A defense of the ontological argument Daniel Andrews In this essay I will first explain the ontological argument and my reasons for choosing it. I will then discuss why I believe it is a better account for the existence of god than the teleological argument and the cosmological argument. I will then move onto discuss various theologians that oppose the ontological argument and critique their responses. The aim of the essay if to show the strength of the argument and to expose some key weaknesses
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The article “In Defense of Liz Lemon” by Emily Nussbaum is an opinionated article on the character development of Liz Lemon from the popular tv series “30 Rock”. The article “Black Friday: Consumerism Minus Civilization” is an opinionated article on the holiday that has become Black Friday. Although the two articles are about completely different in content and tone and written on unrelated subjects‚ there are many similarities within the two shown through their passion and proof that things that
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setting is like‚ and it gives the reader the ability to put their imagination into the book.. With good imagery the reader can build off of what the writes; and maybe even bring the story to a whole new level. One great example of Imagery in The Most Dangerous Game is on page 17 when the author writes “Dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.” The author wanted to describe how the characters felt while they were on the yacht. In my opinion he does
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Normally‚ people want to avoid and wind up any criminal charges as soon as possible - and a criminal defense attorney is the best person to resort to for this purpose. Most of the people find the legal process difficult to grasp and proceeding with legal actions seems like an impossible task. Here is where the criminal attorneys come in. It becomes their responsibility to explain the legal procedures and effects of every legal action that is to be taken along with fighting for their clients. These
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Rainsford falls out of the yacht .He falls into the ocean.he swims almost fifty feet without stopping. it’s very quiet and dark.They were traveling o shiptrap island‚shiptrap island is in the middle of the Atlantic ocean.Shipstrap island is owned by General Zaroff. It was suspensful when Rainsford fell off the yacht.Its also suspensful when Shortly after their discussion‚ Whitney retires for the evening. Rainsford decides to stay on deck to smoke his pipe. He suddenly hears the sound of gunshots
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Zaroff vs. Montresor Although Zaroff and Montresor share certain qualities in their actions‚ attitudes‚ and personalities‚ they also differ in several approaches‚ including their motives and incentives for murder‚ producing two similar yet unique characters. Both characters have the same intention‚ but act upon their foes by implementing different schemes. Zaroff seeks to kill Rainsford while Montresor wants to kill Fortunato. Zaroff‚ an experienced hunter‚ applies guns‚ knifes‚ and dogs to track
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recognized marriages from each other. Thus‚ if back then with Baehr v. Miike case‚ Hawaii had recognized same sex marriage‚ other states would have had recognized it too. It was then‚ as an immediate response to the Hawaiian case‚ the creation of The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)‚ an Act that was passed by the federal government in 1996
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In “In Defense of Single Motherhood”‚ Katie Roiphe argues that single motherhood can be just as suitable as the “typical” American family . Roiphe states that‚ “…There is no typical single mother any more than there is a typical mother. It is‚ in fact‚ our fantasies and crude stereotypes of this “typical single mother” that get in the way of a more rational‚ open-minded understanding of a variety and richness of different kinds of families” (58). Roiphe is correct in her argument‚ because my observations
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Air Defense Artillery systems utilized during the Vietnam War era had more to do on the battlefields other than protect air bases. These weapons served as a geographical benefit because of the heavy firepower they would deliver in times of serious land warfare. The variety of missions executed determined the methods of how Air Defense Artillery systems deployed. A battery size element would rarely stay together operating as a whole unit even if a brigade that gives support tries to maintain overall
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The documentary‚ “Dangerous Knowledge” by David Malone‚ focuses on four major mathematicians‚ Georg Cantor‚ Ludwig Boltzmann‚ Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing. For each mathematician‚ their genius drove them insane and eventually led them to commit suicide; however‚ their intelligence has greatly affected todays mathematics. This documentary discusses many of the questions that mathematical thinkers are trying to answer. As a child‚ Georg Cantor heard voices‚ which he believed was God‚ calling him into
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