Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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multiple meanings‚ allowing it to be interpreted in different ways even though it remains essentially unchanged. Resolution * The second type of ambiguity occurs when two or more different alternate meanings are used as one. That essentially means using two different metaphors at once‚ neither lessened nor invalidated by the comparison. These metaphors aren’t at odds with each other as they may be in other types of ambiguity; they’re simply different. * Sponsored Links
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What Does It Mean to Be a Male or Female in Today’s Society? What Does It Mean to Be a Male or Female in Today’s Society? In my opinion‚ the media has a big influence on the way that we see men and women in today’s society. We are being confronted with advertisements‚ television programs‚ magazines‚ and movies that depict how we as humans should act. For years the media has depicted women as the housewives who usually stay home and take care of the house and her family. You rarely‚ nowadays
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Eminem’s “Not Afraid”: An Intimate Pledge Eminem writes and performs “Not Afraid” for a long-time fan base that has followed him through various evolutions over several years. The lyrics of the song form a message laid out throughout a progression of verses and a repeated chorus that summarizes the overall tone of the piece. The tone of the song being a uplifting invitation to overcome demons and to improve. Throughout the piece vulgarities‚ metaphors‚ and moments of vulnerability are employed
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meaning of the word and all the subtle‚ nasty nuances associated with committing the act itself. What I cannot do‚ and to a lesser extent refuse to do‚ is accept how someone can graciously open their world to you like they’re opening a chest full of rare‚ precious treasures one day and the next‚ slam the lid down‚ smashing your fingers in the process‚ carelessly plucking you from it the next. That’s exactly what happened to me‚ and let me state for the record‚ I did nothing to deserve such harsh treatment
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the corruption of it. The writer continues in line 4 with alliteration. He states‚ "Could frame thy fearful symmetry?". This is when the central question begins in the poem. The writer is admired by the tygers fearless persona. He continues‚ " In what distant deeps or skies"(5). The author is basically questioning where in the world could such experience derive from. In my opinion‚ the writer uses the words "deeps" and "skies" to question whether the tyger comes from hell or heaven. In comparison
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Heraclitus is known to have said “you can’t step in the same river twice”. In my opinion‚ this means that change is so constant‚ that no specific event or action could ever occur more than once in a person’s life. This phrase can be translated meaningfully in my life in a number of ways. One experience‚ in particular‚ comes to mind; The way I fell in love. Falling in love at first sight tends to be regarded as a cliche way of thinking‚ but I truly believe that had I not been paying attention to
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Women in the Post Industrial Society In the 1940s “Anything You Can Do” was a song performed in the popular Broadway musical‚ Annie Get Your Gun. The man and woman‚ who sung the duet‚ try to outshine each other by proclaiming that one does better in each other’s responsibilities. With that being said‚ women were beginning to catch up and exceed their male counterparts in the post industrial society. They began taking opportunities to excel themselves in the workforce‚ education and in their own
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How many of today’s students know how to read and write in cursive? Currently‚ many American public schools no longer require their students to learn how to write in cursive. The reason for this is because many administrators believe taking the time to teach cursive detracts from more important skills such as mathematics or reading comprehension. However‚ there are multiple reasons why this skill is still valuable for today’s students. For example‚ knowing cursive allows people to read historical
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calling yourself a procrastinator‚ affirm that you are a recovering procrastinator. It’s the 12-step program to liberation‚ wealth‚ and joy. The most valuable commodity you possess in this life is time. The key is turning your time into value‚ into service‚ into results‚ into joy‚ into relaxation‚ into produc- tion‚ into connection. We spend our time in two primary ways: relaxation and pro- duction. When you spend time experiencing either one of these modalities‚ there is so much more to gain
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