What does it mean to be an American? Being an American means you are free! You have many rights and freedom.You are a part of the United States and you most likely have many more rights and opportunities than most countries.America is made up of different people and cultures because of the diversity and pluralistic society.Even though we have different cultures and economy‚ we are all united as one and coalescing and we are proud! Fourth of July makes me an American
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What it means to be an american There are many ways to describe the american identity today like family traditions or or how you feel in time of tragedy. Another way to describe an american identity is the age of the person. How old the person is will affect their american identity because they have seen more than us more tragedy and that may have shaped their identity differently according to how long they have been around. A person who has been around longer knows more about America. How does
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This passage describes most individuals who go on and live in new societies and countries but are not quit accepted due to the difficulties faced by them of being an emigrant. For many people letting go of their past traditions and accept new ones is very difficult. As for Sarosh the character in the short story “Squatter”‚ he is unable to use the toilets because he is still living in his past traditions. He has not been accepted in the Westernized culture because‚ in the story we see him squatting
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What does it mean to be old? Six people were interviewed for this short study. They ranged in ages from 15-71 years old. In chronological order they were Gavin (15)‚ Kajal (18)‚ Ian (19)‚ Sean (42) June (64) and Daniel (71). The participants in this study all mentioned various processes that were involved in aging. This would correlate with the Biopsychosocial Framework what is stated in the Cavanaugh‚ Blanchard-Fields text. The younger participants focused more on physical appearances. They were
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famous poem from Lewis Carroll‚ I was in fifth grade. I recalled thinking‚ I must be doing something right. I had created some words my own and found myself vindicated. In the sequel Through the Looking Glass as an Alice’s second Adventure‚ and what Alice encounter there. Carroll used his playful nature one more time when in the first chapter Alicia reads a poem called the Jabberwocky. In the first chapter‚ Alicia‚ crossing the mirror of her house‚ finds an inverted book of poems that can only
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What is Life Like as an Educator? I use to think that the best part of being a teacher was the brightly colored bulletin boards‚ the smell of freshly sharpened pencils‚ the Crayola Crayons‚ and the endless supply of organized office supplies neatly placed on the teacher’s desk. I spent countless summers of my childhood assisting my mother‚ a third grade teacher‚ with the annual set up of her classroom. On those hot summer days‚ I admired the creativity‚ organization‚ and enthusiasm my mother holds
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to have try something that will get you other your fear. There a quote that say ‘’She who is brave is free.’’ That mean that if you don’t try the thing that you are afraid of you will never be free. When I was young I always afraid of a lot of thing. When I got older I figured maybe I should get over my fear. The first fear was dogs. The reason why is because they just looked mean in scary. I figured just going to them in try to touching them. In my mind it was like I was really scared but‚ then
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Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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Finding integrity in individuals in society today can be a daunting task. Many people simply do not have the moral fiber of earlier generations. An individual’s integrity is truly tested when a weakness is touched. Someone with integrity will certainly feel a sting weak that weakness is exploited‚ but someone that lacks integrity will exploit weaknesses‚ whether it is their own weakness‚ or someone else’s weakness‚ in the interest of personal gain‚ prestige‚ or to maintain the status quo. Sometimes
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decline in educational integrity. As a teacher myself‚ I ask‚ what should have Pelton done? There is a legitimate problem within school districts all over the nation‚ but the underlying problem is not as overt as many think.
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