... , and liabilities distinct from those of its members. Such a body created for purposes of government, also called body corporate, a group of people combined into or acting as one body,"" (American Heritage Dictionary 2000). Corporatism is the idea that society and the government should be led or influenced by corporations. It is an apparent form of capitalism that preserves private ownership and private ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... being a part of a certain country. It just requires a user, a computer and maybe a tutorial to teach them the ways of the net. These soldiers are known as hackers. The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language defines the word hacker as One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file. These soldiers may not have guns and ... ...

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Political writing according to the American Heritage Dictionary is defined as "of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state" (1015). Politics exist all around us - in our schools, in our ... ...

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Looking Backward     According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the definition of radical egalitarianism is to drastically advocate the doctrine of equal political, economic, and legal rights for all citizens.   During the late19th century, there were many problems facing ... ...

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... first cases to set out a universal rule to determine obscenities. Justice Brennan declared something obscene if "the dominant theme, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest." According to the American Heritage Dictionary, prurient means, "appealing to or arousing immoderate sexual desires." Justice Brennan then points out that "sex and obscenity are not synonymous." He then explains that sexual content in art, literature ... ...

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... resources are being misused is because there are too many people to control them. Many questions must be addressed before we can solve this problem. What is overpopulation? The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as, "Excessive population of an area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration" (10 houghton, pg1). These descriptions seem to be exactly what ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School