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    What does it mean ‘to be moral’? To be moral means to be a good person who demonstrates that they are “good or virtuous‚ especially concerning sexual and ethical conduct.” It means to demonstrate your own individual values and beliefs. To be moral‚ it is important that you follow the Catholic teachings of the 10 commandments. If you live your life by the 10 commandments you will better your judgement and morality. A moral person is always trying to make the right decisions and do the right things

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    What it means to be an American Carrie Archer Mr. Mahaffey What It Means To Be an American My name is Carrie Archer I was born on March 4‚ 1891 at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights‚ New York. My father Clark Archer was a gynecologist and surgeon and my mother‚ Matilda Speldman‚ was a young woman of refinement. I am the oldest of six children including Barbara‚ Katherine‚ and two boys‚ Rogers and Lyman. The youngest child‚ a girl named Matilda‚ died at one year old. We children were respected

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    of basketball” What does he mean by transcend? (I) John definition of transcend is to go beyond. (c) In the text it states “These three traits transcend the game of basketball… Successfully applied they had the potential to teach what it takes to achieve success” (E) By teaching fundamental‚ being in excellent physical and mental condition and have the team’s best interest in mind that you can go beyond the regular competition and achieve success. So when he says transcend he means do better and

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    The New Dress: Come With Me Mabel Waring‚ an insecure and painfully self conscious girl‚ is consumed with feelings of inadequacy and inferiority when she enters a party wearing a dress that she feels is not quite appropriate for the occasion. She torments herself with obsessive thoughts of her foolishness and poor quality appearance in Virginia Woolf’s short story‚ The New Dress. Woolf uses the character Mabel Waring to underscore the discomfort that shy or socially unskilled individuals would

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    Honor means so many different things to so many different people. The definition of honor is :respect that is given to someone who is admired‚ good quality or character as judged by other people‚ and a good reputation. Yet there are a lot of other things that describe honor as well. People can be honored but objects like the flag can be honored. Someone I find to be honorable is Martin Luther King Jr.. I find him to be honorable because he had the courage to stand up for what he believed in. www

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    What the United States flag means to me is freedom. I hear the stories of the people who have their whole life chosen for them in different countries. Which sounds absolutely horrifying to me. I enjoy being able to decide my future like what kind of job i’m going to have or what college I’m going to go to. I don’t want that taken away from me.The Flag also ensures me as much safety as possible. What I mean by that is we have so many people who risked their life and are risking their life right now

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    IF THERE’S ONE thing I learned in graduate school‚ it’s that the poet Philip Larkin was right. (“They fuck you up‚ your mum and dad‚ / They may not mean to‚ but they do.”) At the time‚ I was a new mom with an infant son‚ and I’d decided to go back to school for a degree in clinical psychology. With baby on the brain and term papers to write‚ I couldn’t ignore the barrage of research showing how easy it is to screw up your kids. Of course‚ everyone knows that growing up with “Mommy Dearest” produces

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    What does it really mean to be a dancer? Anna Pavlova‚ Misty Copeland and Mikhail Fokin are just prominent examples of real dancers. For decades the only way to become a professional dancer was to be a ballerina and stand in a corps de ballet. Also taking the alternate route to do the impossible and be a principal dancer‚ which is better known as a prima ballerina. However in today’s society more jobs have been recently presented for dancers such as being a commercial dancer. The dance world is opening

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    Marketing Principles Assignment “What does the term marketing mean? Many people think of marketing only as advertising and selling… although they are important they are only the tip of the marketing iceberg” (Kotler et al.‚ 2008:6). Discuss this statement. Introduction Marketing is always one of the most significant parts in ensuring a successful business strategy. Saying so‚ what does the term marketing mean? Marketing‚ referred by McDaniel (2006)‚ is an organizational function

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    The term “American” is viewed differently by many distinct people. In this essay‚ one can find out what it truly means to be an American. An American is someone who can be themself and is classified as an American. What it means to be an American is that you can be who you want to be. According to an article written by Marcie Sillman ‚ “Shmidt hopes [his family] [gets] the opportunity to come to this country. He spreads his arms wide as he describes his own experiences”. Shmidt’s personal experiences

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