...Option A: I slowly creaked open the old, wooden door, and with great hesitation, stepped into the building. As my eyes scanned the dimly lit room, I realized that I was standing in what appeared to be an old diner. “Hello” I stuttered, making my way towards the bar, “Is anyone here?” No reply. I sighed to myself and collapsed onto a squeaky barstool. Resting my head in my hands, I realized that I was running out of options. “Of course” I thought, “I always have the worst luck”. At this point, my only choice was to wait until someone on the bus realized that I was missing. Yawning, I looked at my watch and realized it was already 12:00 am. With everything that was going on, I forgot how exhausting of a day this had been. I scanned the room, looking for a booth in which I could rest until I was rescued. Out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly saw the kitchen light flicker on then off. “Hello?” I said in a shaky voice. To my surprise, an elderly man with silvery, grey hair and pale, blue eyes made his way out of the kitchen. “Hello there” he exclaimed with a smile, “can I help you?” I gently nodded my head yes. The man led me to one of the dusty tables. “Here, please take a seat, you look exhausted”. With a look of genuine concern he asked, “Now tell me, how did you end up here alone at this time of night?” The man listen attentively as I told him my story. When I was done, he looked at me, chuckled and said, “Back in the day, I used to be a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band...
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...own culture through an etic lens in order to gain the perspective of an outsider, and I will examine an aspect of another culture from an insider’s perspective in order to become more familiar with the motivations behind this practice. Specifically, I will examine the state of higher education in America, contrasted with the practice of veiling among Muslim women to show that what Americans view as “normal” is unusual in a wider context, and that while veiling may seem one-dimensional and oppressive to an outsider, it is a far more complex practice to insiders than most outsiders realize. ----------------------- The following is an example of an introduction for this paper. You can use this as a model to help you write your own introduction, but you can’t use this exact introduction. End your introduction with a thesis statement that sets up what you will cover in the body of the paper and explains the purpose of your paper. Helpful tip: Use the introduction to set up the major concepts and topics that will be covered in the...
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...My very first college English class at Louisiana State University was most definitely everything that I expected it to be. It was tough, tedious, and time consuming, but I learned a lot through out the semester. I learned how to write different kinds of papers, how to do research on a topic, and how to manage my time to where I can efficiently do my work by the due date. At the beginning of the year we had to write a literary analysis and in that analysis I said that me, and writing never really had a strong relationship and I was not exactly a fan of writing. Months later and I still feel the same way… I may not enjoy it but I know I have grown stronger in the writing department because of this class. My teacher being very involved with our work helped tremendously. It was so helpful to receive our drafts back with comments on how to make our papers better. It most definitely improved my writing. When we would free write in class I felt challenged, because it is hard for me to just think on the spot, but the more we free wrote the better I got it. I also enjoyed when we got to present our issues that our issue analysis was over to the class. It was interesting to hear all the research people did and what they focused their paper on. Getting chocolate cake wasn’t so bad either. I will admit that I was very nervous when it came to me presenting my issue. Being in front of people is one of my flaws that get in the way of assignments like that. The books that were required...
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...December 2, 2015 Task 1 The small local grocery story Q is more economically responsible than it is environmental or philanthropic. The economic model is a more traditional concept of business, very old school. A business is considered successful if they are providing good service and quality product showing a profit and providing jobs. Company Q is more concerned with what is best for the company, not necessarily what is best for their community, customers or stakeholders. The two stores they closed were in high crime rate areas and lost revenue and profits were low. The remaining stores are now offering a narrow choice of health conscious and organic foods; which are high margin items. Management declined to donate day old merchandise to a local food pantry because they feared loss of revenues due to fraud or theft by employees. Company Q is not creating a positive impact in their community, with their customer, employees or stakeholders through their lack of philanthropic actions. Ethically, Company Q has not done anything wrong by not giving to the food pantry or closing two of its stores, it just reflects poorly on them as a company. Company Q needs to improve their reputation by making changes to their social economic approach to social responsibility. This type of approach would focus not only on profits, but also focus on the benefits of the business to society. Company Q can make these improvements in three parts; customer fulfillment, public outreach...
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...“Free Will” as defined by Merriam Webster’s Dictionary is “The ability to choose how to act.” The tragedy at the end of Romeo and Juliet is closely related to the free will of Friar Lawrence. The Friar consistently choose to act without thinking of the consequences, or not act at all. If Friar Lawrence had notified the families once the plan started to fail, or if he’d been more stubborn with Juliet requiring her to leave the tomb their lives might’ve been saved. This is why Friar Lawrence’s judgment or lack thereof caused the tragedy at the end, and why the tragedy was a result of free will. Friar Lawrence’s decision of free will to marry Romeo and Juliet was the one of the reasons behind the tragedy at the end. On the wedding day both Romeo and Juliet are at Friar Lawrence’s cells and The Friar says “Come, come with me and we will make short work, / For, by you leaves, you shall not stay alone / till holy church incorporate two into one.” (2.6.35-38) If The Friar hadn’t married these two young lovers this would have stopped the chain of events that lead to their death. The...
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...determinist because everything about him, that is, both his nature as well as his nurture, were outside his control. He had absolutely no say in the matter. But, when I think about it, this is equally true of me as well. How do I, as a human being, differ from the satyr (except for the half-goat, half-man part)? After all, I am nothing more than the causal result of my nature in combination with my nurture and therefore, just like the satyr, I too am not responsible for who I am, what I do, or even what I think. If everything about me is caused and outside my control, then I cannot really be free or morally responsible. I could not have done otherwise.” Critically assess this claim utilizing determinism, libertarianism, and compatibilism with personal reference to your own nature and nurture and how they do, in whole or in part (or do not, in whole or in part), demand that you have neither free will nor moral responsibility for your actions. NB. ALL ESSAYS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH TURNITIN.COM. Attach only the turnitin.com...
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...view expressed in the article with which you disagree. Respectfully, write a reflection on that view in her article with which you disagree. This reflection is not asking you to accept someone else’s viewpoint as your own, but to appropriately discuss it*. FSA Represents Free Choice. I disagree with western feminists, ethicists each having their own interpretation of “choice” about abortion and FSA in particular. Any kind of abortion should be morally wrong and not just abortion on gender grounds. In both Asian and African countries, sons have been preferred over daughters. Because of this I think that most women especially uneducated and those pushed around by their husbands or in-laws might be pushed into having an abortion if they are having a girl. It is hard to day or do something unless you walk in the other’s own shoes. How do you push a woman to have an abortion? Yes iam sure one can be persuaded but some do keep their girl fetus and do not abort them. “Pure reproductive freedom is the complete absence of constraints and structured choice and should, therefore, logically result in equal sex ratios at birth.” (Miller, 2001) Does this even exist or does the couple have to consult each other to make a decision best for them? Western feminists need to stop having an opinion about something they do not really know about. I would rather an Indian feminist in India who knows the culture tell or write about that...
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...To Build a Fire Summary A man travels in the Yukon (in Alaska) on an extremely cold morning with a husky wolf-dog. The cold does not faze the man, a newcomer to the Yukon, who plans to meet his friends by six o'clock at an old claim. As it grows colder, he realizes his unprotected cheekbones will freeze, but he does not pay it much attention. He walks along a creek trail, mindful of the dangerous, concealed springs; even getting wet feet on such a cold day is extremely dangerous. He stops for lunch and builds a fire. The man continues on and, in a seemingly safe spot, falls through the snow and wets himself up to his shins. He curses his luck; starting a fire and drying his foot-gear will delay him at least an hour. His feet and fingers are numb, but he starts the fire. He remembers the old-timer from Sulphur Creek who had warned him that no man should travel in the Klondike alone when the temperature was fifty degrees below zero. The man unties his icy moccasins, but before he can cut the frozen strings on them, clumps of snow from the spruce tree above fall down and snuff out the fire. Though building a fire in the open would have been wiser, it had been easier for the man to take twigs from the spruce tree and drop them directly below on to the fire. Each time he pulled a twig, he had slightly agitated the tree until, at this point, a bough high up had capsized its load of snow. It capsized lower boughs in turn until a small avalanche had blotted out the fire. The man is...
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...fact do is all that we can do. David Lewis rejects this reasoning. He claims that while there is sense in which we cannot break the laws of nature, there is also a sense in which we can break the laws of nature. Moreover, he claims that once we appreciate this distinction, Van Inwagen’s argument for the incompatibility of freedom and determinism collapses. Who has the better of this dispute? Write a paper which answers that question. There are many possible strategies you might adopt. For example, you could defend Van Inwagen against the claim that his argument cannot go through if one consistently adopts either the strong...
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... The Truth behind Free Will: Luther vs. Erasmus The notion of free will is one of the most complex notions to define and to understand; it is defined differently according to one’s interpretation of the scriptures, especially the Bible. Both Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus, influenced by their faith and beliefs, write respectively against and for free will. Both try to adequately answer the questions: Does man have free will? If yes, why and how? If not, how? Possible answers to these questions given by both authors and some scholars who write against or for each one of these opponents’ arguments highlight, especially, the differences in the conception of man’s free will. Luther and his supporters view free will as an imaginary or impossible and dangerous thing to have; Erasmus and his supporters defend that the existence of man’s free will is irrefutable for it is in human nature itself as the Bible says it. In spite of some of Luther’s good ideas that prove man’s absence of free will and Erasmus’ excellent interpretation of the Bible, neither of them fully responds to the human yearning of knowing the concept of free will. After a thorough and wise analysis of the defense and abnegation of man’s free will of these authors, I find it impossible to fully deny or prove the existence of man’s free will. It is important to take into account Luther’s argument and Erasmus’ before making a decision about the concept of free will. First of all, we...
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...Can compatibilism be defended? Introduction This essay argues in favor of a compatibilist, that free will and determinism can co-exist. Consequently it will support the concept of compatibilism and determine that it can be defended. Two basic ideas will be outlined in this argument in support of this claim. Firstly, the notion of compatibilism, that actions can be both free and causally determined (Shabo, 2012; Sober, 2009). Secondly, it will be deliberated what it means to act freely. Followed by a reply, these counter arguments will also be discussed; Incompatibilists disagree with these ideas and believe that determinism is true and that no person has free will, this is called hard determinism. In addition, a libertarian’s point of view; that we are free and our actions are not causally determined (Sober, 2009). Furthermore, the trouble with determining what freewill is. Argument 1 Compatibilism is the idea that determinism is true; every event in the world has a cause, however, freewill can still exist. The aim of a compatibilist is to show that an act can be done freely if it has been caused a certain way (Sober, 2009). This leaves room for the idea that freedom doesn’t require the absence of causality, but rather, the right kind of causality (Millican, 2010; Sober, 2009). This makes reasonable sense because it is common knowledge that the way an individual acts and thinks has been determined by their genes and past experiences. Who the person is has been affected...
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...Consider how far free will is a satisfactory explanation for the existence of evil in a world created by God To a certain extent the concept of free will is indeed a satisfactory explanation for the existence of evil in a world created by God. John Hick, in his book, Evil and The God of Love - states that God gave us free will to develop and become perfect. Hick argues that we are born as immature and imperfect, therefore we develop virtues in order to become more in God’s likeness; we develop these virtues by suffering. This suffering therefore is caused by pain, so arguably evil is the cause of our developing characteristics that enable us to reach heaven and to become one with God. Furthermore, Augustine puts forward the argument that evil is the result of human free will, and not God’s own doing. Augustine sheds light on The Fall,where it is stated that God gave Adam and Eve free will. However, they chose to abuse this, as they supposedly ate the forbidden fruit. Thus, resulting in the ‘lapse’ of mankind. However, if God had not permitted the possibility of evil, as humans we would be restricted to have free will. Catastrophic events such as the Holocaust show clear indications of evil on large scales, caused by arguably human misuse of free will decision making. If God were to stop such events, he would arguably be having to choose and draw lines between different occurrences of evil, such as larger scale events as opposed to an individual murder. God cannot be said...
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...Does man have free will? This question has been asked within the church since its inception. If man’s will is free then in a sense there is a part of creation that exists outside of God’s control, bringing His sovereignty into question. If man does not have free will his significance as the height of the created order is lessened. The question is further clouded by the fact that the Bible seems to support both ideas; that man is free and wholly responsible for his actions and that God is sovereign over every action within his creation. Paul Tillich describes the issue writing, “The question is whether the moral imperative is dependent on the divine grace for its actualization, or whether divine grace is dependent on the fulfillment of the moral imperative.”[1] This debate has been the cause of much disagreement throughout the history of the church. Brought to the forefront of debate by Augustine, arguing for the sovereignty of God, and Pelagius, arguing for the free will of man, the discussion over the relationship between God’s control and man’s ability has continued to this day. Later, during the reformation, Calvinists and Arminians continued the debate over the role man plays in the salvation process. This disagreement has caused Roger E. Olson to write, “We need to shoulder the responsibility of choosing between Calvinism and Arminianism. That does not mean choosing between Christianity and something else. It means choosing between two respectable interpretations...
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...Jonathan M. Reiland 5th Period Mr. Nabors English 4206 [ 11 November 2010 ] The Book of Job: An Examination Of all of the stories, fables, proverbs, and histories of the Bible, The Book of Job is one of the most compelling due to its unique literary style and the complex treatment of the issue of suffering. Unlike other books of the Bible, The Book of Job details a conflict between man and God within a poetic structure, and is the only book in the Bible to take on the problem of suffering as its main purpose. Throughout the book, Job pleads to God for all of the misfortunes that have befallen him. This type of discourse found in Job cannot be found anywhere else in scripture. Upon examination of the roles of protagonist and antagonist, it becomes apparent that the roles may be alternated between Job and Satan. Moreover, different conclusions and interpretations of the book can be made. Theological complications due to the existence of evil in a world ruled by an omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent god will be attempted to be reconciled by theodicy. As coined by Gottfried Leibniz, theodicy is a branch of apologetics which attempts to reconcile the apparent evil in the world with God’s benevolent nature. Job’s nature and wealth is described in the first three verses of the book. He is depicted as “perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil” (Job 1:1). It would seem unlikely that Job would ever find himself on the negative side of God,...
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...A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man."Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange is a novel about moral choice and free will. Alex's story shows what happens when an individual's right to choose is robbed for the good of society. The first and last chapters place Alex in more or less the same physical situation but his ability to exercise free will leads him to diametrically opposite choicesgood versus evil. The phrase, "what's it going to be then, eh?," echoes throughout the book; only at the end of the novel is the moral metamorphosis complete and Alex is finally able to answer the question, and by doing so affirms his freedom of choice. The capacity to choose freely is the attribute that distinguishes humans from robots; thus the possibility of true and heartfelt redemption remains open even to the most hardened criminal. A Clockwork Orange is a parable that reflects the Christian concept of sin followed by redemption. Alex's final and free choice of the good, by leaving behind the violence he had embraced in his youth, brings him to a higher moral level than the forced docility of his conditioning, which severed his ability to choose and grow up. The question, "what's it going to be then, eh," is asked at the beginning of each section of the novel. In the first and third part it is asked by Alex, but in the second part it is asked by the prison chaplain. The answer does not come until the end of the novel when Alex grows up and exercises his ability to choose...
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