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    What is a gift? Some might say, a gift is something someone gives you that is free. The type of gift America has was brutally won. This gift is freedom which I think is the greatest gift that America gave to my generation. We all think freedom is “free” because we didn’t have to do anything to get it, but in reality, men and women lose their lives every day for our freedom. The United States has five branches of armed services, which include, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy

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    Adoption not Abortion Life is giving to one to one to live freely. Parents are the greatest gift to life. Nevertheless, society questions, do adopted children feel the same? Being adopted is not easy or fun it’s full of chances to take saying because one never knows what’s to come. Adoption helps mothers who cannot have children, for mothers who cannot take care of their child, and for the child to be in a better environment than what he or she was in. Adoption comes with many aspects; gays trying

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    To a parent, their children’s happiness is the greatest gift. In fact, the writer Martin Seligman says, “The most enjoyable of our tasks as parents is to build positive emotions and traits in our children…” Seligman goes on to mention the most significant part of his writing, when he continues, “… Rather than merely relieving negative emotions and extinguishing negative traits” (1). Seligman is making the point that some parents will fulfill the happiness in their children by taking away all negative

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    1. Topic: Tone and the short stories “The Greatest Gift” (1943), by Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) and “Araby” (1914), by James Joyce (1882-1941). 2. Topic Statement: Tone plays a role in the short stories “The Greatest Gift” (1943), by Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) and “Araby” (1914), by James Joyce (1882-1941). 3. Initial Research Question: Described by Edgar Roberts, how is tone shown in the short stories “The Greatest Gift “ (1943), by Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) and “Araby” (1914)

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    “The willingness of America's Veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them Our lasting gratitude” (Jeff Miller). America's greatest gifts given to my generation are technology, healthcare, and continued freedom. Technology gives us further research opportunities, elaborate communication, and new, efficient instruments. Secondly, health care has provided useful vaccines, technology to cure us, and valuable experiments. Finally, our continued freedom has given us the ability to live freely

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    What is a gift? Most of us think of gifts as presents we share with others over holidays, birthdays and other special occasions. A recognition or thank you for a job well done. But, we often forget that a gift can also be defined as a “notable capacity, talent.” America’s greatest gift to my generation is innovation in technology; communication, science and medicine. American revolutions lead the world in discovery and invention that improve the lives of ALL human beings...Not just Americans

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    I believe that America’s greatest gift to my generation is the right of freedom. I chose freedom for the following reasons. One of these reasons is that it can be spread over so many areas of our modern world. Even though this gift was given to us years ago, it still applies to us today is so many ways. We have the right of Freedom of Speech, and the fact that I can say what I want to say is very important to me. I can voice my opinion, and this can lead to me changing my country if I work hard enough

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    Drawing upon Fredrick Douglass experience Fredrick Douglass had received the greatest gift of education overcoming these harsh obstacles with the true meaning of grit. As a slave Fredrick Douglass was not supposed to learn due to the fact that he wasn’t seen as a human. From his drive to learn Fredrick Douglass found out how this world is supposed to be for instance on how one person should treat another. Even from learning Fredrick Douglass still had the perception that he was a slave for life due

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    The greatest gift the universe ever gifted us with has to be the dog. At least that is my opinion, and I am sticking to it. I have found no purer form of love in my seventeen years on this planet and I have found no better friend than a mutt pulled from a bad home and given nothing more than a few meals a day and spare affections.That is why, when I am asked to write about something, more often than not, it is a dog. That dog could be Sam, Birdy, Captain, Nadia, Harley, Dugan, KC, Axe, Monster, Faith

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    Memories are one of the greatest gifts in life; bad memories are there for you to look back on and grow stronger, whereas the good memories wrap around you, and bring a smile to your face. Essentially our essence is built upon a collection of memories, from your first word to when you say “I do” to the person of your dreams. So if the life you built is held together by memories, what happens when the foundation starts to crumble, do you become an empty shell? It all started suddenly, without

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