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HumanitiesBy: Joe CoxMrs. Strutz 4th hr. What makes one exhibit the tendencies that define its existence? Is it the natural chemical balances and imbalances that one is born with? Or could it be the way they breathe in the life around them engrained in their mind from those who care for them. The age-old question…

In the past I had heard stories where military forces in Vietnam raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan, cows and dogs for fun,…

As the defense has so diligently pointed out, it is indeed a sad day in the history of our judicial system when an innocent woman is sent to her death for a crime that she did not commit. I, for one, am not planning on having that momentous occasion take place today, and this is…

“I was from the beginning scandalised, I must own, with this resemblance between the Deity and human creatures. ” –PhiloDavid Hume wrote much about the subject of religion, much of it negative. In this paper we shall attempt to follow Hume’s arguments against Deism as Someone knowable from the wake He allegedly makes as He…

Mohandas GandhiBorn into a merchant family in 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wasunder the influence of powerful people. Members of his family had served asprime ministers of an Indian state for several generations. His parentswere strong in their religion, being devout and earnest Hindus. They were apart of a Hindu sect that worshipped Vishnu and promoted…

How is love to influence our lives? Love-struck people do crazy things toexpress how they care for that particular person yet it is a long and windy roadto these actions. It is down this path that experience spawns and trouble andhappiness are felt. Janie Crawford of Zora Neale Hurstons Their Eyes WereWatching God, shows the…

Obesity has become a concern for many people in our culture. The obesity rate among Americans has gotten worse over the years. The topic of weight is very prevalent among people in today’s society. Everywhere you look you see people of different weights and appearances. Tall, small, thin, wide, fat and skinny are just a…

Native AmericansChristopher Columbus discovered America. But how could he have discovered some place where people were already living? At any rate, Americans celebrate Columbus’ arrival as a holiday, but they forget the indigenous people. These are people that helped our ancestors live here when the first settlers were having troubles adapting to an environment in…

John McLaughlinApril 8, 2002ENGL 110Government Response PaperUtopian or Reality?Throughout history, it can be argued that at the core of the majority of successful societies has stood an effective allocation of leadership. Accordingly, in their respective works The Tao-te Ching and The Prince, Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli have sought to reach a more complete understanding of this…

Personal Identity8th March, 1997Dear DiaryToday in class we had a brief discussion of what personal identity is. Ididn’t get a chance to speak out my thoughts and opinions so I felt like toshare it with you. Personal identity is what I see myself as, positively or negatively. It could be argued but most people think…