“The Gift of the Magi”‚ follows a young poor couple that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him to “Take
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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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A question that 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
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summed up in the Bill of Rights. You have the freedom of speech‚ which is where you have the ability to speak your mind and give your opinion. You have the freedom to practice religion how you want to. You also have the freedom to bare arms‚ which means you are allowed to own a gun for your own protection. According to‚ Bill of Rights Institute‚ the Bill of Rights was “created to give people the freedom they deserved”. This is why America is known as the land of the free. If you are an American citizen
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something frequently mocked. With all the stereotypes‚ it makes us wonder what it truly means to be American. Does it mean to be fat and unhealthy? Greedy and demanding? Racist and Harsh? This is the brand we are all marked with as a whole nation‚ but I reject these labels. To be an American is something we should be proud of. By the definition I see‚ it is something to be proud of‚ even in the darkest and harshest of times when we do things we will never forgive; these are just mistakes that many make
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perfect means to “bring to completion” (dictionary.com). Perfect is a simple word‚ yet everyone strives for it and many fail. Individuals may be in denial‚ thinking they do not want to be perfect‚ but looking at the media and society can pressure many to be perfect. The concept of being perfect is that it’s just a concept‚ we are human and we will make mistakes. Being perfect doesn’t allow you to make mistakes‚ we have to be on our toes making sure everything is precise. Being perfect means to be
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Lord’s prayer. It gave us good perspective to what it means. It encourages me that in the third century they were asking the question‚ if God knows what you are going to ask‚ why bother to pray? It shows there are things we will never understand and remain a mystery but I like the response one had to that which was‚ “God knows‚ of course‚ what we are going to say and do‚ but God has decided that He will work out His proposes through what we decide to say and do.” It’s still has its confusion‚ but shows
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What does it mean to be a leader? I think that word contains a different meaning for every person. For instance‚ dictionary.com’s definition of a leader was: a person who guides or directs a group. But I think the true meaning of the word leader is much more than that. A leader is not just a person that directs a group. That is part of it‚ but in my opinion being a real leader is much more complex. My definition of a leader is: someone who has a selfless and loving heart‚ who motivates others to
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What Does "Islam" Mean? The word "Islam" itself means "Submission to Allah." The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ‚ "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha ‚ "Marxism" after Karl Marx‚ and "Confucianism" after Confucius. Similarly‚ Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the will of
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person is entitled to. People are struggling to be equally treated in the form of respect ‚ or jobs. There is a big gap on the amount of the way that most women get paid in comparison to men. 3.) Freedom- The idea that all people have the rights do what they want just for the reason that they want to do it. This is shown in the form of the media because
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