An argument against Thomas Aquinas’ fifth way Section One (Introduction): In this paper I will be arguing against Thomas Aquinas’ fifth way‚ a teleological argument supporting the existence of God. Aquinas’ philosophical argument rests primarily on a claim about the explanation for processes‚ their origins‚ and ends. I will try to combat his conclusion that there must be an intelligent being that designed and guides all things to their ends. This will be done through referencing the science of
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The Ends‚ Ways‚ and Means of US Policy Towards North Korea By Cynthia M. Lewis Inter/National Security Studies Lesson 8 22 June 2012 Instructor: Dr. Bruce Bechtol Jr. Air Command and Staff College Distance Learning Maxwell AFB‚ AL One of the security challenges facing the United States (US) is the US and North Korea relations. The US policy toward North Korea is diplomatic yet firm. North Korea is our longest standing adversary. Policy toward North Korea
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out. Within the political issues regarding crime‚ specifically with Liz Morden‚ when she is going to be tried for stealing food from the stores‚ she says she can’t persuade the officers at all‚ if they want to believe she stole it‚ she stole it‚ END OF DISCUSSION. This links in with what happened in real life within Britain in the 18th Century‚ defendants accused of felony or treason were not allowed legal counsel‚ and the trials were skewed majorly in favour of the prosecution. Historically Britain
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The War For Our “Little Brown Brothers” William Howard Taft‚ the first American Governor General of the Philippines and later the 27th President of the United Sates‚ coined the term “Our Little Brown Brother‚” referring to the people of the Philippines. Taft "assured President McKinley that ’our little brown brothers’ would need ’fifty or one hundred years’ of close supervision ‘to develop anything resembling Anglo-Saxon political principles and skills.’”1 This comes from another text Stuart Creighton
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The Significance of Weather in Literature In many different books and movies weather is an important factor. It helps to set the mood and the scene. The weather can also reflect the moods of the characters. When people are joyful its sunny‚ flowers are blooming‚ and the birds are always chirping. When the characters are angry or there’s a killer in the
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The Civil War That Ended Slavery The United States civil war began in April 1861 pitting the Northern states (Union States) against the Confederacy States (Southern States). The main duel was fueled primarily by differences between the two parties on the idea of slavery and secondarily on trade‚ tariffs‚ and states rights. Therefore‚ in fighting‚ the first aim was first to stop secession of the southern states in order to preserve the union. This however evolved into a war to end slavery and free
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The not-so “Good War” The Second World War is often remembered as the “Good War” for the American’s heroic stand against the Nazis and the Japanese‚ but the moniker overly simplifies what many consider “history’s greatest catastrophe.” Images of heroic American soldiers bravely sacrificing their livelihoods and breath to bring freedom to Europe were plastered across the 1940’s media to rally support for the War‚ perhaps cementing the “Good War” characterization in American memory. However‚ the
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WAGING WAR AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACK IN MY COUNTRY Terrorism is a world phenomena and a threat to national peace and development. It is the use of violence to create fear in the target group or government‚ which is meant to induce the government to do something or behave as per the requirements of the terrorists. Terrorist often have an ideological goal they seek to achieve except when the attack is a lone one. Terrorism is a concern to every government which will always seek to stamp it out so as
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What’s Weather Got to Do With It? In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ weather is often an undercurrent of what’s happening in the novel. "When all is said and done‚ the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure" (Alice Hoffman‚ Here on Earth). With weather one is never sure of how the day is going turn out‚ sunny or rainy? The same goes for love‚ loves me or loves me not? Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ the weather and location often reflects the mood and the
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At the end of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)‚ a funeral service was given to honor the Athens who fought and served for their country’s empire. After the honorable service and burial‚ a leading citizen was chosen to deliver a memorial speech‚ and Pericles was elected. Pericles was a prominent and influential Greek orator and general of Athens during the period of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Pericles’ funeral oration is a well-known speech written by the historian‚ Thucydides. This speech
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