Anselm of Canterbury defined God as "that than nothing better can be thought" -meaning that we think of God as the most perfect being, the supreme being-. He considered it possible to demonstrate the existence of God from the mere intellectual understanding of the concept of God. He rejected the observation of the world. The existence in reality is greater than in the mind alone. Thus, if God was just in our mind, the definition of “than that nothing better can be thought” would be false –because
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but we have now China, which is the "plant of the entire world" --> recent interview of new CEO of Apple: he was asked why he was producing in China (main supplier is Foxcon) and don't come back to US! But it is impossible: even if we decided to go for it, it would be impossible, since the supply chain for electronic products is in China --> no suppliers, no technology! Now also India is getting a larger and larger part of the manufacturing activity . It seems to be a good solution that we
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Canadians experience in Hong Kong is one of the most darkest and most remembered years for Canadians because of the irresponsibility of the Canadian government for blankly listening to the British. Canada sent almost 2,000 troops to Hong Kong in an impossible situation. Most of the soldiers were not properly trained and many weren't properly equipped for battle. To make it worse the soldiers were terribly organized with any enemy strategy working on them. The Canadian government knew all that and yet
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“The pen is mightier than the sword”, I suppose if Pierce Brosnan could use it as a deadly weapon to eliminate a dangerous computer programmer in 007 Goldeneye, it is pretty mighty. Jokes aside, the lesson to be learned here is that the words you use can truly cause harm to others, so can metaphors and messages that you can convey through your language in reputable publications. A situation that can represent this concept can be clearly discerned in David H. Freedman’s article “New Theory on How
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the life that people would have under these circumstances. She traveled to three different cities in which to work. The first was Florida, the second Maine and the last Minnesota. To make everything realistic she spent only money from her wages and nothing from her savings. While there, she lived in the cheapest housing and accepted work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She also found out that even the humblest livelihoods require strenuous mental
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our government. Pursuit of Happiness is up to each and every one of us individually. You can both sit around and do nothing, or you can fulfill your dreams and achieve this level of happiness. I find that this is the huge difference between our economy and the failings of Communism. Communism while provides a Liberal approach by providing equality, but you have no drive nothing to push for. You are decided what your occupation is and provided no real incentive. Back to what I was saying before
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At the end of the Civil War, the southern states were extremely troubled. As far as the economy goes, in was basically uncontrolled. It seems as though the southern states were affected much more negatively by the Civil War than the rest of the country. The country constantly debates on whether to use gold or silver, so the southern economy was pretty close to nonexistent. What worsens the southern economy even more is when General Lee surrendered at Appomattox. After the Civil War, the Unites States
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the death of his wife, the enraged William declares war against England Wallace is viewed as the patriotic freedom fighter. His love for his country is highlighted when he takes charge of his nation’s army, and defeats the English in a seemingly impossible situation. Wallace has a “never say never” attitude. Even when outnumbered he uses his wit and brawn to lead his men to victory. With the Scottish winning the battle under Wallace’s leadership, the Scottish nobles knight him. The theme of Wallace’s
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Harriet describes these incidents as a cruel and immoral institution that dehumanized her race, one that she refuses to comply. This institution included, but not limited to severe and numerous suffering among a big number of slaves that were refer as nothing but property. Harriet unfolds monstrosity including beatings, murders, sexual assaults and much more, in which, in fact, would be illegal today. She endured life's hardships for many years. On occasion she seeks death as the best alternative to escape
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"Funny how you can forget that every family isn't like yours." This quote stated by Patrick Ness reminds us that all families have different values and expectations. Spending time at a friends house, watching movies, and reading books are all ways to experience how different families have different dynamics. How a parent runs their home has a significant impact on how a child will interact and form relationships with people in the real world. In the novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by
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