Kari Hourany 9/12/10 Individual Belief System Component 1 - Authority: I have absorbed so much (good and bad) from my parents while growing up that often it is difficult to distinguish what part of my beliefs’ system comes from my own experiences and what stems from an interpretation of my parent’s habits and precepts. Several things I know to be true: First‚ my dad always gave me the freedom to think for myself‚ which aided in the development of my ability to acquire the tools
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Agree to Disagree: Kantianism vs. Consequentialism Determining how to classify the difference between right and wrong has been argued over and studied with no avail. Although all Normative ethical theories have positives and negatives‚ a few set themselves apart from the rest. Consequentialism versus Kantianism‚ although similar in some respects have enough of a conceptual difference to be studied further. Tendencies to side with Kant’s ethical theory over that of the consequentialist theory seem
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students’ sports activities as to their university libraries. They point out that universities should attract more students to exercise‚ because a healthy body can make a student bear the heavy studies. On the other hand‚ most people‚ like me‚ strongly disagree with it. In the following paragraphs‚ I will explain some main reasons. In the first place‚ an obvious advantage to spend more money on libraries is that enormous libraries can help us save a huge amount of money‚ paper resource and the time
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To what extent do you agree with the view that the period 1815-48 constituted a ’time when nothing happened’ in ’Germany’? The term “a time when nothing happened in Germany” is defined by in terms of unification between the 39 individual ‘German’ states and monarchies. Between the years 1815 to 1848‚ ‘Germany’ as one individual country still didn’t exist‚ and ’’German’ people continued to lack nationalist sentiment and liberalist views not until the end of 1848‚ a period when a series of ’German’
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Antigone’s Suffering Connected with Past Events Have you ever believed that your family was cursed or that fate was lead you to your destiny? In the philosophical play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus believed she was “destined” to die because of her family’s curse that has proved itself true through many different family deaths. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ ordered that Antigone’s brother would not be buried since he was fighting against Thebes in the war. Eventually
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In 2001‚ the federal government authorized stem cell research. There has been much controversy revolving around this type of research‚ especially the embryonic stem cell. Do you agree or disagree with the stem cell research. Why? Up until recent years‚ research into stem cells was focused mainly on Embryonic Stem Cells‚ which involved taking tissue from an aborted embryo or fetus to get the most promising material for study. This was usually done only days after conception or between the fifth
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Modern technology is bringing people closer and closer. Internet‚ TV and faster transportation are examples of modern technology. These technology help people to communicate and share information in an easier way. I disagree with the statement that modern technology is creating a single world technology. The interned and computer bring I believe that culture still most influence people. I believe that inherit culture and norm still have greater influence to people. Even though new culture has
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Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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Q.parents make the best teachers.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Give specific reasons to justify your answer ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ A teacher is the one who guides the child or teaches the child how to live a successful life.In my opinion this role‚the role of a good teacher or a good mentor can be played perfectly by the parents becuase of the simple fact that parents love and understand their children
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Imagine a time when being cool meant long hair‚ a slick car‚ and tickets to the weekend double feature at the drive-in. The 1960s made this dream the goal of teenage boys; near the end of the 2010s‚ if a person has similar things‚ they can still be considered cool‚ hip‚ and with the times‚ excluding the drive-in. Drive-ins are nearly extinct‚ so maybe just a normal movie. With its share of similarities‚ the 1960s did have profound differences in many categories. Some of these categories include
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