We believe Texas rightfully belongs to Mexico for many reasons‚ some of those reasons being Spanish colonization‚ Mexican Independence‚ and annexation of Texas. Texas was originally inhabited by indigenous people long before European colonization. In the 16th century‚ Spanish explorers arrived and claimed the land for Spain‚ establishing settlements and missions. However‚ it wasn’t until Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 that Texas became part of the newly formed nation. For a time‚ Texas
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all-knowing and transcendent. "Transcendent" meaning beyond the world of human experience‚ outside of ourselves and distinct from the world he created. Western concepts of God have ranged from the detached transcendent demiurge of Aristotle to the pantheism of Spinoza. Nevertheless‚ much of western thought about God has fallen within some broad form of theism. Theism is the view that there is a God which is the creator and sustainer of the universe and is unlimited with regard to omniscience knowledge
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We see and understanding things not as they are‚ but as we are. Discuss the claim in relation to at least two ways of knowing. People grow in different societies‚ in different cultures‚ people have own experience and knowledge. From the beginning of our life we all are different. By the law of nature we cannot be the same. This claim states that we see and understand things not as they are‚ but as we are so we cannot understand or see something objectively (as they are) because we add our opinion
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In “ What Should We Worry About‚” Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner talk about how humans beings are more afraid of the known instead of being scared of the important risks that are unknown. I understand Levitt and Dubner’s point but I disagree. I do not consider the known risks to be scary. I do fear the unknown‚ things like breast cancer‚ heart disease‚ and any form of viruses that can lead to severe sickness or death. These are things that could cause my loved ones and me great pain and
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The person we are is a complicated mixture of how we look‚ behave and think. As people we are constantly changing‚ influenced by our surroundings. It is my belief that most people in modern society believe that the person they have become is a direct consequence of the decisions that they have made during their life. What most people don?t realise is that a great deal of decisions which have affected the course of their life were made before they were even born. In most cases‚ these decisions will
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Lynne Ramsay directed the film “We need to talk about Kevin” which has been chosen as the stimulus for this creative response. Nature versus nurture is the main issue depicted through the adolescent boy‚ Kevin. The intriguing debate between nature versus nurture arises as it questions which is the dominate force that determines the characteristics of an individual. “Mummy was happy before little Kevin came along‚ did you know that?” (Time: 00:31:00) Eva‚ Kevins mother‚ believes that he is a
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feel guilty about themselves. In contrast‚ people who always tell the truth live a healthy life as they have fewer things to worry‚ and sleep better and they feel good about themselves. On the other hand‚ people lie to protect others feeling from not being hurt. These lies are the “white lies’. It is important‚ to tell the truth‚ because by being truthful a person will stop lying to them themselves and being honest with others will create a good relationship with others. To sum up‚ we are trying to
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We‚ The Immortals While The Immortals by Martin Amis is “local” in that it is written from the perspective of an English-speaker using humor that appeals to other English-speakers (“New Zealand‚ I find‚ is pretty dead at the best of times”)‚ its themes and motifs are truly universal. This is due to two main reasons: first‚ because the protagonist himself is so essentially human in his thinking and behavior‚ and second‚ because the examination of immortality in fictional story form has existed for
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How important is that we are certain about what we claim as knowledge? According to my opinion‚ it is crucial to identify what we claim as knowledge. The world has a lot of information but not all of them can be claimed as knowledge that is suitable to. Everything from your opinion to the life changing decisions you make are dependent on the knowledge that you identify as your own through your own perspectives and also through your experiences. To me‚ unnecessary knowledge is something a person
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creatures. We are conditioned to do many different things in life‚ some in very specific ways. One example‚ an obvious one‚ is behavioral conditioning. In an organized society‚ we are conditioned by outside factors (e.g. parents‚ government‚ friends) to act in a certain way. There is a limit to what we can do‚ where we can do it‚ and how we can do it. For instance‚ most of us are conditioned to pay taxes‚ obey laws‚ and lead as healthy and productive lives as possible. However‚ some of us‚ although
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