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    "The will to power." A strong statement made by the philosopher‚ Nietzsche. He explains this statement in his work‚ "Thus Spake Zarathustra." It can be found in multiple sections explaining different topics. When Nietzsche uses the phrase‚ "the will to power‚" he means the ability to extend oneself to the furthest of capabilities. He believes that humans have the ability to always do their best‚ and try their hardest to improve themselves. In this work‚ he says that humans must overcome themselves

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    Evaluate the view that the actions of Pressure Groups have been more significant than Government legislation in defending and promoting rights (30). Rights are legal‚ social‚ or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; they are enacted to protect the population and are put into place and changed through government legislation. Some argue that the government‚ holding power as the executive‚ is the main factor in defending and promoting rights. However‚ this is not the case. Pressure groups clearly

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    Mozi Two Ruler Analysis

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    Mozi wrote several arguments on impartial caring‚ one of which is the “two ruler” argument. This paper intends to focus on and summarize the said argument and discuss the explanations and counterarguments that provide a basis of how it fails. Readers should expect a simplification of Mozi’s statements‚ analyses of Mozi’s erroneous generalizations and impractical idea‚ and a defense against possible questions raised against the analyses. Mozi starts by dichotomizing rulers into partial ones and

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    wondrous wardrobe‚ captivating characterizations‚ and modern and moving musical score. II. Arguments for the Judgment a. Superb special effects b. Wondrous Wardrobe c. Captivating Characterizations d. Modern and moving musical score III. Counterarguments a. PG-13 Rating b. Old Fashioned IV. Conclusion Thesis: The major motion picture The Great Gatsby is an amazing film due to its superb special effects‚ wondrous wardrobe‚ captivating characterizations‚ and modern and moving musical score

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    The Giving Pledge

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    A – The Giving Pledge 1) The giving pledge is a growing trend among rich families and individuals in America. It includes that the rich people‚ who want to join the trend have to donate at least half of their wealth to charity. The people who make the pledge‚ have all that in common‚ that even though they give away half of their fortune‚ they still have more money than they can spend in a lifetime. In text two “My Philanthropic Pledge” Warren Buffet writes subjectively about the trend‚ and

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    position as icon and memorial to the antebellum South” (30). While Miss Emily’s gender and her place‚ both literally and figuratively‚ certainly exacerbate and may have even caused her condition‚ there is far too much textual evidence to support the counterargument. Miss Emily is not merely trying to assert an independent existence; rather‚ she has never been able to do so and for that reason she has developed symptoms of schizophrenia as a maladaptive coping mechanism. Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is a

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    in such visions of the beast manifested in physical form. However‚ one of the boys‚ Simon believed that a beast did not exist on the island but in the boys‚ themselves. "What I mean is... maybe it’s only us" (Golding 120). Simon has offered a counterargument in terms of why the urge to be evil is inside every being and is not an external

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    In the article “Can Computers Think‚” John Searle makes the claim that computers‚ while they can simulate understanding or emotions‚ cannot think in the same way that a human mind can. John Searle objects to what he calls “strong AI‚” the claim that the brain is just one type of hardware that can “run” the program that is essentially the human mind‚ and thus that if computers cannot currently think‚ they will one day be able to. Searle supports his claim on the basis that while computers run entirely

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    In Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff‚ he begins with the argument of “street-smarts” versus “school-smarts”. Graff explains that school-smarts can be hidden within street smarts and can be learnt through not just talking with friends‚ but also from the media and our surroundings‚ hence the “hidden” intellectualism. He goes onto explain that “schools and colleges overlook the intellectual potential of street-smarts” (198) because these types of intellectualism are actually considered anti-intellectualism

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    society today and he oppresses the women in the plays he writes. They have very few lines and are always under the command of men. The genre is nonfiction; It is a personal essay because we only hear of his opinion and he doesn’t come up with any counterargument to those who question his opinion. The writer is Peter Beech has an MA in Shakespearean Studies and this is why he gets a lot of ethos in the article. He has studied on Kings College‚ which is located in London‚ and is a known college in Britain

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