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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

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    Why I Want To Be a Teacher All my life I knew I wanted to work with kids. I have always enjoyed babysitting and spending time with children. When I was in ninth grade I decided that I wanted to be a social worker‚ I wanted to work for child protective services dealing with the neglect and abuse of children. I knew it would be a difficult job and that it would cause a lot of heartache; not only for myself but also‚ for the families I would be dealing with. I didn’t care about how painful and hard

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    Faulkner 1. What award did he receive in 1950? In 1950 Faulkner received the Nobel Prize and‚ at home‚ the National Book Award. 2. How did Faulkner regard his major works? Faulkner regarded his major works as a “saga‚” a reconstruction of the life of Yoknapatawpha County‚ his fictional name for Lafayette County in northern Mississippi‚ where he lived at Oxford (the "Jefferson" of his novels). 3. “The novels of the cycle move on several planes of southern society.” Explain. “The novels of the

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    Poll Taxes‚ Grandfather Clause By: Gabriel‚ Martha‚ Amelia‚ Roxette‚ Kevin. In the late 1800’s‚ the United States of America had been restoring itself from the tragedies of the Civil War; an era known as the Reconstruction. The United states had suffered severely through the divisive social issues surrounding race and inequality. The after effects of the Civil War wounded many relationships between the North and South‚ influencing the majority of white politicians to abandon the cause of protecting

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    deal about his parents Macon Sr and Ruth. At first Milkman viewed his father as an abusive person that few people liked. Milkman begins to personally separate himself from his father because he doesn’t want people to think they are similar. This leads to Milkman drinking‚ smoking and growing facial hair because he wants to be different in all ways. Milkman doesn’t even take care of his money and spends it irresponsibly‚ to separate himself from his father. Things drastically change when his father abuses

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    ever. I would be able to meet my childhood idols and being able to see future sporting events would be a dream come true. Being the Chief Financial Officer would allow me the money and time to do what I always dreamed of doing. The Under Armor Clothing Company has their hand in every sport and has players at that have set them apart from everyone else in their sport. I enjoy watching sports. When the olympics come around I love to watch and learn about as many sports that they have out there. I will

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    poem reflects Blake’s extreme disillusionment with the suffering he saw in London The Garden of Love "The Garden of Love" is written to express Blake’s beliefs on the naturalness of sexuality and how organised religion‚ particularly the orthodox Christian church of Blake’s time with their preaching and rules cause the repression of our natural desires. The Poison Tree Shows how Blake believed that stifling anger would only cause the anger to grow Tyger "The Tyger" presents a duality between

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    Gay Gay‚ a word with multiple meanings: A person who is merry and happy‚ a person who is a homosexual‚ something that is lame or stupid‚ and a word that can be used for degrading. Over time this word has been molded and shaped into different meanings in all sorts of directions. The different meanings honestly have no similarities to each other‚ which makes it strange to see such a word as happy go to meaning a homosexual. It is strange to see such a word go from meaning happy to a word that can be

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    What Does It Mean To Be Human? According to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History‚ “Part of what it means to be human is how we became human. Over a long period of time‚ as early humans adapted to a changing world‚ they evolved certain characteristics that help define our species today.” Some of these characteristics include‚ walking upright on two feet‚ larger and more complex brains‚ and a social life that not every living organism has or can do. Although this is more of a physical

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    Why do you want to become a Medical Practitioner? I can still vividly remember a terrifying night from my childhood when I suddenly awoke from my sleep because I was choking. My parents rushed me to the hospital and in the weeks that followed‚ I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. As an eight year old child‚ the kindness of one of the doctors who gave me a lollipop or another one who drew a smiley face on my band-aid after my blood test turned a situation that was difficult for me to understand

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