What makes a patriot? People through the ages have carried out both horrible and wonderful acts under the banner of patriotism. How then are we to define it? The concept of patriotism is just as debated and relevant today as it was during the Civil War. If our nation is to survive its current challenges‚ the definition of a true patriot must be clear. So‚ what is true patriotism? Only 57 percent of U.S. citizens over 18 described themselves as either “extremely” or “very” patriotic in a study
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their people to help control the thoughts that the citizens were having. Winston states‚ “And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed – if all records told the same tale – then the lie passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the past‚’ ran the
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All Praise is due to Alláh‚ We praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him; and we seek refuge in Him from our own evils and our own bad deeds. Anyone who is guided by Alláh‚ he is indeed guided; and anyone who has been left astray‚ will find no one to guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Alláh‚ the Only One without any partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad‚ sws‚ is His servant‚ and His messenger. Today’s khutbah is about Patriotism: love
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Patriotism for Pakistan Pakistan’s creation was no doubt the finest hour of our history our forefathers who had fought for it envisioned the promise of long cherished freedom‚ democracy and prosperity. It is the country which was created to work for an ideal democratic state based on social justice as an upholder of human freedom and world peace‚ in which all citizens were to enjoy equal rights and freedom from fear‚ want and ignorance. Pakistan my homeland is in fact the land of blessings. Its
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Nicaragua patriotism MELODY CLASS-B The modern Nicaragua conservative colonialist aggression and oppression‚ in 1522 the Spaniards opened the Nicaragua border‚ began in Nicaragua in 1524 established the Spanish colonial aggression‚ Granada and Leon city in Nicaragua‚ Nicaragua in 1525 completely into the Spanish colonial rule‚ Nicaragua declared independence in 1821‚ in 1839 the establishment of the Republic of Nicaragua‚ and in 1912 American in Nicaragua established
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In the film Consuming Kids‚ it really shows the dark side of marketing to kids. Marketing to kids gives them bad study habits because they will always want to play with their cool new toy that they saw on TV instead of doing their schoolwork. When I was young‚ I know that’s all I would want to do is play with my cool new toy. I would just keep putting off doing my work and I would tell myself that “oh I’ll get to it later” and later came and I never ended up getting to doing my work‚ because why
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seen a few instances of declined patriotism and it seems as if were are going through a downfall today. In the seventeen years that I have been a part of this nation I have experienced one of the deadliest terror attacks that the world has ever seen. The days after September 11th‚ 2001 were spent admiring the armed forces and first responders that risked their own lives for the nearly 3‚000 people that died on that day. In the last four years it seems like our patriotism has greatly
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Technology: Consuming Our Lives? Today‚ many of us use technology for just about everything in our daily lives. There is no longer a need to shop at a physical store or crack open a book. There is no need to turn on the television or radio for weather and news or even to watch television shows. There is no longer a need to dial a phone or send a letter to contact anyone. People are spending more time on a computer than ever before; some even believe it has become a case of addiction. So the question
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“Patriotism”‚ this one word calls to mind many things if you’re an American. Apple pie‚ baseball‚ the American flag‚ life in the suburbs. These are all things that americans love about their country‚ but is that what patriotism really means? There are many people who claim to be “patriots” on their Facebook or Twitter pages‚ but these people often think that they are a part of a select group of people who truly love their country. But‚ patriotism should be something we share‚ someone can love the
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To say that patriotism is outdated is to imply that the concept of nation is outdated. For me patriotism is a word‚ nothing more nothing less‚ when I feel patriotic I don’t call it patriotism‚ I call it.... being human. It is perhaps our disguised patriotism that we fight today in the world‚ and it will be our disguised patriotism that will lead us into world destruction. Again like I said‚ patriotism is a word defined differently by diff people. Who define it the better way‚ I salute you and
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