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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In the article‚ “But What Do You Mean?”‚ author Deborah Tannen discusses what she has observed to be differences in ways that women and men communicate. She concludes by stating that neither communication style in incorrect‚ however‚ to alleviate miscommunication women and men should use language that is understood by both parties. While I don’t disagree with Tannen’s observations I find some flaws with her solution. Women and men are not significantly different‚ as recent brain studies have shown
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What Freedom Is To Me Since July 4th‚ 1776 the United States has a free country. Citizens of the United States have freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many other things. Webster’s definition of freedom is‚ "the condition of being free of restraints." To me freedom plays a large role in my life. Three things that would be freedom for me are going where ever I wish‚ actions without negative consequences‚ and morality to my standards. The first example of freedom for me would be being able
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“Do Not Go Gentle” Poems have the great ability to make us feel emotions with nothing more than the written word. This is true with Dylan Thomas’‚ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”. It is said that he wrote this for his dying father‚ which makes it even more emotional. We can all relate to losing a loved one‚ and wanting them to stay a little longer. It’s possible that this is why the poem is so well known‚ and liked. Stanza one is the introduction to the poem‚ and almost feels like a thesis
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What it means to be Educated To be educated is to be taught in a way that I believe will help you to succeed in the real world. Education is the idea that is supposed to be taught in schools all across the World‚ but is it really being taught? Education means something and is defined differently by many different people. A few people who have different views on what the meaning of education is are Paolo Friere‚ Bell Hooks‚ and Theodore Sizer. In the words of Paolo Friere‚ professor at Harvard
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“But What do You Mean?” is an excerpt from Deborah Tannen’s book Talking from 9 to 5 for Redbook Magazine. Tannen begins by explaining the simple business communications that ensue between people and the different ways simple business communications are interpreted by men and women. Women seem to take others feelings into consideration when speaking with them‚ whereas men want to one-up their position or maintain their position. These differences are divided into seven areas of miscommunication.
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Can differences in communication between men and women be defined as black and white? Deborah Tannen’s essay “But What Do You Mean” divided the biggest areas of miscommunication between men and women into seven categories‚ three of which caught my attention for personal reasons. As examined‚ women have a habit of apologizing to maintain a pleasant atmosphere. Tannen expressed how men and women react to complaints‚ as well. Jokes were also discussed‚ suggesting that men razz each other to maintain
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What is Distributive Justice? Distributive justice is generally referred to as fairness regarding the pattern of distribution among individuals. In order for distributive justice to be met‚ it is necessary for goods to be distributed fairly or justly. Goods are anything that holds value to any person(s); if something does not have any value then it is not a good. Value is the main requirement for something to be considered a good; therefore‚ not only physical goods hold value. Thus‚ such things
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them everyday in everything they do‚ whether they’re on the job or off.” (Army‚1) A virtuous person follows this standards without even trying to do so. People do not have to be in the military to follow these standards anyone is capable of having: loyalty‚ duty‚ respect‚ selfless service honor‚ integrity‚ and personal courage. What do these values mean and how can you began to follow them? The first value is loyalty; loyalty means “faithful to a cause‚ ideal‚ custom
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I feel that freedoms are something that need to be repeatedly won. They aren’t something that should get pushed aside in our world. In every generation‚ we need to win back our freedoms as a human being. Today in my life outside and in school‚ I have certain freedoms that I wouldn’t get in one place or the other. One of my freedoms at home is my cell phone. In my household‚ in order to even receive a phone‚ you have to be at least 13 years old. When 10:00pm comes around‚ I’m assumed to be in bed
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