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gutsy

Definition:(adjective) Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited.
Synonyms:plucky
Usage:Though she lost her arm in a violent shark attack, the gutsy teen refused to abandon her dream of becoming a world-class surfer and soon returned to the water.
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Happiness

Buddha believed that those who speak and act with a pure mind are sure to experience happiness. Aristotle reasoned that happiness results from man's unique ability to contemplate reality. But the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi argued that it is this very ability to reason that prevents us from achieving true happiness. While happiness is a psychological state, there are those who believe that it can be objectively measured and quantified. What neural systems may be directly related to happiness? More...
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Dozens Mowed Down on Busy Jerusalem Street

Sadly, 6-month-old Efrat Unterman will grow up without her mother, who was crushed to death in her car on Wednesday by a front-end loader driven by a Palestinian terrorist on a rampage. The infant was saved by quick-thinking bystanders who pulled her from the car just moments before Hussam Dweikat crushed it under his construction vehicle-turned weapon. At least 3 people were killed and more than 40 were wounded when Dweikat came barreling down Jerusalem’s busy Jaffa Road, crushing cars and pedestrians and even overturning a packed city bus. Israeli security officers who jumped onto the hulking vehicle were unable to subdue the driver, and he was ultimately shot to death by an off-duty soldier and a police officer. More on the subject...
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West Point Opens (1802)

West Point, New York, was the site of a military post established by George Washington in 1778. In 1802, Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy there. Initially, civil engineering was the foundation of the Academy's curriculum, which broadened after the Civil War. After WWI, Douglas MacArthur pushed for major changes in the physical fitness and athletic programs. What collegiate tradition began at West Point? More...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)

Hawthorne was one of the great masters of American fiction. His novels and tales are penetrating explorations of moral and spiritual conflicts, and his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, is often considered the first American psychological novel. Hawthorne also helped to establish the American short story as a significant art form with his haunting tales of human loneliness, frustration, hypocrisy, eccentricity, and frailty. What future US president did Hawthorne befriend in college? More...
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