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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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    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 slavery that was used to describe an African American slave. It was used as a degrading word towards African Americans

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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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    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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    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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    Are girls too mean to each other ? Are girls really “mean”?That’s the question. Many people assume girls are mean because they just don’t like that person and other people think that’s the way they were made to be. There are many disagreements on whether girls are mean or not. Girls are not mean because they might not savor you. It’s mostly because they either have a low self esteem or think their life or themselves is apathy. Some girls are just insecure and don’t know what to do so they let out

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    with respect even if we don’t share the religious beliefs of those who use them. Nearly two-thirds (66 percent) of Americans agree that we must maintain a strict separation of church and state. Americans’ views of Muslims and Islam are mixed‚ however. As with other previously marginalized religious groups in U.S. history‚ Americans are grappling with the questions Islam poses to America’s founding principles and way of life. FROM A STUDENT ESSAY To be an American to me means that we are free and

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    What it means to be an American? I feel like generations before had a different definition of what it means to be an American. I feel like our grandparents and great-grandparents; whom were mostly immigrates set out to make a better life for generations following. They emphasized on working hard‚ owning their own homes‚ and building big families. There was a strong sense of community‚ and respect. Even though the core idea hasn’t changes much. Now‚ I feel as if America has turned into a country

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