argument that if an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God were to exist‚ he would not condone the apparent suffering and evil that takes place. This argument was first proposed by the Greek philosopher Epicurus who devised: “Is God willing to prevent evil‚ but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” One explanation for this is that the evil
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The Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize
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Title: States of Matter Introductions: In this activity you will investigate the physical science of the different states of matter. You are going to see how different atoms and molecules (types of particles) change state (solid‚ liquid‚ and gas) when they are heated or cooled. 1. Click on the link: http://phet.colorado.edu/ This is a screen shot of the website: 2. Click the “Play with sims” button. 3. Click “New Sims”->Click “States of Matter: Basics”->Click “Run Now” This is a screen shot
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Subject:Chemistry Topic:States Of Matter What is matter? Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. All matter can exist in three(3)states. There are: solid‚ liquid and gas. In addition‚ all matter is made up of particles: atoms‚ molecules and ions. Solids In the solid state state‚ the particles are packed closely together in a regular manner. The focus of attraction between these particles are very strong and as a result solids are usually very hard and very difficult to compress
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talk as if Race Matters? Unwittingly or quite knowingly people have built systems of inequalities around race but people have also built identity‚ friendships‚ and college mates around it. Nevertheless‚ several people I recently interviewed never appeared to be certain when race was a good thing or when it was a bad thing to talk about‚ which in my mind leaves us all struggling with a particularly intimidating question: When should we talk as if race matters? The culture of
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The Nature of Dark Matter We observe the universe around us through many scientific means. However it is through the electromagnetic spectrum‚ that is everything from radio waves to gamma waves‚ that we learn about the objects in our world and beyond. However we can also learn about our universe through indirect means‚ such as the effect of gravity on light as well as larger objects like our galaxy. In fact it is this indirect method of observation that has led us to the discovery of extra-solar
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Hope from a distance Hope from a distance‚ is novel that shows how strong the potential of family bonds can take an individual. An example of that bond would have to be through the only link that Jack had with his deceased mother‚ the sodalite stone. Jake is described as a shy pushover however‚ he admits to the sodalite stone giving him will power to look out for his brother just because his mother hinted that it would do so. The way the author plays out the struggle that Sam
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in this circumstance. As per the case registered by the Karnataka shops and commercial establishment act‚ holding the CEO Mr. Som Mittal responsible for inadequate security to the employee‚ the penalty fees is illogical as the necessary action towards providing relief and statutory payments to the deceased family was already furnished. The is apparently a convincing clause in Karnataka shops and commercial establishment act‚ section 3‚ which states that nothing in this act shall apply to (among
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greatly when talking about Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle has his own views even though such an influential man like Plato taught him. Plato and Aristotle try to deliver this universal system of ethical principals that will determine good and bad. Through doing so they realizes their differences in what they believe. Plato and Aristotle can both agree that good is happiness and in order to continue the good you must exercise self-fulfillment through integrity. Plato believes virtue comes from
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Mooradian 1 Creation of the World: Comparison Essay The religions Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity all have similarities and differences based on their ideas of how the world was created. Judaism is based on the fact that God brought everything into the world (heaven and earth‚ mountains and rivers) and that Earth was created during the six days of creation. During the six days‚ God created everything in the world. The seventh day is a day of rest‚ and a day to worship God. The Islam religion has
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