My Responsibility to America “To be an American for me means freedom and justice. I also think being an American is a big responsibility.” This is the response of 10-year-old Neil from Wisconsin when asked the question‚ “What does it mean to be an American?” Neil is right; Americans have responsibilities that are imperative to living in America and helping the United States be prosperous and successful. If everyone were to learn and follow these obligations‚ America could be the utopia it was meant
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"this just means less people competing with me for scarce opportunities and resources" (Eccles‚ N. 2013)‚ which indicates that the person in the scenario is concerned with his/her own wellbeing first and foremost‚ and that is what egoism is all about - "a tradition which is based on ’self-interest’ rather than some idea of the greater good" (Eccles‚ N. 2013). Tell us what you think of this option. This option is clearly an example of egoism‚ since self-interest is central to what the person
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Curley’s wife wasn’t always mean. She was a sweet innocent girl named Emma‚ but one day her childhood was scarred. Emma was born somewhere in Salinas into a poor family‚ struggling to survive twenty years before the great depression. Her mother was fair and beautiful. She was well educated and in her late twenties when she gave birth to Emma. Her father was an alcoholic who always came home intoxicated after his 9-5 job. To go along with his heavy drinking‚ her father was also abusive and occasionally
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eateries line up like a welcoming buffet feast on a festival. I entered the one where I usually eat. Actually‚ in my two months of stay here‚ I never thought of ordering a meal from other canteen. Sooner or later‚ I wouldn’t be surprised if they call me “suki”(patron). I pointed at one of the dishes and ordered one cup of rice. I took my meal to a table and started eating. Adobo‚ the Filipino favorite‚ I miss my mom’s version of adobo. It is not a different thing that a dish even if it bears the same
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Malaysia‚ is a country which cannot be defined in a word. The citizens are from different races and religion. The unity in these different cultures is what that makes Malaysia a wonderful country. One may ask who started all this or rather who brought all these multiracial aspects together in one country. All these will be answered as we go along. Back in 1957‚Tunku Abdul Rahman made his way through every hardship to give independence to Malaysia‚ then known as Malaya. On 31st August 1957 in
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What makes me a Malaysian? Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy in south-east Asia consisting thirteen states‚ and three federal territories. The country is separated by South China Sea into two regions. There are Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysia Borneo (also know as east Malaysia).and also the former shares a border with Thailand to the north‚ with Singapore lying at its southern tip. Moreover‚ halfway up the peninsula on its eastern side is Kuala Lumpur‚ the nation ’s capital. Contingency
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DRUG ADDICTION Drug-addiction is an acute problem which has defied all efforts at its solution so far. The drug - addict cannot do without the drug even for a short while‚ and the habit goes on increasing and soon the addict finds himself a helpless victim of this degrading habit. He must get his dose of it at the fixed time and if he does not get it‚ he weeps and cries and becomes incapable of the least movement. The result is that he borrows money‚ or he steals it from his own home or from any
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IF THERE’S ONE thing I learned in graduate school‚ it’s that the poet Philip Larkin was right. (“They fuck you up‚ your mum and dad‚ / They may not mean to‚ but they do.”) At the time‚ I was a new mom with an infant son‚ and I’d decided to go back to school for a degree in clinical psychology. With baby on the brain and term papers to write‚ I couldn’t ignore the barrage of research showing how easy it is to screw up your kids. Of course‚ everyone knows that growing up with “Mommy Dearest” produces
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African American culture. That historical turning point is celebrated as a reminder that freedom is a treasure. This day is nationally recognized as Juneteenth. But what did newfound freedom really look like for a former slave teenager? As a teenager myself‚ I imagine their first thought would be to reconnect with family members that had been snatched away from them and sold to other slave owners. Family means everything to the African American community and I visualize life was pretty lonesome without
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What makes me happy? We all want to know how to be happy‚ don’t we? People are always trying to find something that would make them happy. Given the fact that no two people are alike‚ pursuits of happiness are very different from each other because each person perceives happiness in his or her own way. Certainly‚ everyone has something that makes him or her happy. Personally‚ there are three main things that make me happy at this point: family‚ love‚ and true friends. First of all‚ my family
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