The Existence of God One of the most prominent topics that Aquinas chose to focus on was the idea of the existence of God. In his opinion‚ the existence of God was not self-evident‚ rather it had to be proven and discovered. Aquinas states that God “is that which no greater can be thought;” yet not all shared the same conclusive idea; therefore‚ God needed to be both defined and proved‚ in Aquinas’ opinion. We as humans‚ cannot start with the idea of God or with the definition‚ and by that supposition
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Congress‚ the first branch of government‚ is a body of regime that exists in the Legislative Branch. It is responsible for creating the laws that the judicial branch will interpret‚ and the Executive branch implement. Without the existence of congress‚ there would be no organized manner in which laws were created‚ formulating an uncivilized nation. Congress‚ divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives‚ appoints 2 representatives from each state‚ with a total of 100 senators‚ while the
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My Personal Search for a Meaningful Existence I am the representative embodiment of my nihilistic culture. I am narcissistic‚ insatiable‚ petty‚ apathetic and I am above all an emotional invalid. Yet‚ up until very recently‚ I was not consciously aware that I was guilty of having any of these wholly pejorative attributes‚ because I had unconsciously suppressed my inherent will to attain a meaningful existence‚ in favor of the comfort and security that complacency and futility provide. There
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No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering The article was written in 1987. Twenty five years in computer time is virtually equivalent to eternity. Even so‚ the article holds up rather well. Most of the problems Brooks describes with software complexity remain today. Brooks was perhaps a bit overly pessimistic; he considered the state of software engineering at the time to be in crisis. Using Brooks’ analysis‚ modern‚ even more complex software should be at a developmental
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The Diagram Above - (Fig 1) - A Working Definition of Terms The above diagram is an over_simplification of the spatial relationship between the cosmic and the terrestrial environments. It represents the local neighbourhood of the cosmos in relation to the terrestrial realms which life has inhabited for the last 4 billion years. It shows the definition of the terrestrial environment to be the earth/moon binary eco-system. It shows that this terrestrial nature is part of a greater nature
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Existent of Child Marriage in Yemen It is a fact of every person that has to go through the process of birth‚ ages‚ sickness‚ and finally death. Marriage is a matter of choice for most people’s lives. However‚ for some girls who are forced into a marriage at an early age have no options. Child marriage has been occurring for a long time in various places because of economic burden‚ ancient tradition‚ few educational opportunities‚ and family honor whereby children‚ usually the female‚ are given
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When I was born‚ my mother cried tears of joy as she held me for the first time. As she looked into my eyes‚ she imagined the future we would have together. She thought about the booties I would wear to cover my tiny feet‚ the pouty faces I would make when I get upset‚ and even the sleepless nights that I would cause. I was lucky enough to have a mother who saw t he bright side of the hardships she would face while raising me‚ but I wonder what life would be like if I was raised differently‚ in a
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Thomas Aquinas is a prominent figure for someone who believes‚ preaches‚ and teaches about Gods existence. Aquinas made what is known to be called the Summa Theologica. This piece of writing is known to talk about the relationship between God and man along with questions and articles to show that God truly exists. Part one‚ question number two in the Summa talks about the existence of God. In this section of Aquinas’ writing‚ he gives three articles which are questions to support his claim on the
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The very essence of Contemporary Theatre is that is such a diverse realm of performance art. Many different playwrights have contributed to this post World War Two theatre that instead of keeping to just one narrow genre it was able to branch out to cover all aspects and views of an ever transitional modern society. Theatrical pieces from this time period have ranged from Existentialism‚ pioneered by Jean Paul Sartre‚ to the Theatre of the Absurd‚ which was precedented by Samuel Beckett‚ and all
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Scene Analysis: Maria’s Essence Transfer The scene in which Rotwang recreates the Machine-Man in the likeness of Maria is one of the most visually complex scenes in the silent film; Metropolis. The events leave the viewers with several important questions. What is being taken from Maria and putt into the robot? What does the scene say about the difference between machines and people? Why is the pentagram painted on the wall of the labratory? What is being taken from the Maria and putt into the
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