Explain the cosmological argument for the existence of God (25 marks) Thomas Aquinas famously formulated his version of the cosmological or "first cause" argument. According to this argument‚ the things which we see around us now are the products of a series of previous causes. But that series cannot go back in time forever. Thus there must be some first cause which was not itself caused by anything else. And that first uncaused cause is God. A lot of the argument is based on Aristotelian views
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Religion in Britain Religious life in Britain in the past 30 years is characterized by an increasingly diverse pattern of religious beliefs and affiliations. Although the UK is predominantly Christian‚ most of the world’s religions are represented in the country. There are large Hindu‚ Jewish‚ Muslim and Sikh communities‚ and also smaller communities of Baha’is‚ Buddhists‚ Zoroastrians that are common in the areas with large ethnic communities. Britain today may be characterized by considerable
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Multicultural Britain For a long time the UK has been a multicultural state composed of England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. And as far back as the 1000s they had the Celts‚ the Anglo-Saxons‚ Vikings and Normans. Now it is also a multicultural society containing diverse cultures and identities. In a way‚ Britain can call itself multicultural‚ but to truly be a multicultural country‚ Britain has to embrace and accept other cultures. It is in this point Britain fails. If UK decides to
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Critically examine the ways a pressure group contributes to representative democracy (25 marks). In a representative democracy the people vote for whom they wish to represent them (in making decisions etc.)‚ thus handing over these responsibilities to someone else‚ in the hope their views will still be put across. In the UK we vote for MPs to represent us and in some ways‚ this makes the representatives accountable for us‚ the electorate. Many people though‚ are unsatisfied with their representation
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The Battle of Britain was one of the most epic all-air battles in history. The battle took place between the United Kingdom and Germany‚ during World War II‚ from July through September 1940. Germany wanted to take over the land and seaports in the United Kingdom and spread their fascist ways. The United Kingdom wanted to protect their “island”‚ Europe and the world by fighting back and defeating Germany . The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom‚ Winston Churchill‚ is quoted as saying in his famous
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he Romans in Britain The Romans arrived in Britain in 55 BC. The Roman Army had been fighting in Gaul (France) and the Britons had been helping the Gauls in an effort to defeat the Romans. The leader of the Roman Army in Gaul‚ Julius Caesar‚ decided that he had to teach the Britons a lesson for helping the Gauls – hence his invasion. Julius Ceasar In late August 55 BC‚ 12‚000 Roman soldiers landed about 6 miles from Dover. Caesar had planned to land in Dover itself‚ but had to change his
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the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower British morale; however‚ he did not
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Discuss research into the workplace as a source of stress? (12 marks) Workplace is considered to be one of the major sources of stress for many people and different levels of stress are different for everyone depending on their environment of work. One study carried out was by Johansson et al (1978) who investigated whether work stressors such as machine regulated pace of work and high levels of responsibility increases stress related physiological arousal and stress related illnesses. The study
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Escobar‚ made Colombia one of the most dangerous places in the world. Killing Pablo written by Mark Bowden is an investigative- journalism narrative‚ telling the story about the fast rise and fierce fall of one of the wealthiest‚ most violent and dominant criminal in all time. The author of the book‚ Mark Bowden‚ exposes the political and social issues that Colombia has to deal with during that time. Bowden has produced a fascinating story that is a harsh description of rough justice in the world. Along
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Britain at war Unseen archives Chapter one The opening moves By the morning of the 3th september 1939 war was inevitable. Prime minister neville chamberlain broadcast to the nation at 11.15 a. that this country is at war withg germany this declaration followed britans issuing of an ultimatum to germany to withdraw from the polish territory they had attacked and occupied in the early hoin urs of the 1st september
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