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  • Human Nature

    Human Nature

    It ruins lives. It tears families apart. It is even called one of the seven deadly sins. Greed is defined as a selfish desire to obtain money, wealth, food, material possessions or any other entity more than one legitimately needs. A basic desire to increase wealth is generally considered acceptable in Western culture. When do we cross the line into greed? Is greed human nature? Are we nurturing a society to be greedy? Need

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    Essay Length: 504 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Existence of God

    The Existence of God

    There are various forms of arguments for the existence of God. Two such arguments are the Ontological and Cosmological arguments. Both the Ontological and Cosmological arguments have their strengths and weaknesses. However, they have been criticized by Immanuel Kant because he disagrees with both arguments. St. Anselm, Rene Descartes, St. Thomas Aquinas and Immanuel Kant all believe in the existence of God, but their theory on his existence differs. St. Anselm's point of view is

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    Essay Length: 1,562 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • God: Truth or Myth

    God: Truth or Myth

    While in High School I encountered all different kinds of people. Some were nice, others were not, and there was always that small group of guys that always voiced their opinion and let others know what was on their minds. No matter what others thought or felt of their opinion. My friend Ray was one of those people. Ray was a very easygoing guy; he never started any trouble, never disrespected anyone, and never quit.

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Monika
  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers” is one weird-ass movie. With the weird actors and funky camera movements. It’s unforgettable. A trip into the mind of two serial killers. The film is real good, but I think it might be even better if you were drunk. You might be a little used to everyone acting weird and all the psychedelic colors. But since I am not old enough to do that yet, I’ll just review as how I

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Nature Vs. Nurture Debate

    Nature Vs. Nurture Debate

    Nature vs. Nurture Debate There is an issue that has been conferred upon by philosophers in the past and still so by scientists today. This issue is whether heredity or environment plays a greater role in the determining or shaping of an individual's behavior. It is known as the nature versus nurture debate. Numerous generations before us have deliberated on the reasons behind the development of human behavior. There have been many theories formulated to

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    Essay Length: 302 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Nature Vs Nurture

    Nature Vs Nurture

    Nature -VS- Nurture Nature versus Nurture is the issue of the degree to which environment and heredity influence behavior and development. In this issue nature can be defined as, behaviors due to heredity. Which means behaviors are based on the genetic makeup of an individual and is an influence of the individuals' growth and development throughout life. On the other hand nurture are causes of behaviors that are environmental. Which means the influence is from,

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    Essay Length: 476 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Nature

    Nature

    Corbin Jordan 4th hour Nature Its 6:30 in the morning. Its dark, cold and snowing. We pull into the woods and unload the truck. We walk over to the blind and sit down. We wait. Off to the right some birds chirp. Off to the left a squirrel jumps along the tree tops. Behind us we can hear some turkeys crashing into the ground. We can feel the wind coming in through the holes in

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    Essay Length: 288 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Breathe of God

    The Breathe of God

    John 20:19-31 What Happens When God Breathes on You? Joh 20:19-22 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when

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    Essay Length: 1,806 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Jon
  • A Few Greek Gods

    A Few Greek Gods

    The Ancient Greeks believed in a series of myths which explained nature, set up a moral code for the people, and were just folk lore of the people. In this paper, the beginnings of myths, the Greek gods themselves, and several myths concerning morals, nature, and old lore of the Ancients will be discussed. Because the myths and details about the gods were passed along by word of mouth, some myths or gods might be

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    Essay Length: 1,934 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: David
  • Nature of Logic and Perception Paper

    Nature of Logic and Perception Paper

    Critical thinking is the use of those cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome. It is used to describe thinking that is purposeful, reasoned and goal directed - the kind of thinking involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihood's, and making decisions when the thinker is using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task. Thus, critical thinking involves: following evidence where

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    Essay Length: 700 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • In God’s Place

    In God’s Place

    espite technological advances of the world today, one issue remains unclear--the understanding of the spiritual universe. To begin, Lightman's essay, In God's Place, illustrates the methodical findings as well as the scientific developments of the physical universe. Following is a short synopsis: ► Aristotle (384-322 BCE) and his divine ether; ► Copernicus (1473-1543) and his declaration that the sun is the center of the universe; ► Brahe (1546-1601) and his extraordinary cataloguing of the planets

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    Essay Length: 535 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Understanding Natural and Legal Crimes

    Understanding Natural and Legal Crimes

    Understanding Natural and Legal Crime Understanding Natural and Legal Crime To fully understand the distinctions of crime, one would need to know some of the different categories that crime falls under. In this paper, the two categories that will be discussed are natural and legal crime. Some areas to be covered will be the distinction between the two and how the FBI categorizes crimes in their crime index. A natural crime also can be referred

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • “the Nature of Good/evil”

    “the Nature of Good/evil”

    The nature of good and evil one of humanities never ending conflicts since the beginning of time. For instance in the novella “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad explores the issues surrounding imperialism, and centers Marlow the main character. The conflict between good and evil is particularly evident throughout the story. In following the novella you begin analyzing and thinking theories for instance: “people are inherently evil and it’s expressed in varieties of forms”,

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    Essay Length: 544 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Jon
  • Natural Selection

    Natural Selection

    Selection is a process by which biological populations are altered over time, as a result of the propagation of heritable traits that affect the capacity of individual organisms to survive and reproduce. It is one of several mechanisms that give rise to the evolution of biological species. Natural selection is the differential survival and/or reproduction of individuals within a population based on hereditary characteristics. Sexual selection is a type of selection that promotes traits that

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Mikki
  • A Critique of Natural Law

    A Critique of Natural Law

    A Critique of Natural Law Essay #2 Barbara Palombo 256 Pinevalley Crescent Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 2W5 Email: palombo5152@rogers.com Student #: 923621220 Phil 1002 6.0 Q Class ID: 1227265 Team Instructor: Carol Bigwood Natural Law is a concept that has caused ambiguity throughout the history of Western thought. There is a multitude of incompatible ideas of natural law that have caused even those who are in basic agreement on natural law theory to have opposing notions

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Andrew
  • As Natural Gas Prices Rise, So Do the Costs of Things Made of Chemicals

    As Natural Gas Prices Rise, So Do the Costs of Things Made of Chemicals

    The hurricanes that hit the gulf region have had a devastating impact on gas prices across the nation. The gulf coast has many natural gas rigs offshore and when Katrina hit it disrupted the flow of gas and knocked some of them out of commission. This disruption in the flow of gas is felt all over the country as gas prices soared. In 2000 natural gas was selling for around $2 per million British thermal

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    Essay Length: 479 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Western Texts and Modern Beliefs

    Western Texts and Modern Beliefs

    Western Texts and Modern Beliefs People have placed their ideas in and explained their culture through literature since the first recorded literary work. As societal beliefs have changed, literature has reflected these beliefs in the stories they tell. Despite the differences, many literary elements have remained virtually unchanged. The hero, for example, has been a major part in texts throughout history. Great early western texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh (1200 BCE) and the

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Personality of a God

    The Personality of a God

    The Personality of a God In the year of 2003 there are many types of religions that are practiced in the United States, which involves a God, or a divine power. My personal preference of religion is Christianity. I believe in Jesus Christ and the all mighty God Jehovah. The characteristics of a God varies from religion to religion, but all leading up to love, an everlasting peaceful life, and salvation; therefore, giving strength to

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Kevin
  • City of God

    City of God

    Introduction In my essay I will discuss the differences between national cinema and Hollywood cinema by using Rio de JaneiroЎЇs famous film City of God. There will be three parts in my following main body, the first part is a simple review of the film City of God, I will try to use the review to show the film structure and some different new points from this, show the how did the Ў®Shocking, frightening, thrilling

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Jack
  • Naturalism

    Naturalism

    Man is a product of all the material conditions of life that he encounters on the road from cradle to grave; and the mores, folkways, and religious thinking are but the shadow cast on human behavior by this shifting material basis of the society. A twentieth-century naturalist constructed the understandable quote above. Naturalists believe that one's heredity and social environment decides one's moral character. They follow the idea that man is only an animal and

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Edward
  • Descartes’ Proof of God

    Descartes’ Proof of God

    Rene Descartes' arguments in "Meditations on First Philosophy" are questionable to exactly how valid and sound they really are. His proof for the existence of God in the fifth meditation is an example of one of his invalid and therefore unsound arguments. Throughout the meditations Descartes refers to clear and distinct ideas. Descartes first introduces doubt to the reader by saying that one cannot trust these clear and distinct ideas. "I have noticed that the

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • God

    God

    Can God Create a Rock So Heavy He Can Not Move it? While it is true God can do anything that is consistent with His nature, it is absurd to suggest that He can do EVERYTHING…… He can not Lie, (Heb. 6:18) He can not be tempted (James 1:13) He can not cease to exist (Ps. 102:25-27) At best, this question challenges God’s Omnipotence….at worst it undermines His existence. The Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Sinful Nature of Men in William Golding's Lord of the Flies

    The Sinful Nature of Men in William Golding's Lord of the Flies

    When anyone thinks of the word “evil” they do not think it is within themselves. In reality, without a structured and well-followed society, people are apt to follow their own corrupt desires and neglect the thought of consequence. In the allegory, Lord of the Flies, William Golding reveals that man’s selfishness and sinful nature will be unmasked when the structure of a society deteriorates. As the story opens, the boys are stranded on the island

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: regina
  • Nature of Evil

    Nature of Evil

    As we continue to discuss and analyze evil in our world today and try to figure what it actually is I se that it is interpreted differently by different individuals. This variation in interpretation causes it to be necessary to come to an understanding of the nature of the problem of evil. Evil is looked at as a problem in our world today because most of us think "how can a thing like evil exist

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Does God Exist?

    Does God Exist?

    Does God (Allah) Exist? There are various people in this world who believe in an array of religions. There could be a lot of different religions in varied forms but the fact of the matter is they all believe in some form of God. Among these people there are also those who don‘t believe in any form of God or religion, commonly known as Atheists. Atheists do not believe in God because they think God

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Janna