these things; they exist only in the state of mind. There are three key ideas to metaphysics: being‚ substance‚ and cause. The most important thing about the idea of being is that it cannot be defined. If it were given a definition "by proximate genus and ultimate difference"‚ the word itself‚ being‚ includes anything that ever was‚ and everything that ever will‚ so it cannot exclude anything‚ and therefore cannot be included in a genus or group. With this definition of being‚ it cannot be argued
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HEATING VALUE ULTIMATE ANALYSIS PROXIMATE ANALYSIS ASH DEFORMATION POINTS Initial deformation temp. Softening temp. Hemispherical temp Fluid temp. LIQUID FUELS PROPERTIES HEATING VALUE FLASH POINT IGNITION POINT (SELF‚ FORCED) VISCOSITY POUR POINT SULFUR ASH Refinery process Distillation GASEOUS FUEL PROPERTIES HEATING VALUE COMPOSITION DENSITY BASIS OF ANALYSIS AS RECEIVED Ultimate C +H +O +N +S +A +M =100 Proximate VM +FC +M +A = 100
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Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals‚ Inc. ~ 509 U.S. 579‚ 113 S.Ct. 2786 CRM 344: Scientific Writing and Courtroom Testimony Professor Gardner Saint Leo University April 25‚ 2013 Abstract Daubert and other minors‚ suffered limb reduction birth defects; they claim the defects were caused when their mothers ingested drugs manufactured by the Defendant‚ Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals‚ Inc. (Defendant)‚ while they were pregnant. When the United States
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BA 3301 Test 1 Review Chapter 1 Equity vs. Legal Action * Court of Equity – the court will hear what is fair‚ and the outcome is based on factors not contract terms. * Equity – seeks a remedy when there is no available remedy at law. Deals with fairness in justice‚ usually stemming from natural law. Injunctions‚ court orders‚ restraining order. Civil action. * Court of Law – “black letter law” you did or did not do something. * Legal action – action typically for money damages
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of an "unconditioned" or "supreme" being‚ usually then identified as God. It is traditionally known as an argument from universal causation‚ an argument from first cause‚ the causal argument or theargument from existence. Whichever term is employed‚ there are three basic variants of the argument‚ each with subtle yet important distinctions: the arguments from causation‚ in esse and in fieri‚ and the argument from contingency. 6. What differentiates Paley’s theism from St. Aquinas’? Paley describes
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1. What are historical explanations? Historical explanations are another term for ultimate explanations which are concerned with the entire existence of a group of organisms as opposed to just the explanations of a specific individual. 2. How are Freudian concepts historical explanations? What mistake do such explanations make to manufacture an immediate cause of behavior? Freudian concepts are historical explanations because of the use of childhood experiences as explanations for adulthood behavior
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GEOG 4077 – Mid-term Review >Economics is disembodied from regions & cities and Economic Geography is here to fill that space. >German Geography is very field oriented. >Human Geography * Friedrich Ratzel: “Anthropogeographica” (1882) A branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment. Cultural Historical economic paradigm to work with. He first coined the term‚ lebensraum (which
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The materials used for this lab were filter papers‚ a choice chamber‚ eight pill bugs‚ water‚ and tin foil. The first step of the process is to trace and cut the filter paper so it fits neatly within each side of the choice chamber. Then‚ put water each filter paper and place the damp filter paper into the choice chamber. The damped filter paper causes the pill bugs to not be able to crawl under the paper and therefore disrupting the results. Four pill bugs should be placed on either side and one
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compared in their effectiveness of explaining the world. Plato said in his Theory of the Forms that there were two worlds and that the forms were eternal and unchanging‚ which is difficult to prove as true. In comparison‚ Aristotle’s theories of causation say that everything is constantly changing and focuses heavily on the world we already know‚ which is easier to prove and more realistic in explaining the world. Plato was also a rationalist and didn’t trust the senses‚ whereas Aristotle’s belief
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and categories‚ such as natural disaster‚ that become legitimate frames for making sense of an unexpected situation." (Klinenberg‚ pg 23) Chapter 1‚ "Dying Alone‚" examines the aging population of urban residents who live alone‚ often without proximate or reliable sources of routine contact and social support. During 16 months of fieldwork‚ Klinenberg spent ample time conversing with over forty seniors‚ which helped him to better understand and convey ideas on how living alone had affected heat
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