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    judged by anyone. But many people don’t know that America wasn’t as good as it is today. The country had to experience a lot of wars‚ ideologies‚ equality between races‚... Being an American is being free‚ be able to have a good education‚ and be able to express your ideas‚ dreams and deliver that to other people. When talking about being American‚ freedom is one of the most important elements in building America. But do we know what freedom really means? According to Katharine Gammon‚ a freelance science

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    What is an American? Americans are self-spoken individuals full of radical ideas and egotistical spirits. This spirit has created the supreme economic monster that is America today. America is about freedom of speech and press‚ freedom of religion and most importantly freedom of choice. These three key components make up what it means to be an American. Freedom of speech was granted to Americans in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This freedom can be in the form of a peaceful protest

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    duties a person undertakes that makes he or she American. To be an American means having patriotism‚ freedom‚ and being an industrious worker in all aspects of life. An American

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    What Does Democracy Mean?

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    For me personally‚ in one word‚ democracy means freedom. More in depth‚ democracy is much more complex because it allows all citizens to have an equal say in many different decisions that affect lives. Democracy allows citizens of the United States to equally voice their opinion through elected representatives and by the creation of new laws and the freedom of speech. The country used to be run under communism which was much more controlled than democracy. No one was allowed to own their own

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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 Pakistan Means?

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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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    Sarah Jacquette Ray’s concept of “The Ecological Other” can be used to describes the relationship between the environment and the type of bodies classified as “ideal” or “other” by a society. Similarly‚ the article “What it means to Rewild‚” by Patrick J. Kiger plays on this concept of “The Ecological Other” by examining how “Rewilders” believe that modern civilization has psychologically and physically harmed the connection people have with mother nature and therefore

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    What it means to be American People in the United States differ greatly in beliefs‚ physical appearances‚ and heritage; yet we all call ourselves Americans. We feel prouder than ever to say "I am American‚" raising American flags‚ wearing symbolic shirts‚ and showing true patriotism. But what really makes us American? What is the common factor that unites us? Is it our pride in our country? Our culture and style? Or maybe it is our liberties granted to us by the constitution? America spans three

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    society where white people have the upper hand in almost every circumstance. White people aren’t judged by the color of their skin or certain facial features they possess. Because of their looks‚ people of color are all generalized into one person from their respective race or ethnicity. White people get to parade around the streets in their pickup trucks blasting Tim McGraw and white hillbilly country music‚ waving around multiple confederate flags‚ armed with loaded weapons‚ and wearing white hooded masks

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    What does it mean to be polite? The human being is social since from the beginning of its existence on Earth‚ billions years ago. From that time on‚ we have been living in a society with laws‚ rules and concepts about how to be polite‚ have good manners and good behavior. Although these concepts can change from culture to culture‚ I believe that say “please” or “thank you” to people next us‚ who also make part of our society‚ means to be polite all over the world. Being polite means

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