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    God and Marduk have different views on humanity. God looks upon humanity as his own people. God refers to the people as “his people” and that is why he is saving the Israelites from the Egyptians. Marduk views humanity as a creation that can be used to serve the gods. Marduk creates humanity out of spite. That is why Marduk creates humanity from the death of Kingdu‚ a rebel God that caused Tiamat to rebel and fight. God’s view of humanity in the burning bush incident is that it is almost his job

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    Henry David Thoreau

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    something different to everyone. To Henry David Thoreau it means not being locked down to the rules of society. To be free from social slaughter of word of mouth. Free from taxes that society is forced to pay and why? Because some big shot said so? Thoreau was a man in a natural world‚ he knew true happiness‚ he didn’t care about society and class‚ never felt alone‚ he believed in an existence far different than we do‚ John Muir lived a life like Thoreau‚ and modern society is not capable of living

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    Truth Is Post-Truth

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    agenda’s‚ truth is sometimes ignored or becomes irrelevant. The question is if truth has become so twisted that it doesn’t really exist in its original meaning anymore? If truth has been lost there must be a substitute‚ this is where post-truth originated. Post-truth is when decisions are based upon emotions rather than facts‚ this is dangerous because each person feels a different way and therefore can justify melding a subject to fit their own liking. Post-truth has caused all truths to be called

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    1. the first paragraph of the declaration‚ Jefferson states the reason for the writing of this document. What reason does he give? Jefferson says that it is only moral to explain why we are separating from the crown. 2. Where does a government acquire its power‚ according to the declaration? Jefferson says that a goverment gets its power from the people. 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? Jeffereson states that the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness

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    Jefferson Davis

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    Synopsis Jefferson Davis was born in Christian County‚ Kentucky‚ on June 3‚ 1808. After a distinguished military career‚ Davis served as a U.S. senator and as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce before his election as the president of the secessionist Confederate States of America. He was later indicted for treason‚ though never tried‚ and remained a symbol of Southern pride until his death in 1889. Quotes "I regarded the separation of the States as a great‚ though not the greater evil." –

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    Truth

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    factors by which drive my ambition to this day. Without them‚ I wouldn’t be where I am today. Today I am more physically and mentally stabilized‚ with a better self-esteem‚ optimistic‚ with the right state of mind and well-disciplined all thanks to P90X and INSANITY. Before my transformation with these programs‚ I had always been a depressed guy‚ self-conscious about my looks. But the day came when it all changed. I wrote about these two fitness programs due to the fact that they are better known as “Life

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    Introduction Our current time is accelerated. Everything moves quickly; far more quickly than in the time of the Transcendentalists. If either of the Transcendentalist writers Thoreau or Emerson could see what the world has become they would be absolutely horrified. We continue to increase our speed and yet it seems that the faster we go‚ the more impatient we become. No one has any time to stop and smell the roses. No one has the time to appreciate for a moment how awe inspiring and wondrous this

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    Henry David Thoreau INTRODUCTION Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ abolitionist‚ naturalist‚ tax resister‚ development critic‚ surveyor‚ historian ‚ philosopher andtranscendentalist. Henry David Thoreau was a complex man of many talents who worked hard to shape his craft and his life. He is best known for his book Walden‚ a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings‚ and his essay‚ Civil Disobedience‚ an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral

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    The Truth About Truth

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    Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (1963)‚ Karl Popper suggests that no scientific theory can be classified as truth.  The only thing that can be done is to attempt to falsify the theory over and over again reject the theory repeatedly in different situations.  Each failed attempt will strengthen the theory and bring it closer to the truth.  Hence‚ Popper claimed that the truth of a hypothesis can never be confirmed. A hypothesis is an “if-then” statement‚ which that is an assumption of causality

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    Thomas Jefferson

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    Thomas Jefferson: The Third Level of Greatness Thomas Jefferson is regarded as one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He was truly a founding father when the United States was arguably at a vulnerable state. Jefferson was a political intellectual‚ he held many different positions all shaping him to become the renowned president he was. His authorization of the Deceleration of Independence and his several places in government leading up and including his presidency

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