... skills which are normally learned in a process called enculturation, or "the process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values."(Merriam- Webster) For example, they may be unable to learn to use a toilet, have trouble learning to walk upright and display a complete lack of interest in human activity around them. There are ... ...

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Culture, as defined in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, is a: the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b: the customary beliefs, social forms, ... ...

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Relativism vs. Universalism There are many disputes in the world that date back from creation until today between relativism and universalism. Webster's College Dictionary defines relativism as, "a theory that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind and the conditions of knowing and also as a view that ethical truths depend ... ...

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... all on different levels intellectually. Before going into further detail about Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we have to look at the word itself, intelligence. It is defined in the Webster's Pocket Pal Dictionary as, "the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria" (90). Knowing that, Gardner took it one step ... ...

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... to know what a person is really about without actually taking the time to meet them and get to know them. Stereotypes have become prevalent around the world. In agreement with Webster's Pocket Dictionary, a stereotype is a conventional opinion or belief, which is not necessarily true. A stereotype creates a mental picture of what a person of a certain race should be like. When referring to race ... ...

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