Delphine Webster Mr. Jackson Marijuana vs Alcohol Marijuana is the most used illicit drug in the United States. You have been encouraged to believe that marijuana causes lung cancer and is a “gateway” to harder drugs. The truth is that marijuana is widely used in a manner quite similar to alcohol. Adults might consume it before enjoying a dinner party with friends. Friends might have a little before engaging in a spirited game of ultimate Frisbee. And spouses – yes‚ even some couples you know
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‘The design arguments prove God’s existence’. Assess this view. (30 marks) Design arguments‚ also sometimes known as teleological arguments‚ from the Greek ‘Telos’ for goal and ‘Logos’‚ meaning reason‚ hence reasoning for a goal or purpose and that purpose being God’s existence. These arguments endeavour to ascertain God’s existence‚ by inferring from evidence of design and purpose in the universe‚ and claim that there must have been a designer of this. Design arguments start from experience
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Katie Wyatt 20th October Examine the key strengths of the Design Argument for the existence of God The Design Argument can be split into two sides: design qua purpose and design qua regularity. The key idea of design qua purpose comes from William Paley. He used analogy as the basis for his argument‚ noting how the complex design of a watch allows all the parts to work together perfectly to achieve its purpose. He then noted the complexity‚ order and purpose of the universe‚ stating that "every
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Josh Jones ENG 133-040 Mrs. Wagnon 26 February 2013 Harassing Illegals Legally? In the article‚ "Special Licenses for Immigrants Draw Protests in North Carolina‚" by David Zucchino‚ he tells a story of a fight over driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants in North Carolina. The key issue with the license is that it has a pink stripe running across the top of the card‚ and a phrase saying "No Lawful Status‚" as well as a restriction on the back reiterating the same fact. Many people‚ including
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Do you agree that the first cause argument proves that God exists? The first cause argument takes the existence of the universe to entail the existence of a being that created it. It does so based on the fact that the universe had a beginning. There must‚ the first cause argument says‚ be something that caused that beginning‚ a first cause of the universe. I do believe that the first cause argument proves God’s existence. This is because the universe consists of a series of events stretched across
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The Toulmin System in Pulp Fiction Examples of argumentation and debate can be found in many places besides courtrooms and news channels. This paper will discuss a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction where one character‚ Vincent Vega‚ uses the Toulmin system to make an argument against another character‚ Jules Winnfield. First‚ I will give a brief overview of the movie‚ then analyze the aforementioned scene‚ detailing what parts of the dialogue are claims‚ evidence‚ warrants‚ backing and qualifiers
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around 30% of the land coverage on Earth; however‚ we are losing enormous pieces of it daily. Not all of the deforestation is deliberate‚ yet there is an abundance of opportunities for people to contribute to the ending of deforestation. Using the Toulmin model for my research paper‚ I will prove the importance of raising awareness for the large-scale destruction of Earth’s forests. Raising awareness
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The weaknesses of the Ontological Argument give support to Atheism. Discuss this claim (12 marks) Anselm’s ontological argument described in part (a)‚ was refuted in his own lifetime‚ by Gaunilo‚ who demonstrated in a reduction ad absurdum of his own‚ that if the logic of the argument were applied to things other than God‚ it led to invalid conclusions. Gaunilo didn’t identify any specific fault with the argument‚ but argued that something must be wrong with it‚ because if there wasn’t anything
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(A) Explain how Descartes developed Anselm’s argument that God’s existence is necessary. Anselm used the Ontological Argument to prove that God’s existence is necessary. The origins of this argument are found in Anselm’s writings‚ he began with a quotation from a Psalm “The fool says in his heart‚ ‘there is no God’…” and then reflected on the truthfulness of this. Anselm defined God as ‘that than which nothing greater can be conceived’ assuming you accept this a priori definition Anselm went on
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Modest Proposal” would be a great addition to a first-year English textbook. Whether a student seeks to analyze for ethos‚ pathos or logos‚ logical fallacies or a simple Toulmin Analysis‚ Swift demonstrates excellent use of each. Swift’s satirical style lends itself to Toulmin Analysis and prompts the reader to dissect his argument in order to better understand it (an important point to note when recommending for inclusion in a textbook). In doing such an exercise it is important for the reader to
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