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deception are powerful actions that can hurt and tear apart relationships, especially among friends. Jealousy is defined as “an unhappy or angry feeling of wanting to have what someone else has” (Merriam-Webster). Deception is defined as “the acts of making someone believe something that is not true “(Merriam-Webster). The power of jealousy and deception can lead to death figuratively and literally, as it did in the Nigerian folktale Why the Bat flies by Night. The themes of deception and…

By breaking down the word industry culture, one would have industry is “a group of business that provide a particular product or service” (Merriam-Webster, n.d) and then culture is “a way of thinking, behavior, or working that exist in a place or organization” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Putting those two meaning together you will get industry culture which is a group of individuals that think, behave or work in an organization. In the human service field their culture in a service culture whom are…

In the United States, the majority of the media and political candidates are either liberal or conservative in nature. The Democratic Party and news channels such as, MSNBC represent the liberal side of American Politics. On the other hand, the Republican Party and news channels such as, Fox News support the conservative side of American politics. Furthermore, the Republican and Democratic Parties are the two largest political parties in the United States. By looking at the parties’ beliefs,…

found out that Philosophy, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (1997), it is a “critical study of fundamental beliefs and the grounds for them, a basic theory concerning a particular subject, the sum of the ideas and convictions of an individual or group” (page. 552). I also looked for the definition of personal, which according to the same dictionary, it is “and adjective that refers of relating to or affecting a person” ("The merriam-webster dictionary," 1997, page. 548).While…

roll having a filling in between”. This also considers a hot dog as a sandwich. In fact, the Merriam-Webster dictionary came out and stated that a hotdog is in fact a sandwich. Now some may…

The first meaning is the most different from all the others. The first meaning is people who killed a political leader after using an intoxicant of marijuana (assassin). According to Merriam Webster, this meaning derived from the Arabic states during the first crusade (assassin). These people were first called the hashishiyyins. It wasn’t until the hashishiyyins got to Europe before they started using the term assassins. At first, you would…

What is honesty? Merriam-Webster defines it as “a fairness and straightforwardness of conduct,” or more simply “the quality of being fair and truthful.” The online dictionary defines it as not only “truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness,” but also “freedom from deceit or fraud.” Dishonesty, on the other hand, is defined as “a lack of honesty or integrity: a disposition to defraud or deceive – to lie, cheat, or steal” according to Merriam-Webster and the online dictionary. While honesty involves…

Reverse Racism Reverse racism is a controversial and touchy subject in American society and academia and is originated from misconception and prejudice. As soon as affirmative action (Merriam-Webster 2017) was enforced by laws in the latter middle half of the twentieth century in the United States of America, reverse racism existed, and it is difficult to find middle grounds between affirmative action and reverse racism. Thus, we should abolish affirmative action so reverse racism ceases to…

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ON THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM? PLEASE CHOOSE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF EXERCISE TO DISCUSS. Weight lifting has many different effects on the musculoskeletal system. It improves joints by making more synovial fluid which in turn means healthier joints , and a wider range of motion. (Dale, 2013) The bones also have a benefit as well they become stronger and more dense. Weightlifting is one of the exercises that help prevents osteoporosis which is the weakening…

or not being liked because of the color of your skin. “The definition of racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race” (Merriam-Webster). Racism basically means a race of people…