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    calling yourself a procrastinator‚ affirm that you are a recovering procrastinator. It’s the 12-step program to liberation‚ wealth‚ and joy. The most valuable commodity you possess in this life is time. The key is turning your time into value‚ into service‚ into results‚ into joy‚ into relaxation‚ into produc- tion‚ into connection. We spend our time in two primary ways: relaxation and pro- duction. When you spend time experiencing either one of these modalities‚ there is so much more to gain

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    What the American flag means to me. The American flag is something that I’ve looked at since I was 5 years old in preschool. Every day in school since then I have said the promise of loyalty with my peers to the flag with my hand on my heart. When I see a flag blowing in the wind‚ or when I see a crowd of people standing with their hands to their hearts while the National Anthem plays‚ it gives me chills. When I recite "The Pledge of Allegiance‚" it is more than just words to me. It is a reminder

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    TESTS AND MEASURES: Ambulation: 22 feet once on level surface with wheeled walker. She is weight bearing as tolerated right lower extremity. Only puts half of her weight through her right leg because of pain. Needs min assistance of 1 person for balance. Too tired to ambulate further. Deviations with ambulation: decreased cadence‚ decreased step length‚ decreased stance time right lower extremity; decreased lateral weight shift to right lower extremity in stance phase‚ decreased right hip & knee

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    How many of today’s students know how to read and write in cursive? Currently‚ many American public schools no longer require their students to learn how to write in cursive. The reason for this is because many administrators believe taking the time to teach cursive detracts from more important skills such as mathematics or reading comprehension. However‚ there are multiple reasons why this skill is still valuable for today’s students. For example‚ knowing cursive allows people to read historical

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    What it means to be a Citizen According to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary‚ the definition of a Citizen is; a Legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth either native or naturalized. So why is it that this word so simple‚ yet means so much when used to draw a line between races. Claudia Rankine chose Citizen for the title of her lyric‚ because she knew that she it would spark racial contrasts‚ in this time of black lives matter. The Author knew what she was doing by choosing

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    birds!” (2 Chainz). What does it mean to slang birds? As times change so does music and the culture around it. Times have been changing and creating a mold for what we now call pop music and rap. The pop culture and the pop music go hand and hand in these ever changing times. The youth that are growing up in society today are being exposed to new and distasteful music which it is having a negative effect on them. A lot more is allowed on radio and public broadcast than what used to be viewed as

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    In the essay “The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American” (36-38)‚ James Baldwin recounts the difficulties of being a black American writer in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Baldwin talks about his constant search and battle in coming to terms with his role or place in the racial hot pot that was a white dominated society. He states how difficult it was for him and many other black American writers to find a sense of identity amongst the racial feud that had engulfed the majority

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    Running Head: What should rape really mean? article review Submitted by What should rape really mean? Ms. Magazine. Issue SP 11‚ p. 26. Abstract The following is a review of the article If a woman isn’t bruised and bleeding‚ will her rape be counted?‚ which was written by Stephanie Hallett. The article includes information concerning rape cases in America and how law enforcement has used an outdated definition to exclude many cases from formally being reported to the

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    shouldn’t be used because of the impact the word had on black slaves. On the other hand‚ Gloria Naylor‚ an author wrote an article on February 20‚ 1986‚ in the New York Times‚ describing her experience with the word “nigger”. In “Mommy‚ What does ’Nigger’ Mean?” by Gloria Naylor‚ the author uses her experience with the word nigger to describe why words can have different meanings. The meaning changes depending on where its used‚ the context in which it is used‚ and the kinds of people that use them

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    place we call America‚ is forever united and will stand strong till we are all no more. Foreigners come to visit our nation and notice that‚ we Americans are full of purity‚ innocence‚ honor and peace‚ which the 6 white stripes on our flag imply. Also‚ we are all full of power‚ strength‚ bravery and endurance because we don’t allow anyone or anything to tear our nation apart. We will forever stand as one in a blue field of justice‚ fairness and right. I believe that our freedom is what makes us very

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