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    A long debate‚ are you made who you are or born that way. Nature vs Nurture has been a long debate where psychologists and biologist are trying to figure out if you are made into the person you are or born‚ there is many different documented cases and experiments along with a long study on criminals to decide if what they did was purely biological or previous events made them do it. In recent history scientists have focused on aspects of intelligence‚ aggression and sexual orientation. But when

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    Good vs. Evil‚ Wrong vs. Right‚ and Ought/Should Be vs. What Is Group B: Question 1: An office worker had a record of frequent absence. He used all his vacation and sick leave days and frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers expressed great frustration because his absenteeism caused bottlenecks in paperwork‚ created low morale in the office‚ and required others to do his work in addition to their own. On the other hand‚ he felt he was entitled to take

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    Plato’s Republic vs. Democracy Ogochukwu Okpala Introduction In this era when individuals are questioning the legitimacy and wisdom of unregulated free markets‚ issues are raised about the most efficient form of economic activity and the best role for government in an economy. These issues have been discussed at many points in the past‚ and different societies have come to different conclusions regarding political and economic systems. In the United States‚ and many developed nations around the

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    ethics‚ by monitoring a reflection of insightful philosophers of Thomas Hobbes and Immanuel Kant. In this regard‚ however‚ Hobbes and Kant’s are differing in so many ways as they have entirely different perspective on the issue of morality and pragmatism. This disparity can be viewed‚ by how Kant’s view morality in more of a rationalistic way‚ while Hobbes being more empirical on the topic of ethics.Therefore‚ they both took a person-centered approach to a given issue‚ as Kant’s philosophy is concerned

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    The Matrix: Reality vs. Perception How do you perceive the world you live in? What is the difference between reality and that perception? The basic concept of arguments is comparing one view to another view. Images are usually the basis on which an argument is built upon. However‚ should the images we identify with our eyes be taken as the truth‚ or are the images we detect deeper than what is perceived? The picture of “The Matrix” derived from the popular Matrix Trilogy tests us to rhetorically

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    Church vs. State One of the most controversial points that is being debated in America today is the argument of church vs. state. Some people strongly believe that “In God We Trust” should be removed from the dollar bill‚ and “One nation under God” should be removed from the pledge of allegiance‚ because they feel that that is like forcing a certain faith upon people in a free country. Others strongly believe that we should keep those sayings on the money and in the pledge because it’s sticking

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    half of the 1600s‚ Europe was ravaged by religious wars. (lead to ration over tradition) http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-difference-between-romanticism-and-realism.htm Romanticism and Realism are two opposing art style‚ where one focuses on idealism and the other on maintaining what is true. Romanticism glorified things‚ imagining characters with the ability to shape the

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    Rafael L. Cortada-Brzykcy Professor D. Portillo English 091 2 April 2013 The Slavs: East vs. West vs. South When the term “Slav” is mentioned‚ the first people to come to mind are the Russians. We know them by their unique script of writing‚ vodka‚ and are the most populated of all of the ethnic tribes that populated the mountains‚ rivers‚ and plains of Eastern Europe. Although a quintessential people of this continent‚ they differ greatly from many of their brothers and sisters of the same

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    Jeff Linkback Mrs. Jones College Prep English 2 March 2015 Transcendentalism vs. Anti-Transcendentalism Transcendentalism was a movement that began in New England during the time period of the 1830’s. There is no definite starting point‚ but it is often believed by most people to have begun with the Transcendentalism club which birthed in September 8‚ 1836 by Ralph Waldo Emmerson. The movement had changed the views of philosophy‚ religion‚ social‚ and the devices of literature. The main idea of

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    according to Hersh (2004). Such dehumanization is unacceptable in any culture‚ but it is especially so in the Arab world (Hersh‚ 2004). Similarities When the experiment was conducted‚ there were various similarities between what transpired at Abu Ghraib vs. what took place in the makeshift correctional facility at Stanford. At Abu‚ the photographs told it all. In one‚ Private England‚ was seen giving a thumbs up to a young Iraqi‚ who was naked except for a sandbag over his head‚ as he masturbated‚ according

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