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    Mackie in his paper Evil and Omnipotence‚ constructs an argument against the idea of the possibility of a God existing that has the characteristics laid out by the main religions: Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. These characteristics include that God is omnipotent‚ or He is capable of stopping evil‚ and omni benevolent‚ or He wants to eliminate evil and He is entirely good. Mackie systematically goes through his logical thought process as well as his response to any type of criticism or alternative

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    Science behind the Nebular Hypothesis Heather Smith PHY 104 John Ensworth July 3‚ 2011 Science is a broad subject for anyone because there is so much information that came from Science. Science is another way of looking at things‚ however; not all scientific information is accurate for much of it an educated guesses or theories. One scientific method that has been well known and questioned numerous times has been the formation of the sun and our planets. What is this method I am

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    becomes possible for the Lucifer effect to alter the behaviors of good people. Zimbardo’s Theory of Good and Evil The Lucifer effect is likely to influence people to behave badly‚ as it transforms the character of an individual from good to bad. Behind the Lucifer effect‚ several psychological mechanisms‚ variables forces‚ factor and processes contribute to altering individuals’ behaviors. The most notable of them is the group peer pressure raising conformist behaviors. The group that a person belongs

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    The Physics behind Flying Airplanes There are several aspects involved in the dynamics of airplane and how they become airborne. This report will address the main physics involved and mathematic formulae that prove how airplanes get above the ground from a small fighter jet to a massive Boeing 747. The necessities involved in keeping there massive weights in the air and the extreme forces needed to land these airplanes and bring them to a halt will also be explored. Firstly‚ the formula F

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    The Security Behind Mac OSX: Why Apple‚ Inc Doesn’t Worry About Viruses Matthew Long As many have heard‚ Macintosh Computers‚ and more in general Apple Inc.‚ is beginning to really take flight in consumer households. The overwhelming numbers of available viruses to Windows computers‚ phones‚ and Android devices surpasses the millions. In fact‚ in April of 2012‚ Symantec released a report noting its latest Virus definitions file that contained 17‚702‚868 separate

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    Kristyn Grety Honors English 12 Period-8 2-18-13 Symbolism behind the Lord of the Flies William Golding is very known to use so much symbolism in Lord of the Flies that many critics agree that it is an allegory. Golding’s Lord of the Flies is “a named applied to the biblical demon Beelzebub” thus symbolizing evil (Rosenfield‚ p.174). Golding also uses symbolism of the four main characters Jack‚ Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon in the story that “shows the characters work out their archetypal pattern

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    {text:bookmark-start} The Reasoning behind Serial Killers {text:bookmark-end} A serial killer is a person whom has killed at least three or more people over a period of time. This time period could be weeks‚ months‚ or even years. Condemning a serial killer for his or hers heinous crimes is easy for a person to do‚ However; one must take into consideration that nearly all serial killers were at some point victims of crimes themselves‚ whether it be from family or environment. We all know about

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    Many families have filed suit against the companies that took their land‚ but due to corruption in the courts they did not win. This reminds me of the corruption in India presented in Behind the Beautiful Forevers. People who lose their lands are often forced to work in plantations under horrible conditions and with little pay. Referring to the title of the documentary‚ the companies are the elephants and the farmers are the grass. I

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    When I think about fairy tales‚ the stories that first come to mind are Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ and Beauty and the Beast. I think of these stories and books as products of Walt Disney‚ and assumed that to be their place of origin. The Disney Spell is that Walt Disney made it so that when you think of certain fairy tales‚ you automatically think of him. Thus‚ eliminating the true origin of those fairy tales. After going through this reading‚ I realized that I was one of the victims under the Disney

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    The idea that was the driving force behind the crusades was that Christianity must replace previously held Islamic and Judaic beliefs at any price‚ even the lives of others. The people of the world must be saved through their belief in the Christian God‚ no matter the cost‚ even if violence was to be used. All throughout Europe‚ Jews were persecuted‚ and eventually Jerusalem was captured. Jewish and Muslim people living within the city were murdered; this included the slaughter of women and children

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