What is Patriotism Patriotism according to Merriam Webster is defined as "devotion or love for one’s country." I believe this definition does not capture the true essence of the meaning of patriotism. This definition would be outstanding‚ if there were no other conditions factored in this complex equation‚ but it seems that patriotism is a double edge sword. So often more a persons loves their country‚ the more they hate every one who is not of their country. In other words they tend to become
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al-Khamis. Being patriotic is not just about waving your flag on Independence day. It goes on beyond that. Patriotism is generally known as the feeling of love and devoted to the country. Having and willing to do anything for the sake of the betterment of the country. Quoting Enizahura Abdul Aziz‚ a senior research officer from the centre of shariah‚ law and politics from IKIM‚ patriotism also implies feelings of solidarity and mutual responsibility among people of different ethnicities and religious
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AMERICAN PATRIOTISM By: dat E-mail: xasianboyx@aol.com AMERICAN PATRIOTISM Patriotism in America is the love for or devotion to America. Patriotism represents people who love this country and support the country’s authority and interests. American patriotism does not only mean an unquestioning loyalty to the decisions of the United States government. Patriotism is staring unblinkingly into the face of history. It is to acknowledge the injustices and cruelties that have been a part of the
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A lot of schools have so many students that the school doesn’t have any more room for those kids. A lot of people wonder does class size really matter? My answer to that is yes for a variety of reasons. One on three students are being taught in overcrowded schools. According to the article "Everyone knows students learn more in smaller classes‚ or do they?" There are classes separated by a row of book cases as a wall to divide one classroom into two and anytime one class did anything noisy‚ everyone
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Humankind would be a better place if we were all just citizens of the world. In Martha Nussbaum’s “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism” she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Nussbaum’s definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary allegiance is to the community of human beings in the entire world. Nussbaum begins her argument by raising questions about education and how students ought to be taught that hunger in third world countries are
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the witch trials of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ in which central european countries would trial‚ torture‚ and kill tens of thousands of men and women across the continent. The Crucible was based on the central european witch hunts‚ but does not have much in common with the actual trials other than them being involved with witches. The Crucible characters made
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"in the course of a lifetime‚ what does it matter?" take a minute to ask yourself that question and ponder on its meaning. What comes to mind? Will sports matter? Will how you treat people matter? Many of the things that we do in our lives will never truly matter in the course of our lifetime. Prudence acts as if her cheerleading tryouts matter in the course of her lifetime‚ but they really aren’t very significant. Sports like this don’t seem to matter. In your entire lifetime‚ it doesn’t seem very
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Mykah Lewis 17 November 2014 ECS B4 Mr.LeeYow Why Does College Matter? Why does college matter? Is college important for us to go to? How can college help us with in life? College is important because if you go to college you could major in more things.Also‚ college matter because the next generation that happens will go to college because they will follow their footsteps. People with college will be able to have the rights to vote for others. More likely to be informed about politics. A college
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Racism is one of the world’s important issues today. It is clear that prejudice is terrible as decades prior to us have proved however‚ it’s beyond any doubt has not gone away. Racism is not a thing of the past‚ it still exists today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools‚ workplaces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. The time has come for people to begin considering the questions and answers for this matter. Essential reasons‚ media‚ businesses‚ government
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class I was currently asked “Does writing matter”? When I first heard this question I immediately was going to say no‚ but I had a change of thought. It seems like the current topic of discussion is our modern technology. Often‚ when I think about technology‚ writing doesn’t even come to mind. I then remember that tv shows‚ advertisement‚ commercial scripts‚ instructions‚ directions‚ etc‚ all involves some sort of writing. Writing is everywhere and I do believe it matters. Writing is a good way to communicate
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