During the year 1899‚ in the state of Virginia‚ there was a man named Mr. John Walter Wayland who‚ at the time‚ entered into a contest with only the hopes of coming out as the winner. Many years ago‚ The Baltimore Sun came up with a competition for the best definition of a “True Gentleman.” After his submission‚ Mr. John Walter Wayland was nonetheless selected as the winner‚ with his definition of the “True Gentleman” being printed in the Baltimore newspaper as well as in many other publications
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What is an American? Being an American is being proud to be a part of a community of people working together for a life full of success and opportunity for themselves and generations to come after them. Being an American means to have passion‚ enthusiasm‚ and spirit to live in a free country‚ this country. having the ability to do whatever you want while being proud‚ strong and hopeful for a country full of freedom‚ full of opportunity and full of success‚ is all what it means to be an American
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saw this kid named Emma jump for joy. She jump for joy because she felt liked she fit in or in other words an insider. An insider is someone who fits in‚ get along with others‚ popular‚and everyone likes to be around. What does it means to be an insider? To be an insider it means that you have a lot of pressure on your back‚ because you have to do your school work‚ then do what’s expected of you‚and still have to also be cool at the same time. To be an insider you can’t let people get to you‚ because
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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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What does it mean to be an American? Many people dream about being an American. They dream because they envision America as the land of peace and prosperity. But is it? At times it has been‚ and at times its not. It is hard for the United States to be correct all the time because they have been unwilling designated as the "World Police". Throughout history there have been examples politically‚ economically‚ and socially‚ where being an American is rewarding and times where it is embarrassing
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There is no right or wrong way to tell whether you are American. Some of evidence that interested me through out the stories is that we are all immigrant‚ the founding father of America weren’t all American‚ and how only Chinese immigrants were sent to Angel Island. Out of the several stories that we read‚ many of them enforced or reinforced my point of view on the situation. My personal view on what it means to be American is that your race‚ religion‚ clothing‚ hair and all things like that don’t matter
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What Does Pakistan Mean? An old man was asked on a TV program‚ what does Pakistan mean to you? He replied telling a true story. He said "When I was coming to Pakistan‚ I saw an old man just like me‚ he was tired‚ injured and thirsty. He asked: “Has Pakistan arrived”‚ I said ’Yes’. He took the soil and kissed it. He asked for water. When I brought water‚ I saw some crows and a dog beside him. When I came near‚ the old man had died." The old man interviewed had tears in his eyes then. He said to
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The necklace that my grandmother gave me when I was roughly nine years old‚ it holds a lot of meaning. It’s something that I love and cherish and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. This sacred object has helped me to deepen my spirituality by allowing myself to remember the story behind it. Whenever I wear it‚ I remember my grandmother willing to give up her necklace the second I told her that I liked it. When I was younger I didn’t really understand the importance of her giving up her necklace‚
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know what freedom really means? According to Katharine Gammon‚ a freelance science writer who has contributed to many works for large corporations:
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What I feel the definition of being an adult means to be mature and responsible with your things that you have to do in life to life basics. Age doesn’t have anything to do with being mature or being in the adult section. It’s about self realization of you becoming mature. Some people when there maturing there starting college‚ or a new job‚ or even just going through with your life. When you are an adult you can make life judgments without any ones help from family or friends. You start identifying
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