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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2/20/2011 One Parent Homes Versus Two Parent Homes Traditionally‚ the family unit was made up of father‚ mother‚ and children. Today‚ one out of every two children in the United States will live in a single-parent family at some time before they reach age 18. According the United States Census Bureau‚ in 2002 about 20 million children lived in a household with only their mother or their father. This is more than one-fourth of all children in the United States. Most single-parent situations
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Positive Effects of Single Parenting Concepts Every Single Parent Needs to Keep in Mind By Jennifer Wolf‚ About.com Guide See More About: • effects of single parenting • coping strategies • divorce and children • effective parenting You might not often think of being a single parent family as a bonus for your kids. There have been many sacrifices along the way‚ and plenty of times when you wished things were different. However‚ there are some positive effects of single parenting that you should
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the Sydney Morning Herald‚ and she argues ” it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband”. The author raises some interesting points‚ but her argument has several fundamental problems: Price begins building her argument with personal facts and sources‚ using rhetorical appeals. In her editorial‚ Jenna objects to the ideal that a single woman who has money should marry a man. She uses pathos appeal to say women who are successful
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The book A Single Shard‚ by Linda Sue Park‚ is one of the best books I have ever read with the genre consisting of historical drama. Tree-ear‚ the main character‚ is a parentless‚ 12-year-old child who was raised under a bridge by a kind man with a crippled leg who went by the name of Crane-man. Despite this obviously poor life Tree-ear lived‚ he had one day that he looked forward to that he called‚ “throwing day” a day when a very skilled potter named Min spun a beautiful clay vase to Tree-ear’s
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In today’s American Society‚ people yearn for quick and healthful meals. According to food research firm Technomic‚ 47 percent of Americans say they want healthier fast food options‚ but only about 23 percent actually order them (Sniegowski). An individual often subconsciously orders foods that look enticing in pictures or from companies that declare false information about the food in the advertisements; this enables fast food chains to operate profitably. A good fast food restaurant chain should
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Kara Stevens Mrs. Kimberly Mori ENGL 1301 3 December 2014 Marijuana Legalization: The Advantages of Legalizing the Natural Herb Marijuana‚ an herb with over two hundred common names including weed‚ pot‚ and bud‚ is a mixture of green and brown dried shredded leaves of the hemp plant‚ Cannabis sativa. Marijuana may be used for recreational and medical use as a psychoactive substance. It contains a chemical called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). When marijuana smoke is inhaled‚ THC passes through the
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Startled‚ you get woken up by the police officers barging into your room‚ you notice the door has been kicked down and you are being yanked by the limbs. Unaware of why this is happening you start to scream and kick at the officers. Next thing you know you get hit in the side of the head and you black out. What feels like days later‚ you awaken in a dark and empty room. At least that’s what you believe. Out of thin air you hear a chuckle come from the corner of the room. Yelling hello you hope for
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My family and I have been living in Glendive‚ Montana from last 10 years. Glendive town is the ranching and agricultural hub of eastern Montana‚ but my city has now become a radioactive waste disposal site for North Dakota. In order to extract oil and gases‚ companies have to drill the earth. Along with Oil and gas‚ they also get unwanted material‚ such as radioactive sludge‚ water‚ rocks‚ etc. All the extra material is something they did not drill for and it is something that is hard to get rid
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In dystopian literature it’s coming that the Author is trying to portray a message involving a controlling government. Veronica Roth’s novel Divergent displays a dystopian nation where the citizens are split up into 5 factions. Amity; the peaceful. Abnegation; the selfless. Erudite; the intelligent. Candor; the honest. Dauntless; the brave. They are placed in these factions upon the age of 16 they take an aptitude test and their result tell them the faction that would be the best fit for them. The
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