Most of all I do not like patriotism very much because I have some negative associations with it. It reminds me of flags‚ war and football. I have to think about people being proud and admiring their country – sometimes in a quite naive way. I do not think that pride is completely bad. Pride is good for one’s self-esteem and so is patriotism. Pride is alright if it improves the own self-perception. But I don’t like it as soon as pride makes people look down on others. This is arrogance. Sadly
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Some people think that restricting certain things such as smoking and driving certain cars that can increase pollution for the sake of other people’s health is a restriction to our freedom‚ these people say that is their health and they should be allowed to. However when we analyze this actions we end up realising that said “freedom” is not really worth risking our health or even our lives. We focus so much on the negative that we forget the positive outcome not only to society but for ourselves
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Social skills are essential for long-term accomplishment. According to Howard Gardner‚ it is the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotional state and the ability to understand and respond to other people. Difficulties with social skills‚ and deficits in social skills are found in different degrees across abilities as well as disabilities. Difficulty managing one’s own emotional state‚ especially or aggression in response to frustration is common in children with disabilities. Children
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No More Boomerang by Kath Walker explores the struggles that the Aboriginal people had to face while adapting to the white way of living. The poem describes the difference between the life of an Aboriginal before and after the British colonization of Australia and how it is slowly changing for the worse and how their traditions and values are being replaced by the Western civilization and the white way of living. The emotions that are conveyed in the poem are of hatred and fearfulness towards the
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What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to
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Herbert Hoover‚ who dictated this quote during the largest era of turmoil in American history‚ is given a great deal of blame for the events that occurred during the Great Depression. Many try to blame the entire Great Depression on President Herbert Hoover simply because he held office during the collapse of the stock market and the worsening of the economic tragedies. However‚ underlying issues during the previous Presidencies of Harding and Coolidge are hidden due to the fact that Hoover is given
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Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. - Jonah 1 - The story of the Prophet Jonah is a flaming lesson that illustrates what happens when we put God second. God commanded Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and cry against the people’s
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characteristic of people or human beings.”‚ but what is the characteristics of a human? What does it mean to be human? Some people say it has to do with the human brain and opposable thumbs. There are many meanings to what it means to be human. There is so many different definitions out and everyone has a difforent understanding but human characteristics‚ humanity‚ and having a human body is three of the very few terms of what is means to be human but this are what feels more correct and have the most convinsing
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What Does Christmas Mean? Christmas is considered a national holiday in many countries around the world. The celebration is held on the 25th of December annually. It is a celebration that embraces different cultures‚ and produces traditions that have stood the test of time. However‚ what does Christmas mean? What Does Christmas Mean? Christmas can mean a million different things‚ depending on who you ask. To some‚ Christmas is a time of celebration where families come together to eat and be merry
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What Does the American Flag Mean Anymore? Among all of the current conflicts that have arisen in the United States‚ minor conflicts such as the issue of U.S citizens not respecting the American flag anymore‚ should also be addressed. The American flag stands for justice‚ purity‚ perseverance‚ and freedom; all of which this country has paid a large price to earn. At the cost of many lives‚ freedom was won‚ yet few people acknowledge this. It is uncertain whether or not people actually
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