Jessica Shahinian Paper #1 Eng.102 Prof. Tabor To be American can mean many different things depending on each person‚ whether if they are an immigrant‚ alien‚ or a true citizen. The pure definition of what does it mean to be American is‚ “To be bored and raised in the United States”. Although it is also said and known that we have free rights‚ but that doesn’t mean we are a hundred percent freedom free because we are American. For example‚ say you are watching T.V and a commercial of having
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What it means to be an American The United States of America is a wonderful country where there is equal opportunities‚ rights and freedoms‚ and justice. America’s founding fathers like George Washington saw the potential of America being the greatest country of all. They created the constitution. The constitution created a stronger federal government and gave citizens rights. It wasn’t until 1865 that the United States Constitution ended slavery. America has prospered so much since then and now
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Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ former president of the united states‚ said‚ "My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man." He also said‚ "The cost of freedom is always high‚ but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose‚ and that is the path of surrender‚ or submission." Kennedy understood the true honor of what being an american is. There have been other presidents who know it too‚ such as Theodore Roosevelt. He
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American History What it Means to be an American All Americans are guaranteed equal justice. They are allowed equal justice because America is a free country. Americans are inclined to freedom and with that freedom‚ have the ability to create infinite opportunities for themselves‚ which then allow them to find success‚ happiness‚ and prosperity. Americans can find these opportunities because they live in a meritocracy‚ and are provided with rights and freedoms that come from The Constitution
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What it Means to Be Canadian Melinda R Perkins English 255 Professor Sharren Patterson July 14‚ 2010 What it Means to Be Canadian in the 21st Century Canada is a country occupying most of North America‚ extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward to the Arctic Ocean. It is the world’s second largest country by total area (Wikipedia.org‚ 2010). To be Canadian means more that simply living in Canada. In Canada we stand up for what we believe
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together. Everyone slowly began to adjust and we started to sprout into the people we are today. At first‚ we had the strength go through conditioning and join track or football‚ then the determination to succeed in everything from Academic team to Y-Club‚ and finally the pride to support the John Hardin community. I remember Freshman year when I was afraid to get up to speak in front of one of my classes that had about twenty people. I was afraid of anything and everything‚ but no one let me shy away from
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What it means to be Educated To be educated is to be taught in a way that I believe will help you to succeed in the real world. Education is the idea that is supposed to be taught in schools all across the World‚ but is it really being taught? Education means something and is defined differently by many different people. A few people who have different views on what the meaning of education is are Paolo Friere‚ Bell Hooks‚ and Theodore Sizer. In the words of Paolo Friere‚ professor at Harvard
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economical. Since September‚ my understanding of what an activist and what social justice‚ equity‚ and community organizing are has expanded drastically. Yes‚ an activist is all the things I mentioned before‚ but an activist is also someone who works tirelessly and puts all they have into a cause that goes against the common opinion in a society where the big and powerful corporations tend to get what works best for them. An activist keeps going and fighting for what they know to be their truth‚ even when
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What Freedom Is To Me Since July 4th‚ 1776 the United States has a free country. Citizens of the United States have freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many other things. Webster’s definition of freedom is‚ "the condition of being free of restraints." To me freedom plays a large role in my life. Three things that would be freedom for me are going where ever I wish‚ actions without negative consequences‚ and morality to my standards. The first example of freedom for me would be being able
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What is the freedom of press? 1. what is press? mediums including newspaper‚ radio‚ television‚ internet and etc. 2. what are the ideal purpose of the press? Newsworthy information‚ inform citizens‚ democracy 2. imagine freedom of press is abusively used. what do you think if these are in press? a) Defamation: Martin Bouygues was briefly reported as dead last weekend by Agence France Presse (AFP) b) Obscenity c) Any advocacy of national‚ racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to
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