What does it mean to be an American? By: Savannah Shiveley For centuries of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity. These people were looking for more than just rights and privileges. Their real desire was to become something that depicts pride and honor‚ an American. Being an American means much more than living in the United States. Along with the name come a number
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American History What it Means to be an American All Americans are guaranteed equal justice. They are allowed equal justice because America is a free country. Americans are inclined to freedom and with that freedom‚ have the ability to create infinite opportunities for themselves‚ which then allow them to find success‚ happiness‚ and prosperity. Americans can find these opportunities because they live in a meritocracy‚ and are provided with rights and freedoms that come from The Constitution
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economical. Since September‚ my understanding of what an activist and what social justice‚ equity‚ and community organizing are has expanded drastically. Yes‚ an activist is all the things I mentioned before‚ but an activist is also someone who works tirelessly and puts all they have into a cause that goes against the common opinion in a society where the big and powerful corporations tend to get what works best for them. An activist keeps going and fighting for what they know to be their truth‚ even when
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“What it means to be a leader?” I believe that a leader must be able to inspire motivation in subordinates‚ be self aware‚ and set the examples. I hope to exemplify these traits as an officer‚ and will work with you to learn‚ to create a cohesive unit‚ and to accomplish the mission. As I am new to Golf Forward Support Company‚ 3rd Battalion 7th Regiment Artillery unit and also to the Army‚ I know that I must be willing to put myself outside of my comfort zone and be ready to learn. Although I might
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What It Means To Live Can the presence or absence of love determine whether a person is truly living or is not living at all? James Joyce’s “The Dead” is a work of the Modern era. In keeping with the time‚ this short story focuses on self-reflection and isolation. Throughout the story‚ the main character Gabriel is desperately searching for where his position is in the world. Gretta‚ his wife‚ also seems to live as merely a shadow of her former her. Although the story is predominately centered
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What It Means To Be a Good Leader As we grow up‚ though we may not realize it‚ we are surrounded by leaders that have an impact on our lives. Some may assume that all the leaders in your life consist of authority‚ but truthfully‚ just having authority doesn’t make you a good leader. A good leader is a person that people naturally follow; they don’t follow them because authority tells them to. Keeping this in mind‚ it isn’t very difficult to identify the leaders in your life; it’s slightly more
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What it means to be an American The United States of America is a wonderful country where there is equal opportunities‚ rights and freedoms‚ and justice. America’s founding fathers like George Washington saw the potential of America being the greatest country of all. They created the constitution. The constitution created a stronger federal government and gave citizens rights. It wasn’t until 1865 that the United States Constitution ended slavery. America has prospered so much since then and now
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What “home” means Everyone always has to have a place to be born‚ a place to grow up and a place to become yourself. It’s true that emotional aspects influence profoundly upon how one visualizes home. However‚ physical aspects are the house of home. Without land‚ a physical place‚ the picture about home in one’s soul will not come out easily. In fact‚ many people who are capable of building thousand houses find it hard to really build a home. A house is a simply a shelter while a home is a family
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why it is critical for me to understand my role because I would not want to cross my limit out of authority. As being a supervisor‚ I would avoid taking unnecessary disciplinary actions toward an employee. Having authority over employees does not mean I can always write a warning or decide to reduce someone paychecks based on my personal beliefs or mood toward them. By taking such actions I would be disobeying the purpose of being a supervisor. Another limit I would avoid crossing is to create
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delight us‚ surely the process by which a human being is created is the most common and compelling. But what do we‚ as human beings‚ consider a human being to be? Some say a human is “made in the image and likeness of God‚” while others defend the concept that humans came from the soil and will return to the soil when they die. Dignity‚ a conscience‚ and free will all seem to play a major role in what creates a human being‚ as well. This notion is argued back and forth between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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