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Intuition is seen by Merriam-Webster as “the ability to understand something immediately”, without the need for conscious reasoning. This is important when discussing common sense because our reactions that fall under this idea tend to be quick impulses that don’t require much logical…

According to merriam-webster.com crimes or other morally wrong acts: illegal or immoral behavior especially by young people. Delinquency itself is socially inadequate adjustment on the part of a child in a problematic situation. Some of the factors that contribute to these situations are the physical and mental conditions that influence one’s ability to properly adjust and address the issue. This paper will discuss genders realign to the establishment of delinquent behavior, how relationships,…

Xuan Tran Professor Watson English 1302 31 March 2016 Should we allow Syrian refugees to enter the United States? Terrorism has frightened Americans ever since the 9/11 attack. From there on, airport security has dramatically increased and improved, as well as the restriction of certain objects allowed on planes. Despite those efforts, people still hold the belief of terrorists using the advantage of refugees migrate to other countries, as a way to plan more attacks. Therefore, many…

The Shroud of Turin is one of the most analyzed artifacts in the world, consuming well over 100,000 hours of research. It bears the image of a bearded man who was crucified. The wounds shown on the Shroud are similar to the ones that Jesus suffered as described in the four gospels, and many believe that it is the Shroud in which Jesus was wrapped after his crucifixion. The history of the Shroud is uncertain because it did not seem to surface until the 6th century, but because there is no…

America is commonly called “the land of the free”. Whether you believe this statement to be true or not, there are many founding documents that were created in hopes of making that statement to be undeniably true. However, I believe that Americans have not lived up to the mythic visions of our founding documents. America does not live up to its mythic vision because as “the land of the free” because as a country, we violate the right to life. The Declaration of Independence is an important…

require sacrifice. On the other hand, those who see sacrifice from a positive perspective end up growing and advancing their lives. They achieve their dreams, feeling how great being successful can be. So, what is a sacrifice? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, one definition of sacrifice is the destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice). To put it in context sacrifice means that you are willing to give up…

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According to Merriam Webster the definition of socialism is, “a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies” (Merriam-Webster). In The United States of America the words “Communism” and “Socialism” are used interchangeably, and although they have similarities they are very…

had money, private school. In the 1990’s, charter schools started popping up. Since then, there has been a deterioration in traditional public schools, and charter schools are one of the culprits. What exactly is a charter school? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary it is, “a tax-supported school established by a charter between a granting body (such as a school board) and an outside group (as of teachers and parents) which operates the school without most local and state educational…

of blood in 25 gallons of water), and they also have electromagnetic detectors to track down the movement of prey. The great white’s main diet includes sea lions, small toothed whales, seals, sea turtles, and carrion which is putrefying flesh(Merriam-Webster). Although these fish have been portrayed as mindless killing fish, scientists are discovering more and more information to prove this stigma as incorrect. Infact scientists have found that this species of shark is depleting in large…