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According to Merriam Webster, diversity is defined as the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization. There are different types of diversity that can exist on a team such as demographic, psychological, and organizational characteristics. Diversity on a team can be a benefit once a team learns how to create a context that supports diversity. If people have identical knowledge, skills, or perspectives, then there are little reasons to…

beauty pageants, and analyze child beauty pageants in today’s society. To start off one need’s to know what a beauty pageant actually is; a beauty pageant is defined as “An assemblage of girls or women at whom judges select the most beautiful” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, online). In the pageants the young children (male or female) are judged on different criteria that helps crown the winner. Some of the criteria that the judges look for in the boys or girls are there stage presence, use of…

work and have cool costumes. Up, Up, and Away The recent popularity of DC comics’ movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has turned heads at the box office at a whopping $424.1 million its opening week. So what is a superhero? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines as a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also: an exceptionally skillful or successful person (Superhero, n.d.). The Important question to be answered is why are superheroes so appealing?…

why does man kill man; if we pride ourselves on our ability to be rational and think critically, what causes man to lose principle? History & Background The Meaning and Morality of Cold- Blooded Murder What are morals? According, to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary the…

Personal Problem versus a Public Issue A problem can be defined as “something that is difficult to deal with” (Merriam- Webster , 2016). Therefore, a personal problem is something that is difficult to deal with and it affects the individual themselves. This problem can be a result of the person’s action or choices, or it can be a result of outside forces causing a problem…

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, “a person who is prepared to face danger and endure pain,” is the definition of bravery, although to a variety of people this only defines examples such as police, firefighters, and veterans (who honestly are heroic and brave men/women) but a brave person can be anyone. The only requirements to show bravery are knowing the right solution and executing it (even if appears difficult), admitting you are fallible, and above all a person who challenges…

many discussions about the differences between leaders and managers. Some use these two words, interchangeably, while some say these two words are different entities. Just to start, do you know just the simple definition of the two words? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, defines a ‘leader’ as ‘a person who leads or commands a group and a manager as a person responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company or similar organization. The two words almost have the same meaning but…

Although socialist realist literature was a continuation of the traditional realism in that it also depicted the same subjects, it was a cessation of the latter since it significantly different from the latter in terms of its form and functions. While the nineteenth century Russian realism, best represented by the works of Anton Chekhov and Lev Tolstoy, depicts life as it is and criticizes it, socialist realism depicts life as what the Bolsheviks – this point is especially important since they…

2017. Darrow Kathy D. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Vol. 197. Detroit: Gale, 2008. N. pag. Literature Resource Center. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The." . Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1995. N. pag. Literature Resource Center. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. Punter, David. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Overview." Reference Guide to English Literature. Ed. D. L. Kirkpatrick.…

But what is in computers that is causing this epidemic? According to reporter Sarah Sparks, “Human brains regulate circadian sleep through exposure to short-wavelength ‘blue’ light, which makes up the bulk of bright daylight,” (Sparks 1). The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines circadian as occurring in 24-hour cycles. As Sparks illustrates, circadian sleep is triggered by environmental factors such as the amount of light and darkness we are exposed to throughout the day. Consequently, the blue…