The word “citizen” is defined as a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection. To be a citizen of the world‚ we owe our allegiance to the earth and what she brings us. We rely on her to bring us wood‚ air‚ water‚ precious metals‚ soil‚ coal‚ plants‚ animals‚ and to keep us safe from the dangers of the outside solar system. In order to be a citizen of the world‚ a person must contribute to their own community‚ keep the
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Prompt 3: Through comparing and contrasting my skills‚ I’ve come to the conclusion that my greatest one is fighting. Along with my ability to fight came a skill set of determination‚ competitiveness‚ and memorization. Although my skill is not academic‚ it gives me qualities that can help me in the classroom. I’ve developed a strong memory and a passion for success.This skill has honestly helped me better my life. I started boxing when I was 14 years old as an overweight kid who was struggling with
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The Monkey’s Paw If you were given the opportunity to change your fate at the expense of others‚ would you have the courage to risk it? In the story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw”‚ the author shows how the characters take a leap of faith without knowing what the consequences may be. The White’s family is made up of three‚ Mr. and Mrs. White along with their son Herbert. They live in a safe and comfortable house with everything they need‚ but it’s also separate from the outside world. Through a mixture of gruesome
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I believe drugs can kill‚ but basketball will save me. I am a young adult‚ a teenager‚ a young man who has witnessed close family members deceased due to the presence of drugs. As I witness this‚ the game of basketball keeps me safe. I was born into a family‚ a loving caring family‚ one who did not think they were doing anything wrong because it was not around me. Soon enough I came to realize they would no longer be around me. I saw some do it as I grew older‚ they said it makes them feel better
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When you are younger you never are really able to see how privileged you possibly are. It takes an older‚ matured‚ and certainly a different perspective to truly grasp whether you were privileged‚ or even oppressed. When I think back to my past‚ I realized that I was not as privileged as the rich or wealthy‚ but to other children around me‚ I was the privileged one. Even though I was the privileged one out of my friends‚ we were still oppressed when it came to our school system. It was actually somewhat
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Killing Is Never Justified Capital punishment‚ by definition‚ is the legal killing of an individual. Now‚ how someone could be killed legally when murder is universally recognized as a violent and serious crime. It is irrevocable‚ meaning that once an inhabitant of death row pays the ultimate price. The death penalty is corporal punishment in its most severe form and is considered to be the ultimate form of retribution for those who have committed society’s most heinous crimes‚ including rape
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researcher. Example: In sociology‚ in measuring the effect of education on income or wealth‚ the dependent variable is level of income/wealth and the independent variable is the education level of the individual. 3- Define: Reliability: It means whether a test or measuring tool used‚ measures something consistently. Also‚ the extent to which measurement differ from occasion to occasion as a function of measurement error. Note: error is the difference between one’s observed score and one’s
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positive law approach‚ sociological approach‚ and natural law approach. 5. How is natural law distinguished from man-made law? Nature law is said to be from a higher being (God) and deals with things that morally wrong. Man-made laws are made by man does not have to be morally wrong like a parking in a no parking zone. 6. According to the authors‚ law is stripped of any moral overtones under the positive law approach and simply boils down what the majority wants. Give an example of a law that falls
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since the 1920’s. Alfred Adler‚ a contemporary of Sigmund Freud‚ was the first to emphasise the importance of birth order and how it affects our lives. Today’s psychologists tend to believe that birth order is simply one variable that affects‚ but does not determine what you are like. It is very clear however‚ that there is a lot more to your child’s personality than what they’ve inherited from their gene pool. Do you believe your child’s birth order has any bearing on his or her personality
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The ends‚ ways‚ and means of US policy towards North Korea By Major Shawn Owens International Security Studies Lesson 5 9 June 2013 Instructor: Dr. Bruce Bechtol‚ Jr. Air Command and Staff College Distance Learning Maxwell AFB‚ AL “Ends are defined as the strategic outcomes or the end states desired. Ways are defined as the methods‚ tactics and procedures‚ practices‚ and strategies to achieve the ends. Means are defined as the resources required to achieve the ends‚ such as troops
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