What Does it Mean to Be Free? “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!" When Francis Scott Key wrote these closing lyrics to our national anthem in 1814‚ he clearly understood what it meant to be free. But do we know what freedom really means? Webster’s dictionary defines freedom as a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses‚ without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions. When the founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence
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relate… I feel at peace. Also‚ to me it means following what my heart says and sharing mutual trust and respect for people around me. However‚ in today’s world‚ peace and harmony face various threats. Terrorism‚ regional imbalance‚ economic disparity‚ and social inequality are some of the factors which threaten peace today. We all are so engrossed in our busy lifestyles and yet want our lives to be peaceful. We expect that peace to be omnipresent but what we need to realize is the fact that if
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What Education Means to Me Education; the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge‚ developing the powers of reasoning and judgement‚ and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. For some it means getting up at 6 in the morning‚ for others it means studying for the big exam coming up‚ and for others it’s over all boring. But others understand the true meaning of education. Education means a lot of things. Education prepares us for the future
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Case Study 12.31 and 12.32 This paper addresses the solutions to Case Study 12.31 and 12.32 in the textbook authored by David Marshall‚ Wayne McManus‚ and Daniel Viele “Accounting; What the numbers mean.” Both case studies bring about a better understanding of operating and financial leverage. This discussion includes the return on investment‚ return on equity‚ contribution margin‚ and break-even point. All these terms associate with the two types of leverage. The exertion of a force that
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extraordinary powers? Do you visualize a superhuman whose main objective in life is to prevent evil and protect the innocent civilians? If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains in order to save the world. As I got older‚ I realized that being a hero doesn’t mean having an exceptional
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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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background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty‚ equality‚ and republicanism.” The meaning of being American goes deeper than having a title of being a citizen‚ having a language‚ religious preference‚ and nationality. As Philip Gleason stated‚ all an American had to do was focus on liberty‚ equality‚ and republicanism. There are duties a person undertakes that makes he or she American. To be an American means having patriotism‚
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“What Patriotism Means to Me” Does Patriotism still matter anymore? Or‚ is it just the national anthem playing before a sports game‚ saying the Pledge of Allegiance at school in the mornings? Or‚ is it just the celebrating of holidays that honor our armed forces? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary says that patriotism is the “Love some people feel for their country.” Personally‚ I think that a person with great patriotism has love‚ support‚ serves for their country. “Give me liberty or give me death
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What the flag means to me it means freedom because we have people out there fighting for our freedom. It means courage to me. Because there are people taking the chance to die for our country. It means justice to me. We have a jail for all the bad people. It means war for all the bad people. And it means war for the blood for all soldiers on the flag the red. It means life for us. Because if we didn’t have people fighting for us we would all be dead or slaves. It means civilization. Because we have
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Heroism What do you think couageous means? It means a lot in this world. I will tell you what courageous means. Courageous means to stand up for your self. It also means refusing to give up something. Rosa Parks was corageous in 1955. That means she was not willing to give up her seat on the bus. In the next paragraph I’m going to be talking about what couage and courageous means. In this paragraph I’m going to be talking about what couage and couragous means. Couage means that rufusing
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