...Modern Compatibilists also believe that those futures that could not be connected without a violation of the laws of nature are still open to us humans. Lastly, there is the No Choice Principle...
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...OOpen Book Exam Good morning ladies and gentleman, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Gabby Evalin, and the reason why I’m here today is to share my thought about Open-Book examination method. As you all already know, an Open-Book is an assessment method that allows students to look at their text books, notes, and other materials during the examination process. And close book-exam is exactly the opposite, students have to recall everything from their memory. And this is exactly why I oppose the use of open-book exam method. First, remembering the content of the book is important, but there’s something more important, that is to understand the content of the book. When you study for a close-book exam, you are prone to memorize your text book rather than understanding the meaning, because the questions asked in a close book exam lead you to copy things you remember from your text book and not think. You are unconsciously forced to memorize your text book. On the other hand, open book exams let you to find information, analyse, and most important, think critically. For example, i think some of you agree that practice is more important than theory. This works like that, open book exams let you to apply the knowledge to real life situation, find solution, and think. Second, open book exam and close book exam have the same retention time. I believe that when you are encourage to think, your memory regarding the material will be longer than when you are only memorizing...
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...with the ambition to do it was Walter Whitman. Greatly criticized by many readers of his work, Whitman was not a man to be deterred. Soon he would show the world that he had a voice, and that it spoke with a poet’s words. Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Thus Whitman began his “Song of the Open Road”. This paper will attempt to describe his life and poetry in a way that does justice to the path he chose. He was a man who grew up impoverished, who wrote from his experiences, and who tried to lift his fellow men above life’s trivialities. These are the points to be discussed on these pages. To know the essence of Walter Whitman, you would have to understand the heart of his writing. For he is in his pen. Walter Whitman was born in West Hills, Long Island, New York, on May 31, 1819 . He did not have much opportunity for education in his early life. His parents were mostly poor and illiterate- his father a laborer, while his mother was a devout Quaker. Whitman was one of nine children and little is known about his youth except that two of his siblings were imbeciles. No wonder he demonstrated such an insight for life in his poems. In 1830, at the age of eleven, he worked as an office boy for a lawyer, where he learned the printing trade. Whitman would soon take up teaching at various schools in Long Island. He also engaged in carpentry and house building while he edited newspapers...
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...In great gatsby , gatsby books represented the unrealistic side of gatsby. What I mean by that is basically gatsby is showing off these wonderful books to people like he really reads them. He wants his appearance to be so mind blowing so when people come visit his house they will think he was well educated. The part that gets people is the books are exactly real, so from a human being like myself if the books are real you buy them for a reason. That reason maybe to read them, I mean who buys a book and does not even attempt to open it . In the book the owl eyed man at gatsby party sits in the library amazed that all the books gatsby has on his shelf are actually real. Soon he figure out that when you open the book none of the papers were cut....
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...Montag was a fireman; he loved the sense of burning fires and the smell of kerosene, until the day he met a girl named Clarisse McClellan. Montag’s eyes were opened, he began to think and feel. The world around him changed and his opinion about books had changed. After meeting Clarisse, Guy Montag began to question things in ways he's never done before. Guy becomes determined to question things, gain more knowledge, and find a greater significance in his life. He realized that books were not all evil and he joined the band of book "hobos" in the hope to spread knowledge and get people aware that books aren't bad. In the beginning, Montag is a mindless servant who simply went about his business as a fireman and did as he was told. He did not question his role in his marriage or as a fireman and he does not even second-guess his own thoughts. Guy states that, "it was a pleasure to burn"; he wanted to "shove a marshmallow on a stick" in front of the burning house, and went to bed with a "fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles." Montag begins to change after he meets Clarisse McClellan. She is the one who gets Montag to begin...
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...the Cross of Lead is a book about a young boy named Crispin who, after his mother's death, is declared a wolf's head, meaning anyone can kill him. Crispin runs away to save himself and also to figure out the mysteries his mother lived. Along the way he meets a juggler named Bear, and together they go to try and kill the man who declared him a wolf's head. Like all books, this one has a theme. The theme is: In the midst of death, there is life. This has a meaning very similar to the saying, When one door closes, another door opens. It means that there is always some good, even when life hits you hard. This phrase is mentioned a few times in the book. The phrase is first mentioned at the very beginning...
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...Name: Poppy Vorse Date: 10/20/14 Period: 2nd Book Title: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Genre: Autobiography Original Publication Date: January 1, 1790 Your Edition’s Publication Date: 1992 Author: Benjamin Franklin Number of Pages: 294 Summary: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin begins with his purpose of writing the book, stating that the next best thing to reliving one’s life is the recollection of it in writing. Addressed to his son William, Benjamin Franklin discusses his early life in Boston, including being the 15th of 17 children. He apprenticed as a printer for his older brother, James. Franklin didn’t get along with his brother so at age 16 he went to Philadelphia where he started working for Samuel Keimer....
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...can open new doors to me in the world. But to me, reading a book is magical because it allows you to escape to the world of the book and away from the real world. Waking up for almost 12 years of my life to listen to some long gone person's words read at me for 8 hours every day does not open my mind. Whether what's being said is useful or inspiring not does not matter, my view on the subject is irrelevant. I think this quote by Haruki Murakami sums it up, "If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." Education is supposed to offer me new opportunities, but at the same time it closes my mind. In the joy of reading books I get to live in someone else's world through my own eyes. Year after year I get assigned books to read that get more difficult in vocabulary, length, and comprehension. Reading for a grade does not affect me the same way as getting lost in a great classic such as Jane Eyre. Connecting with, a person who doesn't exist in this world, someone who you slowly get to know with every turn of the page. When I read about a character, I feel their upset and the pain, their delight and relief, as if it was me and I was dealing with these situations. It’s as if I magically transform into someone different and live their lives with them as I read. When alone, books educate, entertain and serve us like a great companion. When sorrowful, books console us. They remove the darkness of ignorance. A good book can...
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...The book that I read was The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. The book was published in 1965. The genre of the book is autobiography and biography. In this report I will be mentioning what the book is about and my opinion on the book itself. I will also be show the impact it left on me. The book is about the life of an African-American named El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz who later becomes Malcolm X. The book begins with his childhood and how his father was killed, his mother was thought to be crazy. Malcolm had to move with different residents due to the fact that the state took him and his siblings away. As Malcolm grew older he began to see how blacks were treated. In the 8th grade Malcolm was told by his teacher that it was foolish of him to want to be a lawyer. He said he should be a carpenter. Since then on Malcolm was never the same he decided to go live with his sister in Boston. There Malcolm become a hustler only being 16 he was already known in the streets. He began to sell dope, he became an addict & he committed armed robberies. Malcolm got arrested and was sent to prison. This is where his life changed. His brother sent him a letter telling him to become a Muslim and follow Elijah Muhammad. This opened Malcolm's eyes, this is where he began to see the real problem within blacks. He began to feel disgust towards the whites. In prison Malcolm read books after books on Muslim and any history that said the truth of how the whites treated the whites. Malcolm...
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...Matthew The genre of this book is gospel. Some of the key themes and events include Matthew explaining the genealogy of Jesus and talking about the virgin birth. As previously stated, Matthew starts the book with discussing the genealogy of Jesus and retells of Jesus’ birth by quoting Isaiah 7:14. Farther along into the book King Herod orders all babies that are two and under in Bethlehem and vicinity to be killed causing the fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah 31:15. Jesus escapes Egypt and returns to Nazareth were Jesus meets John the Baptist and gets baptized. After which Jesus began to preach about the kingdom of Heaven and how he came to fulfill the laws and not abolish them. In his preaching, Jesus uses Parables to teach the gospel and during his teachings, He is questioned by the authority. Matthew goes on to tell of Jesus’ crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus gives his great commission by telling his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations.” John The genre of this book is Gospel. Some of the key themes and events include John baptizing Jesus, and John trying to explain that Jesus is the Lamb of God. John opens with a description of the Word becoming flesh and denies being the Christ. Like stated in the key themes and events, John the Baptist declares that Jesus is the one that is the Lamb of God. John goes to describe that Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. Later on, Jesus teaches the kingdom of God to Nicodemus, and John the...
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...4MAT Review McMinn Billy Madison Liberty University Summary In this book Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling McMinn drew in on the basic concepts on a Christian’s life along with the basic concepts which we believe Christian counselors focus on. He focused on spirituality, theology, and psychology along with the daily battles faced by Christian counselors in their personal and professional lives. In the book McMinn went into the most important components in the life of a Christian being prayer, scripture, confession, sin, forgiveness, and redemption and broke down in all the ways we are affected during our counseling sessions. In the book we are left with personal experiences from the author in which prayer and scripture should be used and in how much we should use them when dealing with each component in the life of a Christian. Many counselors are faced with regular struggles on knowing and deciding when it is the appropriate time to use scripture and the various biblical readings in there sessions because of various reasons such as not wanting to offend their clients, not wanting to have the client feel as if they are being judged, and not wanting to puncture another wound in an already broken individuals situation (McMinn 2011). The book began to open me up when McMinn stated that “Christian counseling is more complex than other forms of counseling because our goals are multifaceted” (McMinn 2011 pg. 39). He opened readers up to the fact...
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...Philippians The Book of Philippians is of epistle genre. Paul tells the people of Philippi that he is thankful that they believe in Jesus. Paul tells them that they are in his prayers. Paul tells the Philippians that because of his imprisonment, the gospel has spread. He states that he is “in chains for Christ.” (1:13) Paul advises the people of Philippi to have the same attitudes of Jesus: humility, love, compassion. Paul talks about Timothy visiting Philippi. He then talks about Epaphroditus, the messenger. Paul states the Epaphroditus was ill and almost died, but feeling better will return to Philippi. Paul gives the Philippians a warning of men who do evil. He urges them to press on towards the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul ends his letter with a thanks for the Philippians’ gifts and then his final greetings. Colossians The Book of Colossians is epistle genre. Paul opens his letter to the people of Colosse with a thanksgiving and prayer. Paul emphasizes the gospel of Christ. Paul relates his labors and struggles for the gospel. Paul advises the Colossians that through a life with Christ, they are filled with strength and thankfulness. Paul warns of deceptive human traditions, false humility, and worship of angels. Paul advises the people of Colosse to not set their minds on earthly things. He also advises against sexual immorality, greed and idolatry. Paul gives some commands for husbands, wives, children, fathers, slaves and masters. Paul then advises the Colossians...
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...main character William. That also means that we have to guess what the other character thinks, if needed of course. The text mainly contains description, but there is a small amount of dialogue between William and his wife. The narrator finds the events in the story boring and there is not anything exciting about William. The narrator is a bit unreliable because he has pre-interpreted William’s life and therefore describes it the way he does. That could change if it was another narrator or in first person. William is an adult male in his late twenties or early thirties. He is married to a woman named Ginny, who works in an office, maybe as an assistant, and he works as a biography writer. He writes biographies of female pop singers who are still alive, which is not what he would have preferred. He would have preferred to write biographies of male actors, but someone got there first. He and Ginny could live either in Great Britain or in the USA or some third country, but there is nothing in the text to indicate the exact place of their home. In the beginning of the text, William’s life is flat and static but in the end he has developed somewhat into a more adventurous and exciting person. The reason behind his development is a memory from his childhood. He remembers a gift his mother gave him, an elephant, when he was seven years old. This memory is what gave William the reason to start writing...
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...A ”Elephant” is a short story written by Polly Clark. The theme in the text is the desire to fulfill your dreams. However it’s not always as easy to succeed in the things you want the most. “Elephant” opens in medias res, as we’re being thrown into a world where William is sitting by his desk, surrounded by a pile of notes and facts. Already in the beginning of the text we’re able to see that William encounters problems with his writing. He states that the skill to being a good writer is commitment, and not inspiration. “This inability to write a word had gone on for weeks. His own adage that writing was 99 percent about commitment not inspiration had not helped him shift a single page in all that time” this also indicates that he may have lost the motivation to write. The reader also becomes more aware of the kind of depressing feeling in the house. “The house was quiet. It was early afternoon, drawing towards a shining evening. The closed curtains of his study glowed with brilliant sunshine. Writing was impossible for William if there was a view onto the garden…” . The short story is told by a third person narrator, but we also hear about William’s thoughts and therefor we relate to him. Whilst reading the story we feel sorry for him. William is not happy with what he writes a about. He writes biographies of pop singers, when all he really wants is writing about movie stars, but someone where quicker to get the job. “William wrote biographies of pop singers. Female,...
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...magic that is used in both these books. Magic and mythical creatures are found throughout both books. Magic is the essential theme of the books and is one of the reasons both these books have been questioned. The books have been questioned because they give children a false sense of what really happens. These books in no way are in touch with reality; the biggest question here is should these books be censored just because they are too fictional? It is the magic and the thought of a whole other type of world that opens up a child’s imagination and allows the imagination to grow. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone; magic is essentially what the story is focused around. Harry is a part of a whole other world where magic is socially accepted. Harry find out he is a wizard and has to decide whether or not he is going to use his powers for good or evil. In the quest to find out who he is he has to first go through the trials of learning his past and facing up with his parents murderer for the first time. Harry lived a life of neglect during his first eleven years with his Aunt and Uncle Dursley. They treasured their son Dudley and neglected Harry. Harry was forced into Dudley’s old clothes, which were always four sizes too big; he was also forced into sleeping in the coat closet. On his twelfth birthday Harry finds out that he belongs to this whole other type of world where mythical creatures and magic is part of everyday life. In this world Harry is famous...
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