Entitled to Your Own Opinion”‚ Patrick Stokes suggests that while you can express an opinion‚ if you expect others to listen‚ you need to provide an informed argument. He describes Plato’s distinction between opinion or belief and knowledge. An opinion of personal preference is unarguable. However‚ a personal opinion on technical-based issues is sometimes confused with knowledge and is presented to others as an undeniable fact. In this case‚ amateurs think they have the right to give dissenting views
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The Reason Why Mankind Was Created Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: One of the greatest attributes of Allaah is wisdom‚ and one of His greatest names is al-Hakeem (the most Wise). It should be noted that He has not created anything in vain; exalted be Allaah far above such a thing. Rather He creates things for great and wise reasons‚ and for sublime purposes. Those who know them know them and those who do not know them do not know them. Allaah has stated that in His Holy Book‚ where He says
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Compare and Contrast: Lion and Tiger Lions and tigers are the top two ferocious animals in the big cat family. The lion is known as the “king of beast “and the tiger is known as the “emperor of beast”. Both lions and tigers have many things in common and at the same time they have a number of differences. Lions and tigers belong to the mammalian group and Felidae family. Lions lives in prides and tigers lives alone. They have no predators of their own and reside at the top of their food chain
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Woody‚ Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college‚ his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So‚ it’s all for one and one for all as they join Barbie’s counterpart Ken‚ a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink‚ strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear to plan their great escape. - Written by Walt Disney Studios With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for
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I would like to say if anybody comes in our country‚ it’s our duty to ensure that when they go back they say it was a good country to visit and the people were also good‚ helping and polite. So I will start by giving you some Moroccan specialties and show the way of life in Morocco. First‚ let’s begin with the gift-giving. Moroccans like to get to know you before giving or receiving gifts. You should wait until after the first meeting to present a gift. When you are invited to a Moroccan’s home
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by their opinions. There are no correct and incorrect opinions because they reflect people’s different perspectives. Therefore all opinions are equally valuable for the fact that everyone has his or her own view on different subjects. There is a broad range of categories for opinions‚ whether it is religious‚ personal‚ scholarly‚ or even of nonsense. Opinions are opinions. An opinion is the way of thinking freely without having to be bothered by other’s thoughts. Though a foolish opinion is heard
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existed in China and it is one of the Shamans‚ known as Kong FuZi.It was the first to construct a system by which the underlying structure of the universe could be expressed. Early religious rooted in the ideas of the Taoist thinkers‚ to which were added local religious rituals and beliefs‚ both to provide examples of Taoist philosophy‚ and integrate Taoism into the existing world views of all levels of the Chinese people. Lao Zi was a philosopher of ancient China‚ whom wrote a book called Dao de-jing
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When I was asked to give a talk‚ I was very excited. I was very excited‚ until I remembered that I had five minutes to talk about two subjects that were very important to the standards of the church. That is: how I am preparing myself for a mission and getting married in the temple. Then while writing the talk‚ I realized that in preparing for a mission‚ I am in essence‚ also preparing to marry in the temple. In this recent general conference talk‚ Elder Quentin L. Cook took the time to share a
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The Presidential Election of 2000: George Bush vs. Al Gore THESIS In the year 2000‚ prominent presidential candidates raced hectically against each other. The main two political parties chose Al Gore for the Democrats and George W. Bush for the Republicans. The phrase‚ "too close to call"‚ squandered endlessly as the electoral college could not predict the future leader even on Election Night due to the fact that the margins were almost indistinguishable. Florida‚ the fourth largest electoral vote
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in the Merchant of Venice. He is mostly shown as a vengeful character and depicted as a blood thirsty villain. However‚ he was also a victim of abuse and harsh criticism as a result of his belief and religion and had several reasons for revenge against his counterpart‚ Antonio‚ as he was mocked by him and had suffered many problems on his behalf. Although he had many reasons for revenge‚ were they justified? Shylock hated and did not respect Antonio as he had injured and insulted him in the past
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