disobedience to me means a group or an individuals protesting or blocking a civil action against the government. To me I personally been in a situation where I was involved in a dispute. At the time I was attending Harris Stowe State University and the university was celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr like they do for the past 15 years and during the time of the ceremony it was the whole issue of the Michael Brown case. So there were angry protestors that marched on campus grounds as well as me and a group
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What Black History Month Means to Me By: Ciara Alers-Varela This month many organizations on base are mentioning the following names: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many more. Black History Month is the month to remember the heroes that earn black people their rights. Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson. His purpose was to promote African American History. Black History Month means a lot to me. If it wasn’t for Black History month Barack Obama wouldn’t
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What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to
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II 30 August 2016 What America Means to Me America means a lot of things to me‚ like freedom‚ safe‚ brave‚ equal‚ and responsibility. The reason I picked these things is because I think they are all very important to this country. The reason why I picked freedom is because in America‚ you have the right to do and say whatever you want. For example‚ the phrase freedom of speech‚ which means that someone’s right to say something is protected within certain limits. What that means is that someone can
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What Personal Responsibility means to me What does personal responsibility mean to me? According to Dictionary.com‚ “Personal Responsibility is the state or fact of being responsible‚ answerable‚ or accountable for something within one’s power‚ control‚ or management.” I am taking responsibility to complete my degree. I need to take responsibility for my academic work just like I do with business‚ I need to finish what I start‚ and if I take responsibility I will incorporate effective strategies
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What Poverty means to me Have you ever imagined a life where you don’t have the basic essentials to send your five year old daughter to school? This is a reality for many parents living in developing countries across the globe. The definition of poverty changes every day and it vary from place to place‚ we all have our own definitions of poverty. But to me poverty means lacking the basic human needs which include: clean and fresh water‚ nutrition‚ health Care‚ education‚ clothing and shelter because
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Have you ever had someone to help guide you when you didn’t know what to do? For me‚ my grandmother‚ Sheila‚ is that person. Sheila is extremely beautiful‚ she’s heavyset and she has curly‚ black and grey hair. There hasn’t been one time when I was in need‚ and she wasn’t there for me. My grandmother have always lived pretty close to where I live. All my life‚ my grandmother has been the nicest person. Even though she was the nicest person she could also be the meanest at times. My grandmother
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Me as a Child vs. Me as an Adult There is much that is different as an adult than it was years ago as a child. When I hear the term child‚ I think of a person under the age of 18 because this is the legal age of an adult. As a child and as an adult you have many different types of responsibilities. Responsibility is a duty or obligation and sometimes a burden. As a child my responsibilities seemed as if they were burdens; however‚ as an adult they have simply became my duty and obligation
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becomes messy the more we allow others into our lives. Life was always lacking‚ causing hurt to both my mental and physical being. Experiences filled with pain and suffering have shown me the harsh lessons about the nature of the world and the importance of resilience. Through it all‚ I have found what justice means to me and its importance to the world. Pain physically is easy to overcome‚ mental is harder‚ however‚ like the old adage states‚ time does heal all wounds. Growing up in poverty with a
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person born‚ raised‚ or living in the U.S. but is that what it truly means to be an American? Millions from all around the world come to USA to turn their life around because they weren’t doing so good at their home country. Many people have their own meaning of being an American which most are similar or have a similar idea but I feel like my meaning of an American is meaningful to me because of the state our country is in. Clearly‚ it means different things to many different people. America was
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