my boyfriend and college. He learns very differently and tends to have a very negative fixed mindset about his capabilities. This is due to getting constantly pressured to do well in school by his parents‚ who had his older brother when they were still in high school. They now do very well‚ but due to their past and the difficult time they had to get where they are‚ they push their sons a bit too hard. Their history impacts all of their lives on a daily basis‚ even though now they could easily be
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Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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of much greater and loaded questions: Is it worth it? Does it matter? and Why does it matter? Of course these are questions that fall under the category of “The Meaning of Life‚” and are virtually impossible to reply to‚ but everyone should be entitled to possess their own educated opinion‚ right? In Thomas Nagel’s essay “The Absurd” he raises some interesting‚ but conflicting arguments toward life’s “absurdity”. In his very complicated essay of rationalizations‚ he basically presents us with the
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After reading Professor Pankaj Ghemawat’s essay‚ “Distance Still Matters”‚ it had my mind racing. Does distance still really matter in globalization? His idea that distance still matters in globalization is quite relevant today. He talks about how the actual distance from one country to another is very important‚ due to the costs of shipping products. But that isn’t the only thing he means by distance‚ he includes that distance also has administrative and political‚ economic and cultural differences
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“Patriotism”‚ this one word calls to mind many things if you’re an American. Apple pie‚ baseball‚ the American flag‚ life in the suburbs. These are all things that americans love about their country‚ but is that what patriotism really means? There are many people who claim to be “patriots” on their Facebook or Twitter pages‚ but these people often think that they are a part of a select group of people who truly love their country. But‚ patriotism should be something we share‚ someone can love the
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Patriotism Patriotism means genuine love towards your own country/ motherland. It does not mean hatred towards other countries as well. It is said that even if a mother loose her love towards her child a child should not lose his/ her honour towards her. It is patriotism which has inspired martyrs to give up their lives for the sake of their countries; in the service of their countries; in fighting for the cause and liberty of their country. Their names stand recorded in golden words in the history
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Patriotism is an essentially emotional support for the nation‚ the homeland. It is not intended to have a rational foundation: soldiers do not fight for a country because it produces more cement than the enemy‚ but because it is their country. Their patriotism pre-supposes its existence — but not everyone agrees with that. Some Islamists‚ for instance‚ reject the legitimacy of the nation-state as such‚ and despise patriotism as un-Islamic. The loyalty of the Muslim‚ they say‚ can only be to the Ummah
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Does Racism Still Exist? According to Google Dictionary‚ “Racism is the belief that every being belonging to a specific race has certain characteristics‚ abilities‚ especially that distinguish a superior race to an inferior race‚ also it is the discrimination of a specific race based on one’s beliefs.” Although slavery‚ and the Civil Rights movement are long gone in America’s past‚ there is still racial controversy brewing up a storm in our country. This controversy has been a huge subject
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hurt-enslaved mother of millions. The angel worked tirelessly for the freedom of his nation’s people‚ and with a Herculean effort he removed the chains that had enslaved them to the British Empire for so long. That angel of truth was Mahatma Gandhi‚ who is still affectionately referred to as Bapuji‚ the Father of our Nation. Of him‚ the great scientific genius‚ Albert Einstein once said‚ "Generations to come‚ it may well be‚ will scarce believe that such a man as this‚ ever in flesh and blood‚ walked upon
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Does Inequality Matter? The economic gap here in the United States is a great deal wider than in any other rich democratic nation. Why is there such a difference here in the United States? The most important reason for economic inequality in the U.S. and not other countries is due to the United State ’s particular economic policies (Christopher Jencks‚ "Does Inequality Matter?" Daedalus Winter 2002). Let ’s look at economic policies of rich democracies that do not have such a huge economic
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