Although over 200 years old, Voltaire's thoughts on different topics can still be relevant for modern day analysis. ... It is impossible that things should be other than they are; for everything is right" is a perfect example of such a theme. ... Relating back to modern day, many people believe America to be prospering and only advancing yet racism is still alive and well. ... Voltaire's criticism and mocking of important issues in his time are not too different from issues of modern day at all. Even though it is an extremely old story, Voltaire's views almost directly rel...

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What makes the scenario so interesting is that humanity has not been able to create itself a perfect race of people, as shown by the character flaws inherent in Eugene, Josef, Anton, Irene Their superiority is merely illusory, making the concept of Gattace not only pessimistic but frighteningly real. ... It is a truth that is reinforced in viewer's minds by their own knowledge that today's natural-born society is far from perfect. ... We see that the pressure of modern culture has permeated in the future to the extent that people "have you looking so hard for any flaw, that af...

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In her poem "Ego Tripping" Nikki Giovanni is referring to herself as a supernatural being by referring to explaining her affiliation with Jesus, Allah, and perfect divinity Nikki Giovanni claimed herself to be Jesus after a self-transformation. ... Nikki Giovanni is trying to explain herself as a modern day martyr that has been blessed with a spiritual gift. ... She is stating that the original creation is so perfect, others can't compare. ... In her poem "Ego Tripping" Nikki Giovanni is referring to herself as a supernatural being by referring to ex...

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The perfect government is one in which people understand why they must not kill, and so will not kill. ... From the dawn of mankind up to the modern world, humans have been trying to become civilized. ...

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He has perfect goodness and He has no badness. ... He only does perfect goodness and never bad. ... I feel that really the problems for a modern day Christian cant really be resolved due to the fact that all these attributes are written in the Bible aswell as the explanations. ... I feel that modern day Christians should just be able to take these attributes as any other Christian has done in the thousand years before them. ...

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The creation demonstrates the rites of passage because the world was not always as perfect (even though it isn't) as it is now. ... People have to understand that part of becoming a man is realizing that you can learn from your mistakes and grow stronger from them, rather then pretending your perfect and not growing as a person. ... Most modern religions have roots from primal religions in one way or another. ...

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It also trained the individuals to a specific modern trade or skill. ... Certain cultures believe they can create the perfect people and the perfect race; however, the power of the human spirit "a free spirit "always seems to prevail. ...

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That is the perfect embodiment of injustice being inflicted on human being with a mix of sheer hypocrisy. ... One can unearth many significant differences as how people's conception of comprehending context that has totally changed over time in comparison to modern day. ... Conversely in the modern time we will judge his integrity and characterize him as being subservient and very much self-centered who is just looking to benefit himself and make him look like the wise person in the big picture. ...

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While in the case of myths and religious stories the hero is clearly associated with gods or God; this fact is not the case with modern literature because the idea of gods has been disguised into value of things---freedom, wealth, success, acceptance etc. ... For Budda, this iniation involves his quest to reach Perfect Enlightenment. ... His desire to attain Perfect Enlightenment comes through meditation. ... He achieves omniscient vision, perfect understanding in the chain of causation, and the origin of Evil Dexaiah. ... His death provides for his victory, which comes through achi...

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I believe sin is more than a Godly creation; it is a human invention that was created to keep the human species in line previous to modern law. ... If the punishment is directly decided by the sin then all these are perfect because they have to do with not be...

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Niebuhr raises the question of whether or not it is possible to achieve perfect justice. He also questions why anyone should strive for perfect justice if it is unachievable. ... Rationalists believe perfect justice is achievable through reason. ... Niebuhr states that over time, modern society grew and became a lot more hierarchical, which created less equality. ... There is an exception but these organizations are rare and still cannot achieve perfect justice. ...

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While most modern religions tend to be a little of both, those that encourage natural gender roles tend to be more fundamental in belief while those that seek to control these natural tendencies tend to be more modern (or "western"). ... Although this type of ritual may seem primitive to the modern western world, it is very advantageous to reproduction and favors evolution. ... While this religion may seem to be a little more modern than that of the Tiwi Aborigines, it is still very fundamental in form. ... Either they must adjust their policy (and therefore their religion) to be able to cont...

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Ellen Weis, San Francisco's Museum of Modern Mythology Consumerism fuels the capitalist fire. ... For women, the smoker typically has long blonde hair, a beautiful smile, and perfect, white teeth. ... While they themselves seem less than perfect, they can always look to this image of kindness and project onto it their fears of their race being a total abomination of God and be reassured by it. ... The perfect marriage between consumerism and religion can be found in the myth of Santa Claus. ...

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Ellen Weis, San Francisco's Museum of Modern Mythology Consumerism fuels the capitalist fire. ... For women, the smoker typically has long blonde hair, a beautiful smile, and perfect, white teeth. ... While they themselves seem less than perfect, they can always look to this image of kindness and project onto it their fears of their race being a total abomination of God and be reassured by it. ... The perfect marriage between consumerism and religion can be found in the myth of Santa Claus. ...

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To most people religion offers salvation, enlightenment, and a place in heaven. Religion identifies a way of life. It tells one a complete code of life. Religion emphasizes the importance of being good and of being right. It condemns those who are bad and those who are wrong. Those who practice...

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Still, today philosophers are uncovering new theories about modern society. ... Free will is really not a perfect idea when considering what could happen in the long run of things, of course being told "no" is never easy to hear to any person, but everyone should keep in mind that whoever said "no" has thought through the long-term consequences, and has your interest at heart. ... Two things, modern society and how my parents raised me, and mostly Epicureanism would influence most of my thoughts on philosophy. ... Early Roman philosophy is still used in modern society, and ...

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Pope John Paul II shares his belief of the death penalty that in modern society the death penalty should be, "very rare, if not practically non-existent" (Catholic Social Teaching 145). ... A perfect example of this is Hitler. ...

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Hinduism is an ancient religion of people looking for explanations for the things that are beyond human power. Hinduism has many gods/goddess, scriptures that they hold to be true, rules they live by, belief in an afterlife, and rituals they perform whenever the time is right. Hindus follow the re...

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People are becoming more and more devoid of morals Just about all of us have a set of rules that we live by, a personal list of do's and don'ts that is based on our own belief system. These sets of rules are what make us unique and set us apart from the animals. However, now, more than eve...

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Her opinion of white people changing the bible is a very modern view for that time period and shows the depth of Shug's insight and wisdom. ... "all that Joseph said made perfect sense to me" (pg 160). ...

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Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. ... Typically, sacred texts tell us too much and too little: too much, because they often contain contradictory statements; too little, because they are often not specific enough The main objective in Plato's philosophy is a creation of a perfect society. ...

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Atomism is perfect for science, being simple and deterministic (Barzun). ... Rousseau was one of the first modern writers to seriously attack the institution of private property, and therefore is considered a forebear of modern socialism and Communism. ...

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Given that there must be some population size that can be regarded as the "perfect" size, it is clear that Utility will ban new births above a certain amount, while below a certain population size, Utility will prescribe reproduction. ... It must be remembered that the raising of a child in a modern developed country has a very large cost in financial terms, which is highly significant. ...

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Akbar the Great was born on October 15, 1542, in Umarkot in Sindh. He was proclaimed emperor in 1556 under the tutelage of his father's (Humayun) trusted military commander, Bairam Khan. By 1560, Akbar took the complete reign of the empire into his own hands. Akbar's was an apotheosis of rule in the Indo-Pak subcontinent. The British who came few decades later found Akbar's system of administration as their precursor. ...

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Hope for the future A Critique of Chapter 11 in Neil Postman's Technopoly In chapter 11 ("The Loving Resistance Fighter") of the book Technopoly, published in 1992, Neil Postman focuses on a solution to the problems created by Technopoly. A "Technopoly" (a word postman capitalizes throughout the...

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