This world cannot withstand the concept of perfection. Perfection is something reserved for the boundaries of Heaven and cannot be synthetically created by any human being. Nature is raw‚ flawed and does not take well to being improved upon. This is why Nature ultimately has the final say in what can and cannot existence. In “The Birthmark”‚ Hawthorne suggests that nothing and no one is perfect nor has the ability to obtain said perfection. An obsession to surpass Earthly Nature can and will result
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First‚ believe in the world—that there is meaning behind everything. Don’t look back—forward‚ infinite energy‚ infinite enthusiasm‚ infinite daring‚ and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished. This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside‚ not to lay the blame upon anyone outside‚ but stand up‚ lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself. Tell the truth boldly‚ whether it hurts or not. Never
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Rene Descartes in his Discourse of the Method begins with the problem of showing and proving his own existence‚ but later in the reading changes the problem and it is concentrating on proving the existence of God. The first time that I thought to myself that this reading is probably about something else than proving his own existence was where the author started talking about perfection. The author defined God as “something that truly was more perfect than I was‚ something indeed having perfections
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Taylor Heppeler March 25‚ 2014 Philosophy 110 Paper #2 Pascal’s Wager Pascal’s Wager is that of whether or not to believe in God. What are the benefits? What are the consequences? I will argue that Pascal’s Wager is indeed persuasive to believing in God due to the appeal of one’s emotions and desires. One may object that Pascal is not thoroughly persuasive regarding that the belief in God’s existence is greater than not believing‚ but I will continue to argue that it is‚ and it can only offer the
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OF REVENGE: A CRITICAL APPRECIATION SUBSCRIBE “OF REVENGE” is a masterpiece of Bacon who in the eyes of Hugh Walker is: "First of English essayists‚ as he remains for sheer mass and weight of genius‚ the greatest...” “OF REVENGE” is a testimony of Hugh Walker’s statement. It contains "counsels civil and moral". It contains strange mixture of utilitarianism and high ideals as Bacon declares that revenge is ignoble and that forgiveness is noble‚ but almost immediately adds that in certain circumstances
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Deism Webster Dictionary defines deism as “a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion‚ emphasizing morality‚ and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe.” This basically means there is a god and he created everything‚ but then stepped back and let the earth operate all on its own‚ without his help. He exists but isn’t involved. Another word for deism could be rationalism‚ which means a belief based on reason. Deism is a natural religion
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Purgatory is mostly a result of Dante’s imaginative creation. Medieval Christian theologians had concluded that Christian who led saintly lives had to be distinguished from those who tended to fall to the vices. These were the people‚ who despite receiving God’s mercy‚ made mistakes‚ and therefore had to be purified before being in the company of God. Jeffrey T. Schnapp‚ Professor of romance and comparative literatures at Harvard University says‚ “Christian theologians had long recognized that there
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Victory Group Topic #1 What Drives Your Life? I observed that the basic motive for success is the driving force of envy and jealousy! Ecclesiastes 4:4 (LB) The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a waif‚ a nothing‚ a no man. Thomas Carlyle Everyone’s life is driven by something. Many people are driven by guilt. The Bible says‚ "What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven! ... What relief for those who have confessed their sins and God has cleared
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Would you feel comfortable if someone determined your fate without knowing you as a person? Should one person decide what is right or wrong for society or even a single individual? And who defines what is an appropriately perfect world? The answers to these questions influenced my view about how change is determined. Throughout the novel‚ The Lathe of Heaven‚ by Ursula K. Le Guin‚ Haber argues changing the world for the better is a positive resource available to the world. In my opinion‚ having the
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What makes the perfect human? This has been the topic of countless debates across history. The truth is that there can be no perfect human. This is because humans are created with flaws. Therefore‚ to be human one must be flawed which leaves no possibility of being perfect. Being ideal‚ however‚ is something one can strive for. In the past century‚ the United States has become a world power. With the responsibility that comes with being a world power‚ the United States has had to adopt certain characteristics
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