in this magnificent quote. As I was reading this‚ it made me realize how much the people around me‚ and myself‚ take our freedom for granted. I believe that when people think about freedom‚ they think of freedom as just a word. Most people don’t realize that the word used to mean that you could not be owned and could do as you please. Today in America people are automatically free and don’t have to work to earn it. Freedom gives me the right to play hockey‚ baseball ‚or any sport I want. I
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always felt that I let myself down. I’ve always had the best intentions‚ but life’s unexpectedness put several roadblocks in the way of me completing a degree. I graduated high school twenty-five years ago. Since then‚ I have raised a family and have unfulfilling employment. Being able to attend college and complete this degree which I am embarking upon is important to me because I have matured into the person I want to be. Success in college takes dedication‚ discipline‚ and structure. Throughout my
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What does compassion really mean to me? It means to show empathy to someone who is hurt or who got their feelings hurt. Like‚ Elie Wiesel‚ Elie was a Holocaust survivor. He cared for everyone. Compassion meant a lot to him because no one showed compassion. Compassion means to me too‚ show love to someone like Elie Wiesel did. Also‚ to show kindness towards others‚ even if they don’t deserve it. That’s what compassion means to me! The Nazi’s and Hitler showed no compassion during the Holocaust
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I asked those around me what patriotism means to them. The most common answer I received was the love of one’s country. But what does that really mean? I received all types of examples. Displaying our country’s flag at your home or in your business was patriotic. Observing national holidays such as Memorial Day‚ Flag Day‚ Independence Day and Veterans Day. Standing and removing your hat during the National Anthem and taking the time to thank Veterans and service personal for their self-sacrifice
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What Success Means To Me A great deal of people define success as living a life of luxury with brand new expensive vehicles‚ a big beautiful home and so much money you couldn’t possibly spend it in this lifetime. I’m not one of those persons. I can define success in one word; stability. When you reach a point in your life where all your bills are paid‚ you have a roof over your head‚ even if it’s just a small studio apartment‚ and you’re not worried about where your next meal will come from‚ I
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What Canada Means to Me To me Canada means freedom and home of the free. Canada is a non racist country where everyone is treated equally‚ women‚ men‚ boys‚ girls‚ adult or kid. None of it matters because we are all humans‚ who should be treated equally‚ no matter what size or colour. I am proud to be Canadian because of this and many other reasons. Canada has four lovely seasons from the snowy winter to the blooming spring‚ to the long warm summer days‚ to the crisp colourful
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Maxine Holliness ENG 1100 Professor Wooten December 3‚ 2012 What literacy means for me and the impact that it has had on my life. Literacy refers to the ability to read for knowledge‚ write coherently‚ and think critically about the written word. The primary sense of literacy still represents the lifelong‚ intellectual process of gaining meaning from a critical interpretation of the written or printed text. Key to all literacy is reading development‚ a progression of skills that begins with
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basis is the same----to co-exist without war‚ killing‚ & overpowering a fellow being. According to me‚ Peace is the feeling that all’s right with the world. When everyone around me in my family‚ my friend circle and my neighbourhood is happy‚ eager to love‚ accept and relate… I feel at peace. Also‚ to me it means following what my heart says and sharing mutual trust and respect for people around me. However‚ in today’s world‚ peace and harmony face various threats. Terrorism‚ regional imbalance
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What Success Means To Me What makes a person successful? Attitude! Being able to look back at all of the trauma and hard tasks you have endured and realizing that you made it through. And through it all‚ you never gave up. Success is to believe in yourself. Success is facing challenges that come your way with the attitude “I will endure and overcome”. It is being able‚ when you feel like giving up‚ to go further into your personal self to find strength and courage. It is being able to wake up to
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What Leadership Means To Me By: Cindy Ouellette MGT 420 Theory and Practice of Leadership Instructor: Rick Chaffee‚ Ph.D. January 24‚ 2012 Abstract Leadership is a very broad topic; I never knew just how many different traits and skills that it takes to become an effective leader. Some of which I was familiar with‚ and others that I was not aware of‚ but now from taking this course‚ they all seem to be necessary for the role of leadership
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