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    interact with people or things in their environment (ex: eating, walking, touching, hearing, etc.). The Early Intervention program offers therapy that helps improve the gross and fine motor skills of a child who has a disability. Merriam Webster dictionary defines "gross" as dealing with general aspects or broad distinctions. In reference to the human body examples of these would be the arms and legs. One type of therapy the program offers to improve a childs' motor skills is physical therapy. …

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    Success is a euphoric feeling that many, if not everyone, strives to achieve. The Merriam Webster dictionary states that success is the "favorable or desired outcome; also: the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence" ("Success"). On the other hand, if someone were to ask what the definition of success is, that person would receive a variety of responses. This sense of achievement is a personal concept as each individual aims to accomplish different goals. As for me, my definition of success…

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    that utopia, and can it even exist. Omelas is not a utopia because it is not a perfect city because a child is suffering. A utopia is defined as “an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). A perfect civilization would entail happiness for everyone. The stipulation that keeps the child from being happy. Neither is Omelas a dystopia, the majority of citizens are happy. Omelas teeter in between which makes it all the more…

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    things. I felt that I could better myself through education and most importantly help others along with my family. My way of doing this was by majoring in biology and becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon. Biology according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is a science that deals with things that are alive; such as plants, animals and humans. While majoring in biology there are subjects that are necessary to understand throughout the undergraduate process. These subjects and highly required…

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    A novel is “an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events”, according the Merriam Webster Dictionary. In the novel Bel Canto, Ann Patchett portrays human experience by exploring the concept of isolating people from their normal lives and the world they know, to comprehend how this effects their perception of the world. Bel Canto revolves around the lives of a group of terrorists and their…

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    First, we must understand how we create and how we can be creative. To do that we must know how we find inspiration. Inspiration is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as, “something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create : a force or influence that inspires someone.” This definition itself explains so much about how we find our inspiration. Thinking…

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    Beyond Surface Level: A Sigh As straightforward as a sigh can be, its hidden complexities are the sound foundation for “The fine art of sighing”. By definition according to Merriam Webster Dictionary, sighing is “to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief)” however through the depth of Cooper 's writing we find that sighing is a passage to many other emotions and avenues(“sigh”). Although not clearly evident at the surface of his piece, the writing style of “the fine art of…

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    their tasks and help to communicate with others in the simplest way. Consequently, that’s why the smartphone was made, that’s why social media was made, and that’s why the Generation of Idiot is arising. Social media, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary is Forms…

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    Curiosity and imagination are wonderful things, especially when combined and questions arise. I wonder what the dead do when they die? What does a person feel when they lose something that was hard earned? What do those questions look like when they’re answered in a poem? What do those poems look like when they are brought to life in animation? All good questions that Billy Collins and a couple of talented artists have attempted to answer. Their products are then put out for the world to see and…

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    Participation Trophies Hinder Kids "If I play a whole game I get a whole snow cone, but if I play a half a game I still get a whole snow cone. It's a whole snow cone either way. I'd rather play half a game." This quote is from one of Brian Regan's performances, "Lousy in Little League", where he talks about the new social norm of rewarding children for participating. While Brian Regan is a comedian, and this was meant to be funny, it does have some truth. Just as Brian Regan said, children…

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