4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of
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don’t get me wrong‚ I comprehend completely the meaning of the word and all the subtle‚ nasty nuances associated with committing the act itself. What I cannot do‚ and to a lesser extent refuse to do‚ is accept how someone can graciously open their world to you like they’re opening a chest full of rare‚ precious treasures one day and the next‚ slam the lid down‚ smashing your fingers in the process‚ carelessly plucking you from it the next. That’s exactly what happened to me‚ and let me state for
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However‚ Bolivar wanted to take the fight to Venezuela which was against Santander orders go beyond the border in which Bolivar gave a speech to Sanatander’s mens explaining is just a river. This point of view is one that strike me the must not just for Bolivar speech‚ but for the ideology that borders separating countries‚ separating land‚ separting people when in reality its nothing that really make of different but ourself been just a river‚ an ocean‚ a wall ‚or a line is just
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Heraclitus is known to have said “you can’t step in the same river twice”. In my opinion‚ this means that change is so constant‚ that no specific event or action could ever occur more than once in a person’s life. This phrase can be translated meaningfully in my life in a number of ways. One experience‚ in particular‚ comes to mind; The way I fell in love. Falling in love at first sight tends to be regarded as a cliche way of thinking‚ but I truly believe that had I not been paying attention to
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Peterson Mr. Dalton What It Means To Be An American 16 October‚ 2015 America was founded in the beliefs that it would become a land of opportunity‚ filled with hardworking individuals who wanted to state a claim in this world. Today‚ these beliefs are still strong‚ and being fulfilled on a daily basis. Americans have accomplished far more than anyone ever imagined they would within the past 4 decades or so‚ and are still working to achieve more and more today. To be an American means to be proud of
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everything He does. Many people in the world are not thankful for all the things the Lord does for them. They tend to complain about their life and worry about what they do not have rather than think about all the things they are privileged to have. People worry too much about who has the best phone‚ or car‚ or house‚ etc. and they do not focus on what is really important‚ which is their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is very easy to think of all the things we do not have and be unthankful
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What does it mean to be a Catholic in contemporary society? To be Catholic means to be whole‚ one with society‚ and having absolute faith in God. Today in the 21st century there are about 1.2 billion Catholics and with the growing population‚ we will build up in capacity. Catholicism itself is based on obeying and believing in God’s grace. It is based on the teachings and beliefs of the Church. We believe that God is one God in three divine persons. Catholics today find the explanation and desire
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Give me praise! For I am the only one worthy of such happenings‚ especially because I am of perfect decent. My name is known far and wide with such synonyms as disturbing‚ ghastly‚ and horrid. But little do they know I cherish those names. Those names give me strength knowing they fear me‚ because fear is control. In fact‚ I will go and show them control right now! I will exit my lair near the swamp and head to the road. Everyday I am harrowed by the sounds of joyful voices from the mead-hall. It
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What does it mean to be polite? The human being is social since from the beginning of its existence on Earth‚ billions years ago. From that time on‚ we have been living in a society with laws‚ rules and concepts about how to be polite‚ have good manners and good behavior. Although these concepts can change from culture to culture‚ I believe that say “please” or “thank you” to people next us‚ who also make part of our society‚ means to be polite all over the world. Being polite means
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What does this magical word “happiness” mean? “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of” – Albert Camus. What is happiness? How is it affecting other’s lives? Many do not really understand the meaning of happiness. Happiness is a fuzzy concept can mean many different things to many people. When a person has something‚ or someone he or she wants‚ does that mean she or he is happy? Maybe being satisfied can lead to happiness‚ but that is not the only needed
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