Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Being an American is being free and open for change. Change is almost like an occurring thing. Sometimes I wish that maybe instead of making change‚ we could understand what we have first‚ almost take recognition. Then suddenly‚ we muster up something in a moment and then we feel it’s not good enough so we build onto something new. Why can’t we understand what we have‚ rather than trying to make something new? We have people
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Being American means a plethora of different things. Whether it is positive or negative‚ we are all part of a great country. The US of A gives everyone the freedom of religion‚ brings people’s dreams to life‚ but America has its flaws. In America‚ you are open to any religion‚ whether it may be Islam‚ Judaism‚ Buddhism‚ or Christianity. We may have freedom of religion‚ but in most cases that’s not true. Since 70% of America is Christian‚ every other religion is dwarfed by that colossal
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The word Hispanic brings up various thoughts in different people. Some might think of uneducated‚ loud‚ incompetent people. To others it might bring up words like devoted‚ hardworking‚ and loving. Being Hispanic to me means to know how to work hard and that you caring about family and friends. It also means that you are a strong person that can handle tough situations and make the best of things. My parents were not born in this country; my mother is from El Salvador. She had to flee a violent
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Someone could ask me what me‚ “What does being an American mean to you?” Well up until now I haven’t put much thought to it. I don’t know much about being an American‚ what I do know is we have rights. As Americans we don’t have monarchy. We’re a free country; we have the choice to be able to vote for who we want running‚ not our lives but our country. To be an American is the greatest thing in the world to most
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Our military budget has been a huge argument for the presidential candidates and people who support them. Many think we need to lower the budget‚ so we can spend some of the money on more and better things‚ but also many think we need to raise the budget for a better advanced and successful military. This is why the military budget has been such a big argument because it is a big thing for this upcoming election . The U.S needs to raise the military budget for many reasons. In the news article “Bomb
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rigid foundation in our military. We have a numerous of veterans everyday going to war just for our freedom that we have here in America today. Our military isn’t just fighting for our freedom‚ there are fighting so we can have peace here. Our military is what we have today‚ which is a great country‚ free rights (unlike other countries)‚ etc. There is more of incredible offerings that can just come from military. Our military people are constantly getting calls to go on military duty. I can imagine
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Perhaps one of the biggest blocks of foundation for the military is the ability to lead and follow orders. Without the will to follow‚ soldiers would do as they will‚ not what they are told to do. When people are told what they need to do it is usually by someone that has experience in whatever field they may be in‚ if they fail to follow those simple orders given to them chaos can erupt by lack of communication and possibly failure to get the mission done. The US army is one of the oldest groups
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In our world today‚ fate vs. free will remains the biggest mystery of all‚ the Greeks believed that there is an underlying relationship of free mans will exist within fate which the Greeks believed guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. A wise man will make good decisions in his life; an ignorant and stubborn man won’t be so fortunate. The play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles demonstrates that this concept of free will
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Why Being On Time is Important Being on time is one of the most basic‚ yet most important things about what we do‚ as Marines‚ and Military Policemen. Most Marines understand this concept and are able to comply willfully and promptly due to the extent they have been taught regarding the importance of being on time and the punishment that can follow a more than tardy arrival. Tardiness in the workplace is a correctable issue and majority of the time is nothing more than a seldom occurrence.
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career military person; also : the child of a person whose career is in a specified and typically unusual field. Military children are different from civilian children. “Civilian” is defined as a person who is not a member of the military or of a police or firefighting force. Merriam-Webster . Sometimes it is hard for military children to talk to civilian children because they can’t relate to the things they have experienced. Therefore‚ there are several advantages and disadvantages of being a military
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