Have you ever imagined if morals can exist without religion? One day when I got lost in a multitude of useless trivia in the Internet I accidentally came across a thought-provoking sentence by a British writer Arthur C. Clarke who said that "one of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion." After that‚ I started to think about this controversial matter. As a young Polish student‚ raised in the Christian tradition‚ in a country where according to WIN-Gallup
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The 1955 social drama Rebel Without a Cause is a powerful archetype of both its genre and the period of social upheaval that it portrays. Playing the lead role of Jim Stark‚ actor James Dean personifies the films central theme‚ a tortuous longing to belong and be loved‚ unconditionally. The Stark family‚ whove recently migrated to suburban Los Angeles‚ are seeking a fresh start and rehabilitation of their delinquent teenage son. Their aspirations echo the universal theme of yearning for acceptance
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Many people believe that only science‚ or religion‚ is needed‚ and that the two should be completely separate. Some people believe that religion is needed as it gives them a faith‚ and they believe that they have seen religious beings‚ helping them in life. Many scientists disregard these thoughts as there is no physical evidence to be shown‚ whereas scientific ideas have been tested many times‚ proven with knowledge and experimentation. Although some religious ideas have been proved false using
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There cannot be good without evil. This is one of the most important lessons that I have learned growing up and I will keep this close by me as I get even older. Conflict between two ideals is a great place to find meaning and lenses for us to view our world. I had this conflict with myself starting at a young age. This conflict came about when I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life. What should I be doing with my life? One of the strongest places this has shown up in my life
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times incredibly inappropriate‚ but at the core of it it shows a harsh reality‚ a reality that most people do not comprehend. Most people in today’s society takes for granted the fact that most illegal immigrants do the hard labor in our country and without them the country would eventually fall apart. The movie would impact the field of sociology by forcing individuals into reality and really including immigrants in various things like surveys and studies. It would overall improve the perception of
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Women’s emancipation Never has there been a subject that has aroused as much discussion as the one of the evolution of women’s place in society. It is commonly heard that the man has been superior to the woman. This belief appeared first because of the psychological and physiological differences between both sexes. Thus‚ since the beginning of times‚ it has also been spread that women was only born to stay home‚ raise children‚ cook‚ make the house chores‚ and take care of their husband
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The Emancipation Proclamation The American Civil War and the ending of slavery through issuing the Emancipation Proclamation are the two crucial events of U.S. history. Perhaps the war would not have occurred if slavery did not exist because it is one of the main reasons that the southerners and northerners got into conflict. However‚ if there was no Civil War and Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation declaring the freedom of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America
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A Life Without Travel‚ is a Life Unlived ‘The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page‚’ said St Augustine. I’ve always had a love for travel‚ give me the resources and point me in a direction and I’m there. Just the other week‚ I had the opportunity to visit one of the largest cities in the world: Hong Kong. That opportunity came to me when I was on my way to work. I got phone call from a friend who just found out about a promo for Cebu Air Pacific for flights to Hong
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To gain deeper understanding on the concept of marriage and cohabitation without marital union among unmarried couples‚ case study was used for the research. Case study refers to an understanding‚ as a unit of the study in which the relevant outcome takes on a specific value‚ about something unique‚ special‚ or interesting stories can be about individuals‚ organizations‚ processes‚ programs‚ neighborhoods‚ institutions‚ region‚ and even events at a given time (Hall‚ 2006). In this particular study
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attested to this after moving into a mostly car-less community‚ claiming “when [she] had a car [she] was always tense. [She’s] much happier [that] way” (Source 1). If that were not enough‚ businessman Carlos Arturo Plaza who participated in the Day Without Cars in Bogota‚ Colombia‚ after just a day was able to say “it’s a good oppurtunity to take away stress” (Source 3). Just one day was enough to de-stress this man and if that does not speak wonders‚ one has to wonder what does. The event “[left] the
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