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    Road Rage: An Opinion

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    drivers in "Rambos of the Road" is only partially accurate (Gottfried‚ 2005‚ p.474-476). I have had experiences with both considerate motorists as well as aggressive motorists. This article looks at the angry drivers without even considering the more passive ones. In Gottfried’s conclusion he states‚ "It seems to me that it is a new America we see on the road now. It has the mentality of a hoodlum and the backbone of a coward" (Gottfried‚ 2005‚ p.476). Though it seems true that road rage is taking

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    Cosmological

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    The sequence of causally dependent contingent things must be finite Conclusion: There must be a first cause in the sequence of contingent causes Leibnizian cosmological argument The argument comes from a German polymath‚ Gottfriend Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibniz wrote‚ "The first question which should rightly be asked is this: why is there something rather than nothing?" The argument runs as follows: 1. Every existing thing has an explanation of its existence‚ either in the necessity of its own nature

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    Censorship Research Paper

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    Cited: Gottfried‚ Ted. "Restricting the Internet." Open for Debate: Censorship. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark‚ 2006. 10-26. Print. Stein‚ Letitia. "School Newspaper Censored." Tampa Bay Times 24 Oct. 2006: n. pag. Tampa Bay Times. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. Opposing Viewpoint. Gale‚ 2012. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. Gottfried‚ Ted. "Restricting the Internet." Open for Debate: Censorship. New York: Marshall Cavendish

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    Shakespeare Tragedy

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    answer to (a)‚ do you agree with Herder that Romeo and Juliet is a great drama precisely because it does not follow straightly the rules established by Aristotle on drama and tragedy? According to the lecture entitled “Shakespeare” by the Johann Gottfried Herder‚ “Not a single one of Shakespeare’s plays would be a Greek Tragedy‚ Comedy‚ Pastoral‚ nor should it be…” It implies Shakespeare’s plays are totally differentnot comparable with from the one in Greek dramas‚ which Aristotle is much clearly

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    Kant

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    Explain the difference between transcendental realism (using Leibniz and Hume as examples) and Kant’s transcendental idealism. Why does Kant call his turn to transcendental idealism a “Copernican Revolution”. Transcendental realism claims that the world exists independently of human subjectivity. It also claims that the human thought or perception has no influence and does not effect the way world exists and cannot be interpreted by the way people interpret it. Transcendental realism relies

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    Sheet of Philosophy

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    Sheet of Philosophy PI121 Walter J. Ong ­­­ Peter Ramus (1515­1572) Anthony Giddesn → Idea of Time­space Compression Philosopher Origin 1. Wilhelm Von Humboldt (GER): describes the development of liberalism and the role of liberty in individual development and in the pursuit of excellence. Humboldt insisted on a minimal state dedicated strictly to the preservation of security. 2. Robert K. Merton: developed notable concepts such as unintended consequences‚ reference group and role strain. A central element of modern sociological

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    com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=739834 Garcia‚ J. (2013‚ October 30). New Transformers ride lifts attendance at Universal Orlando. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 13‚ 2013‚ from http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77981690/ Gottfried‚ M. (2013). Netflix Ages Gracefully; Getting on Cable Set-Top Boxes Brings the Company Closer to the TV Mainstream--and Could Shake Up the Landscape. Wall Street Journal‚ N/A. Retrieved November 13‚ 2013‚ from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.net

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    Hermeneutics

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    HERMENEUTICS AS A METHOD OF TEXT-INTERPRETATION "Hermeneutics" means the theory of interpretation‚ i.e. thetheory of achieving an understanding of texts‚ utterances‚ and so on (it does notmean a certain twentieth-century philosophical movement). It is the art of interpreting. Hermeneutics proved to be much bigger than theology or legal theory. The comprehension of any written text requires hermeneutics; reading a literary text is as much a hermeneutic act as interpreting law or Scripture. Without

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    involves Harriet Vanger’s disappearance but it is quickly discovered by Blomkvist‚ a reporter‚ and Salander that Harriet’s disappearance involves violence and it doesn’t stop with her. Gottfried‚ her father‚ and Martin Vanger‚ her brother‚ are serial killers‚ who enjoy torturing and sexually assaulting women together. Gottfried also assaults his daughter‚ Harriet. After his death‚ Martin takes over and Harriet decides running away is her only escape from the abuse. Lisbeth Salander‚ the brilliant and yet

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    ‘The cosmological argument shows that it is reasonable to believe in God’ How far do you agree? - 15 Mark Aquinas’ cosmological argument is a theory that is highly credible due it to being very logical and having support from science and common human observation. His theory isn’t based on the spiritual and religious God it is based on the God of classical theism which is why more people may argue that his theory makes it reasonable to believe in God. Aquinas’ argument gives a very detailed account

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