According to Kant‚ the fundamental principle of morality must be a categorical‚ rather than a hypothetical imperative‚ because an imperative based on reason alone is one that is a necessary truth‚ is a priori‚ and is one that applies to us because we are rational beings capable of fulfilling our moral obligations. Kant explains this essential truth is how "an action as objectively necessary in itself apart from its relation to a further end". This refers to how if the supreme principle of morality
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12th June‚ 2013 Does the high level of Carbon Dioxide (C02) possibly harm the Earth’s planetary biosphere‚ or has it already done so; in fact‚ many worldwide scientists have protested that the Earth is at its ‘tipping point’ but no efforts have been adapted to save the biosphere? A support of this controversial topic; congressional meeting and testimony‚ is from one of the top U.S. climate scientists‚ James Hansen to Former Vice President Al Gore‚ with an emphasis on the cause of C02. Beyond
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Standardized tests‚ which by definition gives all test-takers the same test under the same (or reasonably equal) conditions‚ are also perceived as being more fair than assessments that use different questions or different conditions for students according to their race‚ socioeconomic status‚ or other considerations. Standardized tests are usually one of the requirements to apply to the higher level in education‚ for instance college‚ undergraduate degrees and higher. In addition‚ standardized test
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EL:God ("mighty‚ strong‚ prominent") used 250 times in the OT See Gen. 7:1‚ 28:3‚ 35:11; Nu. 23:22; Josh. 3:10; 2 Sam. 22:31‚ 32; Neh. 1:5‚ 9:32; Isa. 9:6; Ezek. 10:5. El is linguistically equivalent to the Moslem "Allah‚" but the attributes of Allah in Islam are entirely different from those of the God of the Hebrews. ELAH is Aramaic‚ "god." Elah appears in the Hebrew Bible in Jer. 10:11 (which is in Aramaic‚ and is plural‚ "gods"). In Daniel (the Aramaic sections) Elah is used both of pagan gods
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The relationship between human to the different surroundings Technology are developed fast in the modern society. People depend on the technological benefits and keep an intimate relationships with it. However for a long time‚ human seek for the harmony between the human and the nature and a society. In the article “In the Forests of Gombe”‚ Jane Goodall talks about the relationship between people and nature. After her husband died‚ she goes to the forests of Gombe and stays with the chimpanzees
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Offer An offer sets out the terms upon which an individual is willing to enter into a binding contractual relationship with another person. It is a promise to be bound on particular terms‚ which is capable of acceptance. The essential factor to emphasise about an offer is that it may‚ through acceptance by the offeree‚ result in a legally enforceable contract. The person who makes the offer is the offeror; the person who receives the offer is the offeree. Offers‚ once accepted‚ may be legally
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While the genre of some works of literature can be debated‚ Macbeth written by William Shakespeare seems to fit into a perfect mold. Aristotle’s definition of a tragedy‚ combining seven elements that he believes make the genre of a work a tragedy‚ is that mold. Displaying all seven aspects‚ Macbeth fits the definition precisely. <br> <br>Key elements in the play substantiate the fact that Macbeth is a serious story‚ the first elements of Aristotle’s definition. From the first lines of the play‚ the
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In Ira Shor’s essay‚ “What is Critical Literacy‚” Shor challenges one to think about what exactly is critical literacy and how it be used to promote social change. She defines literacy as social action through language use that develops us as agents inside a larger culture. Shor defines critical literacy as learning to read and write as a part of the process of becoming conscience of one’s experience as historically constructed within specific power relations. Critical literacy challenges the status
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Qn. Luke’s gospel depicts Jesus as being concerned for the marginalized. Identify three classes of marginalized people in our communities and discuss with specific examples how your church or community how your church or community has been dealing with the issue. To marginalize means to relegate to a lower or outer edge‚ of specific groups of people. Marginalized people in society are people who are considered as outcasts in the society‚ they are referred to as those
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Oprah Winfrey once stated‚ "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity‚" meaning that luck is not the random chances in life but precise preparation and opportunity joining to make a successful or failed event. Analyzing this quote‚ one might find that luck is not what people need to believe in but hard work and determination should be one’s motivation. Starting with the meaning of luck‚ it is something that happens to a person by chance with no planning. From just right there one can agree
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