"On Being a Cripple" Most of us will never know what it is to be handicapped or a "cripple". However‚ accidents‚ illnesses and many other misfortunes cause millions of people to lose use of their arms‚ legs and other parts of their body. In "On Being a Cripple"‚ Nancy Mairs talks about her life struggle with multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system. She demonstrates that life is what one makes it to be and that humor will help us deal with its harsh
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To Be Canadian Being Canadian simply doesn’t mean being born and raised in Canada. For me‚ it defines the diversity of the country and its people and the unity among the different ethnic groups that live together in peace. Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants because for the past 200 years‚ we became a multicultural country thanks to the millions of newcomers that helped build our way of life. Being a multicultural country is one of the many unique characteristics we should be proud
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What does it mean to be responsible? Responsible means taking care of your duties; being accountable for your own actions. Being responsible also means to me is to take ownership; owning what I need to do and accepting the blame when I cause the problem. Committing ourselves to lead‚ to create‚ to solve problems involve being responsible. Whether it’s cleaning the house or just attending class‚ I am acting out of what it means to be responsible. When I think of having responsibilities I think
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Being Active The human body is something I think people take for granted. It has a more profound purpose than most perceive it to be. It should be treated with the utmost care and respect. Being active is one of the many ways you can take of your body and what I think is the most important. You can be active by partaking in one of various sorts of physical activities. Physical Activity is one of the most vital things you can do for your health. In today’s society‚ being overweight and obese is
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In today’s army‚ being on time can be a paramount activity. Consequences for not showing up on time can be disastrous. In a normal job‚ you get up‚ go to work‚ and come home‚ and that is the limit of the level of involvement. The army is not one of those jobs. In the army we are constantly training our mind and bodies for a combat environment. In such an environment‚ the level of involvement must be much higher. It is understood that any mistake‚ however seemingly small can have extreme consequences
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Being an immigrant Marcia Anderson University of Phoenix Being an Immigrant There are many opportunities in the United States for a Latin American‚ jobs in Mexico are hard to find‚ if I do happen to find a job the pay is not very good. I have a family to support and I want my children to have a better life. I have come to the United States without my family to see if I can find a job. Once I arrive the people do not treat me very well and I find the language hard to understand let alone speak
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Andy Cruz Mrs.Jones English 11 12 April 2015 Senior paper Did you ever think being an electrician can be a hard or easy career? Being an electricianis pretty easy because in William M.Davies‚ Jr.Career and Technical high school has taught me many ways in helping me to be an electrician. In the electrical trade you can choice from residential‚ commercial and industrial. An electrician is a person who installs and maintains electrical
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“Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be a good wife‚ good mother‚ good looking‚ good tempered‚ well groomed and unaggressive” Being a woman wasn’t trouble-free; there are a lot of circumstances that you have to deal with. Also‚ there are a lot of phases in life which may undoubtedly shape one’s personality. As an interview formulated with my mom‚ many of her experiences were revealed. Some are blissful‚ some are not.
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environment in the world‚ one could have a different approach or assumptions of one’s behavior. It is an indisputable fact that by being a human being with an ability to think and comprehend‚ you could still misunderstand someone or be misunderstood or sometimes even misunderstand one’s self. Being misunderstood had a major effect on my life‚ where I come from I was being misunderstood in so many aspects in terms of religion and gender. My family and I were devout Christians living in a strict Muslim
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Overview of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the main Character‚ Charlie. Anthony Cortes Overview of Main Character The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story about a freshman in high school‚ named Charlie. Charlie was bullied in middle school for being a bookworm. He wants to change this since he is now entering high school. Charlie is the typical shy new kid at high school and he misses his best friend‚ who had committed suicide. Charlie’s freshman year does not start out great because the
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