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    6. Shaping Destinies Every father (mother) has legitimate spiritual authority over the children. The words of the parents over the children carry weight and recognition before God. The pronouncements could help to make or mar the child. The destinies of children are formed and deformed with words spoken by the father or mother either in good conscience or not; either well intended or not. Every parent that understands this is selective on the kinds of words pronounced over his children. Every child

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    Freedom vs Determinism

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    Lucy Ly HUP101.1431 Determinism vs. Freedom Freedom is when we can make our own choices in life‚ its either we choose x or y. I personally think we don’t have much freedom than we say we do. We can’t choose to one decision based on us‚ there is maybe more pointing towards a certain choice because it’s better for them. Humans are selfish and greedy‚ majority‚ we deciding on situations based on how it will benefit us. Or is it determinism‚ we do certain things a certain way for the cause and

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    Shaping the American Dream The American Dream is a national symbol of the United States; a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and progress achieved through hard work. Throughout the texts‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun‚ various characters chase the elusive American Dream. In‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby pursues his dream girl Daisy Buchanan even though his dream of whisking her away is intangible. In the text‚ Of Mice

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    compatibilist have been going back and forth about it for years. Compatibilist believe that determinism and free will can both exist. In this paper‚ we will define determinism‚ free will‚ compatibilism‚ and incompatiblism. I will show how the incompatibilist are right. I am an incompatibilist because I believe determinism and free will cannot coexist since determinism eradicates free will and the purpose of life. Determinism is the idea that all your choices are ultimately caused

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    Essay On Hard Determinism

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    disasters were always going to happen. The basis of hard determinism circulates around three main points: 1. Determinism is true of our world; 2. Determinism rules out alternative possibilities; 3. Free will requires that we can do otherwise/have alternative possibilities regarding our actions (Lecture notes). Breaking these down shows possible flaws and well as strengths in the deterministic argument. For people to believe hard determinism governs our lives‚

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    SHAPING INDIAN CONSTITUTION Ambedkar : Shrewd‚ ideology‚ will and might‚knowledge used to imbibe in constitution..directive principles.. Differences between Gandhi n ambedkar First law minister of India..then move to drafting committee They were ppl against him always..he is untouchable but still in a high and mighty position Head of the drafting committee… Arun Shourie calls Ambedkar false manu….Drafting committee would only give shape to these articles framed by other committees… Counter

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    Free-Will Vs Determinism

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    Difference between free will and determinism free will vs. determinism   The question of free will vs. determinism has been debated for a long time. Some people believe humans have the capability to use free will. For many theists‚ free will is a gift from God. They believe that if people did not have free will then they are not morally responsible for their actions. However others argue that human’s actions are due to determinism‚ so if humans follow the course of natural law‚ it is hard to

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    Shaping Colonial America

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    Many different things affected the shaping of colonial America in the new world. Factors such as colonialism‚ geography‚ and religion affected the way North America was formed and dictated how other people look at colonial America. Colonialism affected America’s demographic and also the ease of forming colonies in the new world. Geography also played a roll in shaping the identity of America. Geography affected where people settled based on the layout of rivers‚ ocean‚ and waterways. People also

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    Free-Will Vs Determinism

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    12/05/13 Jordan Williams PHI101 Determinism Versus Free Will Freedom is an ideal that many people in privileged society take for granted on a daily basis. Just because some people find themselves at home in a country where social norms have evolved to allow a rational sense of individualism and free will within its borders does not concede that free will is a universal right. In fact‚ many other countries such as Syria struggle to bring their policies up to speed with more progressive democracies

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    Free Will vs. Determinism

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    Free Will vs. Determinism Society walks about day-by-day living their lives and never really thinking or breaking down how their day unfolds or why it plays out the way it does. Some people have said that individuals have a choice and are able to decide on where their day goes. Others on the other hand would argue this assessment and state that your day and your life as whole are all pre determined. The different is free will vs. determinism. Do you believe we live in a free will world or has

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