empathy should be viewed as a means of moral virtue. A large part of empathy is respect; disagreeing with someone’s choice or thought‚ while being able to view a situation from their point of view without judgment is truly key. This being said‚ that doesn’t mean you have to agree or change your thoughts‚ but the ability to take in both opinions and react approperately is empathy. Both of my parents taught me “have you thought about their side of the situation?” This use to frustrate me until I discovered
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everyday life. Each ideal holds unique meaning to me. Scholarship means learning‚ service means giving back to the community‚ community means feeling one’s connection to others‚ and creativity means using the mind to create something original; however‚ I identify most strongly with scholarship and creativity. These ideals influence a great deal of things in my life‚ from my decisions to my perspective on the world. To me‚ scholarship means not only constantly learning but also striving to expand one’s
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Dreams and What They Mean Psychologists seem to fall into two groups regarding dreams. The first group believes that dreams have no real purpose; while the second group believes they do have a purpose‚ although this group cannot reach a consensus on what the purpose might be. Sigmund Freud is probably the most famous of the dream theorists. He believed that dreams helped to preserve sleep by keeping individuals from waking as a result of physical urges such as needing to go to the bathroom
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What I feel the definition of being an adult means to be mature and responsible with your things that you have to do in life to life basics. Age doesn’t have anything to do with being mature or being in the adult section. It’s about self realization of you becoming mature. Some people when there maturing there starting college‚ or a new job‚ or even just going through with your life. When you are an adult you can make life judgments without any ones help from family or friends. You start identifying
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the Declaration of Independence." As you may have guessed I didn’t write this opinion. But‚ I do agree with R.C. Holies’ principles presented in this magnificent quote. As I was reading this‚ it made me realize how much the people around me‚ and myself‚ take our freedom for granted. I believe that when people think about freedom‚ they think of freedom as just a word. Most people don’t realize that the word used to mean that you could not be owned and could do as you please. Today in America
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feel is incredibly meaningful to me is that I’m dyslexic. This is an odd thing to cherish but it is fundamental to who I am. Some people believe that dyslexia only deals with reading and writing but it can affect the individual’s personality as well. Some kids with dyslexia seem "too quiet" and that’s how I am. In class‚ I would much rather just sit and listen to then talk. I like being able to focus on what other people are saying and why what they’re saying is important. I think in a different way
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WHAT THANKSGIVING MEANS TO ME In the United States‚ Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday‚ of November. However‚ seven nations also observe Thanksgiving as an official holiday. Those nations are Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ Liberia‚ and Switzerland. The first Thanksgiving is on record as being celebrated in the year 1621 near Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ with a feast following the Pilgrims first harvest. However‚ the feast was never repeated. In fact‚ the devoutly religious
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The necklace that my grandmother gave me when I was roughly nine years old‚ it holds a lot of meaning. It’s something that I love and cherish and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. This sacred object has helped me to deepen my spirituality by allowing myself to remember the story behind it. Whenever I wear it‚ I remember my grandmother willing to give up her necklace the second I told her that I liked it. When I was younger I didn’t really understand the importance of her giving up her necklace‚
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What it means to be an american There are many ways to describe the american identity today like family traditions or or how you feel in time of tragedy. Another way to describe an american identity is the age of the person. How old the person is will affect their american identity because they have seen more than us more tragedy and that may have shaped their identity differently according to how long they have been around. A person who has been around longer knows more about America. How does
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In the preface and introduction of the book: “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Graff and Birkenstein contend that well written argumentative writing should emphasize on hearing and responding rather than making claims. Based on the suggestions given by students‚ the revised 2nd edition of the book includes more chapters and features to give students a better understanding of academic writing. It is a general argument among the experienced instructors that good writing requires reaction with another’s arguments
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