My Own Mt. Rushmore Mt. Rushmore is one of America’s most recognized national monuments‚ sporting the faces of 4 of our nation’s greatest presidents: Abraham Lincoln‚ George Washington‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Thomas Jefferson. If I were to reconstruct Mt. Rushmore with faces of my choosing‚ I would choose to put 4 of my favorite people in the whole world: Nicolas Cage‚ Ryan Seacrest‚ Ivan Doroschuk‚ and Alana “Honey Boo-Boo” Thompson. Nicolas Cage is one of my role models because he is a
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One’s own identity is derived not by circumstances‚ but rather by his or her experiences‚ moral values‚ as well as motivation. Especially in today’s media‚ people love to read or watch about impossible stories of rags-to-riches‚ and they try to incorporate those stories’ motivational plots into their quest to become successful. I concur with Thomas Merton in that I believe “identity is much more than the name or features one is born with. True identity is something people must create for themselves
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A Quick Fix My dear friends‚ a problem was brought to my attention to me while reading. It seems that people want to put an end to the death penalty but‚ these people don’t realize the potential that the death penalty will provide us if we just enforce it more harshly. We should not abandon our roots. In the Wild West there was no second thought to hanging someone‚ if the crime was serious enough. The people on death row would make good guinea pigs. They could be used
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one privilege I appreciate the most is my health and my ability to physically and mentally do anything I want. I choose to encounter and explore ableism in the form of healthy privilege and how I and social institutions oppress those that are chronically ill‚ severely obese‚ or otherwise limited by ill health with a restricted ability to function physically and/or mentally both as individuals and in society. The following will include how I encounter my own privilege of ableism and healthy privilege
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unprovided‚ we need aid; we are born stupid‚ we need judgment. Everything we do not have at our birth and which we need when we are grown is given us by education.” Let me use this very intelligent philosophy by Jean Jacques Rousseau as a foundation of my own philosophy of education. Every individual needs to be taught properly with adequate tools and supplements to grow as a good‚ productive and complete person. Just like nurturing a plant‚ which requires enough water and sunlight‚ fertile soil‚
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Success: My Own Definition Webster’s dictionary defines the word "success" as‚ "favorable or desired outcome; also: the attainment of wealth‚ favor‚ or eminence" (Webster’s Dictionary Online). My definition of success; however‚ is a little different. In my opinion‚ if you are doing something that makes you happy‚ something that you love to do‚ you are successful. My chosen education‚ career‚ and home environment will define whether or not I am successful. After I graduate from high school
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to another person about you? I have hear people say that‚ but I never believe them. The effects of my grandma’s negative comments about my body like I watch what I eat more than normal‚ my self-esteem is more sensitive‚ I do not talk or go see my grandma anymore. There are several effects of grandma’s negative behavior had on me about my body. One effect is watching what I eat more than normal. My grandmother would have me eat more then I should eat. She would tell me why I eat so much. Therefore
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The door to my office is nearly always closed. It’s the place I go to read‚ work and discover in peace. Today‚ however‚ I’m inviting you in for a visit. As you open the door‚ notice the beautiful crucifix with its bright gold and maroon flowers; it joyfully reminds me to dedicate my work to God. Although the room is small‚ I hope you find it cozy. A big cheerful window lets in the morning sunshine‚ which saturates the room with its warmth and embraces us with light. Birds chirp outside‚ beckoning
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according to William Shakespeare. Everyone in this entire world has they true love. Love is an awesome and serious matter. Love can sometimes be as serious as a heart attack. Love can ruin someone’s heart‚ which is an emotional wreck. I once heard my mother say that mental feelings hurt worse than physical feelings. There is love with a man and a woman‚ love with two women‚ love with two men‚ and love with multiple candidates. There are also some married couples in an open relationship‚ which means
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If I could create a country of my choosing‚ I would create a Union State similar to the defunct Soviet Union with some important changes. The country I would create would be composed of the same countries that formed the former Soviet Union: Armenia‚ Georgia‚ Azerbaijian‚Tajikstan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Estonia‚ Belarus‚ Moldova‚ Kazakhstan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Ukraine and Russia. This state would also be a one party country dominated by the Socialist Union Party. This is where the
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