three years old I had been living with my mother In a one bedroom one bathroom apartment. My mother is a single parent that is hardworking and sometimes goes without in order to make sure I am content to make sure I have a successful live. My father would make an effort to be there but ultimately it was only for a short period of time before he would fall off. To this day he continues to the same routine so unfortunately I consider him a in and out dad. As a result my mother had to be the mother and
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destinies. My roads have sometimes been long and winding along the way to get to where I am today. There are more paths to travel to get to my future with each one having its own story. The road loved the best is that of being a mom to wonderful seven year old twin girls. On this particular path my heart has been softened and challenged as one of the girls was born deaf as well as blind. Taking the steps to get her what she has needed to grow successfully in life has taught lessons in faith‚ patience
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but what it entailed and meant for the soldiers and those they served for. “This is a State above the Law. The State exists for the State alone.” (Lines 1-2) Due to the importance the war carried in regards to politics and other affairs‚ the United States or the “State” as Kipling referred to it‚ cared little about the troops it had to sacrifice (Kratsas Web). As a master or craft through words‚ Kipling’s intellect allowed him to distinguish between the true intentions of the state and what it disguised
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initiations this Essay: What if Shakespeare Had Had a Sister? By being very dismayed about not being able to acquire an explanation on why men are richer than women or why women are poorer than men. She wants to make sure that she gets facts and not opinion. Thus she decided to visit the time of Elizabeth and discover why women did not write‚ but men were writing non-stop and achieving literary excellence. Shakespeare comes up and Woolf compares his writings to “enchanted spider webs.” She used Professor
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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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Freedom‚ what does this word truly mean. Some say that freedom is when you can do whatever you want. Others say it’s when you have a certain limit of what you want to do. But have you ever asked yourself what it means to you. Well I have and I think freedom is the pursuit of happiness‚ freely expressing yourself‚ and never change for anyone because they want you to. If you think differently you should feel accomplished because in the world that we live in today everyone is walking down the same path
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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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12:30-1:45 What Being a Christian Means To Me What being a Christian means to me is first and foremost believing Jesus is the Son of God‚ and He died to save people from their sins. Being a Christian means a person believes Jesus is the only way one may be forgiven of their sins and receive eternal life. What makes someone a Christian is his or her faith‚ not deeds. If someone is a Christian‚ he or she will continually be conformed to the likeness of God’s one and only Son‚ who was perfect. This does
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Hannah‚ I see where your train of thought is headed concerning Mark Twain’s use of the word nigger‚ but I would like to add to it as well as bring up another perspective. Twain may be speaking out about the demeaning aspects of slavery and the lifestyle those people had during that time period‚ but I believe the use of the word nigger is not ment to be offensive. From what I gathered from the novel the word nigger was a synonym for black person‚ just like to a child poddy is code for bathroom. To
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Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense Catrina M. Bonus CJUS 350- D01 Professor Herbert W. Duff December 12‚ 2014 Introduction What does it mean to be a police officer? To most‚ it means to perform their duties with integrity‚ nobility honor‚ courage‚ and morality. While a very large percentage of law enforcement officers act in such a way‚ there are a few that do not and which shines a bad light toward the entire profession. Sadly in today’s culture‚ the respect for law enforcement
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