examples for every citizen of this great nation as they are truly patriots. A patriot‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ is a person who loves and strongly supports of fights for his or her country. Now‚ when one begins to think of patriots‚ their mind immediately goes to men like Benjamin Franklin‚ George Washington and Paul Revere‚ but do we as Americans truly consider all who are patriots? What can we do to be patriots ourselves? According to www.raymondinegypt.tripod.com‚ citizens must
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“Young Patriots” “To all Bicolanos‚ every calamity is a reminder of Typhoon Reming.” November 26‚ 2006. Typhoon Reming. I remember of how terrifying it was to hear the hissing sounds of strong winds; the loud heavy rains aggressively pounding our roof and windows; and how for the first time‚ our house was entered by rainwater. But then‚ last November 8‚ 2013‚ Typhoon Yolanda happened. The typhoon that was way worse than Reming. The typhoon that nearly wiped out the whole Visayas‚ specifically
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own soil. So‚ congress passed a law known as the U.S.A Patriot Act. U.S A Patriot is a 10 letter acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. This allowed the N.S.A (national security agency) to gain information of individual citizens or groups of individuals by using library records‚ phone calls and other surveillance. Recently‚ on January 1st of 2015 the Patriot Act has expired. Many members of government are stuck in
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The Patriot Act and the Homeland Security Act of the 21st Century Monique Watson CRJ422: Criminal Justice Capstone (BLM1408A) Instructor: Professor Tim Benford March 10‚ 2014 The tragedy of September 11 revealed vulnerability to violence by non-state actors within U.S. borders. This was something we never thought would happen again after Pearl Harbor‚ to be attacked on our own land. These terrorist lived among us‚ while plotting to destroy us‚ it lend the question
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think everyone should be able to have their own religion‚ they should be able to speak where and when ever they want‚ and whoever wants to fight can fight and not have to be forced to like in other countries. We should still honor all the American patriots who sacrificed their lives and fortunes for us in all the wars‚ such as World War I and II and all the other wars. I think that all the schools in America should have a flag of the U.S on display. It’s good to have a flag at your house.
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Patriots Pen Essay ¨America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms‚ it will be because we destroyed ourselves¨. That quote is from one of our famous presidents known by the nickname of Honest Abe. Freedom to me is to have rights as a person and a nation. The bill of rights is one of the biggest amendments to me‚ because it shows all of the rights we have as Americans. Some of the amendments that are in the bill of rights are under discussion today and if they
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Proud and defining achievements in our military history have been celebrated and even romanticized in their importance. When we think of the Revolutionary War‚ we think of our founding fathers‚ orators and statesman with convictions and ideals‚ who banded together on principles to defy tyranny. We seldom think of the great sacrifice and bloodshed from common men and families that paid the price for independence. Several men and their families were captured‚ tortured or killed as traitors. Many
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Let’s look at a few cons of the Patriot Act. "Under the Patriot Act‚ law enforcement officials may have broad access to any record — academic‚ library‚ financial and medical — without probable cause of a crime. The Patriot Act prohibits the holder of such information‚ like university librarians‚ from disclosing that they have produced such records‚ under the threat of imprisonment. A University of Illinois survey of U.S. public libraries found that at least 545 libraries have been asked
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A Patriot A patriot. Many people have different views and opinions on such a title. For example‚ in Oliver Goldsmith’s “National Prejudices” he describes one man with a rather questionable view on patriotism as a “Pseudo-Patriot”. (Goldsmith. 33) Some believe a patriot is someone who loves their country full-heartedly and without question. This of course is how most would see it I assume. A true patriot is someone who can have pride in their country and everything it stands for with honor‚ and
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This essay will take an in-depth look at the history of Hollywood during the late 60s and early 70s. This period of time is considered to have been a renaissance for American cinema‚ and was titled the ‘New Hollywood’ by cotemporary critics of the time. In order to understand the changes that Hollywood went through the late ‘60s‚ you first have to examine the preceding era of Hollywood filmmaking during the 30s and 40s. This was a period that is commonly referred to as Hollywood’s Golden Age; when
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