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    Sanders in his arguments is explaining how the trinity is the gospel and all three persons are involved in the work of salvation. However‚ many people‚ in their Christian lives‚ tend to forget the Father and the Spirit because it was Jesus who died on the cross and brought forgiveness and salvation. Sanders is pointing out that Christians need to understand that being fully united with Christ is always being united with the Trinity God‚ not just the Second person (Sanders 172). For the fuller‚ richer

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    The subject of marijuana is a very charged topic‚ both politically and socially. Because of its status as a DSM IV Schedule One drug‚ much of the arguments for or against marijuana use have been the result of speculation and anecdotes. Recently‚ however‚ scientists have been able to study the molecular biology of some of the chemicals in marijuana and elucidate some of the biochemical pathways which they affect. Despite the intense controversy surrounding the subject‚ there have been quite a few

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    I do not find any of the traditional proofs for God’s existence persuasive‚ and I will go over each argument one at a time to explain why I do not find them persuasive‚ starting with Anselm’s ontological argument‚ then Aquinas’ cosmological argument‚ and finally Paley’s teleological argument. First‚ Anselm’s ontological argument is not persuasive because the argument can be used to prove things that do not exist. The faulty logic is shown in Gaunilo’s Lost Island Objection because instead of putting

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    and political success of individuals within that group.(Frideres) There you have the correct definition of racism that is not what I think racism is that is not anyone’s opinion that is the one and only valid definition to racism. I am completely against racism and I am not in agreement with racism I stand in negation to racism. Many of you may have your own opinion on what you think racism is and you may even think oh it’s not that bad but indeed it is. Hundreds of boys and girls die each day because

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    Rationalism vs. Irrationalism Jane Evans was spending a week at the Crown Point Ward girls camp. She and her friends were laughing and enjoying the crisp night air. They giggled and talked of crushes on boys and gossiped all night about the notorious girls at school. But the fun stopped when a rat bit one of the girls. Screaming‚ squirming and frightened‚ they worried and stayed awake for the remainder of the night. Unable to sleep‚ they decided to go indoors‚ to avoid another

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    According to Solomon‚ Higgins‚ and Martin‚ rationalists is defined as those‚ “confident in the powers of reason‚” while empiricism is known to be‚ “insisted upon the data of experience” (194). An example of a rationalists would be Plato‚ a famous Greek philosopher‚ who argued that knowledge is innate. Plato’s belief is that knowledge acquired through the senses are undependable‚ due to the ever-changing environment. However‚ another well-known rationalist‚ René Descartes‚ also argued in this movements

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    but they don’t if they want to die. If they want their suffering to end. It is unfair and unjust to keep someone alive who does not wish to be kept alive. A article on NIH.gov titled “A legal right to die: responding to slippery slope and abuse arguments” reads‚ “ To be forced to continue living a life that one deems intolerable when there are doctors who are willing either to end one’s life or to assist one in ending one’s own life‚ is an unspeakable violation of an individual’s freedom to live—and

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    The first argument I put forward to support dualism is; the brain and mind of human beings are different from each other. They both have unique properties and distinctive roles in human beings. The brain has definable characteristics that can be observed and analysed (Robinson‚ 2012‚ p.2). For example the activity of the brain when sleeping is examinable on electroencephalograms (Marieb & Hoehn‚ 2013‚ p.452). A magnetic resonance imaging reveals the location of different functions of the brain (Marieb

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    Our Constitution is filled with mention of rights‚ yet do we all share the same understanding of what they are? For our purposes‚ rights should be taken to mean protections afforded to others by individuals agreeing to live in a cooperative and just society. For example‚ the right to free speech is a right the United States gives to its citizens‚ because

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    allow you to speak friends and bully alike and can be used to reach out for help. If your child is the only when without a phone it can lead to them being ostracized by other children and be left out of social events. Firstly one of the arguments against tweens having phones is that it is incredibly unsafe due to the access it gives your child to the internet‚ friends‚ and even strangers but it doesn’t have to be this way. Many cell phones these

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