“What does softball mean to me” From the chalked up dirt to the green grass in the outfield the softball field is where I always want to be. Other people see it as a sport‚ but it is much more than that. Softball to me is an escape and every time I step on that field I feel as if I belong. In school everyone is so quick to judge you making you feel like you don’t belong. However on the field you have a team that treats each other as a family. Everyone shares the same love for the game‚ which makes
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This spring‚ Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13) and Greater Media Newspapers co-sponsored an essay contest‚ "What Good Government Means to Me‚" for eighth-graders in the 13th Legislative District. More than 150 students submitted entries for the contest. The first-place winner was Adam Van Handel‚ from Ms. Eisen’s class at Carl Sandburg Middle School‚ Old Bridge. The second-place award went to Charles Gunningham from Mrs. Grieco’s class at Joseph R. Bolger Middle School‚ Keansburg‚ and the third-place
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little motel room for weeks at a time‚ bugging the hell out of decent people who were in the depths of despair and just wanted to e left alone. I can understand that.” (Banks 89) Russell Banks does a sensational job demonstrating how different people deal with
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What Does it Mean to be Well Educated? Eric Barton Liberty University Online Abstract What it is that constitutes a well-educated person is a much-debated topic. The answer to this question has got to be more than simply the amount of time that a person has spent gaining knowledge. What use is that knowledge is the person is not able to use and apply it to their everyday lives? By looking at and defining certain terms we
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question is "What does it mean to own something?’ Many argue that ownership is not much of a great thing‚ it can be of different negative meanings‚ while others disagree and think that ownership helps develop character. In the society we live in today‚ people own a lot of things from a car‚ to a house‚ and other things‚ but what does it truly mean to own something? Is it possible to own tangible and intangible objects? As aristotle claimed‚ he believed that the ownership of tangible goods help develop
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for everything the child does in the time limit I have them. Responsibility becomes a huge characteristic in one’s life only because the older you get‚ the more you become accountable for. When you’re a kid‚ you’re up for keeping your room picked up and brushing your teeth two times every single day. When you’re a teenager‚ you’re responsible for keeping up good grades in school and being safe on the roads when your first get your driver’s license. Being an adult means being at the top of the responsibility
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Gregorio Roblesvelez Prof. Hartless English101 04 April 2013 What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? What does it mean to be well educated? To be well educated it is a balance between academics and practical knowledge. Throughout this paper I will show that one does not necessarily need a college degree to be deemed as well educated. I will explore both aspects of academics and practical knowledge and how it affects individuals. Practical knowledge is the knowledge that we acquire as small
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Patriotism does not mean a lot to me at the point of my life. The way our government is treating immigrants is rude and irresponsible. Immigrants come here thinking this is where they can start over and then they do and our government throw it all away by deporting them. I would never work for my country in the army. The reasons are because I would never want to serve our president. Our president never thinks about what he is going to say and is rude to almost everyone. I mean patriotism would mean so much
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The Constitution What does the Constitution mean to me? That question in itself has many meanings. I personally believe that if we did not have the Constitution we would all be in turmoil and have no direction to go in. The constitution was put in place to install rules and laws to abide by as citizens of the United States of America. I can honestly say that some of those Amendments have been challenged by a lot of people throughout history and have not always ended the way that they would have
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My Responsibility to America “To be an American for me means freedom and justice. I also think being an American is a big responsibility.” This is the response of 10-year-old Neil from Wisconsin when asked the question‚ “What does it mean to be an American?” Neil is right; Americans have responsibilities that are imperative to living in America and helping the United States be prosperous and successful. If everyone were to learn and follow these obligations‚ America could be the utopia it was meant
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