answer to the question of whether or not we are morally responsible for our beliefs. Clifford explains the immoral act of believing things based on insufficient evidence when he states‚ “Not only does it deceive ourselves by giving us a sense of power which we do not really possess‚ but it is sinful‚ because it is stolen in defiance of our duty to mankind” (4). In other words‚ Clifford suggests that we do have a moral duty or responsibility to mankind to base our beliefs on evidence. To support this
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AND TRADITIONS � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� FAMILY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �2� FAMILY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS Name: Institutions: Professor: Date of submission: In our family‚ there are several cultures and traditions that play a very important role in defining our family values and cultures. These traditions and cultures have been passed to our parents from our grandparents. The two most vivid cultural patterns that are present in our family have been inherited by our parents
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How do our roots in optimism affect who we are today? We did not just spontaneously appear and start giving life lessons when we first came into this world. No‚ we built our understanding of the world from the knowledge that was surrounded around us. The ones who taught the goods and the evils of this world‚ along with teaching us the rights and wrongs‚ those are our roots. In your life and mine‚ the roots of optimism are instilled through the people that are around us. To understand our roots
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people that disciple our children use physical punishment to create fear and emotional instability. We may not see it happen in the United States often‚ but it happens in countries around the world more often than not. In the movie “Doubt”‚ the viewers are presented with an ideal example of when and where these types of behavior take place. Can legal guardians stop this behavior? Do they a have a say/voice in the way their children are taught to behave? Throughout the .. we can see that… blab la
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the concept of death seems simple; one tries to live as long as possible‚ and when the time comes‚ he goes. However‚ there is much more to it than that. There is everything that leads to a person’s death and there is the aftermath. In her article “Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder‚” Beth Loffreda talks about the outcome of a gay young man named Matt Shepard being murdered‚ and how he became lost in the wake of the movement that followed. Similarly‚ Jon Krakauer
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Family tradition and cultural legacies contribute to inhibit to an individual self-identity in many ways that would last a life time. A person’s way of living and how they present themselves‚ comes from the culture that was instill in the soul from youth. Even the choices of food we may eat or the beliefs we may have with religion all comes from our family tradition. An individual who comes from a respectable and strong background of their culture are more likely to want to past their cultural
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once said‚ “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. On Veteran’s Day‚ we gather to honor those who have served our country‚ whether it was five years ago‚ or fifty. Whether they served in the Persian Gulf‚ or Bosnia‚ we gather to revere them and give them the respect and the thanks that they deserve. We thank them for protecting us from those who mean to do us harm
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I looked out the window of our car and across the 15 acre pasture and back to the old creaky barn where we kept our horses. The sun was shining on the windows of the barn‚ reflecting our large yard and garden. We pulled up and Cherry‚ my red roan Quarter Horse mare‚ raised her head up out of the long grass. Still chomping on the grass she had in her mouth‚ she nickered and came cantering up to the barn. JoBey and Billy‚ my sister’s and my mom’s horses‚ were in their own pasture and came running
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We should not put our families in nursing home Purpose To persuade my audience why they should not put their family members in a nursing home. Introduction Do you have a disable or elderly family member that can not do for themselves? We as people need to think about where we place our family members as far as nursing homes and facilities. Many of you may not have any disable
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Throughout history‚ the Catholic intellectual tradition has shown and defined itself through literature‚ music and art. Equally‚ within these means of expression are a means to connect the human consciousness as a whole: it is through the examination of the history of the Catholic intellectual tradition that one is able to find a joining of human spirit‚ intellect‚ soul and emotion. Indeed‚ it is also through these creative expressions that the many facets of this approach to understanding human
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