Goodness - Natural or Caused by Religion Everyone knows the textbook definition of good: "morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious" (Dictionary.com). But this definition does not answer the evergrowing question: do people do good deeds because of religious reasons or because humans are naturally good? The Puritans were part the colonial period‚ were extremely religious and hardworking‚ and believed that people do good deeds out of fear of an angry God. However‚ the Humanists‚ who were part of the
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vegetarian lifestyle in his upbringing. In my opinion‚ people are born good. And the external factors are important for people.
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Nowadays you must have heard about the growing concern towards global environmental problems. One may ask why there is so much concern about the environment. The answer is simple and clear; our very existence depends on conservation of the environment. The unprecedented economic progress of 19th and 20th centuries has pushed the environmental and ecological awareness into the background. However‚ today the whole world‚ particularly the developing countries‚ faces a near-crisis situation – both economic
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WHY WE SHOULD RESPECT OUR TEACHERS We should respect our teachers because if we don’t respect people‚ that are more complex and more experienced than us it will reflect on us earlier down in our lives. Although sometimes our teachers may make a fool of us and humiliate us and sometimes embarrass us in the cruelest ways we should not retaliate in a bad way. If we know all the rules in the school we should report it to the principal or someone that is a part of the school and is able to tell the teacher
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It’s About Time We Changed Our Voting System The voting system in the UK (First Past the Post) came into widespread use for Westminster elections more than 130 years ago and has barely changed since. Some might say the fact that the system has managed to last this long is a testament to how well it works. However‚ many people believe this just shows the unwillingness to change from both the British government and the British electorate. There are many alternatives available which represent the views
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Is All Knowledge Good? Matthew J Greer BYU-Idaho Is All Knowledge Good? “…I give not because I have not‚ but if I had I would give” (Mosiah 4:24). Throughout my entire childhood and even into the teenage years I always wondered why my father was going out of his way to help other people within the ward at church‚ the community we lived in‚ or just anyone in general. Finally‚ when I was 17 years old‚ I was able to understand why he did what he does. At a high school cross country meet I was
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part that people sat on to picnic or fellowship together in carefree times. They’d gone to different high schools but the same junior college‚ where they had met in campus ministries. It was springtime‚ and the park’s grass was very green and the air suffused with honeysuckle and lilacs both‚ which was almost too much. There were bees‚ and the angle of the sun made the water of the shallows look dark. There had been more storms that week‚ with some downed trees and the sound of chainsaws all up and
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Professor Mendoza ENGL 1020 1 November 2013 We Are All Equal In her essay Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society‚ Mary Wollstoncraft shifts the focus away from the reality of what society feels a woman’s duties should be in the eighteenth century to the inequalities that the nation’s women were actually dealing with. During the eighteenth century it was believed that a woman’s sole duties were to take care of her children‚ tend to her husband
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Barrett Swanson November 1‚ 12 For the Good of All Mankind It’s all around us‚ on our televisions‚ on our computers‚ in the palm of our hands‚ and constantly nipping at our brains. We refer to it when we wake up‚ when we are bored‚ when we are waiting‚ and before we go to bed. We continuously upload pictures‚ update our statuses‚ compose a tweet‚ scale our timelines and feeds‚ and snoop into the lives of our so-called “friends”. Social Media has engulfed our society to a point where it’s almost
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Why should we have good manners? Good manners are important to live happily among people. Without good manners we are only slightly better than animals. The modern society consists of more people than it did in the past. These people are of various cultural‚ racial‚ religious and professional backgrounds. It therefore requires great powers of endurance and abilities of mixing with people. Good manners enable one to tolerate the disagreeable attitudes of others to a great extent. They also help
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