However, as many of us are middle and upper class white Americans the news reports are just topics of discussion among friends at school and work the next day. ... To answer this question, imagine yourself in a situation where you just lost your job. ... Now imagine yourself as an 18-year-old kid living in a small dilapidated home with 10 other members of your family. ... "God, what I could do with that money!"... Try to think a little further into the things you see on the news next time. ...

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Indeterminism is the view that some things, possibly human will and behavior, are free from casual determination (Questions that Matter 420). ... Often, the free will vs. determinism debate arises in discussions of religion. Christians, for instance, believe that all things are created by one omniscient, omnipotent being-God. Regarding this issue, a determinist would claim that if God made man and all other things, including those which contribute to man's decisions and actions, then He has predetermined those decisions and actions. ... David Humes writes in Enquiry Concerning Human Under...

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For everything man created as though he were God, we lost so much more of what God used to provide to us. ... Small sacrifices, that is what people called embryos, which researchers used to find cures for diseases. In our discussions regarding embryonic stem cell research Oryx would constantly remind Jimmy "People would fight endlessly for these "small sacrifices" in the name of Jesus" and "That embryo is a life you know, (McGee 2006)," Oryx would say. ... Jimmy was busy creating diseases within things to use to find cures; he never thought of the consequences, he...

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"One cried 'God bless us!' ... Listening their fear, I could not say 'Amen,' When they did say 'God bless us!'." ... When Macduff defies this masculine expectation, his very own wife questions his intentions. ... Macduff admits to his mistakes and understands that this is his last chance to make things right with his deceased family. ... She asks God to unsex her so she can become as cruel as a man. ...

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The movie dealt with many of the moral and ethical issues that are always the center of discussion when this topic is brought up. ... The bigger question should always be, should a man play God? Since anyone can remember, it seems as though scientists try to play God. ... My question has always been this. ... I"m sure these are just personal theories of my own, but also very important things to think about. ...

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However, with these questions we have to understand what do we need them for, why were they created, and are the people who use them small minded, aggressive, and illogical. ... We can look at this topic through discussion if SUV "s are in fact useful, is it small minded to drive one, and safety, the environment, and the solution. ... Now we face the question is it still convenient and helpful? ... A good question is why do so many people in Florida need an SUV? ... We make a connection with these types of things in life. ...

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Socrates obviously took great pleasure in contests of words and ideas, and the discussion of love brought out the best in those with whom he was debating. ... As such, he shows us only a small part of the nature of love. ... His morality is therefore not questioned. ... He starts by saying that love is the desire of beauty and good, but is itself lacking these things. ... Love is not a god, nor is he mortal. ...

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Judaism composed of many 'small religions' or one underlying religion? ... A brief conclusion follows the discussion. ... Jerusalem is where the temple of the Jews once stood; the only place on the whole Earth where one could leave the confines of day to day life and get closer to God. ... One of these gods was known as Ba"al, and was generally thought-of as a "statue god" with certain limitations on his power. ... It was is if the question was posed : to follow the kings and the priests, who have g...

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There are two important things to note here. ... A discussion of Milton's note on the versification of Paradise Lost might point to his apparent dislike of "the jingling sound of like endings" (255). ... For instance, you might mention that in Paradise Lost Milton invokes the Muse to help him "assert Eternal Providence, / And justify the ways of God to men" (25-26). ... The entire point of this system is to make things easier on the writer and the reader, so do your best to get the hang of it. ... A really good conclusion will point the reader to other possibilities, raise questions tha...

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However, language, being a medium created by people, is often subjected to manipulation, and manipulation of language is the topic of this discussion. ... Newspeak is the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year". ... It produces the question about man's free will and the ability to choose one's destiny, good or evil. ... The readjustment into society's values seems to be the main question. ... "It was that these doctors bratchnies had so fixed things that any music that was like for the emotions would make me just sick like viddying or wanting to ...

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Another aspect of these things is the massive, incomprehensible effect that they have. ... Rieux questions himself, "But what are a hundred million deaths? ... Even after he comes to realize that even the innocent are dying he still has beliefs rooted in God's divine will. ... This aspect of life's relation to the plague could correspond with Tarrou's discussion of having had the plague before. ... This leads him into the second stage where he tries to deny that something so horrible could happen in their small city. ...

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Further questions still remain. ... Rather, through the discussions that follow, I will attempt to discern whether or not Utopia really was a utopia. ... On the other hand, personal freedom is restricted in ways large and small. ... Look at all the things that you lose when you take away individuality. Things like creativity are lost. ...

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He came across badly to the American people, as he appeared rude and arrogant throughout and addressed Jim Lehrer every time a question was posed. ... In the second debate, which was a sit-down discussion of Foreign Policy. Al Gore, again, was expected to crush Bush as his knowledge of foreign policy, like most things was intimidating. ... It was a different environment to the rest, as the candidates walked among an audience asking questions. ... The fact that Bush was a born-again Christian also helped as 95% of Americans say they believe in God and 63% attend church at least once a week. ...

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