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  • War In Iraq

    War In Iraq

    The war in Iraq brings up a lot of questions, about the future decisions of President of the United States of America, Mr. George W. Bush. After the terrorist attack on the United States, which shook the whole world, US went to war with Iraq. I believe that this is a war on terrorism, and not an "Oil War", how other like to refer to it. United States want to liberate people in Iraq and

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    Submitted: September 15, 2010
  • The Concept Of Satan In World Religions

    The Concept Of Satan In World Religions

    The concept of Satan in world religions is an interesting one that has not sufficiently been studied by scholars. We all know that Satan is a familiar character from Christianity; does the red-pajama'd, soul-stealing badass, however, appear in other religions as well, drinking the blood of newborn babes and raping evildoers with his white-hot thorned penis? As it turns out, he does (although not in his characteristic red pajamas). In Hinduism, for example, there is

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    Submitted: September 17, 2010
  • World Religion

    World Religion

    IV.) Christianity in comparison In Buddhism, one's path to nirvana relies on the effort and discipline of the individual. By contrast, Jesus taught our goal is not a state of non-conscious being, but an eternal relationship with God. There is nothing one can do to earn a right relationship with God. Instead, we must receive His gift of grace, the sacrificial death of His Son, Jesus Christ and this restores our relationship with our

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    Submitted: September 17, 2010
  • Just War

    Just War

    JUST WAR THEORY One of the perennial realities of human existence is war. From the earliest recorded events of human history all the way through to modern times, human communities have engaged in armed conflict as a method of dispute resolution. While war has been a constant part of the human experience, there has also been a tendency within virtually all human civilisations to limit the extent of war and the methods by which warfare

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    Submitted: September 18, 2010
  • Willingness Of Us To Go To War

    Willingness Of Us To Go To War

    What I am going to talk about tonight affects all of us. Not just us sitting in this classroom, but it affects everyone on this world. Whether you're in the U.N. or live in North Korea. AmericaÐ'... and their willingness to go to war, for the preservation of their economy and their security. Now, this talk is not anti-American, I have American relatives and I don't hate them. But what I do hate is this

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    Submitted: September 18, 2010
  • War In Iraq

    War In Iraq

    The United States is in a tough situation. This country has gone to war without the UN's approval, and now has more casualties than when the war 'officially' ended. Now, the war could cost taxpayers $87 billion dollars, and more if the war drags on. The situation is at the critical point. If the Bush Administration does not leave Iraq, we will lose thousands of troops, spend billions sending more troops to Iraq, and we

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    Submitted: September 18, 2010
  • State Of War

    State Of War

    Our Current State Of War A "State of War" is a period when two nations, parties, or even individuals are in open and armed conflict with each other. But how does this come about, and how would John Locke and President George W. Bush feel about how it is that a state of war originates? What actions must take place for war to exist? Is there a period of time that must be spent deliberating

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    Submitted: September 19, 2010
  • Herst And The Spanish American War

    Herst And The Spanish American War

    How far is a person willing to go to be the best? Will he sacrifice friends, family, even the lives of his countrymen? What makes someone that devoted to competition that they are willing to destroy everything that they've ever known, and quite possibly start a war in the process all to see that they've outsold there competition? These are the questions one must ask once you learn of the life's story of William

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    Submitted: September 19, 2010
  • Walzer's 'Just And Unust Wars'

    Walzer's 'Just And Unust Wars'

    Kevin Kearney March 23, 2003 History 220 Walzer, Michael. Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations. New York: BasicBooks, 1992. 368 pp. Michael Walzer first wrote Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations in the years following the Vietnam War, and unfortunately its premise on morality in war will always remain as relevant as it was then as it is now, with conflict between states forever existing. Michael Walzer

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    Submitted: September 20, 2010
  • Mexico's War For Independence

    Mexico's War For Independence

    Introduction Mexico is the northernmost country of Latin America. It lies just south of the United States. The Rio Grande forms about two-thirds of the boundary between Mexico and the United States. Among all the countries of the Western Hemisphere, only the United States and Brazil have more people than Mexico. Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. It also is one of the world's largest metropolitan areas in population. Hundreds of

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    Submitted: September 20, 2010
  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

    The Opium War The Opium War, directed by Jin Xie, paints a rather impartial account of the Opium War, starting with the appointment of Lin Zexu to end the opium trade in China to the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. This film seemed to fairly depict the faults of both the Chinese and the British during the 1830's and up to 1842. That said, The Opium War illustrated two important factors that both helped

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    Submitted: September 27, 2010
  • Let's Make The World A No Clone Zone

    Let's Make The World A No Clone Zone

    Let's Make the World a No-Clone Zone "Let's Make the World a No-Clone Zone" is a very straightforward and powerful article which lists many reasons why anything and everything about cloning should be illegal. In her article Therese M. Lysaught acknowledges there is plenty of factual information or counter evidence that her opposition might use to fight her argument. Her purpose for writing this article is to get it set in peoples minds that cloning

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    Submitted: September 27, 2010
  • The World Within

    The World Within

    The World Within What can be done with medicine today is truly astounding. In just a little over a century, we have gone from crude, anaesthetized surgery with non-sterilized instruments to the ability to delicately rebuild a hand or bypass a major artery with little risk to the patient and without even leaving a large scar. These great heights to which we have ascended are based upon a number of breakthroughs in sanitation and sterilization,

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    Submitted: September 28, 2010
  • German-American Relations After The Last Gulf War 2003

    German-American Relations After The Last Gulf War 2003

    German-American relations after the last Gulf War 2003 There is hope for a future rapprochement between Germany and the USA. The relationships to the USA, since 1949 a leading part of the German foreign politics, deteriorated enormously and in March/April 2003 they hit an all-time low since the end of the Second World War. The administration of George W. Bush considered a military attack on the regime of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as an

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    Submitted: September 28, 2010
  • Vietnam War Vs. Greasy Lake War In T.C. Boyle's Short Story "Greasy La

    Vietnam War Vs. Greasy Lake War In T.C. Boyle's Short Story "Greasy La

    Sudden and Ironic events that happen to the narrator in T.C. Boyle's short story "Greasy Lake" are the same type of events that in an instant will change a person forever. The ironic circumstances that the narrator in "Greasy Lake" finds himself in are the same circumstances that young people find themselves in when fighting war. The viewpoint of the world that the narrator has, completely alters as certain events take place throughout the

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    Submitted: September 30, 2010
  • Christianity In A Postmodern World

    Christianity In A Postmodern World

    Christian Belief in a Postmodern World: The Full Wealth of Conviction Others have tried to do what Diogenes Allen, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary, does in his book but none with his breadth or effectiveness. That is, others have attempted to exploit for theism's benefit the hard times now befalling the modern world's emphasis on scientific reasoning and pure rationality, which for quite a while had placed Christianity (and religious belief in general)

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    Submitted: October 1, 2010
  • One's World View

    One's World View

    Using the concept of a Ð''world view', identify some of the beliefs and attitudes, particularly to education and learning, that you bring to your learning now. Reflect critically on how your world view has been shaped by factors such as your gender, age or community. Individuals see the world in unique and varied ways. Factors such as educational experiences, ways of knowing, personal responsibility and family structure have influenced my beliefs and attitudes. A world

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    Submitted: October 1, 2010
  • The Eye Of The World

    The Eye Of The World

    The Eye of the World is the first book of the "The Wheel of Time" series which is already on its tenth book. Robert Jordan has followed the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien. Here he dominated the magical world that Tolkien had revealed in his "Lord of the Rings". For us to understand this book clearly, an introduction is needed. It says that the so-called wheel of time is a wheel that rotates as time passes.

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    Submitted: October 2, 2010
  • Different Sides Of War

    Different Sides Of War

    Whether war is our only option to resolving problems in the world or not, there are many reasons why war is equally futile and heroic. All through history, men have been making amends and settling issues through acts of war. This is especially shown true in a book titled The Iliad. Throughout the epic, men of supernatural strength and intelligence prove themselves by battling their enemies. The victors of these battles were thought of as

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    Submitted: October 4, 2010
  • Ever World Land Of Loss

    Ever World Land Of Loss

    Everworld is the place where the ancient gods of earth went eons ago, taking their followers with them, but leaving most of humanity behind. As Christopher explains, "Somehow, someway, for some reason, the old gods of Earth decided to abandon the real world. We didn't know why. Just knew that the gods of the Norsemen and the gods of the Greeks and the gods of the Aztecs and the Inca and the Egyptians and all

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    Submitted: October 5, 2010
  • War

    War

    The Art of War by Sun Tzu gives instructions on waging a successful war, while The Wisdom of the Desert teaches the lesson of "turning the other cheek" when faced with physical opposition. This is not to say however, that the desert monks did not vigorously fight against internal as well as external conflict, for conquering evil was their main purpose in life. One of the main themes in both these books is using strategy

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    Submitted: October 7, 2010
  • Anti-Veitnam War Mvmt

    Anti-Veitnam War Mvmt

    The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US from 1965-1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. The United States first became directly involved in Vietnam in 1950 when President Harry Truman started to underwrite the costs of France's war against the Viet Minh. Later, the presidencies of Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy increased the US's political, economic, and military commitments steadily throughout the fifties and early sixties in

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    Submitted: October 7, 2010
  • Australia And War

    Australia And War

    Name: Frank Trimboli Teacher: Ms Meyers Date: 23/3/98 Should Australia involve itself in wars which do not directly affect its security? Australia has involved itself in four wars where it has suffered substantial life loss and casualty. Those wars included World War 1, World War 2, the Korean War and Vietnam. Did Australia have to involve itself in these wars? Did the lives of these young Australians have to be taken? There is a high

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    Submitted: October 9, 2010
  • Why Were There Three Opium Wars In China

    Why Were There Three Opium Wars In China

    were there three Opium Wars in China during the 19th century? The Opium Wars were a series of three wars between the Chinese and the British; primarily fought in regard to the illegal trade of opium in China during the 19th century. They manifested the conflicting natures of both nations and demonstrated China's misconceptions of its own superiority. The Opium Wars resulted in the humiliating defeat of the Chinese to a country they considered to

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    Submitted: October 9, 2010
  • Justifying War

    Justifying War

    When a person sees all the grisly images of war on the television set they cannot help but think, "This has got to stop". But what reasons can this person justify their decision on? There are many people in the world who can only argue their opinion through what they see on TV, which of course is not what war is. In William Earle's essay "In Defense of War" and Trudy Govier's "Nuclear Illusion and

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    Submitted: October 12, 2010

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