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    following I will commit myself to the above-mentioned question by firstly reconstructing Anselm´s proof of God´s existence and secondly considering his position in the light of the critique put forward by Gaunilo‚ Aquinas and Kant. St. Anselm (1033-1109) was an Italian philosopher and monk who later left his country to become Archbishop of Canterbury. As Anselm firmly believed in God‚ he wanted to prove God´s existence through use of logic and reason and thus set out to demonstrate it in his most popular

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    himself up because he doesn’t remember his past and always has to start over. He says ‘And it looks like we’re doing the same thing‚ over and over‚ but we’ve got one damn thing the phoenix never had. We know the damn silly thing we just did.” (163 Bradbury) When people don’t remember

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    also known as a family tree it can allow us to keep records of the past. The Edwards family tree shows great record from the early 1700 ’s to the mid 1800 ’s. This family tree demonstrates when a person was baptized; when they got married; and when they passed away. The Edwards family chart show the different relations of marriages and fertility rate from today ’s society. From the chart we can determine that the Edwards family show a different demography compared to todays society. This is because

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    Sports have always been an important part of people’s lives and a way for them to relax. The 90’s was a decade of unbelievably talented athletes and major icons. Michael Jordan started his fame in basketball and is now known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In 1995‚ at age fourteen Serena Williams became a top competitor and became a pro in the game of tennis. Tiger Woods became the first golfer in history to win the U.S. Amateur title for three consecutive years. The 1992 Dream

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    Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5‚ 1947) is a Filipino politician who served as the14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010‚ as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001‚ and is currently a member of the House of Representativesrepresenting the 2nd District of Pampanga. She was the country’s second female president (after Corazón Aquino)‚ and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal. Arroyo was a former professor of economics

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    Invasion Bradbury and Wells stories are all about Martians invading earth‚ but‚ the characters experience it in some similar and different ways. In both stories “Zero Hour” and War of The World’s the authors write about how the Martians take over the earth and what life would be without any humans. Although the characters in “Zero Hour” and The War of the Worlds both deal with alien invasions‚ the authors don’t envision the same fate for their characters. For “Zero Hour” Mink’s parents hide in

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    today’s punk music retains most of the ideology and sound that defines the punk genre‚ there are some distinct differences between Nineties and Seventies punk. Most of the punk bands to emerge and gain popularity in the nineties mostly hailed from California (Green Day‚ the Offspring‚ etc.). Punk vanguards from the seventies hailed from the East Coast and from Great Britain (the Ramones‚ the Clash‚ etc.). The Sex Pistols’ "Liar" and Blink182’s "What’s My Age Again?" demonstrates how conditions —

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    story goes on. For example‚ “‘Wow‚’ said Mildred‚ yanking at the pillow. ‘For God’s sake‚ let me be!’ cried Montag passionately” (Bradbury 53). Guy consciously forms an agenda with Faber‚ “’Plant the books‚ turn in an alarm‚ and see the firemen’s houses burn‚ is that what you mean?’ Faber raised his brows and looked at Montag as if he were seeing a new man” (Bradbury 82).

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    Music from the 1960’s and 1970’s is much different than music of today. Classic rock was started in the 1960’s as a cause of the British invasion‚ which included the discovery of bands such as the Beatles‚ Led Zeppelin‚ and Pink Floyd. The British invasion influenced garage rock which many high school aged boys would participate in. Some examples of garage rock inspired bands are: the Yarbirds‚ the Animals‚ the Rolling Stones‚ the Kinks‚ and the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Also

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    with a business forecast to create employee work schedules. Productivity is then continuously enhanced by revising performance standards (Jones‚ 2012) Productivity and performance standards provide a way in which managers and supervisors can evaluate and measure the performance of staff and ultimately align the outcomes with the interests of the hotel’s owners and operators (Butler & Braun‚ 2010) Peter Drucker‚ the late economist‚ once said that ‘if you can’t measure it‚ you cannot manage

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