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    Robert Frost writes poems that stimulate a persons mind to see an array of beautiful imagery and cheerful scenes. However‚ Frost is not always so pleasant. Not only does Frost provide a sense of beauty and happiness in his poems‚ but there is also a sense of darkness‚ trouble and anguish. In Frost ’s poem "A Girl ’s Garden" we see how he incorporates beauty with anxiety and doubt through his style‚ word order‚ and New England setting. Robert Frost has a distinctive style when he writes poetry. He

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    More than 50 days have past since Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of our nation. His ‘victory’ was a rather dramatic one – the direct result of his eloquent speeches‚ catchy slogans‚ and his penchant to stimulate development and progress. However after the ‘Union Budget 2014’ a rather sceptical notion is taking its toll on the party’s momentum. Sceptics like AAP’s Bhagwant Mann are claiming that “Acche din” is an empty promise‚ an illusion‚ a lie to the nation’s people. The opposition’s

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    To what extent is reasonable doubt an effective safeguard in the jury system? In the play‚ Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose depicts ‘reasonable doubt’ as an extremely effective defence in the jury system which leads to saving the accused from being sentenced. In the play the jurors are asked to determine whether the seventeen year old boy is ‘guilty’ of fatally stabbing his father beyond ‘reasonable doubt’ or not. Only Juror 8 plays a pivotal part in acquainting the other eleven jurors about ‘reasonable

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    Life is often as full of difficulties as it is full of dreams. Not many‚ if any‚ make it to the end untouched by affliction. Ralph Marston states that life will throw multiple obstacles in one’s path; therefore‚ one must not allow himself to become one of them. His point is valid because he is not claiming that whoever does not allow himself to become a stumbling block will ultimately succeed in every goal‚ but rather that carrying self-doubt is not the preferable path to take in life. Truth is

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    C.S. Lewis once described faith as “the art of holding onto things your reason has once accepted‚ in spite of your changing moods.” This concept of faith is repeatedly tested throughout Yann Martel’s novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ which follows the life of Piscine Patel‚ or Pi for short. The book begins by following Pi’s diverse experiences in his hometown of Pondicherry‚ India‚ and later delves into his arduous journey of being stranded at sea for 227-days alongside an adult Bengal tiger. From his time

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    Although pedophilic allegations are harsh claims that should only be convicted upon if certain‚ is it wrong to suspect pedophilic activity and attempt to uncover truth? John Patrick Shanley prods at this question in Doubt. Dount is a parable focused on a conservative nun who has reason to suspect a priest may have sexual relations with a minor. Even at the end of the story‚ the allegation is never truly proved or debunked. Using all of the information given‚ I have come to the conclusion that Father

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    Descartes and Skepticism

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    Descartes and the problem of skepticism | Question: In Meditation III‚ Descartes argues that his idea of God could not have come from him‚ and so God must exist. How does this argument go? | Overview René Descartes was a great scientist‚ mathematician and philosopher. He was known for his extensive work on skepticism‚ and in particular a piece called “Meditations on First Philosophy” (written in 1641) which is still widely used by modern philosophers. In this publication‚ Descartes’ aim

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    Is skepticism self-refuting? Immanuel Kant argued that although human knowledge comes from experience‚ nonetheless knowledge must be grounded in some necessary truths. It is hard to see how the existence of logically and metaphysically necessary truths is enough to ground human knowledge. Following Kant’s reasoning‚ there are certain types of knowledge we have no access to. I will argue that Presuppositionalism is more plausible than Kant’s skepticism about certain types of knowledge‚ and that from

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    The Values of Skepticism

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    The values of skepticism The attitude of skepticism isn’t about not believing; it’s about suspending judgment until a claim can be verified with evidence and explanation. In most cases people tend to be easily tricked in believing what the majority of people believe in‚ just because of that simple fact. As intellectual individuals‚ humans have the ability to distinguish what seems to be good‚ and what seems to be not good and inconvenient simply by means of sight‚ taste‚ smell‚ touch but assumptions

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    Plot: "Twelve Angry Men" is an interesting and exciting jury-room confrontation in which an "open and shut case" becomes strenuous as twelve strangers scuffle for answers. The trial involves a nineteen-year-old boy‚ who is suspect of killing his father in a late-night altercation with an extraordinary knife. His fate now lies in the hands of 12 jurors‚ each with his own determination to solve the case and reveal the truth. As the session takes its course‚ evidence becomes scrutinised‚ tempers rise

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