Many claim to be educated people. But what does it mean to become an educated person? An educated person is not the one who has a high GPA or scored advanced on assessment tests. To be educated is to accept the idea that a person does not know anything until he or she opens the door to learning different aspects of life. School is not the only way of seeking knowledge; education derives from different activities like exploring other peoples’ ideas‚ thinking creatively‚ learning from one’s past mistakes
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higher powers. In “Oedipus the King‚” Sophocles’ colorful‚ stark characterization as well as his use of powerful symbols and motifs advances the cultural theme of ancient Greek values expressing balance‚ self-control‚ and moderation. The “Golden Mean” is a cultural touch stone in ancient Greek culture that held
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When sociologist say that race is a social construction they mean most racial issues are a result of how society perceives a certain race. Since humans are 99.9% percent identical when it comes to genes‚ you can say that we are all similar. However‚ a lot of people focus on the differences between other races. All over America lately‚ you have seen people being discriminated against and feel that they are treated unfairly just because of their race. A person’s race does not define who they are as
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or any big projects. Music of all types helps me to get ready for whatever problems that are thrown my way. Listening to cheerful music before my race allow me to get in the right mind set to swim. Before speeches slow music helps me to remember what to say and to stay focused and excited to present. I have bad test anxiety‚ so having the comforting sound of slow music before the test or while studying for it tends to help when I take the test and I almost become excited to take the test because I
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flowers. Lois E. Felder poem “Garden of Gold” she explains that a single rose is so special to her. The poem is about her walking into the garden and was smelling the roses. When she was walking she spotted this single rose in the middle‚ and says that the rose means so much to her. The rose represents the love that grandma gave to her. She will always remember that garden is a “Garden of Gold”. In “Garden of Gold” Lois E. Felder uses word choice throughout the whole poem. In the poem it states‚ “That
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are a variety of symbols that illustrate racism‚ residence‚ and power. Beginning with the fact that while watching a children’s movie features such as color of the characters does not seem to have a great deal of meaning. However when analyzing these types of movies the color of each character plays a huge role in what the author was trying to portray. In “The Lion King” the main example of this is the colors of Simba and Scar. Simba is a golden bright color while Scar is a dark grey and black
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“What does it mean to be a good citizen?” Being a good citizen means‚ following the rules for example following the speed limit for how fast you can drive in certain lanes. By following that rule it helps keep the community safe and it reduces the amount of car accidents per day. Another thing that makes a good citizen is paying your taxes and bills‚ the reason is your taxes helps fund your police station and your fire department and other helpful things for the community so your community is safe
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Getting an A Doesn’t Mean I am Well Educated Abstract Whether or not a person is well educated is not an easy question to answer. There are several things to consider when answering this question. Some people look to their grades‚ level of completion‚ or what school they attended. Others look at their ability to interact with others in society and consider issues such as philosophy‚ politics or religion. While these are all common criteria for measuring ones education‚ a person ought not to
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like childhood)([monster]created by victor) Satan‚ ([victor] goes beyond what he should )([Monster]fiend‚ demon who tries to destroy) -the creature gets to see the face of his god ‚ and he gets to say what he wants
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What does it mean to be human? Simply it means to make decisions not always based on logic or reason‚ or the decision is made based on emotion. This is an interesting question that is brought up in Ridley Scott’s movie Alien (1979). The crew of the Nostromo for the most part appears to be human‚ but through their actions it makes one wonder if they are actually humans or if they are simply robots. They have gone to such a point that human life has seemingly been devalued in order to complete the
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