is impossible for any being to be the efficient cause of itself because then it would have to bring itself into being‚ and to bring itself into being‚ it would have to exist before it existed. If a being exists‚ it is because some being prior to it was its cause. Therefore‚ if no first cause exists‚ neither will any other being exist. Therefore‚ there is a first efficient cause--God. Matter is just as suitable of a conclusion to us as a being and it answers the first efficient cause argument. Matter
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Does Racism Still Exist? On February 26‚ 2012 an unarmed seventeen year old‚ African American boy by the name of Treyvon Martin was fatally shot by a twenty eight year old‚ Hispanic man named George Zimmerman. After the fatal multi-racial incident‚ a lot of controversy ensued under the claims of racial discrimination. Moments later thousands of media outlets were covering this seemingly small story from Sanford‚ Florida; major publications like USA Today‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ and the New York
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Конспект мероприятия по английскому языку в 9 “б” классе. Тема : “Friendship. Does it exist nowadays?” Цели и задачи: • активизировать изученную лексику по теме “Friendship”. • развивать у учащихся умение творчески использовать усвоенный материал в новых ситуациях; • развивать умения и навыки монологической и диалогической речи • развивать коммуникативные навыки учащихся; • развивать умение работать в группах; Формы работы: фронтальные‚ групповые. Оснащение:
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Purposes (ESP) Spring 2006 Week 3 - ESP Chapters 2 and 3 & Ellis & Johnson (1994)‚ PART ONE‚ pp. 3-39 - Answers 1. What are the four stages of ESP? The development of ESP as a specific approach in English Language Teaching (ELT) is the result of four basic stages. The approach which we now call ESP developed as a direct result of developments in these different areas listed below. In the same vein‚ ESP is reliant on using the same types of analysis. When developing and ultimately conducting in ESP course
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How do we know that Climate Change exists and what causes it? Climate change as many know it‚ has been a big issue around the world. There are anthropogenic and natural causes which are responsible for this cause but individually they contribute a small amount but are a huge factor as a whole. One of the main problems about the climate change is global warming. What is global warming? It is the increase in the mean temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is said that the temperature has been
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Grayman‚ N.‚ Bonacci‚ M.‚ Brennan‚ W.‚ Cowie‚ S.‚ et al. (2009). The Social Production of Altruism: Motivations for Caring Action in a Low-Income Urban Community. American Journal of Community Psychology‚ 1(2)‚ 71-84. Nier‚ J. A. (2009). Does true altruism exist? In J. A. Nier‚ (Ed.)‚ Taking sides: Clashing views in social psychology‚ 3rd ed. (pp. 376-377). New York: McGraw Hill. Ribar‚ D.‚ & Wilhelm‚ M. (2002). Altruistic and Joy-of-Giving Motivations in Charitable Behavior. Journal of Political
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Challenges and Suggestions for Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Date of Submission: 29/12/2013 This paper aims to identify the challenges of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and offers some suggestions to encounter them. First‚ the paper provides the definition of ESP‚ its characteristics‚ types and developments. Then‚ it describes six main challenges facing the ESP practitioner which are insufficient knowledge‚ lack of proper needs analysis
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Polio Still Exists? About two months after you were born your parents took you to the pediatrician for your set of “two month shots” (Crosta). Your doctor handed them a list of vaccinations he was going to administer to you and they looked over it carefully. They were curious to see exactly what diseases might have infected you without the doctor’s care. On the lengthy list in their hands a few names of the vaccinations puzzle your parents‚ a small amount intrigue them‚ but only one vaccination
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and other alarming activities? And the most important question here is‚ why evil exists? As defined by Alvin Plantinga‚ theodicy is the "answer to the question of why God permits evil". Evil is generally considered to include both moral evil‚ acts done by humans‚ and natural evil‚ which includes pain and suffering that results from natural disasters‚ diseases‚ or genetic defects. According to J.L Mackie. "If God exists‚ then there is no evil‚ unless there is a reason that would justify Him in permitting
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Diversity exists. How could you be oblivious to it? Unfortunately‚ even though there is a visual aspect of diversity‚ not everyone can grasp the concept of diversity. The concept of diversity embraces respect and acceptance within our culture. There are so many dimensions of diversity‚ which include race‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ physical appearance‚ sexual orientation‚ and‚ but not limited to beliefs. Physically you can see the difference‚ but morally is it accepted by everyone? There are so many different
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