economical. Since September‚ my understanding of what an activist and what social justice‚ equity‚ and community organizing are has expanded drastically. Yes‚ an activist is all the things I mentioned before‚ but an activist is also someone who works tirelessly and puts all they have into a cause that goes against the common opinion in a society where the big and powerful corporations tend to get what works best for them. An activist keeps going and fighting for what they know to be their truth‚ even when
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Justin Wall Christian Doctrine T/TR 12:30-1:45 What Being a Christian Means To Me What being a Christian means to me is first and foremost believing Jesus is the Son of God‚ and He died to save people from their sins. Being a Christian means a person believes Jesus is the only way one may be forgiven of their sins and receive eternal life. What makes someone a Christian is his or her faith‚ not deeds. If someone is a Christian‚ he or she will continually be conformed to the likeness of God’s
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What does it really mean to be a hero? To wear a red cape and fly around the city saving people from the unrealistic evil villain or just doing daily tasks that could help out or make someone’s whole day. As Arthur showed us he was more than a typical hero but did other things that any other average person could do as well. The example he shows us that you should be willing to help out anyone at any time till you can be fully satisfied that you have done all that you can do to help someone or something
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difficult‚ because life is difficult” (Brooks 2). Is being grateful really that hard? There is an abundance of things that happen in everyone’s day to day life that you just forget to be grateful about the little things. It is very important to be grateful for the things in your life. There is so many things to be thankful for it’s hard to be ungrateful. I have realized that there are a few major things in life to be grateful for. One of them being your family. It can be easy to forget how much your
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What it means to be Australian. Personally‚ being an Australian to me means celebrating freedom and the diverse number of people. Being Australian means having to explore and experience the blue beaches‚ hot summer days‚ cold winter nights and the footy seasons. Australia means wearing shirts‚ shorts and thongs. Having family gatherings and barbecues‚ having the opportunity to vote which makes us a democratic country. The thing about Australia is you don’t have to be born an Aussie to consider yourself
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noncommissioned offi cer (NCO). The mission of an NCO is to fulfi ll what we call the “backbone” of the Army. We are individuals who can hear and understand a mission and then take the necessary steps to make it happen. It is an honor to serve as an NCO because I take pride in leading my Soldiers to success. I take pride in contributing to the wider goals of my unit by helping other people succeed. These tasks require me to invest in individual Soldiers‚ to lead a group of people by instruction
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What does it mean to be American? To me an American has always meant someone who is free‚ someone who is able to live their life as they see fit‚ someone who can live their life to the fullest. As an immigrant‚ America has always been this place where your dreams are real and possible. Once my family and I touched down in the United States‚ our goals and dreams became tangible. Success and American‚ has always gone hand in hand in my mind. I feel extremely lucky to live in America‚ if my family did
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Jessica Shahinian Paper #1 Eng.102 Prof. Tabor To be American can mean many different things depending on each person‚ whether if they are an immigrant‚ alien‚ or a true citizen. The pure definition of what does it mean to be American is‚ “To be bored and raised in the United States”. Although it is also said and known that we have free rights‚ but that doesn’t mean we are a hundred percent freedom free because we are American. For example‚ say you are watching T.V and a commercial of having
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What it Means to Be Canadian Melinda R Perkins English 255 Professor Sharren Patterson July 14‚ 2010 What it Means to Be Canadian in the 21st Century Canada is a country occupying most of North America‚ extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward to the Arctic Ocean. It is the world’s second largest country by total area (Wikipedia.org‚ 2010). To be Canadian means more that simply living in Canada. In Canada we stand up for what we believe
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What does it mean to be an Australian? SOSE: Kristian Penna In my opinion being an Australian is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling privileges that a person could wish for. It is not a duty that I take for granted‚ but instead embrace and receive great joy in return. Technically‚ being an Australian is someone who is a ‘citizen of Australia’.[1] However the factors that form a deeper implication to what it actually means to be an Australian are often intangible
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