"Being loyal-faithful or dedicated to someone or something-is not always easy. People often have conflicting loyalties‚ and there are no guidelines that help them decide to what or whom they should be loyal. Moreover‚ people are often loyal to something bad. Still‚ loyalty is one of the essential attributes a person must have and must demand of others." is a quote adapted from James Carville‚ Stickin’: The Case of Loyalty. Loyalty is usually thought to be an essential quality within friendship. The
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Hr.3 The Crucible takes place in Salem Massachusetts during 1692. It takes place during the tragic time of the so called Salem witch hunts when many innocent people were accused of being a witch or dealing with the devil. As a result of these convictions many people confessed to save their lives‚ others who would not confess to a lie were hung or executed by other methods such as being pressed. The play the Crucible was wrote by Arthur Miller during the "Red Scare"‚ which was almost parallel with
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only closed system in the universe is the universe itself. This means that unless God himself‚ reaches into our universe to intervene it its happenings‚ that since the conception of the universe‚ nothing new can be created from materials that were not already present in the system to begin with. This theory not only includes material things‚ but also conceptual things‚ such as good and evil. Good can be generally defined as a state of happiness the absence of underserved suffering. Evil can be defined
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The Evils of Mankind Throughout human history‚ the issue of power has been the source of countless wars and violence‚ and so has it sparked inspiration in many philosophers to develop potentially better systems of government. The Age of Enlightenment saw many philosophers sprout with new ideas on forms of government to replace or refine the archaic norm of absolute monarchy; one such controversial thinker was Thomas Hobbes. In his widely-recognized book‚ The Leviathan‚ he claimed that‚ because
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Problem of Evil Lyndsey Emry PHIL 1381-17 Introduction to Philosophy Professor Bannister The problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the existence of the evil in the world with the existence of an omniscient God because if God were all-knowing‚ it seems that God would know about all of the horrible things that happen in our world. The problem of evil also brings up the problem with an omnipotent God because if God were all-powerful‚ God would be able to stop all of the evil and suffering
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Evil has always questioned the existence of a god. If god is almighty and powerful why does he allow evil things to happen? The question of whether there truly is a god has risen. If there would be a god would things always be good even though nothing would be considered to be right because people wouldn’t know of the word evil? If God were to be all powerful wouldn’t a god be able to do something about all of the evil happenings all over the world? Even if god truly exist and was morally perfect
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substantial argument known as ‘The Problem of Evil’ which contradicts the beliefs of theists. In this paper I will explain what the problem of evil is and how it works against the beliefs of the theist. In the latter half of this paper I will provide a reply to this problem involving free-will‚ to show theists that they shouldn’t fear the problem of evil and they have the right to continue to believe in the existence of god. In order to
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Possibility of Evil Envy‚ greed‚ lust - all examples of "evil" things done by us all; nevertheless‚ what is evil? Can we stop it‚ and if so‚ are we obligated to? Before we speak about the obligation of the normal person to stop evil‚ we have to understand what evil is. Evil is what a person accepts it as true; this can be seen in the story inside Miss Strangeworth. She does not believe her letters create problems rather than solve them. And that in another person’s eyes‚ she can be perceived as evil. The
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Globalization and democratic governance | India and democracy : promotion and electoral participation of the low castes and of the Untouchables. | | | | Semester one – 2012 | | Table of contents Introduction: India and the system of castes. 2 I) The promotion of the low castes and the untouchables within the Indian political system: a "Silent revolution". 4 1) The processes of positive discrimination towards the untouchables: a political and social promotion at first
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existence of God and problem with evil Today the news is filled with coverage on various natural catastrophes and other related causalities that people face daily. Anyone can look into their lives or even their neighbors and see the presence of misfortune that surrounds our world. This problem has brought up the issue of God’s existence in religious philosophical discussions. For centuries‚ many have tried to dismiss the existence of God on the basis of the existence of evil. Let’s consider where God has
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