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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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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America is known to most people as the land of opportunity or the land of the free. But what does it really mean to be an American? Living in America means that people can live with the luxuries of being an American and also living with what is known as the American dream. The American dream is what help to build America today and also it helped to shape to what it means to be an American. Being an American means living among people that come from all over the world‚ having the freedom and the title
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What does it mean to be an American? There are many meanings on what it means to truly be an American. Including‚ how this identity as an American has changed overtime from the past to present day. A specific value that I strongly agree with is “Opportunity” and that every single person on this earth deserves a chance. To begin with‚ an example of what it truly means to be an American from the past‚ the article “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address” and how Lincoln wrote a speech proclaiming his respect
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My Responsibility to America “To be an American for me means freedom and justice. I also think being an American is a big responsibility.” This is the response of 10-year-old Neil from Wisconsin when asked the question‚ “What does it mean to be an American?” Neil is right; Americans have responsibilities that are imperative to living in America and helping the United States be prosperous and successful. If everyone were to learn and follow these obligations‚ America could be the utopia it was meant
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The term “American” is viewed differently by many distinct people. In this essay‚ one can find out what it truly means to be an American. An American is someone who can be themself and is classified as an American. What it means to be an American is that you can be who you want to be. According to an article written by Marcie Sillman ‚ “Shmidt hopes [his family] [gets] the opportunity to come to this country. He spreads his arms wide as he describes his own experiences”. Shmidt’s personal experiences
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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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The Constitution What does the Constitution mean to me? That question in itself has many meanings. I personally believe that if we did not have the Constitution we would all be in turmoil and have no direction to go in. The constitution was put in place to install rules and laws to abide by as citizens of the United States of America. I can honestly say that some of those Amendments have been challenged by a lot of people throughout history and have not always ended the way that they would have
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There are many sections to the soldier’s creed which all influence my life‚ both the way I live and the way I think. All soldiers whether old or new‚ should try their hardest to abide and live by the soldier’s creed. The soldier’s creed has taught me many things that make me who I am today. "I am an American soldier‚" To me‚ that means I have the right to say this anywhere and everywhere I go. As an American I have Freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and pursuit of happiness. As a soldier I defend
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What U.S. Citizenship Means To Me “The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.” – Jackie Robinson. The definition of a citizen is someone‚ who was born in the United States of America‚ and is guaranteed certain rights‚ privileges‚ and responsibilities. Citizenship is understood as a right to have rights‚ such as the right to live and work in the United States and to receive federal assistance. Being a U.S. citizen means I have the right
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