How does our cultural identity define us‚ if at all—and what exactly does it mean to be an American? Throughout history‚ and despite a past peppered with racial discrimination‚ America has always been an amalgamation of countless cultural identities. With this in mind‚ it can be safely said that in today’s society‚ race most definitely matters. Before the reasons of why race matters can be determined‚ we must first define what it means to be an American‚ the concept of race‚ and more importantly
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I always rely and act according to what my rational sense tells me. That is how my parents raised me and their behavior was an example for me. As a result‚ I rarely follow my intuition or bliss. When I face difficulties‚ I usually list all the advantages and disadvantages and based on them make my decisions. However‚ sometimes I feel like I should have done some things the other way‚ though they seem logically based. My parents always tried to persuade me that Ukraine is not a good country to live
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Topic : What Does It to Learn ? This is driving me to think! Gratitude…Pass It On. I think that sometimes when life gets busy the first thing I do is well on what isn’t working. There isn’t enough time to accomplish everything I need to do. I feel like I am spinning out of control trying to find the ever elusive balance and continue to drop every single ball I am juggling in the process. I somehow think that in the hope of being everything I am letting down from the people all around me. For me it
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What does it mean to be an American for you? We use “American” word so freely but do we know what it exactly means to be an American? Only living in America does not mean that you are an American. Millions of people migrate into the United States of American in order to achieve their dream and earn the name of an American. For hundreds of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity
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do not fully understand what it means to really save money because the money I make I just spend on wants‚ not needs. I have yet to do any of these things. Also as a 17 about to be 18 year old boy I am still not fully mature‚ I still act like a child quite often. An example of this immaturity is I still expect Christmas and birthday presents‚ I still expect my parents to pay for me when I am with them‚ and finally I still sometimes act like a little kid when I do not get what I want. One of the main
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equally‚ and have the same rights as everyone else. What freedom means to me is to be able to say‚believe‚and make our own choices without being judged or harmed. Ever since we first arrived at America we wanted to be free from someone or something‚ and when we finally got it more people wanted freedom. Slowly but surely more and more people have become free throughout the years. Knowing that you and your friends and family are free to do and say what they want is one of the best feeling in the world
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What does it mean to be a hero? Well when I was little ‚ about four to five years old I thought a hero was a person that had a lot of super powers . A superhero like the ones in cartoons like Batman ‚ Power Rangers ‚ Superman‚ Spider-man‚ and 0thers. But as I kept growing I said I always asked myself what is a hero? Is it some famous person‚ super hero or what? I never did quite understand the meaning till about now. Now I completely understand‚ a hero to me is someone who would always be there for
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What does it mean to be German? an essay by Max Zöfeld This is a hard question‚ which may sound a bid jingoistic in the wrong ears. A blonde person with blue eyes‚ well organised and every time punctual is that kind of person‚ which comes to the mind of many people in other countries when they here the word “German”‚ but the question is why? Maybe they are influenced by the Aryan standards which became known in the time of the national socialists. However my own opinion distinguishes from this
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What does loyalty mean? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines loyal as “having or showing complete and constant support for someone or something” and loyalty as “the quality or state of being loyal”. I agree with that statement. When I think of the word loyalty the first thing that that comes to mind is complete trust‚ openness‚ transparency and being there for one another. Today I am going to talk about loyalty in a relationship‚ specifically loyalty between a husband and wife. I also interviewed
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If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains in order to save the world. As I got older‚ I realized that being a hero doesn’t mean having an exceptional crime-fighting ability‚ nor does it mean being this paragon of the city. A hero is someone who inspires you to be the
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