What does it mean to be a Puerto Rican? This is a question that may have different answers according to the emphasis that is given. The more important approach is the geographical. Therefore‚ Puerto Rican are anyone that grown on the island of Puerto Rico. I emphasize in growth rather than birth‚ because a person may be born in P.R. and four months of age be moved to Italia where he lives the rest of his life. This individual will be Italian. Similarly‚ if an individual is born in Colombia
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“What does it mean to be a good citizen?” Being a good citizen means‚ following the rules for example following the speed limit for how fast you can drive in certain lanes. By following that rule it helps keep the community safe and it reduces the amount of car accidents per day. Another thing that makes a good citizen is paying your taxes and bills‚ the reason is your taxes helps fund your police station and your fire department and other helpful things for the community so your community is safe
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What Does It Mean? Genetic engineering in humans means that some part of the DNA of a person has been altered in some way. It is possible through genetic engineering people could be given bigger brains or any other structural alterations. Human genetic engineering promises to cure disease and increase the immunity of people to viruses. Why? The potential of genetic engineering is To cure medical conditions and hopefully prolong life. Genetic engineering could
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Portia Marks Heather Cole Reading 115 1 December 2010 What Does It Mean To Be “College Educated?” According to Dictionary.com the words college means: degree-granting school of higher learning; education: act or process of imparting or gaining knowledge‚ judgment‚ and a level of intellectual maturity (or) act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills‚ as for a profession. It’s only right to say that the definition of being college educated is gaining knowledge or skills
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What does it mean? Although some people may not think too much of things as insignificant as names or symbols‚ there is always a reason an author puts them in a story. Sherman Alexi’s “This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix Arizona” is a great example of a story that is full of many different kinds of symbolism‚ ranging from animals to people‚ even the story’s title. Understanding of Alexi’s symbols in the story is crucial in understanding the meaning of the story as a whole. A symbol
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What Does it Mean to be a Man or a Woman? A theme the tragedy of Macbeth routinely reveals is one of gender roles. Throughout the play‚ many characters struggle with conflict within themselves; not unlike conflicts that we face inside ourselves today. Various major conflicts throughout the screenplay are somehow connected with characters’ roles as men or women. The dominant question is‚ do the characters know who they are as men and women? Although Macbeth’s age was never stated‚ it is concluded
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freedom against the British government‚ Americans have continued to fight for freedom at home and across the world. Many have given their lives to insure the chance to be free. Freedom means different things to different people. For some it means physical freedom‚ like not being a slave. Others see it as the chance to make choices for themselves. To me it means all of these things. I have the freedom to attend school‚ participate in extracurricular activities of my choice‚ and express my thoughts
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What does the Bill of Rights mean to me? The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. It has different meanings for everyone. It means many different things to me today. The Bill of Rights affects me in many different ways such as what I believe‚ what I say‚ and what other freedoms I have. The first amendment affects me in many different ways in every day life. It talks about freedom of press‚ speech and religion. This amendment is one of the most important to me. Without
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What Diversity and Multiculturalism Mean to Me By David Meads What does Diversity and Multiculturalism mean to me? I believe that diversity has become so much more than just the basic qualities of race or gender. It now includes all qualities that make everyone unique‚ as individuals or as part of a larger group. It is also the acceptance‚ respect‚ and understanding of these unique qualities that makes diversity work in a given society. Multiculturalism is the system that is centered around
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What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated In the article “What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated” Mr. Kohn point out 6 points on being educated. Point 1.The Point of Schooling. (Nel Noddings the professor emerita at Stanford University‚ urges us to reject “the deadly notion that the schools’ first priority should be intellectual development” and contends that “the main aim of education should be to produce competent‚ caring‚ loving‚ and lovable people.”) I like this quote on the purposes of education
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