The cosmological arguments are inductive arguments based on an ‘a posteriori’ premise‚ which‚ despite having been introduced many years ago‚ continue to be prevalent today. An early example of the argument is within ‘Timaeus’‚ in which Plato proposed the idea that anything that has been created must be created by a cause. These arguments are intended to prove the existence of the God of Classical Theism by explaining that God must be the first cause of the universe; the being setting the world into
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Chapter 8 of Antonio de Morga’s "Events of the Philippines Islands" with the Rizal annotation. Then take one section of Chapter 8 which talks about precolonial cultures and IN YOUR OWN WORDS‚ discuss its significance and use to our present-day ideas of culture‚ history‚ and identify. Jose Rizal’s annotation of Antonio Morga’s "Historical Events of the Philippine’s Islands". “Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the islands
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……………………………………………………………………………………….. 37 I. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Contained in a November 5‚ 1997 Supreme Court decision‚ which deemed the first oil deregulation law‚ the Republic Act No. 8180‚ to be unconstitutional1‚ is a brief history of the Philippine oil industry. Due to an oil crisis ’ occurrence in 1997‚ the government created the Oil Industry Commission (OIC) to regulate the goings-on of businesses working with oil. The OIC can fix prices of petroleum products‚ control refinery capacities
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factional rebel sieges‚ and most recently‚ record breaking typhoons‚ the Philippines is doing surprisingly well for itself. In fact‚ The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that though the wreckage caused by last week’s Supertyphoon Haiyan will likely slow GDP somewhat‚ economic damage will not be significant‚ the Eastern Visayas region accounting for only two per cent of the country’s GDP. Economically‚ at least‚ the Philippines has had a good year: the first half of 2013 saw GDP growth at 7.3 percent
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The Effects of Globalization in the Philippines As defined‚ the term globalization refers to the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade‚ free flow of capital‚ and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets. Globalization has offered considerable controversial impact. It has been viewed as a process that is a key to the development of the world economy where effects are inevitable and irreversible. Some regard it with hostility‚ fear that increases
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Taking a Stand Against Abortion Abortion is a controversial topic that many are happy to avoid. As law abiding citizens‚ taking the life of another should not be a luxury that mothers are given as a solution to their problems. In this essay I will be explaining to you some side effects of having an abortion‚ scientific evidence of when life begins‚ and reasons why people have an abortion. Most people don’t know that when a woman has an abortion some side effects can include hemorrhage‚ infection
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BUSINESS ETIQUETTE IN THE PHILIPPINES Doing business in the Philippines is not difficult at all. Even before the country was occupied by its many colonizers‚ i.e. the Spaniards‚ Americans and Japanese‚ it has always been actively trading with many foreigners like the Chinese‚ the Arabs. Hindus and the Malays. Barter was the early form of business wherein Chinese‚ Arabs‚ Hindus and Malays would bring to the islands their goods in exchange for native produce of the natives. Today‚ more sophisticated
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Closing Government‚ Rebuttal research Motion: “This house believes that an authoritarian government will help the Philippines progress.” I. Expected Argument “The form of government doesn’t matter and the progress of the country will depend on the kind of leader we have as a president.” II. Counter-Argument “Unlike in other forms of the government‚ the authoritarian form of government allows us to make a standard to what kind of leader is best for our country.” III. Explanation
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of media research in the Philippines? Choose a particular form of mass media and identify three (3) major issues and concerns besetting it. To what extent has research been made on such issues and concerns? Cite concrete cases to prove your point. The Philippine film industry‚ considered by many critics‚ producers‚ directors‚ movie workers‚ is either slowly but surely dying or is already dead. Notice the use of the term "Philippine film industry" instead of "Philippine cinema." This is such for
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Government Funding for the Space Program Over the past 20 years the United States space program have seen many changes. The first of them being a large interest from private sectors. Companies such as space X‚ Google‚ Virgin Galactic‚ and Xcor aerospace had come into the mix‚ due to the crash of the United States economy making every taxpaying dollars required to go further in assisting citizens the United States and the death of the space shuttle program. Privatized companies have now been able
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