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    Spanish-speakers in the duration of 1492 to 1910 should be considered white because of assimilation to conquistadores’ religion. Spanish speakers were considered white until the annexation of Texas and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The ability to be portrayed as superior and above the Natives was a status that Spaniards attained through conquest. Spanish conquest reasoned that they should be helping these barbaric people from practicing backwards and unholy religions. Spaniards used military power

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    ISSUE QUESTION: Are Video Games Considered a Sport? CONTROVERSY SECTION: Although Sports have their origins all the way back to the ancient Greeks‚ it is only through the recent times that people have called into question whether there needs to be an expansion on what can be considered a sport. Traditionally‚ sports are defined as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.”. Yet within the recent decade

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    have the same subjective attitude about risks in the industry. Generally‚ the people making the risk decisions (e.g.‚ engineers) are usually not the ones faced with the eventual risk (e.g.‚ workers or nearby residents). The companies that had industrial accidents did not go out of business the next day. Therefore‚ the losses must have been considered “tolerable.” This brings back into question: how many accidents might the industry be willing to consider tolerable? And how many accidents must take

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    During this time‚ it was disputed whether medicine should be considered a techne. The criticism surrounding medicine was that their practice did not always lead to a desired outcome‚ which was the very goal of a techne. This criticism is due to the fact that often times‚ despite the physician’s therapeutic attempts to intervene‚ the patient would still die. As a result‚ medicine is unlike other techne‚ where if an architect’s building failed it would be attributed to the architect’s failure. However

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    can be considered human because‚ he has the same great emotions just like humans he understands pain and he knows what it is like to be miserable for the sake of himself‚ he has developed great knowledge over the years and has begun to understand the purpose of humans‚ he has understand the emotions of himself and others‚ he should be considered human because of his knowledge with that‚ he shouldn’t be left behind without a specific purpose besides for the way that he looks. Over the years of being

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    Deviant 1. How Deviant Behavior Affects Society Deviant 2. Abstract: This paper focuses on the causes and effects of deviant behavior in society. People are not born delinquent‚ this is a learned behavior developed through societal effect and cause. Deviance is a socially influenced or affected behavior. This paper explores the reasons deviant behavior occurs‚ offers examples of deviants’ effects on society in many different ways and proposes that the effects of deviant behavior‚ which often

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    Over 200 years ago America’s founding fathers established a new nation. In their collective wisdom they authored the constitution and bill of rights to be a living document that could change over time ensuring that our laws would be able to evolve along with the infinite circumstantial possibilities. The language conventions and jargon used then are not unlike the ones used today in constructing new bills and laws. In 1950 Title 48 of the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) established the Organic

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    lives in extreme danger. Jason should be considered a hero for numerous reasons. He helped protect the argonauts in times of trouble‚ and should be thanked for that. For instance‚ He helped an elderly man in need‚ fought off an unconquerable king‚ acquired an item important to him and the argonauts‚ and gave up his throne. These are all undeniable qualities that a hero of some sorts

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    anomie theory of deviant behavior. In his view‚ deviant behavior—illicit drug use included—takes place when avenues to material success are blocked off. Anomie theory‚ as Merton developed it (1938‚ 1957‚ pp. 131–160; 1968‚ pp. 185–248)‚ argues that in a competitive‚ materialistic‚ achievement-oriented society‚ success is encouraged as attainable for all members but actually is attainable to only a small proportion of the society. Individuals who do not succeed must devise “deviant” or disapproved

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    Vinci began his life long passion of studying art‚ nature‚ and the science behind the way things work. Throughout his life‚ he moved to different places meeting different mentors in Europe specifically in Florence and Milan‚ Italy. Florence‚ Italy was the center of the Italian Renaissance where new artwork‚ scientific discoveries‚ philosophical ideas and mathematical ideas were being created and discussed. Here‚ Da Vinci created a series of journals containing information ranging on anything from

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