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    Let’s imagine that in this world with no government‚ I’m typing this article for you on my MacBook right now. And let’s imagine that there’s a very large man--we’ll call him Biff--who doesn’t especially like my writing‚ so he walks in‚ throws the MacBook on the floor‚ stomps it into little pieces‚ and leaves. And before leaving‚ Biff tells me that if I write anything else he doesn’t like‚ he’ll do to me what he did to my MacBook. Well‚ in doing that he just established something very much like

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    Standardized testing is a huge part of the American educational system. The first test American children take is before they start even kindergarten at times. They’re evaluated on if they can read or write‚ if they know how to add or subtract‚ if they know how to write their name or not‚ to place them in the class that fits them the best. From the moment they take that test‚ they take them leading all the way up to the end of their senior year in high school. Some say standardized testing increases

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    Josephine‚ I respect your opinion that sanctuary cities are unconstitutional and I agree with you‚ but I do not agree with your reasoning as to why. After reading your stance on sanctuary cities‚ I have to admit that I am confused by your explanation of them. First‚ you imply that being an undocumented immigrant is a crime‚ when in fact it is only a civil violation. What is illegal‚ and actually classified as a crime‚ is the improper entry. An example of this is illegal border crossing. Furthermore

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    Raising the Minimum Wage: A Necessity Most people can look back and remember their first job‚ the one that provided them the preparatory competence they required to excel and improve themselves in life. But several people remember their first job‚ unfortunately it’s the job they still have. These first jobs frequently start off on minimum wage. Having a low minimum wage averts people from improving themselves‚ therefore being stuck with a minimum wage job their whole life. Various people assume

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    Job Skills Necessary for Success Many people have argued that the skills needed to be successful in today’s workforce have changed. What skills do you feel an individual needs to be successful in a job today? Why do you feel these skills are most important? I say I have to agree that the skills needed to be successful in today’s workforce have changed. It really just depends on the business or job you are applying for. By much of the research I have done many jobs to be successful are asking for

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    people may think that the ideals of people in the positions of authority should be trusted completely and shouldn’t be challenged; however‚ even though the people in authority may be professionals and leaders in their field of expertise‚ it is still necessary to challenge what they say is true. By sometimes challenging the ideas and decisions made by the people in authority‚ it helps people become more aware of their own rights and take further action to protect them. Through challenging the ideas of

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    The biggest challenges to persuasion in contemporary political culture is speakers are listening to the other party and tend to be a popularity contest. When I think of persuasion‚ I think of debate and with debate comes rebuttal. Although we are encouraged to listen to our opponents‚ we do not truly listen to them‚ but rather we look to cherry pick certain points‚ statements or words that would ultimately be useful to our argument. This is a modern-day challenge because of the emphasis being placed

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    impressions‚ or things we perceive. He categorizes “power” and “necessary connection” as complex ideas; this means we must trace back what simple ideas they come from and then what impressions those simple ideas come from. But Hume argues that there is no impression where the idea of necessary connection can come from. He first uses the examples of the billiard balls. He says‚ “…we are never able‚ in a single instance‚ to discover any power or necessary connexion; any quality which binds the effect to the

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    In the Sermon “Sinners in the hand of an Angry God” given by Jonathan Edwards‚ the persuasion techniques logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos are displayed. To start off‚ the persuasion technique logos is used in Edward’s sermon when he talks about being burned in hell. In the sermon Edwards says‚ “So that‚ thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God‚ over the pit of hell…” Logos uses logic to persuade people. Edwards tries to show people that pain is inevitable if they’re a sinner‚ and it’s simple

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    IS PROOF FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD NECESSARY Adrian Lee Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Julian Achim February 16‚ 2013 IS PROOF FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD NECESSARY When we talk religion or Christianity one of the biggest questions out there is proving if God is real‚ and how can we prove this. It is very important to be able to prove the existence of God in order to become a Christian or a follower of God. The existence of god means there is an eternal heaven something to look forward

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