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 Patriotism means to me In the aftermath of the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States we are seeing many forms of Patriotism. I was surprised to find when I researched this word that it had a lot of negative feelings. I believe that Patriotism is a showing your support for your country‚ standing up for what you believe in‚ and fighting for individual independence. First‚ I’m proud of my country I’m not ashamed to say the Pledge of Allegiance‚ or hold up the American
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What it means to be a pop star A pop star can have a lot of different meanings to many people. An image can make people assume that they know what a pop star is. Some people think a pop star is someone who just gets on stage and performs. However not everyone thinks that’s what a pop star is. Not too many people are able to become a pop star in today’s society. In order to do that you have to be really dedicated‚ work hard‚ and you also have to make a lot of sacrifices. One of the more popular
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What does truth mean? Truth can mean many different things‚ to different people. I believe‚ that truth is what people accept as being correct when it can not be proven factually. "It is a relationship that holds that holds between a proposition and the corresponding fact"(Truth[Inernet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]). "According to‚ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language‚ truth is conformity to knowledge‚ fact‚ actuality‚ or logic." There are three major competing theories of truth
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What race and ethnicity means to me When I hear the word “race”‚ the first thing that I think of is a person’s skin color‚ facial features and the texture of their hair. Although I am colorblind‚ I can’t help but to think of this when I hear the word race. This is due to the fact that the majority of the time when we fill out an application or any paperwork of importance the question of race is raised. I’m not sure why it matters‚ your experience and education seems more important to me. It seems
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What does it mean to be human What does it mean to be human? What is a human? What makes someone human? Although‚ some opinion may be as same or difference because of the answer have vary from person to person.I belief human must have three main characteristic to be a human. First‚ in physical human have large brains compared with body size and body weight which it has many nervous cells. Brains include Cerebrum‚ Thalamus‚ hypothalamus‚ Cerebellum‚ pons and Medulla. Humans are the only animals
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What Happiness Means to Me Dictionaries describe happiness as a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Though this definition is true‚ I believe that there are many different levels of happiness that can be portrayed. One type of happiness that really pops out in my mind would be past accomplishments. The day I graduated high school was so fulfilling. Graduation was an important step in my life as it is with many others. Knowing that all the hard
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What the flag means to me it means freedom because we have people out there fighting for our freedom. It means courage to me. Because there are people taking the chance to die for our country. It means justice to me. We have a jail for all the bad people. It means war for all the bad people. And it means war for the blood for all soldiers on the flag the red. It means life for us. Because if we didn’t have people fighting for us we would all be dead or slaves. It means civilization. Because we have
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to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. In simpler terms‚ art is what we find to be pleasing to our senses. In my opinion‚ art does not have a true definition. Its definition is different for all of us. To me‚ art is a way for one to express themselves. Each piece of art means something different for every one of us. Just because we don’t understand a particular piece does not mean that it’s not considered art in society. We can all appreciate a nice photograph or painting
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What Libraries Mean To the Nation A Speech by: Eleanor Roosevelt The speech I will be presenting is titled “What Libraries Mean to the Nation.” It was given by Eleanor Roosevelt on April 1st‚ 1936 at the District Of Columbia Library Association Dinner. Many speeches where given at this event a few topics include The Library of Adult Education‚ Our National Library‚ and The Libraries of Washington. I have thought a good deal about the fact that there are so many places in the United States that
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