Webster's Dictionary

According to Webster’s Dictionary, higher education is defined as “education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.” Understanding what is available and its price tag is a step in the right direction. Once…

Boys Scouts of Americas has come under heavy scrutiny about its ban to allow openly gay scouts into the organization and has finally decided to lift it. In a statement by Wayne Perry, BSA President, he said “While people have different opinions about this policy, we can all agree that kids are better off when they are scouting.” The decision to lift the ban was a move in the right direction towards progression and acceptance. Originally, W.D. Boyce founded Boys Scouts of America (or BSA) in 1910…

Kids being kids and parents being childish. What does it mean to be civilized and how do we ensure that we as a society remain so? If you were to look in Webster’s dictionary you would learn that a civilized society would be recognized as having a set of well-organized laws and rules about how people relate to each other, that the relationships would be polite and respectful. As for who should be teaching this… it should be parents. Parents have an obligation to at least teach their children…

Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing. Explain why these phenomena have become significant issues in policing. What steps have been taken to eliminate racial bias among police? I. Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing According to dictionary.com, racial profiling is the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person. Bias-based policing refers to police practices that intentionally use prejudiced judgments based on…

There is a problem that has plagued the nations of the world, including the American Public for an exceedingly long time, since before the handheld mobile phone being tapped by the government, since before the unrest in the middle east, since before the people were aware we were melting the ice caps. I’m not talking about the laws of war, I am talking about a much larger battlefield, one upheld in the minds & hearts of gentlemen as well as ladies who duel to uphold their honor along with their…

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? History…

These circumstances have violated several virtues. One major virtue that has been violated by Mattel is fairness. In Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, fairness is defined as "agreeing with what is right or wrong” (Merriam Webster, 2016). In several instances, Mattel failed to be fair to employees, and their code of conduct. For example, the article states that employees at some Mattel locations…

According to Webster’s online Dictionary, holocaust is defined as, “a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire.” In relation to history, between the years of 1933 to 1945, events in Germany lead to what is known today as The Holocaust. It started off as discrimination of Jewish people, referred to as “Jews” during this time, and quickly escalated to a full blown genocide. Adolf Hitler, Dictator of Germany during this time period, created a political party in…

One may ask what exactly ethics are. According to Webster’s Dictionary online, it is; “rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad. In life there are several types of ethics. We have standards in our own personal life and even professional life. In several professional career professions, they have a set or even multiple sets of codes of conduct and ethics. For example, in the counseling profession has various associations that have made the ethical standards for this…

Has anyone ever asked why kids of the 21st century only understand history from one view? This provocative topic, known as history, is biased and narrow minded. Thus, those who study history are left in the same state. When discussing battles, winners will review their triumph in war and the losers will evaluate their oppression. However, it should be of no consequence to ask about the opposing side. Edwin Burke was once quoted as saying “Those who don 't know history are destined to repeat it.”…