When asked the question “what is an american?”‚ almost every single person would provide a different answer. This question is very open ended‚ and there are infinite possibilities for a response. Being an american is not something that can be decided by a few physical criterion‚ it is something more. To be an american is‚ according to Patricia Fernandez‚ “a state of mind‚” based on a person’s beliefs rather than their tangible features. Therefore‚ I believe that an American is someone who considers
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Being a corpsman was a dream job. Meaning I was getting paid to have fun for nearly a decade. I loved being in a position to help people‚ it’s my calling. So‚ what happened? I got married and we had a child on the way and in an instant‚ rappelling out of helicopters and surviving suicide bombers scared the hell out of me. I wanted to live! Danger was fun‚ but not so much now and I didn’t want to be gone from my family 26 months out of 32 anymore. I made the easy decision to transition out. I
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doing something that doesn’t interest you the slightest bit. Some even dread being bored. But according to an article on usatoday.com‚ “Research suggests that‚ rather than a feeling to be avoided‚ boredom (in moderation) should be embraced”. In an article written in 2014 on bbc.com‚ the author‚ David Robson‚ writes that a psychologist by the name of Sandi Mann has done research on boredom‚ and can conclude that maybe being bored isn’t so bad after all and is more important than some think. In fact
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isn’t significant. However‚ whenever a person holds in their hands something that they never had before‚ corruption seems to become more of an inevitability rather than a possibility. Nevertheless‚ the root of that feeling‚ of something new‚ comes not from the power itself. Powerlessness is the root of the abuse as it is a sort of reimbursement‚ plus interest‚ for all of those times when a person could have done something or longed for‚ yet never had the power. Corruption can be a form of compensation
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As a stuntwoman‚ have you had issues with sexism? Yeah‚ not a major issue‚ but it’s an issue in certain circumstances. I’ve declined a few jobs and walked off a few jobs where things have been going on that I didn’t like. And men doubling women. It’s not good stuff and it’s just based on the old ideas. AA: There’s still a subtle sexual preference. For example‚ if a woman goes in and rehearses something and gets it wrong on the first rehearsal‚ you’ll get a lot of stunt coordinators--if it’s a vehicle
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I think students takes the standardized test because they are being tested to see how much they know and that how much they learned in school. I think it’s useful because they want to see how much we learned and they want to help us with the problems we are struggle with. I don’t really think there is a problem with
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Do you ever wonder what the military is about.Or what their job is in the military.well I’m going to tell you what they really do and some other cool things about them.Their job has many dangers thing that they have to protect us from.And their job is very hard and they try hard to protect us americans. The united states armed forces is highly trained men and women that fight and protect our country.About 1.0 million people served in the reserves
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At present‚ it is undeniably common to see cars or own one car. Nerveless‚ do you see or know driverless cars? According to report‚ Google invited the driverless car and has driven more than “2 million miles” (Halsey para.6) on public roads for testing its vehicles. To the extent‚ driverless cars can bring people plentiful benefits. For instance‚ a blind man‚ Mahan‚ evaluated the driverless car is a “hope of independence” (Halsey para.13) for the disabled. Also‚ it will change “the life prospects
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if they should have after school sports. According to Amanda Ripley‚ there was a school that has banned all sports because of how low the kid’s grades are (10). In many schools‚ entrenched that no one realizes their actual cost (Ripley 10).According to most school districts‚ there has been a decrease in grade for students that participate in physical activities. Therefore‚ schools should not have sports to prevent injuries‚ save money. Most kids put their sports in front of all of their school work
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“A man wearing a helmet defending his country should get paid more than a man wearing a helmet defending a football.” This quote shows that we pay more money to people who entertain us rather than the ones who protect us from harm and danger. Men and women in the military‚ compared to a professional athlete‚ get paid on average one hundred percent less than one of these athletes.This is a very controversial issue in today’s world. Most professional athletes get paid more than a person makes in one
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