century and we should be concerned with what’s happening in the world. This movie (“Waking Life”) was released 16 years ago in 2001. 16 years later‚ today‚ what Alex Jones said still applies to today’s society. He insinuates that human nature is regarded as “poor” because people are not standing up/fighting for what they believe in; which is what he is encouraging people to do. He also mentions issues regarding slavery‚ classism‚ statism‚ freedom—and much more. As he speaks so passionately and fiercely
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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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“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 does it mean to be American? To me an American has always meant someone who is free‚ someone who is able to live their life as they see fit‚ someone who can live their life to the fullest. As an immigrant‚ America has always been this place where your dreams are real and possible. Once my family and I touched down in the United States‚ our goals and dreams became tangible. Success and American‚ has always gone hand in hand in my mind. I feel extremely lucky to live in America‚ if my family did
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What literacy means for me and the impact that has on my life. For me literacy is very important and has a really strong impact in my life. When I was a kid I remember my father always telling me “the more you know the better it is”. I never really understood what he meant nor did I pay that much attention. I must admit that I was pretty rebellious back in those days‚ I wanted to be independent‚ I dropped out college in my freshman year‚ started partying‚ binge drinking‚ to sum it up I just didn’t
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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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I am educated. So‚ what does that mean? To me‚ it means I have been taught a variety of subjects such as mathematics‚ social studies‚ science‚ music‚ and history in school. It also means that I have acquired a number of skills and values by virtue of my training‚ both at school and outside the school environment. Education can be received in a structured environment such as a school‚ at home from family members‚ self -teaching from books or the internet‚ or from simply soaking up knowledge while
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What it means to be Educated To be educated is to be taught in a way that I believe will help you to succeed in the real world. Education is the idea that is supposed to be taught in schools all across the World‚ but is it really being taught? Education means something and is defined differently by many different people. A few people who have different views on what the meaning of education is are Paolo Friere‚ Bell Hooks‚ and Theodore Sizer. In the words of Paolo Friere‚ professor at Harvard
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What defines great literature? To me‚ great literature is a book that is well written‚ that has a fluid plot that keeps the book moving forward‚ and a clear moral that the story is trying to tell. Great literature greatly differs from romance novels or blood and gore action thrillers. The job of the thriller or romance novel‚ is to keep the reader entertained through the entire book and for them to buy the next one‚ and the books are filled with simple characters and simple plots. With great literature
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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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