West Philippine Sea/South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Claims Over the Spratly Group of Islands or “Kalayaan Group of Islands ALFONSO G. PARUNGAO IV “We owned the West Philippines Sea”. – Philippines. Even China is a signatory in these and they even agree with this together with the United Nations. South China Sea or West Philippine Sea as the Filipinos named it is composed of several contested archipelagos or groups of islands. One of the groups of islands currently disputed is the Spratly Group
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Race and intelligence is a controversial area of intelligence research studying the nature‚ origins‚ and practical consequences of racial and ethnic group differences in intelligence test scores and other measures of cognitive ability. It has been suggested that people of various races do have different levels of intelligence‚ however the controversy of establishing what exactly makes a person intelligent’ is the basis for argument. Intelligence is defined as the capacity for learning‚ reasoning
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Religious experiences cannot be explained empirically and tend to take place within a context of religious expectancy. Such experiences may be individual‚ in which a person becomes aware of the presence of the divine; or corporate‚ in which a gathering of people experiences feelings beyond expression – the ineffable. St Teresa of Avila described her experiences as: “God established himself in the interior of this soul in such a way‚ that when I return to myself‚ it is wholly impossible for me to
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Otto von Bismarck; the ‘Iron Chancellor’ is widely regarded as a sagacious enforcer of realpolitik and this political approach is greatly responsible for his success in the unification of the German states. Realpolitik is a pragmatic system of politics based on practical realisation of ones goals more so than moral or ideological considerations. This method of politics often relies on the utilisation of opportunities spontaneously as they present themselves at the resignation of prior plans and considerations
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With reference to the topic you have investigated‚ examine and comment on the claim that the book of Job is of little help in resolving the problem of suffering and evil. The book of Job is about a “blameless and upright man” who God tested. The test consisted of Job losing his family‚ land and health‚ due to a bet between God and Satan whether Job would keep his faith after he lost everything; his health‚ his wealth and his family. The main theme throughout the story of Job is that you will be
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Explain the claim made in naturalist theories of ethics that good and bad are natural features of the world. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of this approach. Naturalism asserts that there are natural facts and that ‘good’ can be identified as an empirical property‚ for example ‘X makes everyone happy’. It is that ‘good’ and ‘bad’ moral judgments are independent properties that are independent of people’s thoughts and own personal opinions. Naturalism suggests that unlike other theories
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Critically evaluate the claim that “the ordering of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is accurate”. Refer to relevant theoretical and empirical evidence to support your argument. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of the most important theoretical systems in humanistic psychology. However‚ the ordering of this system is not accurate and this is evidenced by various criticisms of Maslow’s conception of ‘self-actualisation.’ Individuals do not need to satisfy the lower needs in order to reach self-actualisation
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1. Many definitions of tragedy claim that at the end of the play positives have emerged. Is it possible to see anything positive in the ending of ’Death of a Salesman’? The play "Death of a Salesman" shows the final demise of Willy Loman‚ a sixty- year-old salesman in the America of the 1940’s‚ who has deluded himself all his life about being a big success in the business world. It also portrays his wife Linda‚ who "plays along" nicely with his lies and tells him what he wants to hear‚ out of
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“Democracy provides the most just and efficient form of political rule” Asses whether Plato has shown his claim to be false. Plato believes that the ideal ruler of the state should be a philosopher. He states that a king concerned with the pursuit of wisdom would undoubtedly be better than a lover of power‚ wealth or status. To have the majority vote for what is best would be irrelevant as they do not understand what is real and Philosophers are the only ones who can do this and fully understand
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‘A major shaper of public opinion‚ and thus vital to any understanding of modern politics’. Discuss the validity of this claim about the mass media. Mass media can be described as forms of communication that allow a message to be sent through a medium to a large audience. But what does it exactly mean to shape public opinion; does it mean changing people’s opinions on events or just to persuade people about an issue on a matter they know nothing about? Gerry Stoker believes ‘our understanding
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