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    I suppose it’s like I’ve got a permanent boil on my butt and can’t quite sit down. Which is not the same‚ you understand‚ as being hounded by greed; although I can see‚ of course‚ that is probably sometimes looked like greed to certain individuals who were not lawyers‚ when they saw a person like me driving all the way up there to the Canadian border‚ practically‚ way me camping out in the middle of winter in a windy dingy little motel room for weeks at a time‚ bugging the hell out of decent people

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    What does it mean to be “poor” in America? For the average person‚ the word poverty implies significant physical hardship. For example‚ the lack of a warm‚ adequate home‚ nutritious food or reasonable clothing for one’s children is a hardship for the average person. By that measure‚ very few of the 30 million plus individuals defined as “living in poverty” by the government are actually poor. Therefore‚ I have to agree with Segal‚ “What is poverty to one person may not seem so bad to another” (Segal

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    What does coming of age mean? Coming of age into a young adult means you’ll have to become more independent‚ mature‚ and have more responsibilities. Being independent there’s a lot of freedom‚ independence requires confidence you can’t rely on others anymore‚ you’ll have to be selfless. Being mature you have to make wiser decisions‚ if you don’t make the right choices there would be consequences‚ but all of those experiences will prepare you for adulthood. With more responsibilities you may feel

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    What does it mean to follow Jesus? Following Christ can take your life. I don’t believe most people‚ including myself‚ truly recognize the true meaning of being a disciple. It sounds almost easy to follow Jesus‚ and too simple to be the way to everlasting life. Its actually very difficult‚ but that is because we make it that way. The end result ( salvation‚ peace‚ no more worries or fears about tomorrow‚ everlasting joy‚ security‚ freedom) is so rewarding that the difficulties are forgotten.

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    birds!” (2 Chainz). What does it mean to slang birds? As times change so does music and the culture around it. Times have been changing and creating a mold for what we now call pop music and rap. The pop culture and the pop music go hand and hand in these ever changing times. The youth that are growing up in society today are being exposed to new and distasteful music which it is having a negative effect on them. A lot more is allowed on radio and public broadcast than what used to be viewed as

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    about the age of 25‚ had been injured in a car accident. There was blood running down the left side of his face. This reminded me of one of my favorite television series‚ "HOUSE‚" the only difference was that this was reality. I was standing in the middle of the emergency room in a real hospital‚ a hospital full of real sick people. Community service means much more to me than completing hours for a class or for a more appealing résumé. It builds character‚ leadership‚ and integrity. It transforms

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    What Does it Mean to be Well Educated? Eric Barton Liberty University Online Abstract What it is that constitutes a well-educated person is a much-debated topic. The answer to this question has got to be more than simply the amount of time that a person has spent gaining knowledge. What use is that knowledge is the person is not able to use and apply it to their everyday lives? By looking at and defining certain terms we

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    mathematicians‚ I live in an irrational world. Living in a world where people shame me for the color of my skin‚ how big my hair is‚ and by the way I talk. I am not like ever other person so do not dare to compare me. African-American culture‚ also known as Black-American culture‚ refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States. Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries‚ and African slaves helped build the new

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    Bravery means diffrent things to evryone. What does bravery mean to you? Well bravery is a corougues character but how? Well it is pretty clear to all of us that bravery is to face a challenge or to face something that is terrifing to you. For example‚ lets say your scared to go inside a haunted house but then you decide to just go thru it and discover it wasnt actually scary or it wasnt how you expected it to be. Another example might be to face something you dont like. Like lets say you have to

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    A person who has enough knowledge about a particular topic may teach; however the question remains‚ does this make them an effective teacher? Even though there are many contributing factors that can affect a student’s performance such as physical‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ and economical‚ it should be noted that no student enters school as a “failure”. It comes down to the processes and procedures that the teacher employs‚ which are the main cause of student’s success or failure (Lembo‚ as cited

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