flying flags‚ and military homecomings come to mind. But is patriotism virtuous? It may sound virtuous in theory but in reality‚ patriotism breeds immoral actions by creating a sense of superiority in minds of a nation’s citizenry. This superiority perpetuates a culture where people believe they are morally above the others. It encourages people to put their country in front of every other‚ even if it means causing harm to another. Patriotism violates universal morality by encouraging partiality. In
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The 1920’s is best knowns as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”. The era where there was an emphasis of focus on social‚ artistic‚ and culture. Patriotism began to arise. We had more accessibility to automobiles‚ telephones‚ and electricity. We had airplanes and a growth in the industrial side. Women had been given the right to vote. People who were artistic were not afraid to express themselves with their meaning and emotional experiences. Motion pictures were growing with productivity. They
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Rodrigo Ramos August 2nd‚ 2013 Megan Haugh The Voice is What Matters Poetry is unique compared to other literary works in that in order to close the gap of emotional distance within the individual reader‚ the voice needs to be sincere. When a character is not relatable to the reader‚ it destroys the art of poetry. Berg explains in his essay “The Poetry Does Not Matter”‚ “I detest that man‚ who hides one thing in the depths of his heart‚ and speaks forth another” (Berg‚ x). Readers want to be able
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commitment to public service. (Total length not to exceed 1‚000 words) Please type your name and program in the upper right-hand corner of each essay‚ and clearly mark each essay "Essay #____". Your essays may not be written‚ edited or translated by anyone but yourself. For security reasons‚ DO NOT list your social security number on your resume‚ CV‚ or essays. "…Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”– John F. Kennedy‚ Presidential Inaugural Speech‚ 20 January
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class I was currently asked “Does writing matter”? When I first heard this question I immediately was going to say no‚ but I had a change of thought. It seems like the current topic of discussion is our modern technology. Often‚ when I think about technology‚ writing doesn’t even come to mind. I then remember that tv shows‚ advertisement‚ commercial scripts‚ instructions‚ directions‚ etc‚ all involves some sort of writing. Writing is everywhere and I do believe it matters. Writing is a good way to communicate
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Humankind would be a better place if we were all just citizens of the world. In Martha Nussbaum’s “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism” she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Nussbaum’s definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary allegiance is to the community of human beings in the entire world. Nussbaum begins her argument by raising questions about education and how students ought to be taught that hunger in third world countries are
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depends on the person asked. Classes around the country and the world have various sizes. Class size is a controversial issue. Many feel there are far too many people in each class‚ while others think that the number of students in a classroom does not really matter. Class size has an effect on student learning because it reduces the time spent with each student by teachers‚ increases the chance of distractions and disruptions‚ while the arguments against this are somewhat weak and easily disproven.
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for our troops. However‚ even with this new outlook on patriotism‚ some people are beginning to wonder if our actions are even patriotic at all‚ including our servicemen and women. Is it patriotic to fight in a war that many deem unjust? Or is more patriotic to flee to another country in protest without finishing your military contract? Our troops have been in Iraq for five and a half years now and there is no sign of retreat. However‚ this does not give our military personnel an excuse to just give
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Yes‚ social class does matter but does it have to? Are we not now in a position in society to adopt a better notion of equity and inclusion? Do we not all want the same in life? What can be done to change things? Government Meritocracy is based purely on achievement. It was a government’s way to level social classes‚ as students of wavering backgrounds have the potential to succeed by performing well in school and demonstrating their capabilities through good performance. This often happens in the
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First‚ in the group “Black lives matter” they do a lot of helping in the black community. They strengthen and empower the people of color. But they do more than help‚ they get justice where and when needed. They also protect the black women‚ men‚ and children. Black lives matter started out as a hashtag on social media soon grew into a large community no longer just a small hashtag. It went from being something that no one talked about too being talked about on the biggest news channels‚ the biggest
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