...What it means to be an American? An American is to have a voice and express how you feel. An American is to have rights and be able to stay up for what you believe in. You can have a voice by voting, freedom of speech, and also protesting. Being an American can mean so many things. Americans are allowed to have a voice and of course many people have positive ideas and speeches. There’s other people where they extremely honesty but in a very negative way or sometimes they really don’t understand what they’re standing up for or what they’re saying. Many people think it’s not okay to be negative. I don’t believe we should be negative but be realistic about certain things. We can all have a voice but in a peaceful and respectful...
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...What it means to be an American Americans come from all over the world, they all gather into the country to gain new opportunities and have a second chance at life. One iconic image that I believe shows what being an American is, is George Washington crossing the Delaware. And to be an American, you have to be persistent, proud to serve, and selfless. One of the big factors to being an American is being persistent. When Anzia in American and I was a maid for a home she “left. Not a dollar for all my work.” (p19) After leaving she was desperate to find a job and eventually “Worked on a hard bench with my own kind.”(p19) After refusing to work one day she was fired, and she kept looking for a job that would provide her with enough money...
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...What the American Flag Means to Me Having immigrant parents who left their own country to come to a foreign land so they can live the “American Dream” gave them and their future family a better opportunity to live a successful life. As the first American-born generation in my family, my family and I appreciate everything that our country has done for us. The American flag, one of the most prominent symbols of America, waves high and proud as a welcome sign to the world. To me, the American flag means more than just stars and stripes. It symbolizes freedom the United States gives to its citizens, the pride that Americans have towards their country, and the sacrifices soldiers have made to keep the nation safe. When most immigrants think of America, they picture a country where people have the...
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...different views, and two girls that explain how they are American. Authors from both passages explain what it means to be American. Within these two passages there are similarities and differences. Both passages have a common them which would be American identity. Each other describes their opinions on what it means to be American. In the passage "Response to Executive Order 9066" it is about a girl that has to move back to Japan because some of her descents are Japanese. The author explains how the government judges people based on their heritage. Okita the main character in the passage is having to move back to Japan because of her descents. So the government is judging Okita based on her heritage. However, Okita says she is American. For example, she says she has "always felt funny using chopsticks" also her "favorite food is hot dogs" which is an American food. Though "Response to Executive Order 9066" has several reasons on what they imagine being American meant as well as the other passage called "Mericans"....
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...Soldier’s National Cemetery. This speech was delivered during the American Civil War which was really a test of the success of the American Revolution. The Gettysburg Address explains and demonstrates the steps needed to achieve the united goal. The Gettysburg Address reflected his redefined belief that the Civil War was not just a fight to save the Union, but a struggle for freedom and equality for all, an idea that Abraham Lincoln had not championed in the years leading up to the war. Abraham Lincoln believed this nation was built on equality which was also a part of the war but we really wanted to determine whether such a nation could continue to exist on equality. This sacrifice was worthwhile because in the opening line Abraham Lincoln says "Four score and seven years ago,” Lincoln really honored the union’s dead and reminded everyone of the soldier’s sacrifices which was equality, freedom, and national unity. This is what America as a whole should have been built on, but for some reason it is really not. So I sit and think, what really is American Freedom then? American Freedom is having unalienable rights that can never be taken away from you. We as people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness which I think justifies just what American freedom is. We as people can never have those three rights taken from us no matter what happens in our lives. “God shall have a new birth of freedom,” which means under the supervision of God, America's freedom will be reborn...
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...: (TCO 1) Which of the following terms means procedural fairness? (TCO 1) The theft of farm animals, or rustling, would be classified as: (TCO 1) According to Robert Merton, a(n) ________ rejects the goals and accepts the means to achieve society’s goals. (TCO 2) An offense punishable by incarceration, usually in local confinement facility, for a period whose upper limit is prescribed by statute in a given jurisdiction, typically one year or less. (TCOs 3&4) Which local law enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers, maintaining security within courtrooms, and running the county jail? (TCOs 3&4) The legalistic style of policing: (TCOs 3&4) Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited by the: (TCOs 3&4) Historically, officers were allowed to use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspected felon even when the person represented no immediate threat to the officer or the public. This was known as the: (TCOs 3&4) The most widely used system of indigent defense is: (TCOs 5&6) During a trial, the ________ happens before the closing statement, but after the jury selection. (TCOs 5&6) Bail serves two purposes. One is to help ensure the reappearance of the accused at trial. The other is: (TCOs 5&6) Which of the following is one of the more rational sentencing goals? (TCOs 7&8) Historically, ________ was the most widely used type of physical punishment. (TCOs 7&8) What word describes aggressive men who assume...
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...juveniles have the “American Dream” mindset, however have no legitimate ways to achieve it because all of their opportunities are blocked. In following, these blocked opportunities produce strain. Because the juveniles have a feeling of injustice, they will search for alternative ways to achieve the “American Dream” and thus lead to illegitimate opportunities. However, illegitimate...
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...What does Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness Mean to You? The Declaration of Independence is the most important piece of all American historical documents. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness might ring a bell, but for others it’s a whole different story. “Freedom is Intended as a Challenge” by Naomi Wolf mentions in her reading about Thomas Jefferson who was one of the writers of “The Declaration of Independence” had two main ideas which were individually and happiness, the pursuit of happiness. As Wolf researches she comes up with the idea that Jefferson had the idea that we would live a life that was guaranteed, Wolf explains “liberation is not about a historical moment that had happened in the past it is more of a destination of the mind” (636). Life is not all about being born in America and being free, people around us must continue their happiness, and find their own meaning of liberty. Wolf is a piece that takes a deeper look into the current perception of how the Declaration of Independence. Wolf believes us present day Americans have a right sense of what really happened in the late 1700’s. Wolf explains how many American’s now just look at the Declaration of Independence as just a piece of paper, and not taken as serious as it should be. The Declaration of Independence is supposed to be looked at on how free America is, as the Declaration of Independence states, “We hold truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed...
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...the Role Model you selected as your “keyword” to search the GCU database located in the GCU Library at http://library.gcu.edu Example Table Topic | Resource Name | Resource Type | Explain how you accessed your resource. | How is the resource relevant to your essay topic? | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Journal of Religious Thought | Academic Journal | Clicked on the link above to the library home page. Selected “Find Journal Articles.” Clicked on “Christian Studies” under “Find Databases by Subject.” Selected “ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials.” Also selected “Religion and Philosophy Collection.” Used keywords “Martin Luther King AND (worldview OR religion* OR belief*).” | Describes how Martin Luther King, Jr. viewed racism, a just society, and the means for creating a just society. | Permalink | http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&AN=4975124&site=ehost-live&scope=site | Student Summary | This article covers the views of Benjamin Mays, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. on three key questions: 1) What is the nature of racism? 2) What is a vision of a just society? and 3) What are the means to enact the vision? Benjamin Mays addresses the pervasiveness of racism and calls for realizing the ideals of the American dream. Malcolm X addresses the role of White people in racism and calls for separation and judgment on racism. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the multiple dimensions that...
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...Article 1|| Heart Doctor Explains Cholesterol Levels In this artic Dr. Suzanne Steinbaumle (Steinbaum, 2016) explains what cholesterol is, how it affects a female body and the differences between “good” and “bad” cholesterol. Cholesterol comes from two sources: your body and food. Your liver and other cells in your body make about 75 percent of blood cholesterol. The other 25 percent comes from the foods you eat. Cholesterol is only found in animal products. Understanding how cholesterol affects the female body and how females can regulate their good cholesterol and counteract the bad cholesterol will allow doctors to understand the differences between patients that could benefit from using the new drug. The new cholesterol guidelines advise doctors to consider a patient’s overall health in treatment decisions. And that’s why one of the biggest changes in the cholesterol guidelines could lead to more people taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins (Steinbaum, 2016). Article 2|| High Cholesterol In this article Dr. Andrew Weil explains the desirable levels of cholesterol, HDL or protective cholesterol, LDL or bad cholesterol and the triglyceride levels: Desirable levels of total cholesterol are 200 mg per deciliter of blood or less; levels between 200 mg/dL and 239 mg/dL are considered borderline high; 240 mg/dL or higher is considered high cholesterol and raises your risk of heart disease to twice what it would be if your total cholesterol were 200 mg/dL or lower...
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...Andrew Mendez Professor Arrowsmith HIST-112 December 2, 2013 The Fight for Equality In the 1950's and 1960's there was many inequalities that really held back many people from especially the African Americans to have the right of being just like everyone else. But as well all know the white refused to give those type of right to them. So this is when the African Americans would start to take a stand for one another in a Civil Rights Movement lead by many African American activists such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Eisenhower. These Americans stood up for what they knew was right not only for them but fir the good of their people. Martin Luther King Jr. immediate purpose was to convince Americans across the country to embrace racial equality and to further strengthen the resolve of those already involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Audiences could really embrace these words that Dr. King was saying in his "I Have A Dream" speech. Though audiences' purposes are not as easily summarized to the fact of the racial inequality towards the whites and African Americans. Some at the time may have sought to be inspired by Dr. King. Opponents to racial equality who heard his speech may have listened for the purpose of seeking to find ways to further argue against racial equality. Audiences since then may have used Dr. King's speech to educate or to advocate for other social justice issues. Eisenhower also having to do with acting to those same ideas of inequality...
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...American National Government Topic 1 American Government: An Introduction Assessment 1 Chapter 1 Directions: Answer the following questions after viewing the assigned Power Point presentation and reading related materials in the text. Be sure to use complete sentences. 1. Define government and politics. Compare these two terms and cite examples of each. Explain how the two terms are distinct but related to each other. · Government is the people who run the country. Politics is the process followed by the leaders of political groups who rule the country. Government implements the policies of the lands, such as with the judicial branch to enforce the laws, the legislative branch to create the laws, and the executive branch to perform national security duties. And politics are the tool utilized by the government. They both utilize political science which is the study of government and politics. While they both perform and aid the same basic function of running the country, politics is just the process while the government is the actual facility performing the tasks. 2. What is anarchy? Can anarchy ever a viable alternative to government, in your opinion? Why or why not? · Anarchy is living in a state of lawlessness. I believe it cannot, because humans do not function correctly without some type of structure. Without structure there will be total chaos. Murders and other unmentionable crimes will occur with no repercussions being put into place. 3. What...
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...In this assignment gives three writers their vision of the African Americans situation today. I will explain what each author means about that. Finally, I would like to discuss their opinions on my own opinion. In text one Yolanda Young writes about the importance of the election of the first black president of the United States, Barack Obama. Her main point is that the view of the Africans Americans is better than before the election of Barack Obama. Personally, Young has got a better self-confidence. Before, she was invisible in the townscape, but now people compare her with Michelle Obama the first lady of the United States. General has Obama’s accessions a president positive effect on racism in the United States. In text two, Eric Holder...
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...Review of Mark Twain’s “How to Tell A Story”: The American humorous story In “How to Tell a Story” by Mark Twain, he attempts to explain how one should tell a “humorous” or funny story. He also goes on about the how an American humorous story differs from a European comic or witty story. Twain explains that when one tells a humorous story, the manner in which the story is told is much more important then the actual content. The humorous story is told gravely and the teller does their best to obscure the fact that there is anything funny about the story. Rambling or a longwinded explanation of irrelevant facts is often used to conceal the “nub” or punch line at the end of the story. Finally, quite possibly the most important characteristic of an American humorous story, the pause that is a recurring feature through out the story. This review will examine how Twain uses these principals in “How to Tell a Story” explaining the art form that is the American humorous story. The first characteristic of how to tell a humorous story is in the teller’s demeanor when telling the story. They must remain serious, straight-faced, dull-witted, etc. as to not lead on to how funny the story may actually be. Twain explains the difference between telling a comic and humorous story with “The Wounded Soldier”. When told as a comic story the reader uses energetic voices to depict different characters and trivial name 2 calling “you mean his head, you booby” (Twain, 13) which brings light...
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...Using the material from Item A and elsewhere assess the usefulness of functionalist approaches in explaining crime. (21 Marks) Crime is the act which breaks the criminal laws of society. The functionalists approach to crime and deviance gives us some insight into how society copes with deviant behaviour. However it has limitations for example it only looks at the functions of deviance and not the causes. Durkheim says that to allow social solidarity to occur in society there are two key mechanisms which are socialisation and social control. He states that crime and deviance is inevitable and that it is needed in society as it preforms two positive functions; boundary maintenance and adaption. In Durkheim’s view, the purpose of punishment is to reaffirm society’s shared rules. As it states in Item A the publicity given to crime highlights the boundaries of acceptable behaviour and this reinforces social solidarity through for example court rooms which dramatizes the wrong doing and stigmatises the offender and therefore discourages others from breaking society’s rules. For individuals that want adaption, there must be some scope for them to challenge and change the existing norms and values which is deviance. However, in time there values may give way to a new culture and morality. For example gay marriage would be seen as deviant but in current times it has become less deviant in countries such as the United Kingdom because it has become more popular over the last decade. If...
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