In celebration of International Men’s Day, men at Peace Corps HQ posed to promote positive male imagery. They were asked to complete the sentence, “A man is…”
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- … loyal
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- … willing to make decisions and accept responsibility for his actions
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- … only as strong as the partner beside him
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- … creative
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- … a social construct
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- … true to his word
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- … self-aware
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- … a product of his environment
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- … a role model
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- … capable of listening, understanding, caring, and acting
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- … strongest when acknowledging his weaknesses
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- … inspired by those around him
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- … kind and compassionate
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- … the product of the strong women in his life
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- … mostly water
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- … a work in progress
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- … a father
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- … a good listener
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- …the sum of his actions
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- … an adventurer
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- … a person who causes a stir when entering the ladies restroom
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- … a gentleman and a scholar
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- … a husband
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- … benevolent
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- … funky
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- … a champion of breastfeeding
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- … a birdwatcher
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- … happy and easy-going
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- … never afraid to put his family first
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- … not constrained by masculinity
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- … an unapologetic Taylor Swift fan
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- … nearly a woman – and would be, with the addition of character(s)
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- … adaptive
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- … malleable
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- … a hiker
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- … second only to a woman
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- … a mentor
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- … complementary and complimentary
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- … compassionate
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- … peaceful
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- … not needed, but he is neither a fish nor a bicycle
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- … a facilitator
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- … straightforward
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- … spiritual
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- … always hungry
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- … more than just testosterone
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- … the servant steward of the earth and humanity
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- … the roof on the house
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- … a productive member of his community
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- … responsible
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- … always willing to accept a challenge
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- … capable
