What U.S. Citizenship Means To Me “The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.” – Jackie Robinson. The definition of a citizen is someone‚ who was born in the United States of America‚ and is guaranteed certain rights‚ privileges‚ and responsibilities. Citizenship is understood as a right to have rights‚ such as the right to live and work in the United States and to receive federal assistance. Being a U.S. citizen means I have the right
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What does reading mean to me? I am a very avid reader. Much of my time after school and on weekends is spent reading. I mostly read science fiction and fantasy novels. I enjoy science fiction novels because I like reading about all the interesting futuristic technology and lifestyle. Some science fiction novels I have read and enjoyed are The Quantum Door by Jonathan Ballagh‚ Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer‚ and The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. I enjoy fantasy novels because I like the adventure
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This spring‚ Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13) and Greater Media Newspapers co-sponsored an essay contest‚ "What Good Government Means to Me‚" for eighth-graders in the 13th Legislative District. More than 150 students submitted entries for the contest. The first-place winner was Adam Van Handel‚ from Ms. Eisen’s class at Carl Sandburg Middle School‚ Old Bridge. The second-place award went to Charles Gunningham from Mrs. Grieco’s class at Joseph R. Bolger Middle School‚ Keansburg‚ and the third-place
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I often wonder when I am stuck in my thoughts. Like feeling like the cement is taking over your body. Why I am me‚ and I do the things I do and I say the things I say. And then I wonder if it is a paradox or something we truly don’t find out until we get older until we have many experiences and learn not to do things and we go through some hard things and some happy and some sad and we regret. We wish we could take back things we said we wish we could be someone were not. We think the thunderstorms
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Running can make me a better person. When I run it helps me push myself. At some point in every race I feel a struggle‚ a wall of pain‚ but I push myself to run through that wall every time. The wall represents all the struggles in life as well as the struggles I’m facing through the race. Pursuing our endeavours is never an easy task. How many times when faced a hardship do you want to quit? Everyone has always been in a situation where they have wanted to quit but running has help me eliminate those
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easy to relate to. Basketball has been an interest of mine for most of my life. My favorite players are Jason Williams‚ Tracy McGrady‚ and Michael Jordan. Those players are an inspiration to me because they truly came from nothing‚ and made it by following their dreams. My family is also very important to me. I have two older brothers‚ their names are Shaun and Gabe. Shaun is a cook at Olive garden and Gabe is currently enrolled at
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school of minnows Friday afternoon. "The fish are probably coming to the surface because they’re dying from the oil‚" said Larry Schweiger‚ president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. "Those gulls think they’re getting a free meal when really they’re getting a load of toxins." Schweiger‚ who heads the nation’s largest conservation group‚ led reporters on a six-hour boat tour to survey ecological damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil leak‚ which has been spewing an estimated 210
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What Does Patriotism Mean to Me The very definition of patriotism cannot simply be defined by a dictionary. In fact‚ no two people you meet will have the same explanation of what it means to them. From America’s Founding Fathers to courageous everyday heroes serving in our military at home and overseas‚ patriotism fills their hearts with the will to protect our country’s freedom. Patriotism is an immeasurable personal characteristic shown by unselfish acts in which a person serves their country
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Courage is a strong word and can have very many different meanings and interpretations. Real courage to me has to do with bravery‚ heart‚ and how you hold yourself in situations. Some people say that courage is just about doing something that they are scared to do but there is so much more than that. With that being said‚ they would consider asking out a crush courage when to me that is not even close to being courageous. Bravery has to do with real courage because there are situations that you
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to one person‚ while meaning so little to somebody else. To me‚ music is where I flourish; music is where I learn to find myself and learn to understand others. I get so lost in music‚ both listening and playing‚ that I find myself absent from my own reality for hours on end. Listening to music is mesmerizing‚ in a sense‚ in which I always find myself discovering new and intriguing genres‚ sounds and musicians. Music is so captivating to me because there is always something new and exciting to find;
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