful‚ you don’t have to be exceedingly
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