What makes an American an American? Is it the accent‚ the clothing‚ the fact that you can speak the English language‚ or is it the fact that you were born on American soil? I believe it’s certain characteristics that set us apart from other countries. The fact we are self-reliant‚ and competitive‚ and the compassion we bring to others are some‚ of many‚ American characteristics that help set us apart. These are the three characteristics that I have chosen to write about. Our self-reliance
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DISCOVERING YOURSELF This topic is very interesting with the Discovery wheel‚ learning styles‚ and balancing learning styles. My favorite assignment was the discovery wheel‚ this exercise shows me that I need to balance the skills that I have and some real weaknesses that I did not know that I had. Discovery is a way to find your TRUE strengths and weaknesses and how balance them. Discovery‚ commitment‚ and Mastery should be in every student vocabulary and should be something worked on
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speak about believing in yourself. To believe in yourself you need self-confidence. What is self-confidence? You hear people talking about confidence every day‚ whether it is on television or on the street. Self-confidence is basically the belief in one’s own power and ability. Bernard M. Baruch once said “Be who you are and say what you feel‚ because those who mind don’t matter‚ and those who matter don’t mind.” It is very easy to tell if someone is lacking confidence‚ you could just look at their
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A True Hero “Hard times do not create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed‚” said Bob Riley. Society has misinterpreted heroes as people who wear caps or who can fly. All heroes do not want to be famous for their impudent acts. Even Gilgamesh had portrayed imputed acts‚ he has not only considered himself a hero‚ and his people did too. Society believes that Gilgamesh’s values and beliefs affect what really makes him a hero. Especially‚ when it all had started
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In the article “Trump is trying to Make America White Again‚” author and editor Eugene Robinson explains his opinion towards Trump’s immigration laws. The article was published by Washington Post on January 29‚ 2018. Robinson wrote this article to inform US citizens and immigrants about Trump limiting immigration and family-based sponsorships and eliminating the diversity visa program to regulate the number of immigrants of color. Robinson appeals to readers’ emotions and logic to properly notify
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Everything Straight What is something that you show without much thought? There a lot of facial expressions that a person can make. Some seem more common and the more subtle differences are lost in different traditions and cultures‚ but the most universal facial expression with same meaning across all culture is indicated by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth or simply‚ a smile. I smile knowing that smiling changes my mood. According to psychologists if you smile for a minute‚ no matter
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Asset and Liability problems: The information presented here represents selected data from the December 31‚ 2010‚ balance sheets and income statements for the year then ended for three firms. Calculate the missing amounts for each firm. Firm A Firm B Firm C Total assets‚ 12/31/10 $401‚000 $531‚000 $334‚000 Total liabilities‚ 12/31/10 222‚000 143‚000 ___________ Paid-in capital‚ 12/31/10 85‚000 [pic] 42‚000 Retained earnings‚ 12/31/10 [pic] 319‚000 ___________ Net income for
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buy you everything your heart wishes. With money you would be able to live a comfortable life with everything you wanted around. You can have flat screen TV’s to expensive jewelry‚ the sky is the limit when you’re spoiling with the benefits of your hard work. But does that necessarily make you happy? Would having everything be as great as it seems? There is nothing like the feeling of shopping with no limit. When you can have everything you want and are fortunate enough to buy anything you want
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painful than the risk it took to blossom.” To me‚ she meant having the courage to know yourself well and to live life being exactly who you were meant to be. Just how well do you know yourself? It stuns me to meet people who hardly know themselves. But then again‚ who am I to be stunned when I did not know myself in my 20s? How I wish I believed that we could be different from the rest of the world and still be fabulous – in fact‚ fabulous because of it‚ not despite it. How badly I wish
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Sarah Amador Dr. Hodges ENG 337 April 13‚ 2013 Honor or Something “What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died a Wednesday.” –Falstaff‚ Part I of Henry VI That is a good question. What is honor? What does it mean for one to have‚ or to have gained honor? Well‚ according to the dictionary‚ honor means “honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions‚” or it could mean‚ “high respect‚ as for worth‚ merit
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