Minnesota Twins

for adoption so they can have a better life that they couldn’t provide. Though environmental factors play a crucial role, it is easier to indicate the genetic effects, because identical twins are essentially the same person with exceptionally similar IQs. As shown in the image on the side, the IQ levels between twins, identical…

Jeffery Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy. All very different men with very different lives, but they have one thing in common: they are all sociopathic serial killers. Each of these men came from different backgrounds and had different personality traits, but all had a need to kill. Countless number of scientists and doctors alike, have been trying to figure out the why. One theory has withstood the test of time: Nature vs. Nurture is an age old argument, and many theories have been put…

(respective to Minnesota), political action has transpired through the creation of numerous bills, there has been many years of discussion on what should be done and why, and a large group of people have shown strong emotion to support their opinion through websites, articles, blogs, and petitions. The social problem of Minnesota’s Sunday liquor sale ban is both subjective and objective. The subjective aspects of this…

The Controversy of Intelligence If you had been raised in a different environment, there are people who will say you would be just as intelligent as you are now, but there are also people who will say you would not have the same intelligence. For many years, psychologists have researched where intelligence comes from. Some say your intelligence is from nature. Some say it is from nurture. Others will say it is a combination of the two. The intelligence of a human has always been a controversy…

Nature versus nurture might be the oldest debate in history. This debate can also be known as biology versus psychology, genes versus environment...etc. But what is this argument about anyway? The nature side of the argument represents the genes that is inside of all of us, from our own unique personality to our physical appearance. On the other hand, nurture is the environment that shapes who we all are today. And that includes your childhood, how you are raised, just basically our surroundings…

Nature versus nurture is the long debate over whether humans are more influenced by nature or nurture throughout their lives (Englbrecht). The nature in nature versus nurture refers to how humans are influenced by their genes, and nurture refers to how humans are influenced by the environment around them (Englbrecht). Although there is a huge debate over which is more influential, both nature and nurture affect our lives in many different ways. It is not nature or nurture alone that makes…

There are many people in American history, but some of them really stand out from others. Ray Kroc is one of those people, he is known for accomplishing great things and if you opened a history book, he would most likely be in there. By exploring his childhood, the struggles he overcame, and his achievements, it will become evident that Ray Kroc Founded one of the most successful fast food restaurants. Ray Kroc (Raymond Albert Kroc) was born on October 5, 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois to Rose…

The Scarlet Plume “Except for buckskin moccasins and breechclout, he was naked”(6-7). “Smoky Day and Tinkling had also dressed Mavis out as a squaw: moccasins, doeskin tunic, leggings, two heavy larded braids, a painted face” (128). “Theodosia stepped into the cabin with a swishing of long skirts. She wore black mostly: high black kid shoes, black dress, and gray sunbonnet” (9). Compared to our clothing now, girls can wear pants, dresses, shirts, shorts, pretty much anything. Along with guys…

If I had the opportunity to go shopping with an unlimited amount of money to spend, I would want to go to Minnesota. In Minnesota they have the Mall of America, but they also have other malls that I could shop at. I would want to travel with my mom and my sister in law, Kelsey. Even though I would have unlimited money, that is not what this trip should be all about. I should focus on the good times that I have with my family. The first place in the Mall of America that I would approach would be…

Growing up in Eagan, Minnesota a favorite game among the kids in the neighborhood was cops and robbers. Playing the police officer was always my favorite part of the game. I never got the chance to meet my father. He died of lung cancer just right after I was born. My mother worked 50-60 hours a week, so I would rarely see her. I was fortunate enough to have two loving grandparents to raise me. My immediate family did not speak English too well so I was taught Cantonese and Vietnamese shortly…