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    Secular Humanism The Question of Origin— (How did life begin? How did mankind come into existence?) Secular humanists have set their sights on the cultural and educational establishments of Western civilization with the goal of destroying Christian influence and replacing it with their own. Secular humanism can be defined as a belief that humanity is capable of self-fulfillment and morality without believing in God. (Hindson & Caner 2008) They hold their views on that God and any other gods do

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    Tradition

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    Traditions -necessary -we were all born into different social groups thus we find traditions necessary to bond us all as different people -Social‚ religious‚ political‚ racial -emerge from culture Traditions still serve a purpose Traditions inculcate morals but how many people follow it? Traditions teach history‚ culture‚ belief but how many people care? Traditions bring people together e.g. Chinese New Year provides opportunity

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    and splendor in the world. But‚ despite its beauties and wonders‚ however‚ it still has its profusions of tribulations and troubles. Yes‚ we all agree that the world could be made a better place. Many people would like to help fabricate and make this world a better habitat; except‚ embracing the entire world as a venture can undeniably be a tremendous task. How can a task of such significance and magnitude be initiated? And‚ what can one person with simple resources effectively do? Certainly‚ there

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    TRADE WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT? Presented By Alexander Martinez WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT? The human being has commissioned to create better cars‚ smart phones‚ realistic video games‚ powerful computers and weapons of mass destruction. A fierce technological revolution that has made man forgets entirely his humanity‚ his values‚ the abstract side that goes beyond the banalities and the desire for power. Is this the world we want? The planet is

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    Why Do Faces Engage Us

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    Faces Engage Us In today’s world photos are becoming a dominant means of communicating. There are many online photo sharing sites like Instagram that provide people with the ability to turn photos into a social medium. Because of its popularity many people are trying to discover the mechanisms by which users communicate around these photos and how the engage with them. In the article “Faces Engage Us: Photos with Faces Attract More Likes and Comments on Instagram” the authors try to answer two

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    example of Secular Humanism because of the meaning of the song that is implying that trying so hard to achieve the fame and glory people try to measure themselves by today’s society’s standards‚ because of their blindness to what really matters and to what is true‚ can ultimately destroy you really are a person. The term Secular Humanism cannot be simply defined just as you would search up a word in Google or in a dictionary. Leo Preffer‚ author of the journal article “The “Religion of Secular Humanism”

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    1) What are the characteristics of Late Gothic painting‚ as represented by Duccio‚ Cimabue‚ and Giotto? Describe at least 3 works‚ including artist‚ approximate dates‚ subject‚ medium‚ style‚ location‚ etc. In what ways was Giotto groundbreaking? Late Gothic painting is best characterized by a movement away from the Byzantine style‚ including a use of depth and a focus on Naturalism‚ or a use of subjects that were not based in the spiritual world. Widely regarded as one of the forefathers of

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    With all the traditions that come with this time of year‚ there is one in particular that my friends and I have not celebrated since we started having kids and the holidays became all about them (thanks for ruining Christmas‚ kids). Every year‚ after the Rockefeller Center tree went up‚ we would gather as many of us as we could and venture into New York City. Some years we had as many as forty people; friends of friends added to the crowd. Our tradition was to first go down to Greenwich Village

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    Whose Face do you see?

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    Marjun  Reginsdóttir       Whose  face  do  you  see?   Melvin  Burgess   ______________________________________________________     In  this  essay  I’ll  analyze  the  story  “whose  face  do  you  see”  with  special  emphasis   on  themes‚  writing  technique  and  significance  of  the  title.       The  primary  writing  technique  that  is  used

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    Face to Face

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    Face-to-face vs. Electronic Communication We’re living in an age where e-mail‚ Facebook and digital connections are the rule‚ and face-to-face interactions start to become the exception. With the ability to exchange information via e-mail‚ chat and presentations over the web‚ face-to-face interactions with people seem to be unecessary. This is a harmful assumption that many people make. Without face-to-face communication intimacy is lost‚ there is greater misunderstanding‚ and people become

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