What does it mean to be an American? Many people dream about being an American. They dream because they envision America as the land of peace and prosperity. But is it? At times it has been‚ and at times its not. It is hard for the United States to be correct all the time because they have been unwilling designated as the "World Police". Throughout history there have been examples politically‚ economically‚ and socially‚ where being an American is rewarding and times where it is embarrassing
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Have you ever though what does the word "culture" means? Well‚ throughout life people refer to this word as art‚ beliefs‚ behavior‚ ideas or activities relating to literature‚ art‚ and music of a particular society or group of people. However‚ that is only the simply definition that appears on the dictionary. Culture involves other important subjects that describe deeply this word‚ issues such as‚ family‚ language‚ identity‚ stereotyping‚ raising‚ expectations‚ economic situation and so on. Therefore
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How can the word ‘explain’ exactly means? According to Cambridge dictionary the word ‘explain’ is used to mean ‘make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it. It is possible to have various interpretations of the same world ‚in everyday language the term "explain" can mean many things‚ and is generally applied to prove something or make it more comprehensible‚ but in the more complex level it could mean many things depending on the subject it denotes. However
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The English language is used to communicate in pleasant and dreadful ways. In order to understand one another we have to speak. There are words that mean several different meanings to people. One of those words is the “N” word which stands for Nigger. The “N” word is neither pleasant nor dreadful‚ but is effects people in different ways. The word nigger came from the Latin word Niger which means black. It became Negro which means black in Spanish and Portuguese. It was a word that came about during
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Human‚ Which of the two? What does the word “alien” mean? To me‚ aliens refer to extraterrestrial beings who live in outer space. The idea of saying alien to another person is very unappealing and disrespectable as we are disregarding them as a person who does not belong in this world. Author Francie Diep of “Why did we ever call undocumented immigrants ‘aliens’?”‚ questions the idea himself on why immigrants who come illegally are to be defined as these terms. Certains words can leave a great impact
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“The Moral Instinct” by Steven Pinker Steven Pinker argues about the innate moral instincts we possess using his research on brain activity and evolutionary psychology. He believes that different cultures possess different moral mindsets based on variations of the five universal moral spheres- harm‚ fairness‚ community‚ authority and purity. Pinker defends statements that say we act based on our “different weightings of the spheres.” However‚ he points out that our moral sense is vulnerable
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today language is considered to be only means of communication by the masses. It has become an underappreciated way to exchange information about everything that is on our mind and because humanity uses it every day‚ they have become too used to its existence. This is one of the main reasons for slang appearance: different groups of people are trying to enrich the set of words they use every day. However‚ what seems to be left unrealized is the fact that it is not people that define language but the
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certain quote that means alot to me. That quote was first said by Satchel Paige‚ a professional baseball player in the 1940s‚ and in the quote he states‚ “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you”. This quote means a lot to me because of the meaning behind it. Essentially the quote says that if someone was to slow down or even turn to look back something could catch up to that person. To the average person this may be just another thing that doesn’t affect their life what so ever‚ so to understand
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What is morality? It is defined as standards concerning the significance between right and wrong or acceptable and despicable behavior. In the article "The Moral Instinct" written by psychologist Steven Pinker‚ the ideology of morality as a sixth sense is analyzed as it pertains to everyday life. Pinker describes how one has learned to accept the standards of morals subconsciously. Pinker makes a claim that we tend to make excuses as opposed to utilizing reason when settling on ethical judgements
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Steven Pinker has a voice all his own- engaging and amiable‚ but also informative and scientific. His light style provides an interesting contradiction to the heaviness of the topic he presents to us. It’s a tough question: where does morality stem from? Is it genetic? Does it come from the structure of our brains? We don’t get an answer‚ per se‚ allowing us to come to our own conclusions and wrestle with the evidence for ourselves. However‚ as we the audience read the essay‚ it doesn’t take a particularly
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