What Freedom Is To Me Since July 4th‚ 1776 the United States has a free country. Citizens of the United States have freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many other things. Webster’s definition of freedom is‚ "the condition of being free of restraints." To me freedom plays a large role in my life. Three things that would be freedom for me are going where ever I wish‚ actions without negative consequences‚ and morality to my standards. The first example of freedom for me would be being able
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You’re Not The Boss Of Me - Yvonne van Dongen North & South The magazine article from North & South called ‘You’re Not The Boss Of Me’ by Yvonne van Dongen is about teenagers and the question; are parents affecting the adolescence of today? It made me think about how shocking the new generation of teenagers are‚ and how parents may be more at fault than the teenager. Teenagers have changed a lot over the ages. They seem to think they’re above everyone else and can do whatever they want. “The
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Around Me "You have a four-fold life to live: a body‚ a brain‚ a heart and a soul . . . these are your living tools. To use and develop them is not a task. . . . It is a golden opportunity." This is a quote from my favorite book‚ I Dare You. The book is about striving to be your best in everything you do‚ this particular quote is talking about the main keys of life‚ and these keys can be obtained through sports. I am an athlete. I run track and I play basketball. Sports are important to me because
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different effects on many people. It affected people at home and obviously greatly affected those who were fighting in Vietnam. An excerpt from Everything We Had by Al Santoli and Beginning and Arrival‚ excerpts from If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Send Me Home by Tim O’Brien‚ are memoirs that explore the effects and influences of war on two young men. Tim O’Brien wrote about his own experiences in the war‚ and in the piece of work by Santoli‚ he tells about the events of a soldier named Robert
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most important things I carry with me are those things‚ which I keep a great respect‚ or some things that their value have a great meaning in my life. On a normal school day‚ a bulk of books and a collection of special things can be found in my bag‚ including textbooks‚ folders‚ a calculator‚ papers‚ and color pens. My bag on a good day may weight about 4 pounds‚ but on a bad one‚ up to 8 pounds. The things I carry are classified by grade of importance. One of the commonest things I carry in my
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great opportunities‚ so I will have no doubt to go there and fulfill one of my dream and settle my career‚ when it will come down to choose a country. I love to learn about things that I do not know and I have always taken my studies very seriously. I have never said to anyone in my life‚ that "I hate studies". Many people find me as a geek‚ but I only see that as a compliment rather than an insult. I have got big dreams‚ when it comes to studies. Since I was 6 years old‚ I wanted to be a doctor. I
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I carry so many things‚ so many insignificant things‚ things that you would never think could hold so much meaning. Chapstick. No‚ I do not carry it for fear of coming across Prince Charming and diving into his arms for the fairy-tale kiss. But I do fear chapped lips; it is more of a phobia (chapped-obia?). I was eight years old in the Alps of France over winter break when no one informed me that chapstick would be a good little soldier in my pocket to defend my lips from the enemy: the cold
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RUNNING HEAD: I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me My story about what I would like to change Hannah Michelle Childers Northwest Vista College I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me As the title states‚ I like who I am‚ but there are a few things that I would like to change about myself. For example‚ I really like how compassionate
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World‚ In Hounding Me The poem "World‚ in Hounding Me" written by "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz" explains her ethos and thought process in order to give a greater understanding of her psyche and in doing so‚ is also judgmental about modern life. She wishes to enrich her mind‚ spirit and existence with the understanding of beauty and humility. In the poem‚ it states‚ "How can it harm you if I choose‚ astutely‚ rather to stock my mind with things of beauty‚ than waste its stock on every beauty’s
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For my response I watched the provided film‚ Stand by Me with commentary by it’s director‚ Rob Reiner. One of major things that jumped out at me while watching was the use of what Reiner called a “long lense”. He first references this technique when Teddy is standing in the train tracks but brings it up again when the train is coming towards them while on the bridge‚ when the boys are walking down the tracks in the morning after they sleep in the woods‚ and again when they’re making the trek back
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