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    What is the definition of a hero? As defined by googling a hero is a person that is admired or idealized for courage and outstanding achievements or noble qualities. This shows that everyone has some of the qualities of a hero. In the world today though there are many different types of heroes ranging from modern-day heroes like police officers and fighters to the imaginary or fantasy heroes like Spider-Man and The Flash. In between those heroes we also have celebrities and ordinary people who…

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    What is Success? Introduction: Dictionary definition of Success Happiness is different for everybody so is success. What defines a person’s success has changed over the years and continues to change for years to come. Success in the early 1900s Describe ancestor’s picture rickety, old home Having a farm, home, family, and butchered pigs was good enough What success was fifty years ago Family over education Fame and money weren’t important Success in the 1950s Baby boom after…

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    Definition Of Wilderness

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    Wilderness has many definitions, and they tend to change through time. Back when we were still exploring this country, it was seen as an evil place where it is hard to survive. This was until later on when we realized the potential abundance of resources that wilderness has to offer us. Once we started using and abusing the wilderness and its resources, there was a shift in definition from a place of resources to a place of beauty and rarity. Today, wilderness is defined as an area of land 5,000…

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    grandmother who lives in a nursing home. From those examples, we defined old to be ranging anywhere from a few days to nearly one hundred years. Our definition of old varies from generation to generation, ethnicity to ethnicity, city to city, and even person to person. When it comes to defining old age and what makes a person old, it appears that our definitions change overtime as we age. My grandmother who is eighty-seven years old, uses a walker, and lives at assisted living, refuses to on…

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    and sound judgment, then why do people still smoke cigarettes despite knowing the effects to their body? The question is then this: is common sense really so, common? The Oxford dictionary definition states common sense as “good sense and sound judgement in practical matters.” The problem within the definition of this phrase is if this ideology were true, then how can we explain the poor decisions we make everyday? Although defined as being good sense and judgment, common sense has proven to…

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    Take bowling for an example, many will agree that bowling doesn't take much physical ability and one does not have to be physically fit to play the sport, but still most bowlers will classify themselves as athletic; this may be due to the unclear definition but they shouldn’t be classified as athletic because they are not physically active. Many sports have athletic people that participate in athletic activities and are fit including swimming, which people consider to be an athletic sport, due…

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    that is why I succeed (Michael Jordan).” For every failure in life success always follows. This is because each failure gives one the motivation to turn that failure into success. Without failure there would be no success at all. The dictionary definition for success is the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one’s goals. This means that it is the feeling someone gets when everything's going right for them. There are many ways success can be…

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    see if you’ll ever be successful in life.How cool is that? Achieving goals is probably what every student dreams of. Being successful in life should be everyone’s priority but not every person thinks the same way. Success has different types of definitions but yet all come together to the same thing.…

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    A word that is used repeatedly and known by all people, success, which falls within the mind of an individual. Many people spend a very large portion of their lives trying to become successful, but success comes in different forms. Interpretations of success are different for many people. Success, to me, is achieving ones goal and attaining prosperity. Society’s view of success is all about status and wealth. Others may also believe that it is all about the amount of joy or happiness one may…

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    Hero Definition Essay

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    What is the mean in of the word hero? Heroes come in many different shape, sizes, and personalities. Where they come from isn’t a big mystery either. Heroes come from all over the globe. Even the person sitting next to you on the bus could be a hero. The personalities of a hero is important, but it is more of what they do that makes them a hero. The fact that somebody is just being a friend to another human can be one of the most heroic things possible. When looking for the meaning of a hero it…

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