your benefit‚ or an others benefit. Courage is a quality that is good to possess‚ because it means you don’t give up on something that is a challenge. By definition courage means a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear‚ or it can also mean the strength to face danger or take on challenges. The first definition given isn’t as accurate as the second‚ because I believe that if you admit your scared
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Lets just say a hero had to face a life/death crisis for the entire town. If they beat the bad guy‚ they save the town but if the lose‚ the town gets blown up. The hero can’t just say‚ “I think I can save the day tomorrow‚ let this town get blown up.” That’s just ruining the bonds of friendship between the hero and society. For example‚ Batman had killed Harvey Dent (who was Two Face at the time) because his purposes were unjustified. Batman was the hero Gotham deserves‚ but not the one it needed at the time. Because Harvey was a hero at the
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totally rad!” The older generation who is not “hip” to the new lingo the kids are using today would have made the same mistake I have and thought of the more traditional meanings of the word tight when we hear it. The most frequently understood definition of the word tight‚ is the one in the Merriam- Webster dictionary: “fitting very close to the body; also: too snug”. Hearing the word tight automatically brings to mind those tight jeans you have in your closet that is waiting for you to lose
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Hello to all‚ I’m new here. Happened to stumble across this site when I was looking for tips on writing my common app essay. Would like to thank the moderators of this site. Anyway‚ this is my essay. Any comments/criticisms would be welcome thank you so much :) Evaluate a significant experience‚ achievement‚ risk you have taken‚ or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. The sun was bearing down on us as we left the bus. As usual‚ we were early‚ perhaps even earlier today. It
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Unlike other words that describe a person determination has a positive connotation attached to it. Every individual has a unique combination of characteristics that make up who that person is and what their work ethic or style is. The most common definition for determination is the unwillingness to give up or quit on a goal that is difficult to achieve (“Merriam-Webster”). In today’s society being called determined is a privilege because it is one of the
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apocalypse. Humor is the heart while the soul is the blood. My identity would not be the same if not for laughter and comedy. That is why the template number one is what I am writing about. The definition of humor‚ a comic‚ absurd‚ or incongruous quality causing amusement. This simple yet deep definition can be argued to be the most relevant charistic of the human race. Humor to me is what I live for‚ even in the hardest times I can count on humor to have my back. My family grew up on generations
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According to the etymology dictionary (Barnhart)‚ the formal definition of the
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What is your definition of a hero? What kinds of things do heroes do that ordinary people do not do? Why do you think they do those things? When I think of a hero‚ I think of someone that goes that extra mile to take care of his or her own and others. A hero is someone who is courageous‚ brave‚ and fearless. Someone that is not selfish and will do anything needed even if it means that they could get hurt. Heroes do things like charity and volunteering‚ or they deliver kind acts to strangers without
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Smith English 101 Miss Erhardt 12/4/12 Friendship and Facebook Facebook started out as a simple social networking site‚ and has now grown to be one of the biggest companies in the world. One would typically join the site to be social with others‚ but it seems like it is almost distancing people from one another. Facebook users tend to have hundreds of friends‚ but how many of those can actually be considered real friends? The meaning of friendship seems to be forgotten when it comes to Facebook
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Despite‚ world-wide agreement that 9/11 was an act of terrorism‚ there remains much dispute on the specifics of what defines terrorism. The definitions provided in one dictionary differ in another. Lets take into example Merriam-Webster’s definition‚ which states that terrorism is “the systematic use of terror as a means of coercion.”¹ The problem with this definition is its simplicity. It can applied to almost anything and sometimes things that traditionally wouldn’t be considered terrorism. For example
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