What does it mean to be an adult? Does accountability make a person an adult? Does learning and improving on past experiences make someone an adult? Will caring for one’s self make somebody an adult? These are all small pieces to the puzzle but there is more to an adult then being a self-reliant‚ hardworking individual that pays their bills on time. In my opinion‚ you can be sixteen years old and be classified as an adult or twenty eight years old and not be an adult. Being an adult means that
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In “Is Facebook Making You Mean?” an article by Lauren Tarshis‚ the author questions whether the negative characteristics of Facebook on children actually outweighs the positive aspects of social media. The author writes using different styles to both emphasize the important information and also to hold the interest of the intended audience. She begins by telling the story of a young girl named Anna who didn’t think through the words that she commented on another girl’s Facebook post and though not
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“WHAT DOES PATRIATISM MEAN TO ME?” I believe Patriotism to be one of those words that you cannot stop at knowing the mere definition of. Patriotism isn’t something youknow or read about. It is something that you must feel. A word that engulfs your entire being and forces you to live you a certain way based on hundreds of years of the past. one of those words that you must fell. It must engulf your entire being in order for it to have real meaning to oneself. He is probably best remembered for
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perfect means to “bring to completion” (dictionary.com). Perfect is a simple word‚ yet everyone strives for it and many fail. Individuals may be in denial‚ thinking they do not want to be perfect‚ but looking at the media and society can pressure many to be perfect. The concept of being perfect is that it’s just a concept‚ we are human and we will make mistakes. Being perfect doesn’t allow you to make mistakes‚ we have to be on our toes making sure everything is precise. Being perfect means to be
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What Patriotism means to me In the aftermath of the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States we are seeing many forms of Patriotism. I was surprised to find when I researched this word that it had a lot of negative feelings. I believe that Patriotism is a showing your support for your country‚ standing up for what you believe in‚ and fighting for individual independence. First‚ I’m proud of my country I’m not ashamed to say the Pledge of Allegiance‚ or hold up the American
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What does it mean to be an American for you? We use “American” word so freely but do we know what it exactly means to be an American? Only living in America does not mean that you are an American. Millions of people migrate into the United States of American in order to achieve their dream and earn the name of an American. For hundreds of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity
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Have you ever thought about what goes through a little two-year olds head when she has to see multiple doctors? I have. In fact‚ it is mostly fear. When I was just two and a half years old I became very ill due to asthma symptoms‚ pneumonia and needing to use a nebulizer. Two x-rays and a CT scan were performed to get to the bottom of my ongoing chest issues. Doctors finally found what was wrong and it was life changing for not only myself but my entire family. I had a mediastinal teratoma (rare
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What Diversity means to me… Diversity to me is the balance of different cultures‚ races‚ sexes‚ religion‚ appearance‚ sexual orientation‚ disabilities‚ and many more things. It’s the ability to look at someone else and to realize they are different but not treat as they are. The way you look at others and judge them could be the same way others look at you and judge you and make decisions based on what they do and do not like about you. You would not want someone to do this to you or to treat you
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is someone who fits in‚ get along with others‚ popular‚and everyone likes to be around. What does it means to be an insider? To be an insider it means that you have a lot of pressure on your back‚ because you have to do your school work‚ then do what’s expected of you‚and still have to also be cool at the same time. To be an insider you can’t let people get to you‚ because being an insider people will bring you down and try to hurt your feelings. Have I ever felt like an insider? Yes‚ I actually
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have asked is "what does it mean to be successful in life." Some people say that in order to be truly successful in life‚ you have to become exceedingly wealthy. Others claim that you have to become as healthy as possible. I believe that success is a combination of your wealth‚ health and whether or not you have a group that will be able to support you. One of the aspects of success is how wealthy you are. In order to be successful‚ you don’t have to be exceedingly wealthy. You also shouldn’t
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