As our nation has paused recently to remember and honor the late President Ronald Reagan - it has given way to much reflection‚ contemplation and honor for the life of one man as a leader‚ family man as well as his personal strengths and values which have left a mark on many. There has been much discussion about his life and the legacy he has left. If you were to die today‚ what would your legacy be? What would you want it to be? Sobering thoughts‚ but‚ to have a life filled with meaning and purpose
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Unprepared first date What makes a first date so important? It’s because you are making your first impression on the special person you are with. Everyone has a first date‚ whereby those feelings just take control and can overcome us to the point where we would become so unprepared. Becoming to recognize on how unprepared you are‚ you start messing up by forgetting to get flowers on a first impression‚ losing track one where you are going‚ and also to having trouble speaking your words. Having
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Introduction Homelessness is not new to our nation‚ and it has greatly increased over the past ten years. (Hombs‚ 1-4) For growing numbers of people‚ work provides little‚ if any‚ protection against homelessness. Low national un-employment levels do not mean that all working people are well-off. (Blau‚ 21-24) What is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart B. McKinney‚ for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act‚ "a homeless person (homelessness)is one who
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Our Nation of Homelessness Amanda Turley SOC 331 Social Justice & Ethics Instructor: Emily Archer April 28‚2014 Homelessness is something that is happening to many people all around the world. Now when it comes to the United States‚ homelessness is not a phenomenon‚ and contrary to popular belief‚ the problem did not arise in the past few decades with the closer of mental hospitals‚ the influx of Vietnam veterans‚ or even the deep cuts into federal housing assistance. Homelessness
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English 1A 08 November 2012 The Education of Our Nation “[R]aising math‚ science‚ reading‚ and creativity levels in Amerian schools is thed key determinant of economic growth‚ and economic is the key to national power and influence as well as individual well-being” (Friedman and Mandelbaum 100).When a problem arises‚ the first thing a person ought to do is educate themselves on the subject. While most every American agrees‚ America‚ as a nation‚ has put its’ education system on the back burner
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Voice of Democracy “Is our Constitution still relevant?” 225 years ago‚ 39 out of 55 delegates signed the Supreme Law of America‚ a law that symbolized freedom and independence; a law that made America what it is today. This paramount law was called the United States Constitution. The Constitution was designed to accomplish two primary objectives: First‚ to institute a government that would effectively exercise rights and privileges of the people. Second‚ to protect the individual rights we have
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Is Our Constitution Still Relevant? The U.S. Constitution is a very important document that people‚ especially immigrants‚ love. There are many reasons for this‚ but one main obvious reason is that the Constitution gives freedom to people who enter America. Many of those freedoms are not offered in a lot of countries around the world and that’s why immigrants and refugees flee to a country like the United States. The first main reason why the Constitution is very important is because it gives
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17th‚ 1787‚ our founding fathers sat down at the Philadelphia Convention and wrote our United States Constitution. These men entered the convention intending to simply revise the Articles of Confederation‚ but ended up creating a new government‚ with a new document to go with it. The Constitution was written a little over 225 years ago. The authors had the best in mind when penning it‚ but with changes in time come changes in culture. Without a doubt‚ the constitution has guided our country with
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There are many reasons for this‚ but the main one is that the Constitution gives freedom to people who enter America. These freedoms are not in many other countries and that’s why immigrants flee to America to pursue the American Dream. Our Constitution is still relevant today because of two things: Freedom of Speech‚ and Freedom of Religion. The first reason why the Constitution is relevant is because of freedom of speech the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. This gives the American people
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Jennifer Heterskin 10-1-12 Constitution Our constitution was written for nothing but the welfare of the people. The opening line clearly states its purpose by saying‚ “…in Order to form a more perfect Union‚ establish Justice‚ insure domestic Tranquility‚ provide for the common defense‚ promote the general Welfare‚ and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity…”Should our Constitution still be relevant? Of course it should! If our Constitution were no longer relevant‚ living
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