Rodrigo Ramos August 2nd‚ 2013 Megan Haugh The Voice is What Matters Poetry is unique compared to other literary works in that in order to close the gap of emotional distance within the individual reader‚ the voice needs to be sincere. When a character is not relatable to the reader‚ it destroys the art of poetry. Berg explains in his essay “The Poetry Does Not Matter”‚ “I detest that man‚ who hides one thing in the depths of his heart‚ and speaks forth another” (Berg‚ x). Readers want to be able
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come to use too many times to count whether it was questioning my mother’s orders or questioning my textbooks. Itś a phrase that is simultaneously useless when it comes to my mother and very important when it comes to my textbooks. Why does this childish phrase matter?‚ well it lead me to a much more pertinent phrase that changed my life. The first time I heard this excerpt it was on a Sunday like any other unassuming and quiet but the words echoed in my mind louder than anything “Grandpa can I borrow
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Morality of War There are nine conditions under which fighting a war can be moral. Although‚ that does not mean that wars are moral‚ especially not any of the wars this country has engaged itself in. War seems to be the most destructive type of human interaction. No other medium allows people to kill each other in such massive numbers or to cause immense suffering. Wars often take years to develop and can last for an undetermined amount of years. The effects can reverberate for decades if
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In this paper I will discuss the relationship between religion and morality. I will first address the question asked by those with religion‚ how are atheists moral? Then I will examine morality and its relativity to culture. Next I will explore whether those without a religion are actually more moral than those with a religion. And finally‚ I will discuss any possible objections to my claims. This argument is in no way saying that those that believe in God are unmoral but that those who don’t
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I believe it should matter to an extent. Not only is race an identity that we can grasp and claim as our own it can help mold us into becoming whoever we are today. Per “What is Race and why does it matter so much?” by Dr. Benjamin Johnson “Race is a biological‚ social‚ and descriptive concept”. With that in mind as our definition‚ it is to say that each race should look a certain way and have certain traditions‚ things that “this” race must do. Maybe because of news‚ friends‚ or stories they heard
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The mythical creation story of our very own existence is characterized differently by cultures‚ but they all articulate the same meaning and that is God as creator and we as his people. They are two story lines according to the beliefs of creation of the Jewish people and the Babylonians. The different creation belief is seen in the books of Genesis‚ in the Old Testament and the creational myth of the Babylonians: Enuma Elish. In Genesis the meaning of our creation is written in a sense of myth
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College of Business and Public Management Department of Business Administration Does Leadership Always Matter in Organizations? Leadership could make a difference‚ but some researchers wondered that leadership does not make a difference to influence individuals‚ groups‚ and increasing the effectiveness in organizations all the time. They debate that even leadership let people to know there is some one in charge‚ leadership might be more a myth than the facts in the organizational life. They think
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Law and Morality It is not an everyday occurrence that someone must decide the fate of another’s life. The dilemma of making a decision that someone must die in order for the others to survive‚ can obviously be troubling. The process in which the termination of one’s life may be easy to make‚ but to justify that decision is the most difficult one. This paper is given a situation in which a decision of taking one’s life is essential. The situation is that a nuclear war has occurred‚ which has destroyed
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When reading Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince‚ one can’t help but grasp Machiavelli’s argument that morality and politics can not exist in the same forum. However‚ when examining Machiavelli’s various concepts in depth‚ one can conclude that perhaps his suggested violence and evil is fueled by a moral end of sorts. First and foremost‚ one must have the understanding that this book is aimed solely at the Prince or Emperor with the express purpose of aiding him in maintaining power. Therefore‚ it
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With Buddhism being non-theistic in nature‚ that is sharing no belief in a personal deity and or omnipotent creator‚ what and where is the source of its moral teachings? Based around this statement my paper will be comprised of the issue around the foundation of Buddhism’s moral and ethical compass based on its lack of a deity that seems to be the driving force behind other theistic religions. Along with this I will analyze how and why a particular set of rules/guidelines bring about a strong foundation
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