Is the American Dream still achievable? First‚ I asked myself if the American Dream was worth trying to achieve. And then I wondered how many people spend their life trying to achieve it. Before I could answer those question I had to ask myself what the American Dream is. I came up with a few different answers. While I’m still questioning if my answer is a concrete one‚ my opinion is that the American Dream is achievable because it’s such a flexible concept. Is the American Dream worth trying to
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relevant today. Gender roles have been around for years and they have always been labeled a certain way‚ but I’d say now that those labels have been broken. They are not as relevant in today’s world as they were years way back. There is too much diversity and roles that men and women have both done. In today’s world women might do things that men are regularly stereotyped to do and vice versa. The time since now and way back then roles have been switched in some households in America. In today’s society
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A hero is a person who’s responsible and a good role model. A hero is also someone who has done something meaningful in his/her life. It is universally accepted that both Paul Rusesabagina and Oskar Schindler are examples of extraordinary people who accomplished incredible feats by standing up for good in the face of evil‚ such as crimes against humanity and genocide. They were men that helped people other than their selves and actually cared what happens to those other people. They were not selfish
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UCC 101-006 Carolina Yanez Reaction Paper 10/17/2011 Time Management In Randy Pausch’s lecture he states about time management is that time is what everyone needs. He starts off by saying that time is money‚ it’s always good to turn money into time; for example when you need to cut your grass‚ you can pay someone to do it. Right there you just gave yourself some free time. Randy also says in his lecture that being successful doesn’t make you manage your time well; managing your time well makes
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Describe at least one memorable use of language in the text. Explain how this use of language helped you to understand one or more important idea in the text. “Still I rise” a poem by Maya Angelou is about a black woman’s point of view towards a white person in the 1900’s. Angelou used various language techniques‚ rhetorical questions‚ metaphor‚ and similes to show us her thoughts at the time when she was being ruled over. Self-esteem was the reason that the poet wrote this poem in the first place
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resemblance between two things or ideas” . The key features of metaphor ranges from exaggeration and extension to the resemblance and connection between ideas within the poem‚ as well as symbolism. Traditionally‚ the conventional interpretation of ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou lies within the concept of race relations in America‚ in particular the struggle of Black American women within the Civil Rights era. On the other hand however‚ a different metaphorical exploration of the poem could reveal a
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Did you know that there are only a few places that still teach cursive today? First‚ I think cursive should still be taught because we need cursive for signatures for such on bills. Second‚ I still think cursive should still be taught because cursive helps our brain grow. Also cursive helps us with our artistic skills‚ like drawing or painting. Lastly I think cursive should still be taught because we will be able to write quicker in college. For instance‚ when we are taking notes we can write quicker
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community aren’t allowed to pick a single thing on their own: from the clothes they wear‚ to the assignments (jobs) they will work they rest of their lives. The community has been blindsided for years‚ and is highly unaware of the the pick-n-choose world they are missing out on. Consider that our current government had announced they were planning on recreating a population just like that. Having a civilization like the one Lois Lowry wrote about become real‚ would be an alarming concern. The nation
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Racism is one of the world’s important issues today. It is clear that prejudice is terrible as decades prior to us have proved however‚ it’s beyond any doubt has not gone away. Racism is not a thing of the past‚ it still exists today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools‚ workplaces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. The time has come for people to begin considering the questions and answers for this matter. Essential reasons‚ media‚ businesses
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B. The state school board chairperson has asked you (a consultant on health and wellness) to write an informative piece about the recent changes to the breakfast and lunch programs to improve nutrition and health. The content will be turned into a brochure describing the four (4) major issues: economic situation‚ special needs (e.g.‚ health) of the population being served‚ process‚ and benefits of the program. He asked you to include two (2) visuals to illustrate the issues. Write a three
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