Response Paper H. J. McCloskey‚ a renowned philosopher in the mid 20th century‚ wrote a provocative article in 1968 titled‚ “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey argues for atheism as the preferred and better belief system based upon his refutation of the theistic arguments. He argues against the existence of God by attempting to refute the cosmological and teleological arguments; as well he endeavours to discredit a God based upon the presence of evil. In doing this‚ he extends the boundaries for
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Critical Film Response (Western Eyes) The documentary film ‘Western Eyes’ by Ann Shin presents two Canadian women of Asian descent who are contemplating having plastic surgery to permanently change their looks. The aim of their surgeries was to westernize their appearances. Sharon‚ who is of Korean descent‚ wants to have eyelid surgery done to give her eyes ‘more of a fold’. Maria is of Filipino descent and was considering changing both her eyes and nose at the beginning of the film. Sharon‚ the
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Response Paper Jostin Holmes PHIL 201 February 2015 In 1968‚ a article was published by a man named H.J. McCloskey called “On Being an Atheist”‚ in which an attempt to present arguments against the existence of God is made. In his work‚ McCloskey attempts to provide readers with the argument that atheism is more “reasonable and comfortable (McCloskey‚1968)” compared to the alternative theistic view. In his article‚ McCloskey attempts to make arguments against the three typical theistic
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ENG101 Writing Assignment RESPONSE PAPER Prepared by: Abidul Huque ID – 14105019 Section – 12 In his article “Worshipping Celebrities” Joe Harper tries to convince us that celebrities are given more importance than they deserve‚ and act as bad influences on people. The glamorous lifestyles and the unethical habits they get into hardly make celebrities good examples as role models‚ and Harper feels that it is ridiculous for people to have such admiration
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GENESIS 6:1-8. : Who were “Sons of God” in Genesis 6 and what role did they play in human history? Who were the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 and what role did they play in Human History? 1. Introduction There has been much speculation about the meaning of the "sons of God" and who do they relate to in the book of Genesis 6. While not fully agreed upon‚ there are three basic interpretations of this passage. The oldest generally agreed belief is that "the sons of God" were fallen angels. It is
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Matthew Chavana English IV AP Chavez 15 February 2013 Response Paper #1 In Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” and Donald’s Hall’s “My son‚ my executioner” there is a glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship. We see this unconventional outlook from a child’s point of view and from a father’s‚ both faced with the tribulations which their corresponding father/son bring upon them. Hall’s “My son‚ my executioner” very much disturbed me as the speaker blatantly poisons the beauty and innocence
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Response Paper: Saying No to College For many high school students‚ the obvious choice after graduation is going to college. But why has this become the norm? With many students being conditioned at a young to prepare for college‚ there might not seem like any other choice. As college tuitions continues to rise and the job market continues to decline‚ young adults have started to rethink the choice to attend college. After all‚ there have been many successful people who have not graduated
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Ahmed Mohammed Dr Agatha Ukata WRI 102 Response Paper Summary The first article by Thomas Frank talks about the introduction of backscatter x-rays‚ a new threat detection technology that cannot visit the inside of a person’s body‚ thus reducing vulnerability to irradiation. Tests conducted show that backscatter x-rays are more efficient that traditional scanners and metal detectors. Joe Sharkey argues that backscatter x-rays will explicit images of travelers. Homeland security justifies the
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Zhandaulet Saduakas 10.9.2014 ENG 101 Professor Benjamini Computers Change the Way We Live Computers have been our best friend for rather a long time. Nowadays we seek technology‚ and we cannot live without it. Our consciousness tries to pull us into it deeper and deeper. The real problem is not that we are not able to escape‚ but we do not want to escape. The virtual life has made us a very comfortable place to work‚ play or communicate. We believe that the technology life is real when it is not
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Tatiana Bigelow Engl1010-062 26 February 2013 Response paper Fat Is a Feminine Issue by Susie Orback Susie Orbach is a feminist involved in a organization "that companies body diversity" and has published several books on woman`s health and wellbeing. She believes that compulsive eating is a way to rebel against expectations of a sexist. In the United States it is estimated that 50% of women are overweight. According to Orback‚ everywhere we look there are commercials‚ billboards
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