Word: groundedness
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The Romans were known for their Vestal Virgins, six female virgins who represented the royal house and tended the state cult of Vesta, the goddess of hearth. Violation of their virginity meant being buried alive. With the advent of Christianity, the Virgin Mary became one of the central characters of...
To be awarded the honor of Summa Cum Laude from this college should indicate more than just a thorough knowledge of one particular field; it should reveal a deep understanding of a spectrum of areas and of multiple ways of thinking. Summa Cum Laude should be reserved only for those...
On the other hand, if you really tried, you could similarly empathize with people who weren't your clone. We've all felt an adolescent's nervousness, and we've all felt youthfully eager, because these feelings are part of the generic human mind, grounded in the genes that define...
Punishment is the understood consequence of deviation in our society, and when punishment fails, termination follows closely on its heels. Witness capital punishment. Witness the broken home. When children "misbehave," they are punished. Failing that, they are "grounded," or they may face more severe consequences, but as such problems escalate...
In the skies off the New Jersey and Maryland coasts, F-16 jet fighters came so close to passenger-carrying planes that the Air Force grounded all such flights along the East coast until procedures are checked to ensure public safety. Both incidents involved the Air National Guard's part...