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    the first thesis- “faith is blind, science is evidence based”, Dawkins suggested that religion teaches us to be satisfied with not really understanding. For instance, when one religious person faces with some difficult problem, he/she will just justify it by using the quote of “Oh, God did it!” On the other hand, Lennox suggested that blind faith can be very dangerous especially when it’s coupled with blind obedience to an evil authority but not all faith is blind faith. Faith might be…

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    .Non-Western and European paintings and architectures have more differences than similarities, if any. They differ in many ways such as culture, religion, techniques, purpose. The differences between the two have a wide variety. European Western consists of Europe, United States, Australian, New Zealand, and China. Non-Western consists of all other cultures and societies not included in the West. .A major difference between Non-Western and European is the different beliefs in…

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    Cultural Autobiography Trevor Endre Dr. Gannon Watts Diversity Argosy University April 12, 2017 Today I am going to talk about my family and our cultural and ethnic background. My mother is Irish, Sicilian, and Austrian. She was born in Chicago. My grandmother has the same ethnic background as my mother, and was also born in Chicago. My Grandfather is not my mother’s biological father; thus, his ethnic and cultural background are different from my mother’s. He is Swedish, Polish,…

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    To fully understand what type of the new fiction did Tolkien created, the readers must first know Tolkien’s own comprehension of Christianity. In 1892, Tolkien was born in South Africa. Before both of his parents’ death, he moved to England and converted from a nominal Anglican to the Catholic Church with his brother. His mother, Mabel Tolkien, and his later guardian, Father Francis Morgan, had a profound influence on Tolkien’s religious belief and instilled in his youth; therefore, his personal…

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    The Definition of Rhetoric Over the course of centuries, millennia even, rhetoric has been defined in many ways. Some consider it an art form, some consider it a science. While many would confine it to describing the means of persuasion, some would unlimit its meaning to encompass the emotional value of all communication. According to Kenneth Burke, it’s a fundamental aspect of language that uses symbols, for that is what people respond to. George Kennedy takes a slightly different approach,…

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    Everything can change in the blink of an eye. That’s what happened to football player, Eric LeGrand. In the blink of an eye, he was no longer able to move any muscle below his neck. When he went in for a tackle on Michael Brown, his head collided with Brown’s left shoulder, causing him to fracture his C3 and C5 vertebrae. Consequently, LeGrand became paralyzed and lost all feeling below his neck. According to the doctors, he had a zero to five percent chance of regaining neurological function.…

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    In “Judging by the Cover,” Bonny Gainley discusses the importance of appearance and describes how it impacts other’s perceptions. Ms. Gainley discusses the importance of appearance in a professional work environment. Ms. Gainley also describes how people project themselves with their appearance with tattoos, piercing, and exotic hairstyles. Everyone is free to dress as they wish, but people are free to react to their decision. Gainley is correct in stating that appearance is important in the…

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    Reading this essay in hope of finding a definite answer to whether or not Australia has any sort of moral obligations to help developing countries however I cannot speak for an entire country but I can give you reasons for and against helping countries in need. This essay cannot speak for an entire country for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Australia is so full of diversity, there is nowhere in Australia without at least 10 different cultures. In saying that, every culture’s morals are different.…

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    Where there is injury, pardon. Where there doubt, faith." This way of explaining faith resonates with my personal beliefs. Faith is usually used to fill one's doubts or confusion. Faith also has various definitions, some of which were used in The Iliad in religious and trusting fashions. Many people have different definitions of faith. The dictionary would define faith as, "the strong belief or trust in someone or something," (Merriam). Some may say faith is putting your beliefs into one or…

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    “I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith” ( Rose Kennedy). Bereft of faith, one is merely an empty shell who strives for nothing in life. Elie Wiesel uses Night to comment on the effects of the Holocaust that cause the loss of his faith. Elie Wiesel, once a religiously dedicated child, endures anguish and suffering in the concentration camps, which leads to the wavering of his belief in God and ultimately the destruction of it, transforming him into a…

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