The other is to be believed as a test faith and correct unbelief. Generally, suffering tests belief; a true Muslim will stay faithful throughout life. ... I agree strongly about the test you did by taking away his property and possessions. ... People might in your religion forget to listen to the prophets or maybe even fail to serve God you. But in our religion we call these people kurf, we do not intend on killing anyone. ...

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Since scientific research has been undertaken using the human embryo as a test subject a number of issues have been raised which cause controversy and divide opinion. It is an issue which is more important in society today than ever before as medical advances cause implications for many people. ... Most people agree that no testing should take place if the embryo is older than fourteen days, before this the fertilised egg is known as a pre-embryo, however the views that an individual holds on this question will largely determine their view on embryo research. Personal experience will usuall...

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If I had the chance to cheat on a test I would not do it. ... Cheating off someone's test would not help me or benefit my needs anymore than failing the test. I would learn more by failing the test, to see what I missed and what I needed to study more, than to cheat. ... People will kill themselves to avoid punishment. 2) If we could get away with crimes, we would commit them. ... (Benko, notes) We should behave justly even if there were no gods because people would get along better, there would be less violence, and plus why would people want to behav...

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Many believed the concentration camps to be tests, to judge character, and prove that God loved them. ... Even though there were warnings from survivors, people felt like god would watch over them. ... Tests have definite right and wrong answers, and neither of these could be found in the current situation. ... The belief that people hold when it comes to their religious beliefs acts like a protectent to them. ...

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More people seem to be finding themselves living in an "inhuman" world. ... In the beginning we see a person given a test, the "Voigt Kampff" test. It is a test of his emotional reactions to situations. ... We have one of the nicer people, J.F. ... At one stage Rachel asks if he has ever taken the "Voigt Kampff" test himself. ...

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"Gattaca shows us how easily people can be corrupted." ... What Gattaca explores is how people can be corrupted further by power given to them. ... Niccol specifies the presence of clinics where human DNA can be "sequenced" by prospective partners to test their worth. The corruption is emphasized by an unknown woman who is having traces of DNA tested from the saliva on her lips of a man she "just kissed five minutes ago". ... It is based on no more fact that racism of sexism is, yethas a perception in people's minds as being scientifically sound. ...

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Page ) Since Elesin had been stopped from performing the ritual he thought of testing his son to see if he would be a man with strong beliefs. ... Elesin's test was no longer needed because Olunde proved that he was committed to his religion. His son's test was only an excuse to stop the ritual because his fears interfered with his commitment to his beliefs. ... If Elesin or Olunde didn't perform this, then the Gods wouldn't reward the people. ... The test that Elesin had performed on his son turned out the way he wanted it to end. ...

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Often when tests of hardship visits us, we are left wondering if we have done anything bad to be tested in such way or deserve such punishment. In our journey of self-discovery, if we find no root cause of our problems, we end up with a mystery and ask ourselves "Why do bad things happen to good people?... In the society of Job a good person is someone who was an unwavering believer of god and hated the evil doings of the people around them. Faith in god or religion was important because it provided a set of morals and standards to follow, otherwise people would do as they saw fit. ...

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When they went to school in Pakistan they had to study day and night out of the textbook and still flunk the test and then they would study more. ... Whenever I had a big test or something they would have told me to go to my room for like a week and stud and after the test was over they would tell me study some more for no reason. ... Later on it became a very helpful excuse if I did not want to do any chores or go anywhere I would just simply tell them that I have a test tomorrow they would tell stop what I'm doing and appoint me to my room. It was fun and all but slowly I stopped tellin...

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Second category, Collective Fact: You have been told this is true all of your life by all the people you love and respect (a collective) so it is embedded into your way of life that it is true. ... This truth has been proven time and time again trough scientific testing therefore making it the truth, a fact. ...

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Animal cloning has enough advantages that it would not be necessary to test this technique on humans. ... This could significantly enhance the ability to test new treatments for human diseases (Science). ... Cloning will change the way people value life. People respect life because everyone gets only one chance. ... It would lead people to believe that humans are immortal which in reality are not. ...

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They were driven by religious belief and personal glory rather than trying to know each other better so that they could test their faith under hardship. ... Father Laforgue was one of the many to test his faith and attempt to persuade an entire culture to forget what they had grown up with all of their lives for generations to attempt to "enter paradise." He was empowered by a force of colonialism as he viewed the tribes and people he came across. ... And if it observes that other people have other folkways, these excite its scorn." ... People are still hard to see others viewpoints. ...

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People debate this question a lot in today's society and no matter how many people you ask you will almost always get a different answer. ... There are theories that have to be tested and retested until they find the answer that they are looking for. ... While the writer was at it he or she figured why not throw in a few moral examples to have to people follow to help stop whatever problems there were in the world. ... People of the time worshiped the sun and the moon so God creating the sun and the moon on the fourth day had a greater meaning than the other creation stories. ... God w...

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First of all, human cloning technology would allow humans to go further into the field of studying genetic diseases so that humans could test for them and perhaps find a cure someday. The advancements in testing for genetic diseases could spark cures for diseases such as cancer, Tay-sachs, and leukemia. ... Some people feel that cloning in general is unethical and immoral because it allows man to "play God". ... Many people are on waiting lists for organ transplants for sometimes years, only to die because the organs they need do not become available or are rejected by their bodies. ... How ma...

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He was not able to perceive the devil's trickery and the illusion of the people he created. ... However, When he becomes aware that many pious townspeople and the very people who taught him his morals and faith, such as Goody Cloyse, his catechism teacher, the governor, and the village minister are all in fact the devil's disciples, his resolve weakens and he becomes dubious about his faith. ... While good and evil co-exist, the lure of the evil often causes man to question his beliefs and undergo a test of his faith. This test could bring about, enlightenment and alter him for the b...

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While it is possible to get rid of the state, people may argue that to completely abolish the state is almost impossible. ... Another theorist, Stirner, suggests the state rips people of their natural egoism and as a result, the state is believed by some to control the behavior of individuals and force them into unnatural social relations. ... Conservatives argue that humans are essentially limited and security seeking creatures drawn to the known, the familiar, the tried and the tested and therefore would be unable to flourish in a stateless society which anarchists argue is possible. ... ...

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(Shelley p60) As we all know there is no universal morality guiding us through life nor is there a set of moral principle that we all have to follow but to what extent are we going to test our own conscience? Frankenstein has tested his conscience to a whole new level, what he did have far pass his own moral judgment of right and wrong. ... Each and ever person has their own set principle of morality but lets just hope that people don't let their judgments win over their morals....

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I prepped patients; performed hearing and visual tests and took care of their patient files. ... Each year I attended camp, I have surprised myself with how willing I was to learn more, and become close to people from all different walks of life. ...

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She had the ability to heal people and undo evil curses. ... Many people believe she is a bruja, which is the Hispanic term for witch because of her ability to heal people. ... The people accepted this as a true test. ... This confused many people in the llano, and it even confused me at the beginning. ... I believe that people can be one with the Earth and God at the same time. ...

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Although the Anglo - Saxon people, the original English people, fought a great deal, they had a common language, and a set of common values. ... '"'The Seafarer'"', another anonymous work, also tells us what these people valued. ... Since the Seafarer obeys his conscience and does his duty and obeys his feelings to remain on the sea, he puts a test to the phrase "A man's character determines his fate". ... People who don't think of god or don't pray death will leap them, but for those who live respectfully will go to heaven or as some people say they will h...

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An event in today's society where we break the rules for the good of other people is granting asylum seekers visas. These people travel from war ridden countries in leaky boats in the hopes of a new life in our country. ... Is it a test of morals? ... Everybody's curious from time to time, some people more than others. ... Some people believe this hope was part of the evils, as it was in the jar of evils, but others believe the hope was a sign that no matter how bad things may get, you can always hold on to hope and have faith. ...

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I think this book reveals what little consideration the Nazi's took to acknowledge the humanity in the Jewish people. ... Frankly, I am disgusted at the thought of a group of people playing God and being capable of taking other people's lives in such a way. In this book, Eliezer's faith in God was put to the test. ... A lot of people in the world do the same thing with their faith. ...

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There are many examples in the beginning of Night where people are trying to keep and strengthen their faith but there are many more examples of people rebelling against God and forgetting their religion. ... You can also tell by reading Night that some people can go on believing in their religion under horrific circumstances and that some people will give up their faith at the first test of loyalty....

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What scares people so bad is the fact that many people hide in this world of God. ... This world is about the first stepping-stone that we take this is a test can you live in an imperfect world and handle without cheating your fellow man. ... The sad thing many people die long before life arrives, this makes them droids they have no proupose spending there whole lives searching for this life with a died green piece of paper, some call it greed some call it evil but the truth is sellout. ...

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Dauphin then has a priest look over Joan to test her to see if the voices are evil, but the priest finds that they are not. ... Although he is hidden among the people, Joan says that she will pick him out of the crowd and recognize him, and she successfully does after never seeing him before. ... If God chose her to lead her people in victory then why did he not at least let Joan see the day that France had won their freedom and celebrate with her people? ...

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