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community. A person shows honor to another person in many ways in the Chinese culture, one of which is to simply obey their parents and the elders in their family. It also denotes a sense of ethical conduct inherent in the Chinese culture. (Merriam-Webster Honor) Indeed, if any one person is asked the first word they thought of when they hear China, honor might be that word. The American Dream, however, has quite the opposite connotation. We think of the Westward Expansion and gold rushes…

In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh hunts for immortality, which Merriam Webster defines as “unending existence” or the ability to live on Earth forever and never die. Gilgamesh says, “Tell me, how is it that you stand in the Assembly of the Gods, and have found life!”(Gilgamesh Tablet 11) Gilgamesh demands of Utnapishtim…

impulsiveness is a huge part of a human being’s life, whether it be driving or deciding whether or not to buy something. Impulsiveness means “doing things or tending to do things suddenly and without carful thought: acting or tending to act on impulse” (Merriam-Webster, 1828).…

“When I was young, a stray cat used to hang around my house a lot. My dad would give it milk and some food all the time. One day, an old racist couple moved next door. My mom and I went over to welcome them, they creaked the door open and yelled, “get off our property you freaking Filipinos and tell your other black neighbors to stay away!” Well one day, they saw my dad feed the stray cat. Later that afternoon, my dad went to take the trash out and heard a horrible crying near our fence. He goes…

the blood disease most similar-to the slide B in the lab. This disease, also known as Chronic myeloid leukemia, is classified as a myeloproliferative disease in that it leads to the production of excess amounts elements found in bone marrow (Merriam-Webster). Diagnosis of this blood affliction is said to be generally incidental and mostly found in older patients. Hematocrit tests, which are routinely done on patients, can indicate abnormalities in red and white blood cell count which can allow…

Will the True Monster Please Stand How can a monster be recognized? Many describe such a creature by appearance; a monster is “typically large, ugly, and frightening” (Merriam-Webster). But what if the evidence is not physically apparent? In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who is determined to cheat death. His ego fuels his ambition to create a “creature” that would admire him like a god. However, when that creature falls short of meeting Victor’s…

Can a cake be considered a fixed or tangible medium? Definition of “tangible” says it must be “perceptible by touch”, however, it does not say how long it needs to stay in that form (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Copyrighting a design of the cake is similar to trying to copyright a creation of a snowman- it will not last very long. The uncertainty of originality and of the fixation makes copyrightability of Goldman’s cake questionable. On…

Can fear make one assume throughout their life? Fear is described as, “an unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Fear is unescapable and can cause several different feelings such as; anger, sorrow, and anxiety. The emotion, fear, is shown in Mary Shelley’s classic novel, Frankenstein. The novel is based on two characters, Victor Frankenstein and his Creature. Victor created this Creature by dead organisms and his knowledge…

combined with other forms of therapy for enhanced and expanded treatment and examine ways in which aspects of dance/movement therapy can support another form of therapy. In addition, participants will look at ways they are already collaborating. Merriam Webster defines collaboration as the action of working…

Jordan Boykin Donny Leveston English 1301 9/28/16 Success Success. What is success? Is it financial stability? Or is it achieving one’s personal goals? According to Merriam Webster dictionary success is “the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame”,“ the correct or desired result of an attempt”, or “someone or something that is successful a person or thing that succeeds”. The word success comes from the Latin term…