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    people, thus the society, the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a group of people that differentiates them from another group of people. It is the overall attitude, customs and beliefs that distinguishes one culture from another. Culture is something that is actually transferred from one generation to another not through genes but through language, material objects, rituals that we daily perform, through institutions and through art and drama. For example greeting guests by kissing both cheeks

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    Blood Donation One of the many lasts in my life. Driving? Check. First dance? Check. First job? Check. First time donating blood? Not checked, that is until recently. Due to the required age, blood donation has always eluded me. That is until the stars aligned in the most perfect opportunity. The passing of another year for myself, finally at an eligible age for donation: 16, and the assignment of a project that required me to do something of which I have never done. Unwaivered in my resolve to

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    Lincoln got half of the liquid down. “I’ll check.” He tapped a button on the table; words formed on the wall. “Near-collapse of cardiopulmonary system from in¬gestion of gases. Reproductive system damaged to nonfunctionality—hnim, didn’t notice that one—nose tissue burned to nonfunctionality. Epidermal layers down to muscle fiber of right hand and fingers fused, ten percent of left hand had sloughed off. Eighty per¬cent skin burned to second degree; twenty percent to third degree.

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    Introduction This is one of the many problems California has been facing even today. Drought has been a growing problem in California each year. How to tackle this problem is up to government and many scientists. There have been many case studies determining how and why drought has devastated the state of California. Water is a necessary and most important resource in California. Our water comes from groundwater, rivers, or lakes. Since California is facing a tremendous drought these resources

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    Choosing to attend Spelman College as one of many decisions I have to make as a student was an easy task. Ever since I can remember, one of my biggest aspirations was to be accepted to and attend Spelman College. Through the years, Spelman women in my life have demonstrated their commitment to uplifting children, families and the community. Considering that Spelman is a liberal arts college that provides an intimate and nurturing environment, I have no doubt that it will provide the tools I need

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    In “Persons, character and morality”, Williams used “one thought too many” argument to show his disagreement on utilitarianism. In this paper, I will argue that the “one thought too many” is not a fair or strong criticism to utilitarianism. It will first discuss what “one thought too many” criticism is. Then I will point out the vulnerable points of this criticism to show that it is not a strong statement against utilitarianism. First one is the confusion over what is needed to be justified to take

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    Perception is one of the many things wrong with society. Not one individual has a rounded perception of everything like someone else. People tend to perceive me differently than how I perceive myself. When people think of me they think outgoing, friendly, and an athlete and when I think of myself I think of my ability to always look at the brightside of a situation, and my athletic ability. In my personal opinion I see myself the same as others see me through their eyes, but no one is completely

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    Culture Encounters in the Short Story “one out of Many” By Naipaul’s V.S People actually need to interact effectively and socialize with other people from other cultures. Nowadays, globalization has opened the doors for people to improve their inter-cultural communication skills. Culture is defined as “the system of knowledge shared by a large group of people and it also refers to behaviors, values and experiences that people learn and passed to generations” Merriam Webster (2010). On the other

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    In his article, “Irregular Warfare: One Nature, Many Characters[1]” by Dr Colin Grey, he asserts “that the United States should undertake little irregular warfare. It would be a political and strategic mistake to identify irregular warfare, COIN especially, as America’s dominant strategic future (Grey 1).” I disagree, I would assert that due to the United States’ superior military power and technology, more stable political system (democracy), and globally dominate economy, we can and will, be

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    The social bond theory is one of many theories under the umbrella of control theories. Within the control theories, there is not an exact socio-historic background but there are few assumptions. Control theories take a different approach to crime than most other criminological theories. Instead of looking to solve the popular question of why people commit crimes, it looks to answer the question of why most people do not commit crimes. This theory believes criminal motivation is in fact not an individual

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