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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is that fortune favors the bold. Fortune means wealth‚ favours means prefer‚ and bold means courageous. This precept definitely changes the way the children of the 21st century act. There are many examples of this‚ such as from Jack Will‚ from Wonder‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and my very own father. Everyone knows that fortune favours the bold. Jack Will is a very good example of this precept. Everyone knows that helping others is brave‚ especially when it means helping the one kid that everybody avoids
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Anh Phan Professor Frank English 112 September 28‚ 2012 “That Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” In short story Sherman Alexie. “That is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ he creates three main characters‚ Victor‚ Victor’s father‚ and Thomas who have three different personalities. However‚ Thomas seems one of the most interesting characters in this short story. The author presents Thomas as a person who has not been affected negative by the hardship and struggles of modern day Native
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Kathy Dunn What I Think It Means to Be a Counselor February 18‚ 2013 Counseling means to help someone else through a situation or problem that they cannot solve alone. Counselors are good to have to help you with different problems that you may encounter. If you are having marital problems and seek help you would want someone who would listen to your problems and give sound advice. Counselors have to be good listeners and caring people. They need to be qualified to give advice on what to do because
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book characters are not immortal. The comic book never deal with question of the hero dying what happen next. Normally superhero do not do drugs‚ drink and respect authority. John did shrooms‚ smokes cigarettes all the time‚ and sometime most of his stories end with him binge drinking so he can forget all of the mistake and decisions he made‚ but the ghost do not let him to that. The comic raise the question what would someone do when they are give an expiration date on their life? Will someone do nothing
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What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to
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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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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was revolutionary in his own right for statements like the one above. It was as if King Jr. was speaking directly to me in an existence that he had not been apart of. King Jr. was world renown and loved by many‚ but also hated by many and looked at as controversial for his public revolts against the American justice system. In spite of the known hatred that people had for him regarding his stances on social injustice‚ he preceded to carry out his purpose time and time again
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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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by poet William Blake uses imagery to create meaning. William Blake uses imagery off God through the bible. It was very biblical because he wrote aboutA Poison Tree started off as this guy having an argument with a friend but the forgiving them for what they did. However later on in the poem the narrative says that’s emery stole an apple that was his. The emery knew it was his but took it anyway. After eating the apple the enemy died. Since he ate the apple and he knew he wasn’t suppose to to it was
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