If one were to ask whether early human societies could have existed without religion‚ the answer would be a resounding no. Their collective knowledge was simply not considerable enough to explain the pertinent questions about life that faced them everyday. It’s human nature to seek answers to the unknown‚ and with each generation the human race is becoming exponentially more intelligent; able to explain more about our world with each new discovery. Although religion was an essential institution in
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regardless of how much "proof" exists about that one particular subject. Everything that we believe in takes some degree of faith in order to believe it. Whether it be Christianity‚ Atheism‚ Satanism‚ Wicca‚ Judaism etc. Yes‚ there are plausible arguments for everything but to come to absolute certainty about any one thing is virtually impossible. In other words nothing in this world is provable. Absolutely positively without a doubt concrete rock solid evidence does not exist‚ there fore any one aspect
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The Color Divide In Still I Rise by Maya Angelou‚ race reveals the harsh treatment towards African Americans through power struggles in which black people are pushed out of authority positions and attempts to bring down a person’s spirit‚ indicating a global society of hatred due to fear of one’s skin color. In the poem‚ the idea of a colored person with power is seen as a threat by certain people‚ indicating the discrimination towards black people with authority. Angelou questions the attitude
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saying‚ “…in Order to form a more perfect Union‚ establish Justice‚ insure domestic Tranquility‚ provide for the common defense‚ promote the general Welfare‚ and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity…”Should our Constitution still be relevant? Of course it should! If our Constitution were no longer relevant‚ living in the United States would be both torturous and chaotic. Imagine the United States without limiting a president to a maximum of 10 years of governing authority
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My utopia does not exist in a perfect world; the reason for this is that I believe there is no such thing as a perfect world. There are balanced worlds‚ and worlds that exist in harmony‚ but never a perfect world. So in my utopia‚ my world‚ things are different from today’s world but it is nowhere near perfect. My utopia takes place on an isle not far from the Bahaman Islands. The citizens are jubilant and content with their beautiful paradise. The tropical island houses less than 100 people who
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Should Fraternities and Sororities Exist? Stereotypically‚ sororities and fraternities are thought of as hosting extravagant parties and students being entitled to power. Despite that‚ sororities and frats are very beneficial to students‚ because they are more involved with the community therefore‚ leads to great leadership and social skills. (Kokemuller 1) In 1776‚ Greek life on campus all started when a student studying Greek at the college of William and Mary’s‚ by the name of
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I still remember the day‚ December 6‚ 1999. My Best friend had called me crying‚ asking for my help. I expected the worst‚ but it wasn’t so bad. She asked if I could go with her to the doctor because she thought she was pregnant. My thoughts immediately went to the baby because my friend had been drinking and doing drugs for the past two months. The next day‚ I told my mom I was walking to the bus stop‚ but really I was going to skip school so I could accompany my friend to the doctor. That day
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intelligence agencies after the WWII‚ it becomes more important America do build its own intelligence agency. Thus in 1947‚ the Central Intelligence Agency was created. Ever since‚ there had been a debate among the people if it’s necessary for the CIA to exists. America needs the CIA to protect the nation from terrorism‚ avoid any conflict with other nations‚ and compete with other countries’ intelligence agency. After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and realizing that he wasn’t informed beforehand about
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The law has had great difficulty in classifying and protecting each individual’s apparent rights to privacy. The courts have been faced with the difficult tasks of defining what privacy encompasses for each individual and then balancing this against the values of society. The common law has recently begun to develop through judgements handed down in such countries as the United States‚ United Kingdom and New Zealand‚ placing pressure upon Australian courts to follow their lead. Cases such as Lenah
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Can Justice exist in this world? “Sir‚ I say that justice is truth in action.” (Disraeli) Jeff MacDonald‚ Perry Smith‚ and Dick Hickok all led very different lives‚ had different upbringings‚ and different skills. However much these men contrast one another‚ they all had a chance to have a good life. Jeff‚ being the luckiest of the three‚ could have continued a fruitful life with his family‚ Perry joined the military to run from his problems and had no need to return to them‚ and Dick had loving
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