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“I love that place, I love this car, and I love you.” But what actually is love? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “love is a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person”(M. Webster). In a successful marriage, love must forever grow. Love must be unconditional. Love must be given to receive. There are two types of love in any relationship. “Agape love is the selfless, unconditional…

workforce, where individuals obtain many hats and responsibilities, there is one element that remains consistent: Professionalism. Professionalism is "the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person."(Merriam-Webster, 2011). While technical expertise is a key component; it does not embody the whole of professionalism. It also involves a caring attitude and appearance that we must apply to not just our nursing careers, but also our everyday lives.…

Childhood Concept – Old After eating dinner at his great aunt and uncle’s farm house in Gardner, Colorado, he remembers looking at his great uncle and thinking, “this man is ancient.” The eight year old boy stared at his uncle with both fear and interest. His uncle was sitting on a faded, dusty orange chair that looked like it was made at least 50 years ago. The fabric on the chair was worn thin where years and years of arms resting had worn the arm fabric down. The old man’s shoes were…

Merriam-Webster defines spirituality as “the quality or state of being concerned with religion or religious matters: the quality or state of being spiritual” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). The Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota defines spirituality as a concept that “includes a sense of connection to something…

When it comes to the topic of animal cruelty, there is a debate as to whether or not it is necessary. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of whether or not animal research predicts human outcome. Whereas some are convinced that animal experimentation helps improve human health, others maintain that it is cruel causing unnecessary suffering towards animals. My own view is that animal research is unnecessary and does not predict human outcomes. It has become common to…

The field of law enforcement has undergone a tremendous evolution throughout its history but even more so in the past decade. Much like the ever-increasing rate of technological innovation; new concepts, paradigms, and methodologies in police work seem to be uncovered at an exponentially increasing rate. As the field continues to modernize to face newer, more advanced threats in today’s world, law enforcement administrators are also looking to the roots of policing to re-establish community…

defined by the Merriam-Webster: is: the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas; broadly: the extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence. In summation: the effect that a powerful country or group of countries has in changing or influencing the way people live in other, poorer countries (Merriam-Webster).…

various points of their lives. Individuals strive to happiness, avoid sadness and control anger. The path to happiness is not an easy one, nor avoiding the other unpleasurable states of emotions. “A state of well-being and contentment” is how Merriam-Webster defines happiness. Happiness helps achieve a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction in one’s life. And without happiness, the world would look black and white; simply dystopian and meaningless. As demonstrated in both Ray Bradbury’s novel,…

soldiers, etc.. Abortion threatens both the individual rights of human beings and the common good. The unconstitutional law that lets women have abortions needs to be changed. Every child deserves a chance at life. An abortion, defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is a “medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus.” Abortions…

Analysis of Scheiber’s “Raising Floor for Minimum Wage Pushes Economy into the Unknown” Franchesca Garlett Dr. Wenyi Shen Introduction into Macroeconomics 2103.61167 Due: November 1st, 2016 Analysis of Scheiber’s “Raising Floor for Minimum Wage Pushes Economy into the Unknown” The article, by Noam Scheiber, “Raising Floor for Minimum Wage Pushes Economy into the Unknown” explains a mostly political viewpoint, without actually explaining, in depth, the political situation that arises from…