Explain the cosmological argument for the existence of God (25 marks) Thomas Aquinas famously formulated his version of the cosmological or "first cause" argument. According to this argument‚ the things which we see around us now are the products of a series of previous causes. But that series cannot go back in time forever. Thus there must be some first cause which was not itself caused by anything else. And that first uncaused cause is God. A lot of the argument is based on Aristotelian views
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How do the two speakers use language here to describe the problems the family has faced? Support your answer by referring to specific examples from the transcription. This transcript focuses on a radio programme discussing dangerously high levels of lead being found in the water supplied to newly built houses. Two people (presumably married) Meg and Cameron are discussing how these high levels of lead affected their son Brandon and how they managed to discover and solve the problem. The radio
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Through Aristotle’s work in Politics‚ he articulates several fundamental aspects of political philosophy that has been greatly influential. Two specific philosophers Thomas Hobbes and Thomas Aquinas‚ evaluate Aristotle’s perspective of the political nature in relation to mankind. Thomas Aquinas uses Aristotle’s principles as a foundation for his reasoning in writing “On Law‚ Morality‚ and Politics.” He modifies Aristotle argument by contributing the religious sphere into the fundamental principles
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other work. Banks were forced to foreclose on mortgages’ and had to collect debts. Hundreds of thousands of farmers packed up their families and few belongings‚ and headed for California. The Great Depression left many people in poverty and caused them to face unpleasant events. This is how life was like for the characters in Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. Mostly all the characters in this novel suffered from loneliness. Some of the men desired to come together in a way that would allow them to
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boy trekked the isolated‚ lifeless plains of Salmon Falls‚ with a tin box in one hand and a bottled flower in another. As he treaded alongside the drained stream‚ the crunching sound of the dry tree pods‚ branches of dead trees and soundless birds rose from under his feet. The earth’s naked cavities testified the reality of the wild white oaks that had fallen to the detestable mercenary of men. The boy tightened his grip around the flower bottle. He dreamt of the golden green foliage of the river oak
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680 1 Understand how to plan work and be accountable to others. 1.1 As I work in Procurement there are a number of procedures and guidelines I need to follow to enable me to be the best of my ability of working skills in Procurement that I have a continuous job to do to get my work done throughout the day. There
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Head: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SATELLITES AND GPS The Relationship Between Satellites and GPS and How they Work Together: Martin Hong Abbey Park High School RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SATELLITES AND GPS The GPS System When it comes to traveling‚ a GPS (Global Positioning System) is a very useful tool to have for saving a good deal of time and gas. However to understand how they work‚ we have to look at the satellites that are constantly orbiting around our planet in order to let the
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talks about racism‚ and how Jim was treated extremely poorly. Ever since the book has been published‚ there have been many instances of students‚ teachers‚ and parents feeling uncomfortable about the terminology being used‚ or the way one of the main characters‚ Jim‚ is portrayed. It can be a painful book to read‚ there are still debates about reading a novel that is written by a white author with constant use of the “N word” and constant degrading of the black race. How can we read such a racist
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How did the Nazi dictatorship work? A review of historiography. Author: Ron Grant 2010 Introduction: A trawl of Advanced Higher History past papers establishes the importance of awareness of the personality and role of Hitler‚ his leadership skills – or even lack of them? – and the changing nature of the movement led by him. How did the Nazi party change as it moved from the struggle for power to the “Machtergreifung” of 30 January 1933 and the consolidation of power thereafter? Tim
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Tim Burton will probably do just fine destroying Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass on his own but if he can’t do it‚ Minecraft will pick up the slack. Sadly enough‚ all it takes are a couple of strange games to make something more entertaining than Burton’s sad‚ debauchery of a classic. MINECRAFT SHOWS THE BENEFIT OF DRUGS Negative effects aside‚ drugs are known to ignite wild creativity in the artistically inclined. Miles Davis‚ Andy Warhol and Martin Scorsese are all prime examples of
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