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    15 What does The Bible say about homosexuality? Homosexuality is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Should homosexuals be fully accepted in the church? Is it normal? Were they born this way? Can they be changed? Is it acceptable? There are a lot of questions that come along with the topic of homosexuality and The Bible. Some think that The Bible very clearly states how Christians should feel about homosexuality‚ but does it? Everyone has different views of what The Bible means when it

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    What is a reactive attitude? What bearing does it have on the problem of free will? A theory that has attacked the validity of discussions on freedom in modern philosophy is determinism. In these discussions‚ questions have arisen as to how the truth or falsity of this theory should affect our lives. In this essay I will discuss the formal implications‚ illustrated by Peter Strawson‚ that come about from this. This will mean discussion of our reactive attitudes on: our moral considerations and on

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    Rene Descarte’s Meditation on First Philosophy. It seeks‚ as permitted by the Meditator himself‚ in his letter to the reader‚ to examine his treatise with the possibility of instituting change if necessary. ...I doubt not‚ if you but condescend to pay so much regard to this treatise as to be willing in the first place to correct it (for mindful not only of my humanity‚ but chiefly also of my ignorance‚ I do not affirm that it is free from errors); in the second place to supply what is wanting in it

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    Does Descartes solve the problem of the Cartesian Circle? Despite Arnauld’s objection being to distinguish “what we are actually perceiving clearly and what we recall having clearly perceived sometime earlier” (Pynn 2011) we will always rely on our clear and distinct views and or perceptions we had‚ have‚ or will have to be true. Agreeing with Descartes is the obvious position I am taking in this argument because the questioning towards his theory is relying on the fact that our current clear

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    What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people

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    What do teachers know about how to handle ADHD students in their classrooms?” This is a question that I asked myself during my internship. My research will cover this topic because it is to my interest that my mentor teacher had a kid that was really hyperactive. She did not know how to handle situations where he or other kids would present qualities of an ADHD child. Neither did I know how to help my mentor teacher in making accommodations to the classroom‚ or even how to manage the situation

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    this problem solving? Problem Solving is a tool‚ a skill and a process. It is a tool because it can help to solve an immediate problem or to achieve a goal. It is a skill because you can use it repeatedly‚ like the ability to ride a bicycle‚ add numbers or speak a language. It is also a process because it involves taking a number of steps. Problem solving is a mental process that involves discovering‚ analyzing and solving problem. Reed (2000) posits that the ultimate goal of problem solving

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    Rene Descartes was a philosopher in the 1600’s. Descartes had a lot of questions that he analyzed and answered for himself in his book‚ Meditations on First Philosophy. He focuses on six different questions in his book‚ which include why do we believe what we believe‚ does God really exist‚ and what is true and what is false in the world. *****ADD While Descartes does achieve his goal of questioning those things in his life that could cause doubt‚ I do not agree with some of his viewpoints that he

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    I think that the members of the technical crew are mainly technical‚ executing what the Director of Photography tells them to do and the Director’s vision. However‚ the D.O.P. definitely has the most creative freedom out of all of the roles‚ in my opinion. As cinematography is their passion‚ they know what looks good on camera and can be innovative in what they shoot (of course‚ if the director says that it is okay) to make different shots unique and creative. In addition‚ sometimes the Gaffer and

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    Briefly discuss what education claims to do for us. What do sociologists show it often does? Illustrate with examples from the Caribbean Education begins the day we are born and ends the day we die (Ballantinee and Hammack). According to Haralambos and Holborn education involves the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Although this is may be seen as the most appropriate explanation for what education is regarded as universally‚ education in modern developed and developing societies is

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