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    Eve was not original sin‚ but in truth‚ first blessing. You should thank them from the bottom of your hearts. For in being the first to make a "wrong choice" Adam and Eve produced the possibility of making any choice at all. In your mythology you have made Eve the bad one‚ the temptress who ate of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil and coyly invited Adam to join her. This mythological setup has allowed you to make woman man’s downfall ever since. Resulting in all manner of warped realities

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    People over time have evolved to use reason and logical explanations to solve problems rather than spiritual beliefs. Before humans began relying on rational thought they based their actions off of the belief of gods and fate. An example of someone relying solely on reason in the age of gods and goddesses is The Fox in Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis in which the story takes place around 700 to 450 B.C. The character‚ The Fox‚ in Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis relies

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    1.Why do we have government? As the colonist declared their independence from Great Britain‚ many did not want a political system‚ due to England’s horrid political structure. This resulted in a conflict between those who wanted to live free from rule‚ and those who saw the need for a system. The colonists’‚ who did not want to be ruled‚ compromised because they wanted their natural rights and liberties to be protected. The government ensures the protection of inherent rights‚ and protects freedom

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    Utilitarianism or God‚ do we have to choose? During many years that question is being formulated and many scholars had a very difficult time to decide if it was possible to follow God’s will and the principle of utility maximization. The principle of utility maximization was a theory created by John Stuart Mill and presented in his book Utilitarianism (1863). Societies throughout the years have argued that those theories are hard to combine‚ since Utilitarianism seeks for self-development and

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    The question that is being asked around the world is whether or not we have free will to choose how our life will turn out. This is something that philosophers have been discussing for a while now. Some say free will is just an allusion to us‚ yet; others say we do have free will. Choice is “an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.” This is something that we deal with each and everyday of our lives. We react to things in different ways which determine what

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    The novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing can be found for sale on Amazon.com‚ which is an easily accessible way to purchase books among other things. Do Not Say We Have Nothing is the type of novel in which people can gain valuable insight into the different lifestyles of people from around the world‚ which is why it’s fitting that the book is easily accessible. For instance‚ in the article The Magical Matter of Books..‚ it discusses how The Tales of Beatle the Bard wasn’t originally going to be released

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    1. Why do we have states? Would it be possible for people to live without them? If they disappeared in the future‚ what would replace them? We have states so that the general public can be protected from external‚ as well as internal threats. States have armies to protect citizens from other countries who might invade or who pose some other sort of threat. States also have some sort of police force to protect citizens from criminals who wish to do them some kind of harm. The social contract theory

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    problem of actual learning. Over the years letter grades have been the main focus in schools‚ when in reality‚ learning should be the main focus of schools. “So whether or not a student completed a homework assignment is separated from how well he or she understands the concepts.” (Long). I disagree with Diana Chetelat‚ a concerned parent of a student‚ who states‚ “Taking away concrete grading takes away what is inevitable. In the real world‚ students can’t say they had good check marks”‚ because

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    Debate on free speech is active in many parts of the world today. Discussions concerning things like hate speech or trigger warnings has raised a serious question: is there a need for free speech to be limited? Many argue that trigger warnings often interfere with and prevent difficult or uncomfortable conversations; while others express their concerns about hate speech and internet trolling becoming a serious threat to public safety. Recently‚ the UK legislation has responded to trolling’s extremity

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    The atomic bomb killed many innocent people‚ but it was necessary to end World War II. <br> <br>After World War II began in 1939‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced the neutrality of the United States. Many people in the United States thought that their country should stay out of the war. The people wanted the Allied Forces to have the victory. President Roosevelt also wanted an Allied victory because an Axis victory might endanger democracies everywhere. The United States equipped nations

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