Introduction Redemption and justification are recurring themes in literature and philosophy, exploring the concepts of atonement and moral absolution. These themes delve into the complexities of human nature, the pursuit of forgiveness, and the potential for transformation and reconciliation. In this critical essay, we will examine the significance of redemption and justification in various literary works and their profound impact on characters and readers alike. The Concept of Redemption Redemption refers to the act of making amends for past wrongdoings...
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Introduction According to the world health organization (WHO), health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ (WHO, 1948). Martino (2017) also states that this is consistent with the biopsychological model of health that considers physiological, psychological, and social factors in health and illness. WHO (2016) also states that health promotion allows individuals to increase control over their own health. Health promotion covers a wide range of...
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What is the difference between justification and sanctification in Romans? To start you need the overview of Romans and the historical context, of where all this began. The Book Of Romans Author: The author is the Apostle Paul. Purpose: To present Paul's Gospel message to the believers in Rome and to explain how the Gospel heals divisions between Jewish and Gentile believers. Date: A.D. 55-57 Key Truths: Jews and Gentiles are sinners under God's judgment. Jews and Gentiles receive justification...
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Richard White wrote Inventing Australia: Images and Identity, 1688-1980 in 1991. In his book, White examines how an Australian national identity has been shaped in the past and continues evolving through time. The title he chose for the book reflects his belief that national identity does not exist but is invented. He talks about three main points in the making of this identity. The first one concerns Europe and its influence on Australia. The second one is the importance of...
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The War on Terror became an international issue when President Bush stated, 'Every nation in every region now has a decision to make,' he said in a national address. 'Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.' The invasion of Iraq became one if not the most controversial international foreign policy decision made by the United States and the United Kingdom in recent history which was accompanied and triggered by The War on Terror. Up to this...
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In your opinion, what conditions need to be met for civil disobedience to be justified? In my examination of the conditions which justify civil disobedience, I will first examine Rawls' conditions for civil disobedience and then consider arguments that I will show fail to defend the position that civil disobedience can never be justified in a democratic society. I will examine the relationship between civil disobedience and Natural Law and argue that morality is fundamental to the justification of civil...
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Nobody Should Be Left Behind Can a person live a normal life out of poverty with a minimum wage? The federal minimum wage is 7.25 since 2009. Which gives a person about $1,160/month without taking taxes out. This question is only considering a single person. In the aftermath of the basic expenses such as rent, utilities, food, gas, car payment, and car insurance this paycheck scenario based on the real minimum wage would not be enough for one person. Politicians...
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The Iraq War, also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, spanned from 2003 to 2011 and is one of the longest, largest, and most costly uses of the United States armed forces since the Vietnam War (Lieberfeld, 2005). A shallow perception of the war would discern that its origins are rather conventional, however, upon thorough analysis aspects of the invasion decision are relatively unprecedented. In particular, the extensive military involvement in an Arab or Muslim country (Lieberfeld, 2005). Despite...
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“The role of analogy is to aid understanding rather than to provide justification.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Through analogies, monotonous, forthright statements and inordinately plain explanations can be brought to life and given color. However, others claim analogies are inherently reductive as they always search for similarities and simplify things so far that their essence is lost. Another puzzling characteristic associated with the analogy is whether it is able to provide evidence or proof that...
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Introduction: The meaning and purpose of life have been a topic that mankind has grappled with since time immemorial. Philosophers, sages, and theologians have all produced a plethora of answers to what the purpose of life is. Many are optimistic, vouching for a blissful hereafter that accompanies a virtuous life, whereas certain philosophers are skeptical about whether there is any meaning to life at all. Thomas Nagel is a renowned American philosopher who argues not only that human life is...
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The first factor that comes into play for cheating to even be a possibility, is the decision-making process. Meyering and Eping-McWherter (1985), stated that there are two preconditions for extramarital relations to occur; permissive attitudinal orientation and opportunity. The idea of this is that if your personal standards are against cheating and you do not give yourself an opportunity to cheat, then you will not be faced with the decision. These researchers conducted a study to look at this phenomenon...
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A conflicting topic the U.S. has faced is its decision over the use of Drone strikes. For many decades the U.S. condemned the use of targeted killing. Until historical events occurred, the debate over the circumstances in which the use of lethal forces may be used towards organizations such as terrorists from foreign territories has set an example for the U.S. drone strike decision. Therefore, the following paper will give an overview of political drone history, explore the views and...
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I. Introduction This case has been submitted by the Austrian court for a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the issue relating to Article 34 of the TFEU. A new Austrian law banning the import of meat and meat-based products from Germany has been introduced. This Austrian law has come from the outbreak of avian influenza on poultry farms in Bavaria, in southern Germany, banning the import of meat and meat-based products from...
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For this research paper, I will seek information about one of the letters of Paul the letter to the Galatians. This letter is said that is an important letter to puzzle the story of Paul and his letters. This research paper will be shown different key information about the letter to the Galatians. It is mentioned the first impression a reader gets when reading the letter other with who is the messenger and what role the churches in Galatians represent....
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Knowledge can be described as the possession of information in a psychological form that has been obtained through reason, perception, emotion, or language; it is a justified true belief. Knowledge can be classified as solidly justified if there is adequate evidence to support it. The knowledge must be consistent with previous data and clarified with regard to language and logic. Knowledge can only have solid justification if there is no contradiction or counter-evidence ensuring the given argument is irrefutable. To...
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So as to unravel the PT, it is important to describe the attributes of its keywords. Firstly, I am defining an ‘analogy’ as providing a figurative correlation of one circumstance to another similar circumstance. Its job is to help the cognizance of the circumstance at hand, by using a similar, yet alternate, perspective. The word 'understanding' is depicted as, seeing the planned significance and building up a cognizance regarding the matter, while 'justification' is demonstrating that something is sensible. I...
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Introduction This essay is set to question the adequacy of Williamson’s claim that evidence equals knowledge hence the E=K Principle. According to Williamson, when you have evidence of a given fact, you have knowledge; and that knowledge is a mental state. The aim of this essay is to that argue there should be a reliable criterion for a knowledge claim, which Williamson did not give, hence we will hold that evidence does not equate to knowledge. Given the reality that...
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There is an increase in the level of obesity in developed and developing countries. According to Friedman from the Atlantic, obesity has spread to places from developed countries to developing countries. As it is increasing, psychologists are studying contributed factors. One of the appealing reasons for unhealthy food to people is the type of advertisements. The study “Are Self-endorsed Advertisements Unhealthy Food More Effective Than Friend-Endorsed Advertisements?” compares the success of self-advertised fast food and friend-advertised fast food that the...
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In a rapidly changing world where we have emerged in the age of information and technology and a growing knowledge economy, the pace of change in an evolving employment landscape is predicted to accelerate with approximately 65% of children entering primary school expected to gain future employment in completely new job types that don’t yet exist (World Economic Forum, 2016). Whilst the question about the purpose of education remains philosophically unsettled, Durkeim (1973), summarised that education teaches individual skills necessary...
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There are two different forms of human behavior, the first being conformity and lastly deviance. Conformity is behavior that is considered good behavior as it meets and complies with standards set by members of the society, for instance, If it is considered that greeting elders are a good way to behave, people who do it will not face any criticism. Deviance is behavior that is considered bad, it does not meet the requirements/ standards of the society. They depart from...
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In the American Constitution, the foundation of the country, it states that a person has the right to believe what they choose. The essence of the constitution was to protect those who chose to believe something different than the minorities. So, for Americans to impose their way of life onto people who were on their own land is unconstitutional. I feel that the American Expansion was unjustified both domestically and internationally because Americans forced their religion and culture on the...
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Introduction State violence refers to acts of brutality that are meted out by government agencies against foreign or domestic targets that are considered enemies of the state. A classic example is the enactment of anti-gang policies and laws in Latin America whereby security organizations have killed many children under the guise of quelling gang activities (Jackson, 2018). Recently, there have been numerous debates on the justifications for state violence. For instance, proponents of the approach posit that there are moral...
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The Articles of Confederation were a direct response to the long list of grievances against King George III, the king who held all power over the colonies. While the colonizers were under King George III. The Articles of Confederation established the first governmental structure that unified the 13 colonies that had fought in the American Revolution. This document created the structure for the confederation of these 13 newly minted states. After many attempts by various delegates to the Continental Congress,...
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During the era of world war II many Asian communities, especially the Japanese, were unfairly treated and placed into camps, in large part of their ancestry. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy spiked an already negative view of Asian Americans and immigrants. This led the U.S. Government to force a mass relocation of the Asian population into internment camps that were along the Pacific coast. The rationale that was used to implement the relocation of thousands of...
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Nat Turner and John Brown were slaves both known for their vicious assault during anti-slavery revolts; Brown's militant abolitionist revolt raided the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia in 1859 and Turners organized a rebellion of both the freed and enslaved negro in Southampton County Virginia in 1831. During and after the time that these rebellions took place many people view them as terrorists even today most of the American people share those same sentiments, but a minority of Americans...
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Have you ever been held back? Held back from doing what you strive for or something you love to do? Well, that’s exactly what happened to the American Colonists. They wanted to declare themselves independent from Great Britain and they did. But with the founding of a new country comes social and economic challenges. This new-found country had a somewhat rocky start but over time with the right leadership would set off to become the greatest country in the history...
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The scent of gunpowder could be smelled in the tail dull air. Loud cries of pain were heard all around as bombs were thrown into the gray sky. Mexican soldiers fired in defense of disputed territory as the American soldiers advanced toward Mexico. In response president, James Polk declared war on Mexico claiming that the Mexicans killed soldiers on American land. Soon the US annexed Texas and claimed Texas as theirs. The US robbed land from Mexico which resulted in...
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“The Quality of a Prince” Machiavelli’s impression of a prince quality that the prince should do what he needs to do to maintain his position. The answer to “whether the desired ends justify the means used to achieve them” depends on the goals a person wants to succeed and the actions a person chooses. If the means used to obtain any good or noble, result must also be good or noble. Positive outcomes must be the means of moral right....
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Can war ever be justified? War is the act of conflict between two or more countries or groups due to a particular reason. In the past, war has ended in many tragedies and caused long-lasting effects for all countries involved. This has caused it to become a global ethical debate as there are arguments to justify and oppose the act of war. In some cases, war could be justified such as to prevent an act against another country from occurring...
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Critically consider the main philosophical justifications for punishment. “It is generally taken for granted that those who break the law ought to be punished.” (McDonnell, C. 2008 – page 1). The form of punishment, however, is a topic for debate. This essay with critically evaluate the main philosophical justifications for punishment. The philosophy of rehabilitation can be thought of as curing an offender of their offending behavior. Think of offenders as being physically or mentally unwell; the criminal justice system...
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