Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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The words‚ “all men are created equal‚” automatically it is false. The first reason is Thomas Jefferson initially wrote the declaration of independence‚ in which a paragraph exemplifies that slavery‚ is a violation to human rights. For instances “He has waged cruel war against human nature itself‚ violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him‚ captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death
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William Blake was a British artist and poet. He is remembered as one of the key figures of English Romanticism. From an early age‚ Blake experienced visions of a divine nature. These visions influenced his art and writing; they gave him inspiration and new ideas. Blake was apprenticed at the early age of fourteen as an engraver which furthered his artistic education‚ yet limited his other education. Blake used this education in art throughout his life. He earned his living by drawing‚ painting‚ teaching
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“This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ is a story that focuses on the relationship between two Native American men‚ Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ who have grown up together one the Spokane Indian Reservation. The leading cause of the central action of the story was the death of Victor’s father in Phoenix‚ Arizona. Having just lost his job and unable to financially travel alone with the one hundred dollars given to him by the Tribal Council‚ Victor happens to run into Thomas Builds-The-Fire
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“This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ presented a story based on the Native American culture‚ traditions‚ and social-economic problems. The author organized the events illustrated in this short story in chronological order with the incorporation of flashback throughout the story which helps to comprehend much better the relationship in between characters‚ potential conflicts‚ settings‚ and other elements of the story. The central element of the story is the trip that
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The key is turning your time into value‚ into service‚ into results‚ into joy‚ into relaxation‚ into produc- tion‚ into connection. We spend our time in two primary ways: relaxation and pro- duction. When you spend time experiencing either one of these modalities‚ there is so much more to gain when you are guilt-free. Procrastination has a huge effect on both health and wealth. Have you ever put off going to the dentist or doctor? Most of us have because of the perceived anxiety of the outcome
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Mnemonic devices are those handy verbal tools that help people remember the names or patterns of larger data items. A classic example of such a device is the little ditty most of us were taught as children‚ the one that begins “Thirty days hath September…” That’s a simple way to remember the lengths of the months‚ one that manages to stick with us well into adulthood. I don’t know about you‚ but the phrase “…all the rest have thirty-one…” still comes in handy many decades after I learned that song;
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Origami‚ art of folding paper to create three-dimensional figures of animals‚ people‚ objects‚ and abstract shapes. Origami is a Japanese word that combines the verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). The only material required for origami is a piece of paper. Almost any paper may be used‚ but folding is easiest if the paper is thin‚ strong‚ and able to hold a crease. Standard origami paper is usually cut into 15-cm (6-in) squares; it is generally plain white on one side‚ with a color or decorative
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What Does Congress Do? In order to best explain what Congress does‚ we can use the analytical lenses of constitutionalism‚ institutionalism and behavioralism. Before we can discuss what Congress does‚ it is important to understand the basic make up of our legislative body. We can view the basic makeup of Congress within the view of Constitutionalism. The United States Constitution provides the structure of our legislative body. It gives us a bicameral legislature. This means that we have
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HI or Hi may refer to: Hello‚ a greeting in the English language Hi and Lois‚ a comic strip Hi (kana)‚ Japanese character Hi (magazine)‚ teen lifestyle publication Hi Records‚ in music‚ a Memphis soul and rockabilly label Hi River‚ Ili River Hi territory‚ Yining City Hi‚ mobile phone brand of Dutch company KPN Hindi‚ an Indo-Aryan language (see list of ISO 639-1 codes) Hydrogen Index‚ the ratio hydrogen/carbon used in Van Krevelen diagrams by petroleum geologists for the assessment of kerogen
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