What it Means to Be Canadian Melinda R Perkins English 255 Professor Sharren Patterson July 14‚ 2010 What it Means to Be Canadian in the 21st Century Canada is a country occupying most of North America‚ extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward to the Arctic Ocean. It is the world’s second largest country by total area (Wikipedia.org‚ 2010). To be Canadian means more that simply living in Canada. In Canada we stand up for what we believe
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Spirituality In the following I will explain what the author Ortberg‚ in his book” The Life You’ve Always Wanted‚ means by “It’s Morphing Time.” I will explain and give examples from my own experiences of “Boundary Marker Spirituality.” I will also explain Ortberg’s meaning regarding “What the Spiritual Disciplines are NOT.” Finally I will describe and discuss from my own experience the signs of “Wise Spiritual Training.” It’s Morphing Time The author Ortberg described in “The
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What it means to be Australian. Personally‚ being an Australian to me means celebrating freedom and the diverse number of people. Being Australian means having to explore and experience the blue beaches‚ hot summer days‚ cold winter nights and the footy seasons. Australia means wearing shirts‚ shorts and thongs. Having family gatherings and barbecues‚ having the opportunity to vote which makes us a democratic country. The thing about Australia is you don’t have to be born an Aussie to consider yourself
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Integrity means to have a code of values such as honesty‚ sincerity and wholeness. Credibility is to be trustworthy and believable. Servant hood is to have humility not to be served but to serve. In this essay I will give you the importance of following these three leadership characteristics. Integrity is one of the many characteristics of a leader. Integrity is to be honest sincere and to have wholeness. When you’re a leader it’s always best to be honest and sincere with the people you lead. When
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What it means to be Marine When did you decide that you wanted a change in your life? When did you want to step up and make a difference? What did it mean to you before you signed the dotted line and raised your right hand to take an oath? Was it worth it? Everyone has their own reason for doing what they do. Everyone has their motives for the decisions they make. Were all different and come from different backgrounds. Some of us from normal lives‚ some from more satisfied lives‚ and some from
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What does it mean to describe psychosocial studies as a ‘transdiscipline’? ‘...we human beings are simultaneously creatures of communication‚ creatures of bio-chemistry‚ creature of consciousness and‚ perhaps above all‚ creature of creativity’ (Stenner 2009‚ 196). Beginning to answer such a question necessitates a definition of terms‚ as both ‘transdisciplinarity’ and the ‘psychosocial’ are contested terrain. This paper will thus begin with an account of differing conceptualisation of ‘transdisciplinarity’
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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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Self-confi dence‚ the abilities to listen and communicate‚ and a view of the larger picture are all skills required of a noncommissioned offi cer (NCO). The mission of an NCO is to fulfi ll what we call the “backbone” of the Army. We are individuals who can hear and understand a mission and then take the necessary steps to make it happen. It is an honor to serve as an NCO because I take pride in leading my Soldiers to success. I take pride in contributing to the wider goals of my unit by
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What is fear? Everyone has experienced some level fear before‚ may it be when they realized they have done something wrong‚ when they kept seeing that one creepy guy down the street just standing outside their door‚ while sitting at home at twelve o’clock in the morning watching a horror film‚ or encountering their one or many phobias. When fear hits‚ the body will start to feel as if it is frozen‚ breathing becomes difficult‚ the heart races and batters to the point where it feels like it will burst
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this week’s posting‚ I will be discussing a topic from the assignment I found interesting and the reason why. Marry Ann Warren gives an interesting definition of what it means to be human. She argues that there are distinctions to the definition of humanness. To her‚ being part the moral sense is to be human‚ whereas genetic humanity does not qualify someone for being a human. Warren argues that the human fetus is not a person because they do not fulfill the five qualifications of personhood. I
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