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What is religion and what is its purpose in our lives? Any sense of God or anything else as close an almighty supernatural force is a prime factor of most religious beliefs. Religion is attached with culture, economic, and politics. It is also attached to our social lives in many different ways even if we try to stay away from it. Religion is a universal institution that is practiced in different ways. According to Melford Spiro, Clifford Geertz, and Gerald James Larson “religion is a cultural…

student that attends Hoover High School knows that on Friday that will see many different uniforms including: dance team, cheerleaders, color-guard, football players, and the band members. Between every class, the fight song will be played over the intercom and a certain anxiousness overcomes the student body as the hours upon game time draw near. Most Fridays, class schedules will be shortened so that there will be time for a pep rally at the end of the day. As soon as the bell dismisses…

One of the most controversial and infamous trials that shocked the world was the trial of O.J Simpson. On the night of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found brutally murdered outside of Nicole’s condominium on Bundy Drive in Los Angeles (Linder, 2000). Nicole’s neck was nearly severed from her body and Ronald’s body had been stabbed nearly thirty times (Linder, 2000). Nicole Brown Simpson was married to O.J. Simpson and filed for divorce after she had endured spousal…

while it was on. I think he knew how nervous I was. The nurse as well as the doctor himself were trying their hardest to reassure me everything was going to be fine. Then just like that they left me there. I could hear them talking to me through the intercom telling me they were going to start and again to remain perfectly still. Those noises though! Are you kidding me? I’m in here because I am suffering from crippling migraines so you stick me in a machine with all these loud noises for…

Over the past thirteen years, many United States Marines have joined the Marine Corps with hopes of being deployed to a combat zone, and unfortunately, remain in the United States for the duration of their enlistment. I enlisted for the sole purpose and intent to deploy to Afghanistan, specifically, so I could partake in the efforts of bringing to justice the organization that attacked our country on September 11, 2001. I was fortunate enough to be one of the Marines that were scheduled to…

Childhood Observation I completed my observation on Friday, October 7th. My observation took place at Forest Park Jr/Sr. High School in Ferdinand, Indiana. I went to this school because it is the school I attended for junior high and high school. Since we are a smaller town and do not have as many kids, our junior high school is in the same building as our high school. I walked into Mrs. Hawkins seventh grade math class. I planned on starting my observation at 8:00 am which is when school…

incentives, celebrations, and recognition” (Lee, 2008). Dr. Smith states that she utilizes professional developments and peer-mentor opportunities to promote staff improvement of their craft. She encourages her staff via email, face-to-face, over the intercom, and several other ways to keep them motivated internally. Other motivations or incentives for her staff may be to get lunch off campus, staff member of the month awards, and may other recognitions throughout the year. Also, continued…

Benish-Weisman, M. (2015). The interplay between values and aggression in adolescence: a longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, doi:10.1037/dev0000015 This was a longitudinal study done on five Israel schools to test the previous theories that certain values can be correlated with aggression. Benish wanted to examine the relationship between values and aggression on a large sample of Israeli adolescents for a period of a year. He used the four higher values…

Yossarian, the real anti-hero of his time War, cruel, controlling, demanding, a place were suffering, determination, and courage intertwine at once and surround the average soldier taken out of his warm Ohio home. As a second world war broke out in September 1, 1939 to bring 6 years of great anguish and suffering, thousands of civilians were called for war and taken to unknown frontiers. These people faced the control of demanding superiors, the scary, thundering sound of bombs, the constant…

“Hurry up Walter, you are always staring off into space!” “You're always trying to rush me, just take your time and relax honey.” Mitty replied as he watched his last cigarette go up into smoke as the rain kept pouring. “We have to hurry and get home, we need to pack for the trip to Machu Picchu remember?” said Mrs. Mitty. Beforehand, the Mitty's lived a very quiet and normal life in the calm atmosphere of Waterbury, Connecticut. Walter has always had a tendency to “daze-off” during the day, but…