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    Nature The Akan philosophers Wiredu and Gyekye agree the okra (soul) is the innermost self of the person‚ but disagree whether the nature of the okra is a material or immaterial substance. Wiredu insist the okra is different from the Western philosophy’s perceived soul‚ because to the West the term soul refers to "a purely immaterial entity that somehow inhabits the body. The okra‚ by contrast‚ is quasi-physical." (1) The okra for Gyekye has the same concept of a soul as in other metaphysical systems

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    in the future. Miller claims that survival includes a merger with being. According to Miller’s definition of survival‚ Gretchen will not be her body‚ but her soul‚ self‚ and mind in the future. Therefore‚ Gretchen’s conscious‚ the nonphysical and immaterial parts of her‚ will continue to exist beyond the death of her body. Weirob‚ in response‚ contends that‚ “To be conscious” is a verb that requires a subject‚ a body‚ and if there is no body‚ because it dies‚ then one will not be conscious. From their

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    exist. This method of thinking stems directly from a belief‚ not that science is god‚ but more that mankind is a self-sufficient‚ self-reliant being along with the philosophy of materialism and evolution which denies the possibility of soul or the immaterial. This resulted in the hijacking of science to prove what materialists already believed‚ that everything is relative and truth exists only if it can be proven by science. This is‚ as a materialist already knows‚ an issue that can only relate to the

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    that “same body is correlated with same soul” and claims that “the two are intimately related but not identical” (Perry‚ 371). One is material‚ it has shape and size‚ it could be seen‚ touched and perceived – that is the body; and the other one is immaterial‚ it has no shape‚ size or color‚ it cannot be perceived – that is the soul. He thinks that survival after death is possible. According to him‚ after the body dies‚ the soul that belongs to the death body‚ its consciousness‚ continues to live. It

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    1. Why does Molex have to hire external auditors? The major reason for firms to hire external auditors is to help the control of conflict of interest between firm managers‚ investors and shareholders. External auditors help you determine whether companies are in compliance with all applicable Internal Revenue Service rules. Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ a public company must hire an external audit team to review their accounting procedures and their financial statements. While internal auditor checks

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    Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that looks to define reality. It seeks to determine what is real from what may seem real‚ to separate reality from appearance. To give an example‚ a person may appear to be in picture perfect health but actually is suffering from terminal brain cancer. Appearances might not always show the true nature of an object. There are differing views that examine the concept of reality. One view is monism. Monism is the theory that the basis of reality is from a single

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    Assignment 2 – Accounting Principles and Reporting Standards – Chapter 14: Discussion Questions Wilmary Colon Rivera California College San Diego January 10‚ 2015 ACC213 Nellie Hornbeck Assignment 2 – Accounting Principles and Reporting Standards – Chapter 14: Discussion Questions. 1. In the U.S accounting principles are developed through a cooperative effort between the private sector (business) and the public sector (government). Public sector ---- Government ---- Represented by SEC SEC – Securities

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    in the United States. The U.S. government grants this company with emission allowances (EAs) that can be used during 2010 to 2030. According to The Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (FERC)‚ Polluter Corporation records emission allowances as elusive assets with a cost basis of zero. The fiscal year is December 31. To control and decrease the release of pollutants‚ the government issue EAs to individuals to send out a particular stage of pollutions. Each entity EA has a period year label. Each

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    Maddox v. Montgomery United States Courts of Appeals‚ Eleventh Circuit 718 F.2d 1033 (11th Cir. 1983) Kenneth Davis CJAD 405‚ Section A Professor Alesio June 08‚ 2011 Facts: Jimmy Maddox was convicted of rape in a Georgia state court and sentenced to life imprisonment. Having unsuccessfully pursued his direct appeal and the state post-conviction remedy‚ Maddox filed a federal habeas corpus petition alleging prosecutorial suppression of exculpatory evidence in violation

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    Dreams Do Not Come True The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story about a man who becomes rich just to impress a past love. The novel portrays the American Dream and how it is elusive and cannot be grasped. The 1920s‚ the time the story takes place‚ was a time when lavish objects and people surrounded everyone. People that were poor wanted to become rich and people that were rich wanted to stay rich. In the books case‚ Gatsby‚ the wealthy main character‚ seeks to find his American

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