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    Thomas Aquinas’s cosmological argument is a posteriori argument that Aquinas uses to prove the existence of God. Aquinas argues that‚ “Nothing can move itself‚ so whatever is in motion must be put in motion by another‚ and that by another again. But this causal loop cannot go on to infinity‚ so if every object in motion had a mover‚ there must be a first mover which is the unmoved mover‚ called God.” (Aquinas‚ Question 2‚ Article 3). I do agree with Aquinas’s cosmological argument in proving the

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    sought to (a) evaluate the sensory qualities of sweet potato cookies in terms of appearance‚ odor texture and taste. (b) determine the most suitable treatment based on general acceptability. (c) determine if there is a significant difference on the proximate composition between control and the most acceptable treatment in terms of moisture‚ ash‚ crude fat‚ and protein. (d) determine production cost analysis of the most acceptable treatment. There were four treatments used in this study: Treatment 1

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    specifications of human actions and the cardinal virtues that govern actions and guide conducts according to faith and reason. All actions that are conducive to the attainment of man’s final end are considered morally good. Thus‚ an account on this ultimate end of human acts will be illustrated on the grounds of Aquinas’ writings. THE NATURE OF HUMAN ACTION An action is human just as it is rational for it was stated that through reason‚ man is the master of his acts. However‚ in order to fully

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    Sam murders. His reign of terror would grip this city and its surrounding areas for over a year. Sadly the Son of Sam whom was eventually identified as David Berkowitz a severely disturbed young man that fell under the several theories of crime causation. In his early life he felt awkward and scorned by his peers because of being adopted and his appearance. These feelings would later follow him into his adult life and as referred by Bardsely (n.d.)”‚ he would be creating fantasies that would crowd

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    Strayer University SEC 300 Introduction to Private Security Prof Ebrahim Biparva October 26‚ 2011 Elements of Negligent Liability Negligence is the failure to exercise the care toward others which a reasonable or prudent person would do under certain circumstances or taking action which a reasonable person would not (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/negligence). Negligence also assesses the human choice to engage in harmful conduct as proper or improper. This is because choices

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    WedgeCorp manufactures golf clubs. The clubs have rubberized grips that golfers hold onto to swing them. Neil bought his wife a set of clubs for her birthday. Cindy‚ Neil’s wife‚ is an avid golfer and uses the clubs frequently at the local golf course. When WedgeCorp manufactured the clubs‚ they used improperly mixed glue that did not tightly bond the grips to the end of the clubs.  Seven months after acquiring the clubs‚ Cindy went golfing with her friend‚ Kate.  While Cindy was swinging a five

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    results of varying one factor at a time. Qualitative descriptive research (case studies) – Ultimate goal is to improve practice. This presupposes a cause/effect relationship between behavior and outcome; however‚ this method will ONLY let you hypothesize about variables and describe them. When you move to show correlation among them‚ you’re doing quantitative work. But remember‚ correlation does not mean causation. Longitudinal studies are data sources that contain observations of the same research

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    hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh- hhhhhhhhhhhhh This chapter is both a goldmine and a minefield for world history. It can be a goldmine because it is full of fascinating stories‚ people‚ ideas and events with which students and teachers will have some degree of familiarity. It can be a minefield‚ however‚ because in the big picture of a thematic AP world history course‚ it is not necessary to go into all the minute details of the Reformation‚ the English Civil War

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    History The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (NLEOM) is the nation’s monument to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The Memorial honors federal‚ state and local law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the safety and protection of our nation and its people. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) was established by former U.S Representative Mario Biaggi‚ a 23-year New York City police veteran who was wounded in the

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    Modern education system I decided to write about education system in Ukraine because I think it is very common problem and because I’m a student as well. Educational system in Ukraine at the present stage is sufficiently complex and hard-to-reach for citizens. Despite the fact that officially education is considered to be free of charges on all levels for children‚ in reality parents confront series of problems that are not so easy to deal with‚ unless they have certain savings of money. So

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