only by representations, that is, by things that stand for other things. In essence a thing has objective reality, for Descartes, if it is a representation of something. For example, a bird is objectively real, and to say that the bird, as the cause of my idea, has formal reality is to say that it has the represented properties that my idea has in actual fact. In other words, the bird actually has wings, whereas the idea only has represented wings. We can distinguish between the idea, considered as the
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Rough Draft The brutality of humans is being accurately portrayed in the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. As it's being read, one can perceive all the negative actions being done without them being acknowledged, and how it changes the outlook of human nature. As humans, the importance of objects, ideas, dreams, and people are never truly seen, because lives are wasted complaining about them, but when the grasp is lost, that's when one realizes how much of an impact it really has
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realize it and we keep living our day to day lives. In the article, “Malala’s global voice stronger than ever”, we learn the importance of an education as well as the danger’s that children face in Pakistan in acquiring an education. We who are privileged in receiving an education, having public safety, and being able to enjoy freedom of speech don’t realize what our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world go through. It’s important to think about how our lives compare to the lives of other
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eating becomes a habit for many people when in a crunch for time. There are 240,115 fast food restaurants in America alone and only 37,716 super markets in the US; this means that for every seven fast food restaurants there is only one grocery store in our Nation. So where are citizens to turn when looking for something to eat? When the odds are seven to one, statistically you'd be more likely to choose the fast food restaurants almost every time. By increasing the amount of healthier store alternatives
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Sartre to describe how we live our lives in an existentialist world without taking the responsibility of our own actions. When I say an existentialist world, this needs some explanation. It is meant as how Sartre describes how we find our self in the world. We are born without any essence (given by God) and we are only born as human being with existence at first. But without any essence, this means we are entirely free, free to act as we wishes, and free to make our own choices. This again means that
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a political animal." This quote was of course said by the great Greek philosopher Aristotle. What he meant was that every man has a desire for a say in what goes on within a community. A say in how the authority should be run, a say in how much taxes one needs to pay, a say in just about anything worth having an opinion on that is up for debate. Having solidarity and unity in a community is absolutely critical for any society to properly function efficiently, along with everybody being given equal
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Drill 2 We need to get off our dependency of foreign oil. There are two major suggestions on how to solve this issue. One is to follow President Barack Obama’s plan. He proposes that the best way for us to get off of oil dependency is to create alternate energy resources. This would offer more jobs for the people. Most of the Republicans on the other hand, want to do more drilling in the United States and more offshore drilling. They say that having more oil companies will create more
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information given. More than two thousand years has passed and yet communication stands by our sides’ every day. This could be done simply through just speaking, listening, writing, or giving hand or body signals to one another. But in this present generation, most people use technology in order to communicate in which they create strong bonds all over the world. Communication has done its part and all that is left in our hands is to use it effectively. 1. The Role of Correct Grammar in Communications
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First, Boushey believes that mothers leaving the home to join the workforce has a negative effect on the well-being of our families and our family values, and secondly persuading us to measure how well our current American economy works for our families. Towards the end of the article Boushey tries to convince us, as voters to take action, by starting at home and telling our leaders that we will pay attention to work/life issues. The author starts out building her character, an appeal to ethos
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gun-related crimes would dramatically decrease. Many crimes having to do with guns start with a gun being in the hands of a child, criminal, a person with a history of assaultive behavior, or someone with a mental disorder. If the laws applicable to guns and gun sales were tougher, there would be fewer of these people having access to firearms. Lois
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