Peterson Mr. Dalton What It Means To Be An American 16 October‚ 2015 America was founded in the beliefs that it would become a land of opportunity‚ filled with hardworking individuals who wanted to state a claim in this world. Today‚ these beliefs are still strong‚ and being fulfilled on a daily basis. Americans have accomplished far more than anyone ever imagined they would within the past 4 decades or so‚ and are still working to achieve more and more today. To be an American means to be proud of
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everything He does. Many people in the world are not thankful for all the things the Lord does for them. They tend to complain about their life and worry about what they do not have rather than think about all the things they are privileged to have. People worry too much about who has the best phone‚ or car‚ or house‚ etc. and they do not focus on what is really important‚ which is their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is very easy to think of all the things we do not have and be unthankful
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What does it mean to be a Catholic in contemporary society? To be Catholic means to be whole‚ one with society‚ and having absolute faith in God. Today in the 21st century there are about 1.2 billion Catholics and with the growing population‚ we will build up in capacity. Catholicism itself is based on obeying and believing in God’s grace. It is based on the teachings and beliefs of the Church. We believe that God is one God in three divine persons. Catholics today find the explanation and desire
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Give me praise! For I am the only one worthy of such happenings‚ especially because I am of perfect decent. My name is known far and wide with such synonyms as disturbing‚ ghastly‚ and horrid. But little do they know I cherish those names. Those names give me strength knowing they fear me‚ because fear is control. In fact‚ I will go and show them control right now! I will exit my lair near the swamp and head to the road. Everyday I am harrowed by the sounds of joyful voices from the mead-hall. It
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What does it mean to be polite? The human being is social since from the beginning of its existence on Earth‚ billions years ago. From that time on‚ we have been living in a society with laws‚ rules and concepts about how to be polite‚ have good manners and good behavior. Although these concepts can change from culture to culture‚ I believe that say “please” or “thank you” to people next us‚ who also make part of our society‚ means to be polite all over the world. Being polite means
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What does this magical word “happiness” mean? “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of” – Albert Camus. What is happiness? How is it affecting other’s lives? Many do not really understand the meaning of happiness. Happiness is a fuzzy concept can mean many different things to many people. When a person has something‚ or someone he or she wants‚ does that mean she or he is happy? Maybe being satisfied can lead to happiness‚ but that is not the only needed
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Betsy Ross Made Me Love to Read I guess I shouldn’t say Betsy Ross made me love to read; I should say Betsy Ross opened my eyes to a whole new world. When I was in the third grade‚ we were assigned a book report on any biography of our choosing. “Great!” I thought. “Now I have to read some boring book!” I was not thrilled with this assignment‚ but I was a good student and usually did what I was told. Biographies for third graders were not like the biographies most people think
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What Does "Islam" Mean? The word "Islam" itself means "Submission to Allah." The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ‚ "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha ‚ "Marxism" after Karl Marx‚ and "Confucianism" after Confucius. Similarly‚ Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the will of
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extraordinary‚ heroes should be celebrated. To be legendary is to be wise‚ powerful. Legendary outside of heroism could mean being athletic‚ the one to beating World Records *cough Bolt and Phelps*. Being legendary means to not be a standard citizen‚ but different from others. When thinking legendary think of someone that can easily pull off a cape. Sometimes legendary means to be the strong and bold. Like sacrificing time and effort for others. Not to be cowardly and selfish. Thinking only for
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF READING BOOKS? 10 Benefits of Reading (or Ways Reading Makes You Better at Life) I’ve found that no matter what I read‚ the act of reading every day has helped me in nearly every aspect of my life. Here are a few of my favorite ways that reading has improved my quality of life‚ and will definitely improve yours. 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progressof (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia‚ since keeping
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