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    The article "Whispers From The Grave" by Katia Bachko explains the very interesting story of Sarah Winchester and why us humans are so interested in ghost stories. In the article‚ it is explained that people want to know about the ghosts. Many want to know if they are possibly related to or if they have known the ghost (Bachko 8). This sparks curiosity and interest in people mind’s making them wonder about paranormal activity and whether ghosts are real. In addition‚ in the article‚ a man named Adam

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    Augustine and Skepticism

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    from the fact I am doubting‚ it follows automatically that I am” (Moore & Bruder‚ 2011‚ Philosophy). As with his example of the principle of contradiction‚ Augustine tried to show that there is at least one thing you can know with certainty‚ the skeptic may doubt but they cannot doubt the existence of perception itself. “Finally‚ Augustine also held that sense of perception itself gives a rudimentary kind of knowledge. Deception in sense perception occurs only when we give assent to more than the

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    there was a car that was following them. Also lightning kept striking them and it took them a while to finally realize that the radio was the cause of it. 3. The message of the book is that there are always two sides to global warming. There are the skeptics and believers. Kenner did not really believe that global warming was happening because he was giving hard facts to Evans stating so. Crichton also had the hardcore environmentalists become the antagonists. 4. The book ended by Morton‚ Evans‚ Sarah

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    Keon Dyes After Truman discovered the Manhattan Project was a success‚ Japanese rejected the Potsdam Declaration. He then made one of the most difficult decisions to drop the atomic bomb. August 6‚1945 the first atomic bomb Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and 70‚000 residents died instantly. August 4‚ the second bomb Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki killing 20‚000 instantly. The fatal atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected the country of Japan politically‚ economically‚ and

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    cynicism of these detractors is clearly understandable‚ considering that to date only a handful of executives have been successfully prosecuted or charged with a crime. Despite the validity of the detractors argument‚ there is one fact that these cynics seem to forget and that is‚ “the concept of accountability dates back to the time of Aristotle”‚ who back then‚ contextualized the subject in terms of justice‚ punishment‚ and social control (Gelfand‚ Lim‚ and Raver‚ 2004). In fact‚ accountability

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    Inevitably‚ tragic will be his destiny‚ as well as Raskolnikov’s‚ whose act of freedom pours into the acknowledgement of his personal failure: unable to bear his proof of rebellion‚ he hands himself to the same law he wanted to overcome. Albeit a cynic and depraved man‚ through Svidrigajlov the protagonist finally comes to senses and realizes the cowardice of his homicidal rage. In both cases‚ the outcome is the same‚ even if under different guises: unlimited and arbitrary freedom self-denies‚ or

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    the series of offenses could be something of less importance like leaving dirty clothes on the floor and snoring‚ it could also be something traumatic like infidelity‚ debts‚ and abandonment. According to Zachary Hamilton‚ a Marriage and Relationship Coach at Better Path‚ 9o percent of marital conflicts are signs of the unwillingness to forgive themselves‚ the erring partner or some person that had made a deep impact on their life negatively. The remaining ten percent could be related to chemistry

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    When tasked with analyzing the likely future of our world my outlook is one that is moderately pessimistic and dim. Perhaps this stems from me maintaining a relatively cynical mentality when approaching a variety of topics. It is important to note that in general‚ this attitude does not necessarily extend itself to being at a point of no return. However‚ the sheer idea of the unrelenting progression of globalization in countless core and semi-periphery/periphery nations is worrisome when considering

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    outsourcing of employment‚ it can be a cost efficient alternative for many organizations. It allows companies to cut their expenses‚ increase their profits‚ lower prices‚ as well as it helps to improve company’s economic situation. There are many skeptics of outsourcing as a company’s business strategy. Some people think that everything should stay in the U.S.. They think that by outsourcing jobs oversees we are loosing jobs‚ giving them to other people in different countries‚ rather than to leave

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    I personally do not agree with neither Clifford nor James completely. I believe that Clifford presents a better argument by saying that we need sufficient evidence for a belief‚ but I do not completely agree with this statement. There are many circumstances where the general population and myself are satisfied with believing without any sufficient evidence. One example of this is Santa Claus. For millions of children‚ including myself‚ who grew up in Christian homes‚ the myth of Santa Claus is one

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