“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day… Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and stick out like a handle?” In the children’s book‚ The Velveteen Rabbit‚ by Margery Williams‚ two toys talk within a nursery about what it means to be Real. As I listened to the reading‚ I realized that I can apply the discussed qualifications for Real into my life‚ and as I did so I began to recognize just how Real I may be. After reading the book to the class my teacher issued an assignment‚ a five
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When you hear the word "hero"‚ does your mind conjure up an image of an intrepid being with extraordinary powers? Do you visualize a superhuman whose main objective in life is to prevent evil and protect the innocent civilians? If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains
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lost their true value. There is a teacher named Mrs. A‚ she does not do any of her work. She is never at school; her grades are never in on time‚ and there is always a substitute in her class room. Her students have not learned anything since school started‚ and it is certainly driving my teacher crazy. My teacher is always covering for her but gets in trouble for no reason. Teachers like Mrs. A have lost the knowledge of what it means to be a teacher. They take it for granted; teaching children
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nationality. As Philip Gleason stated‚ all an American had to do was focus on liberty‚ equality‚ and republicanism. There are duties a person undertakes that makes he or she American. To be an American means having patriotism‚ freedom‚ and being an industrious worker in all aspects of life. An American
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What does ethical mean? Ethical can be defined as‚ ‘relating to principles of what is right and wrong’ (Longman dictionary) or‚ ‘relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these’ (Oxford dictionary) another definition is “Ethics can be viewed from two angles‚ normative and prescriptive. First‚ ethics refers to well-based standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness‚ and specific
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19‚ 2011 What does Success Mean? When it comes to the word “success”‚ It’s believed that everyone is familiar with it and everyone would feel great about it‚ want more of it‚ and work towards it. Success is just the opposite of failure people might say commonly. When somebody finished the goal or reached the expectations he or she set‚ it’s having called succeeded! However‚ the term of success may have a deeper reason‚ inner inspiration‚ and truly meaningful of it. To that‚ it means somebody really
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What does loyalty mean? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines loyal as “having or showing complete and constant support for someone or something” and loyalty as “the quality or state of being loyal”. I agree with that statement. When I think of the word loyalty the first thing that that comes to mind is complete trust‚ openness‚ transparency and being there for one another. Today I am going to talk about loyalty in a relationship‚ specifically loyalty between a husband and wife. I also interviewed
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What does it mean to Learn? Learning is an incredibly complex process that does not have a clearly defined biochemical or physiological mechanism of action. I suspect if you asked a cohort people what it means to learn you would get many divergent‚ yet similar definitions. In my opinion learning can be many things: instant‚ gradual‚ external‚ or internal. Yet beneath these straightforward criterion there is one unifying principle about learning –it results in an intrinsic change in a subject. Once
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importance of our cultures. How does our cultural identity define us‚ if at all—and what exactly does it mean to be an American? Throughout history‚ and despite a past peppered with racial discrimination‚ America has always been an amalgamation of countless cultural identities. With this in mind‚ it can be safely said that in today’s society‚ race most definitely matters. Before the reasons of why race matters can be determined‚ we must first define what it means to be an American‚ the concept of
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4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of
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