What America Means To Me The United States of America is one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world‚ but it is also more than that. Our country was founded on the idea of freedom‚ when our forefathers declared independence against the tyranny of Britain. Some people think of America as a second chance‚ where people can come acceptance. Others come for equality and freedom.. “So‚ what does America mean to me?” you may ask. America is my home‚ where I can be who I want to be. The
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Reaction paper - 500 word 2/10 Brandy Stefanell Vaccaro‚ ENC 1102 7/10/13 Reaction to‚ “My name is Margaret” This story reminds me of a sad time in our history when the people of this nation thought they could own another human being. I would like to say this time has passed‚ but we are barely able to hang on. We may have a bi=racial president‚ but there is still racism among the old south. Margaret was only a child and she was being groomed to be the help. It may have been on different
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to tell you some things about my pup i got back in 2010 and i dearly miss this dog and his name is Dirt Well first it was October 23‚ 2010 my uncles dog had puppys and I was the first to chose one out of the litter. I chose one that was a dusty red/brown pup with a white around his neck‚ paws he had no tail he was bobbed. I was in love with this puppy he would always sleep with me every night stay by my side‚ wait for me at the door it made me happy had a tiny mean puppy waiting to play with. I
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. Terrified of being in large crowds‚ I discovered that fitting in with different people would be impossible for me. As a result‚ my regular life unexpectedly changed by the time I became a junior. With the recent news of racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I felt discomfort from being around my classmates almost every day. I chose to not have someone worry about how I feared being around them
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picture are all skills required of a noncommissioned offi cer (NCO). The mission of an NCO is to fulfi ll what we call the “backbone” of the Army. We are individuals who can hear and understand a mission and then take the necessary steps to make it happen. It is an honor to serve as an NCO because I take pride in leading my Soldiers to success. I take pride in contributing to the wider goals of my unit by helping other people succeed. These tasks require me to invest in individual Soldiers‚ to lead
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Writing can mean so many different things‚ but to me it means putting all your thoughts that you can’t say out loud on a piece of paper. Escaping to a world where it’s only you and your thoughts. You can express yourself and don’t have to worry about what someone else thinks about you. Writing allows you to self-express yourself and reach heights and depths that you‚ yourself probably did not know you could even reach. Writing allows you to challenge your inner thoughts and express them in a different
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My Papa’s Waltz was a interesting poem. There are several different meanings it could have. For instance‚ before I looked into the poem I thought it was about a father abusing his child‚ But after I read and studied it I realized what it was about. It took me a few times of reading it to understand that it was actually talking about a little boy that didn’t want to go to bed so his father danced with him. Before annotating it I thought it was talking about a little boy that maybe didn’t want to
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Each person that I have known has taught me something‚ but a significant amount of what I have learnt and implemented has come from my mom. The fact that my mom has had the greatest influence on me is simply because she is the person who has taught me to be responsible for myself‚ something which has also helped me to discover who I really am. Her sense of independence is an aspect that has had a profound effect on me; I believe that independence opens up many opportunities because it requires that
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find out who one is while to others the word college means a place to seek a better living. The word college itself means a place where a person gets a higher degree in education. Whatever the meaning may be‚ it can be agreed that college is necessary to become someone in life and not get the usual pay as everyone else. Different people have their reasons to attend college. Some more meaningful than others. Attending college has been one of my life time goals since I was a little girl. I would always
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Anthony Vitiello 9.10.2011 English Prof. Meaning The essay written is about the excerpt "What’s Your name‚ Girl?" and on how Marguerite Angelou shows the importance of names. There are many way on how our names serve us. One of the most visible ways a name serves us is that it gives us personality. In the story read‚ there was emphasis on African American names and the true meaning behind the passage. To start off with the essay‚ the main point has to be stated. In the case of this small
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