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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victim of poverty and inequality‚ who worked out his way out the rooster coop system and overcame the social obstacle that completed his life work by killing his master‚ stealing his money‚ and become a successful business entrepreneur. When Balram was a little boy he remembers his mom was in the mud‚ the “mud was holding her back… the mud was sucking her in… soon she would become part of the black mound… and then [he] understood: this was the real god of Benaras-this black mud of the Ganga into which
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What Does it Mean to be Rich? The American Heritage Dictionary states that rich means possessing great material wealth. Also it says rich can mean having an abundant supply. I decided to go with the latter. I believe that all of us here in America are rich to some degree. I mean most of us have more than we could ever need in this lifetime. We come home‚ open the door and turn on the lights. There are people in other countries that don’t have that luxury. And while we are talking about
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Doing the unthinkable‚ achieving the impossible‚ heroes can be selfless. Heroes can be misunderstood‚ or they can easily stand out. They can be an everyday pedestrian‚ a boss‚ a relative. They could be the usual firefighter or a cop. A hero can be anything - strange‚ handicapped‚ anything except evil or wanting to make bad choices. Heroes can be legendary‚ heroes can be extraordinary‚ heroes should be celebrated. To be legendary is to be wise‚ powerful. Legendary outside of heroism could mean
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thousand years‚ however‚ the concept of what being a student entails varies from person to person and over time. So‚ what does it mean to be a student? The most basic and simplistic definition by Merriam-Webster defines a student as “a person who attends a school‚ college‚ or university.” Nonetheless‚ some may argue that being a student incorporates a deeper meaning. Andrew Torres‚ a current student‚ defines it in his words: “I believe that being a student means I must constantly consider past decisions
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One was named “The Tyger” and the other “The Lamb”. These poems are about two animals and their creator. The tittle’s of the poems make you automatically think one is nice and one is mean. In one of the poems it is questioned if the tyger is created by God. The poems are alike in various ways. You will notice while reading that the poems rhyme. In “The Tyger” William had a sense of rhyming when he stated “Tyger tyger‚ burning bright‚ in the forest of the night;” this makes me think the tyger is in the
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carry on to a higher standard‚ and to hopefully uplift others with as much. To tell his story Eminem uses several techniques to artfully convey his message. Like most songs‚ “Not Afraid” uses repetition with its chorus for effect‚ mainly to set the tone. We also see the use of simile when Eminem relates “My world‚ haters can make like bees with no stingers‚ and drop dead” (Eminem‚ Verse 3). To Eminem those who negatively strike at him have no more effect then a dead bee. Similarly‚ Eminem extensively
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people have asked is "what does it mean to be successful in life." Some people say that in order to be truly successful in life‚ you have to become exceedingly wealthy. Others claim that you have to become as healthy as possible. I believe that success is a combination of your wealth‚ health and whether or not you have a group that will be able to support you. One of the aspects of success is how wealthy you are. In order to be successful‚ you don’t have to be exceedingly wealthy. You also
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may have different qualities otherwise. Comparison provides a given object with multiple meanings‚ allowing it to be interpreted in different ways even though it remains essentially unchanged. Resolution * The second type of ambiguity occurs when two or more different alternate meanings are used as one. That essentially means using two different metaphors at once‚ neither lessened nor invalidated by the comparison. These metaphors aren’t at odds with each other as they may be in other types
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more fitting for at least this time in history. I used the persuasive technique Logos to defend my stance that the author’s use of the word by bringing about research the original use of the word. Mentioning facts about how the word had a different meaning and how words
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