“What Patriotism Means to Me” Does Patriotism still matter anymore? Or‚ is it just the national anthem playing before a sports game‚ saying the Pledge of Allegiance at school in the mornings? Or‚ is it just the celebrating of holidays that honor our armed forces? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary says that patriotism is the “Love some people feel for their country.” Personally‚ I think that a person with great patriotism has love‚ support‚ serves for their country. “Give me liberty or give me death
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What Happiness Means to Me Dictionaries describe happiness as a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Though this definition is true‚ I believe that there are many different levels of happiness that can be portrayed. One type of happiness that really pops out in my mind would be past accomplishments. The day I graduated high school was so fulfilling. Graduation was an important step in my life as it is with many others. Knowing that all the hard
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What Does It Mean to be an American? What does it mean to be american? It’s not a question someone could answer so easily you at least take a minute to think about it. Since the founding of the United states of America‚ Americans have struggled to answer the question. There is so much to be said but no right answer everyone has their own opinions. I believe that Rihanna’s song “American Oxygen” really speaks about being american very well. With almost 69 millions views it really sends a strong
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What does it mean to be German? an essay by Max Zöfeld This is a hard question‚ which may sound a bid jingoistic in the wrong ears. A blonde person with blue eyes‚ well organised and every time punctual is that kind of person‚ which comes to the mind of many people in other countries when they here the word “German”‚ but the question is why? Maybe they are influenced by the Aryan standards which became known in the time of the national socialists. However my own opinion distinguishes from this
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What it means to be a pop star A pop star can have a lot of different meanings to many people. An image can make people assume that they know what a pop star is. Some people think a pop star is someone who just gets on stage and performs. However not everyone thinks that’s what a pop star is. Not too many people are able to become a pop star in today’s society. In order to do that you have to be really dedicated‚ work hard‚ and you also have to make a lot of sacrifices. One of the more popular
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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 it Mean to be Rich? The American Heritage Dictionary states that rich means possessing great material wealth. Also it says rich can mean having an abundant supply. I decided to go with the latter. I believe that all of us here in America are rich to some degree. I mean most of us have more than we could ever need in this lifetime. We come home‚ open the door and turn on the lights. There are people in other countries that don’t have that luxury. And while we are talking about
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learned more than biology in her class. Her favorite saying that she pounded into every student’s head was "If you find a job you love then you will never have to work a day in your life." This simple yet powerful statement is one of the reasons I believe that education is an option available to everybody that must be grasped with everything we have. Mrs. Whindam passed away last year and I was able to look at myself and say "she would have been proud of me." I started college in 2009 and will graduate
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What Patriotism means to me In the aftermath of the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States we are seeing many forms of Patriotism. I was surprised to find when I researched this word that it had a lot of negative feelings. I believe that Patriotism is a showing your support for your country‚ standing up for what you believe in‚ and fighting for individual independence. First‚ I’m proud of my country I’m not ashamed to say the Pledge of Allegiance‚ or hold up the American
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background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty‚ equality‚ and republicanism.” The meaning of being American goes deeper than having a title of being a citizen‚ having a language‚ religious preference‚ and nationality. As Philip Gleason stated‚ all an American had to do was focus on liberty‚ equality‚ and republicanism. There are duties a person undertakes that makes he or she American. To be an American means having patriotism‚ freedom
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