Mencken‚ HL. “On Being an American” HL Mencken’s “On Being an American” is a collection of newspaper articles about his perceptions on America as a white male at around the early 1900s that were compiled into an essay. In the first of these articles‚ Mencken writes that what makes America so charming are the people that live there (he narrows this down to people who are 50% American). He says that Americans are the youngest of white races‚ and that this carries into American culture and politics
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Someone could ask me what me‚ “What does being an American mean to you?” Well up until now I haven’t put much thought to it. I don’t know much about being an American‚ what I do know is we have rights. As Americans we don’t have monarchy. We’re a free country; we have the choice to be able to vote for who we want running‚ not our lives but our country. To be an American is the greatest thing in the world to most
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Being American means a plethora of different things. Whether it is positive or negative‚ we are all part of a great country. The US of A gives everyone the freedom of religion‚ brings people’s dreams to life‚ but America has its flaws. In America‚ you are open to any religion‚ whether it may be Islam‚ Judaism‚ Buddhism‚ or Christianity. We may have freedom of religion‚ but in most cases that’s not true. Since 70% of America is Christian‚ every other religion is dwarfed by that colossal
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Being an American citizen means you have the right to be and do whatever you desire to do and want to be. There are people who sneak across the border to be an american‚ Because we have privileges that we are capable to do that they can’t. I am grateful to be an American because I get well education compared to other countries that can’t afford the education that we get. “I might want to be a policeman” (Aidan‚ what is the american dream) This explains that America has the right education to allow
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Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Being an American is being free and open for change. Change is almost like an occurring thing. Sometimes I wish that maybe instead of making change‚ we could understand what we have first‚ almost take recognition. Then suddenly‚ we muster up something in a moment and then we feel it’s not good enough so we build onto something new. Why can’t we understand what we have‚ rather than trying to make something new? We have people
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way of eating. Fitness can help you live longer and prevent diseases like heart disease in your future‚ keeping fit can be fun as well. Physical fitness involves 3 main components: strength‚ stamina‚ and flexibility. If you train properly‚ then you are able to generate force with your body. Being strong is useful for all sports as well as for life in general. Life is full of effort. Being strong all around makes everything a little easier‚ and it is a critical component of team and individual exercise
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Keeping fit What are the best ways to keep fit? Do you think most people consider exercise a chore or do they find it fun? What is the most popular form of exercise in your country? Healthy lifestyles Do you think people in your country are less healthy than they used to be? How can we encourage young people to stay healthy? Should governments intervene to force people to be healthier? Sample answers: What are the best ways to keep fit? The best way to keep fit is to do exercise
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Person-Job Fit Vs Person-Organization Fit In partial fulfillment of requirement of the subject: TBS903 Managing People In Organizations Summer 2 Semester By Reji George (Student ID: 3759052) Submitted to Dr. Payyazhi Jayashree Submission Date: Tuesday‚ 24th Aug‚ 2010 INDEX Abstract ABSTRACT This report reviews the recent developments of the research on Person-Organization fit (P-O) and Person-Job fit (P-J). These are the two most extensively studied fits in context
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standard. It is undeniable that people can afford more meats and flesh with doing lesser physical works compared to the past. Many people‚ however‚ want to eat a balanced diet without many meats and do more exercise instead in order to keep fit. Keeping fit has become a trend nowadays‚ and that poses both positive and negative effects. There is no doubt that keeping fit can exercise your body. By doing so‚ you can stay more healthy with the enhancement of cardiorespiratory endurance which prevent
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Why Children Are Awarded Too Many Trophies Winston Churchill once said‚” Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Everyone fails from time to time regardless of race‚ gender‚ or class. Some fail more often while others seemingly do not fail at all. Often‚ children are being taught that anyone can be awarded for merely participating. This idea is hindering more than it is helping‚ not adequately preparing them for the future ahead‚ and is leading to underperformance
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