8 September 2013 What It Means to Be An American If you surveyed one hundred people and asked them the question “What does it mean to be an American?” Chances are you would get one hundred different answers. There is no definite clear-cut definition of an American. To solve this burning question‚ a lot of information has to be brought forward to the public regarding what is means to represent the United States as a citizen of the country. If one truly wants to know what being a true American
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The American Dream We hear the term American Dream referenced many times in our lives‚ but do we really know what the American Dream is? Is it having more money and more power than everyone else? Is it moving to Hollywood and becoming a famous movie star? What is the American Dream? According to James Truslow Adams‚ the author of the book The Epic of America‚ the American dream is‚ “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each
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the reaction of nuclear fission. With the efforts of many individuals throughout these years‚ the first nuclear test bomb was produced. With the code name Trinity‚ the first nuclear bomb test went off on July 16‚ 1945 in New Mexico‚ which lead into what is now known as the Atomic
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Some people believe that changes can be good‚ but others are impacted every moment changes are taken place. The city of Minneapolis represents diversity in communities‚ weather‚ buildings‚ and streets. In the book‚ “The Hiawatha” by David Treuer‚ introduces the changes in Minneapolis and the impact on a Native American family and others in the community. Simon‚ Betty‚ and Lincoln are affected economically‚ politically‚ and ethnically as changes are made in Minneapolis. They discover the destruction
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What is science? To some people science is a complex topic to talk about however‚ I find it rather insightful. Science is exiting‚ interesting‚ and sometimes it could even be a brain teaser. It all depends on what topic of science you are talking about. Science is a universal topic when it comes to describing the meaning. There is no wrong answer because science is everywhere! Whenever I think of science I think of a tree‚ a meaning of life. Ounce I start to go in depth I get more meanings in
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Everyone has some passion or goal that they dedicate their time to. For some people‚ it is a sport‚ career‚ or art. One of my passions is music. I play the euphonium in the band‚ and I plan on playing for all four years of high school. Being in the band is something that I always enjoy and I like to look for any opportunities that I can take to improve my playing and band experience. Most of the time‚ these opportunities are correcting my mistakes and applying Mr. Soto’s comments to my playing so
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smile goes a mile! What is a smile? Genuine To greet and say farewell to others A smile while your helping others A smile for someone sick or lost or down A smile is for your loved ones throughout the day A smile to say Thank you and Please A smile when your giving What a smile isn’t! To act as if you are ok To smile to make the other person smile Smiling to make out your life is amazing Smiling as a mask Smiling to get someone’s attention (flirt) A smile because isn’t that what someone told you
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In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution because of the concern related to the status of protection extended to the newly freed slaves against mistreatment by the states recently freed slaves. The Fourteenth Amendment offered a solution to these discriminatory laws simply guaranteeing “due process of law”‚ requiring the legal system to provide fundamentally fair trial procedures and “equal protection of laws”‚ and thereby requiring the government to treat all persons with equal
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Freedom Riders‚ Stonewall demonstrators‚ and environmentalists of the 20th century. We are ordinary people‚ living our lives‚ and trying as civil-rights activist Dorothy Cotton said‚ to ’fix what ain’t right’ in our society." accodring to the reporters of gay pride marching. Basically just shows how hard they fought for their rights and how long they had to fight for these rights. Something like self-love happiness‚ This would be someone that doesn’t have a home or clothes or anything of their possession
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Second Amendment The thought of losing our second amendment right is a serious concern to many U.S. citizens. The real question is‚ what is at risk of being lost. The second amendment is important to many people‚ but what truly is the second amendment mean and what does it state? The second amendment is not only about having the ability to protect yourself from a common intruder but also from your government. There have been many cases of governments turning against their citizens and that is why
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