|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 23891 - 23900 of 30573 matching essays
- 23891: Descartes vs. Pascal
- ... source of knowledge, they disagreed over the competence of human reason. Descartes, the skeptic, said that we could use reason to find certain truth if we used it correctly, while Pascal said that we can't know certain truth, but reason is the best source of knowledge that we have. Descartes: Reason is the tool by which we know everything that we know. But most people make the mistake of basing ... complete grasp of ourselves. Pascal was right on when he said that there are no complete skeptics. There are many things which we must accept, using reason, that we cannot prove with certainty. I don't lean quite as far in Pascal's direction on his view of intuitionism. I believe that there is intuitive knowledge which we know with our heart. But this knowledge is only believed correctly when it is rationally processed. As with almost ...
- 23892: Black Holes
- ... million years. Researchers believe that while the gas is being swallowed by the black hole, the process will produce some amazing fireworks. The second puzzling question that astronomers are trying to answer is why isn't the black hole at the center of the galaxy? According to images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the black hole is 20 light-years from the center of the galaxy, but since the black hole ... the material which is absorbed by gravity, compressed, and heated to tens of millions of degrees. This theory would explain why radio telescopes have observed radio jets, or hot gas exhausts from the black hole's area. The exhaust may be pushing the black hole across space, as a jet engine gives thrust to a plane. According to Ted Bunn, an astronomer at Berkley University, "A black hole is a region ... high that even visible light could not escape it. This is a black hole. How are black holes formed? To our best knowledge, black holes are created at the end of a very large star's life cycle. The star collapses into a white dwarf, which is the smallest, dimmest, and hottest of all stars. Matter is packing continually tighter and tighter together and gravity is increasing. The white dwarf ...
- 23893: Sausages And Eqaulity
- ... define equality, so that we can challenge what is not equality by the limits we have set. And thus, we can challenge the legitimacy and authority of the Constitution to say what is or isn't equality. As nice as it would be for words to mean what they literally translate, Patricia Williams realizes that it is not this way. She admits that all three levels of understanding work together to form our understanding of words. And it is this room for interpretation, that Williams argues is the source of our greatest issues today. "White" does not refer anymore to the color of one's skin. It is now associated with characteristics of being "good" and "deserving" and "safe." And even though these interpretations may be unconsciously made, it puts people into categories. This categorization of people is exactly what ... who is to say that the Constitution provides equality for each and every individual? Do the Bill of Rights really provide everyone their basic, essential rights? By the three levels of understanding, they probably don't.
- 23894: Dehumanization Of Infants
- Dehumanization Of Infants My article was from one woman’s perspective of how she felt that babies were looked down on from society pro- abortion movement. She says that its a lack of respect for life that is cousing the problem of increased abortion in ... pinker professor of psychology at Massachusetts Institute Technology, Pinker suggest infanticide as a legal practice. He also said that babies cant expect the right to live. carol the writer of my article argues that pinker’s arguments are further explanation of the trending dehumanization of children she says that his Ideas and others show this digression in morals values , she outlines this my giving a number of deferent examples of arguments ... society. I think that this lowers the standard of life that we have in this country by allowing abortion we have set our selves up for demeaning the quality of life for other such as t the older people with diseases and the handicap we may say to our selves oh that would never happen we would never just kill people because there old or retarded well lets look at ...
- 23895: Mononucleosis
- ... such an illness, which requires time to develop. Causes Mononucleosis is known to be caused by the Epstein_Barr virus (EBV), which can be passed by coughing, sneezing or saliva transfer, where it gets it s popular name, the kissing disease . Much like chicken pox, most people don t receive mononucleosis a second time in their life, but it can happen. Relapses can occur, but are fairly uncommon. Although you can receive the disease very easily, mononucleosis is not highly contagious, according to the ... disease for several weeks and not even be aware that you have it. You can take acetaminophen or ibuprofen to control pain and fatigue, but avoid Aspirin, as it has been proven responsible for Rye s Syndrome in children. Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle is one way to prevent many diseases and infections, but Mono can occur in anyone who has come in contact with the virus. Appendix Spleen ...
- 23896: Mysteries Of The World
- ... ascertain the truth behind the abominable snowman legends, countless expeditions have been undertaken, and most turned up empty. Today most experts hold the view that the "abominable snowman" is simply a "fairy tale" and don't take the matter seriously. The foot prints used to support the legends, are thought by scientists, to be prints of a bear or markings left my drifting snow and falling rocks. The legend of the ... mountains exists, so the mystery continues to baffle. Like the Loch Ness monster and the abominable snowman, the Bermuda triangle presents another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 km2) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that "supernatural" forces inhabit this area of the sea. More ... Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely coincidence? Either way, numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle. As we have just discussed the mystery of the Loch Ness monster, the conundrum of the abominable snowman, and the enigma of the Bermuda triangle, we must realize that they are only a ...
- 23897: Cold War Essay
- ... the political struggles of Europe, its power and interest after WW2 would have declined. Even with its nuclear capabilities, Russia would have been far less likely to use such a devastating device, had the country’s political involvement declined to pre-war levels. It was the Iron curtain which brought Russia to the limelight, and it was also Roosevelt who sold the land to Stalin for which he could build his ... is no way to rid the world of nuclear power, but it must be controlled. Also that a lack of knowledge is better than knowledge. Knowledge is what got us into this mess. We shouldn’t have even bothered with stuff we didn’t understand. We must make sure there is to be no reason for another country to use the nuclear bomb on us and we we’ll be safe. It is best to think as this ...
- 23898: Effects Of Smoking
- ... quite content to keep on puffing because they enjoy it so much. Why would seemingly intelligent people continue to smoke, knowing full well the dangers and potential implications of doing so? Well folks, I don't want to disillusion anybody, but it is because they are nicotine addicts Cigarette smokers are just as much an addict as someone hooked on crack, cocaine, morphine or heroin. The folks that say they don't want to quit, because of the pleasure they derive from smoking, are not really speaking for themselves. It is their addiction speaking for them. It is that little addicted voice inside their minds rationalizing the ... movies. Smoking becomes a part of who and what you are, An addict. It amazes me the number of people who smoke cigarettes who would never smoke a "marijuana" cigarette. They say "Oh no, that s drugs" or "I m not a dope fiend". Sorry pal tobacco is a drug and if you're a smoker, you are also a drug addict. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you ...
- 23899: Analysis Of Macbeth
- ... to himself, "Is this a dagger which I see before me... Thou marshal'st me the way that I was going;" He had tricked himself into seeing a dagger to lead the way to Duncan's quarters. He tried to believe that he did not know what was to transpire when he came upon the sleeping king. He was going to kill Duncan nonetheless, and never even considered the consequences. He ... with evil witches, or if he does, he simply ignores it in favor of hearing his future. It never occurs to him that they might be lying about his destiny. In all reality they weren't lying, it was only his perception of the prophecies that proved to be his downfalling. During one of the final scenes with Macduff, Macbeth admits, "Accursed be that tongue that tells me so, for it ... fate, whatever they may be. He dies of course, but even up until the very end he believes that he can prevent this if he only fights with enough strength. Throughout the theatrical performance, Macbeth's inability to accept reality slowly tears apart all that he holds to be true, and eventually destroys him. Though narrow-mindedness rarely is the cause of self-destruction, it can be very harmful. Being ...
- 23900: The Morality of Abortion
- ... bring a child into the world, if the answer is yes, then people should proceed with the pregnancy and then determine whether they want to give the child up for adoption. It is a parent's moral responsibility to make sure that the environments which the child will be brought into will be healthy and supportive. It is a far greater crime to treat a child poorly for eighteen years then ... can be established for a society in particular, such as abortion in immoral, but cannot be changed by the context of how the pregnancy occurred. Either the termination of life is moral or it isn't. By this line of reasoning you can follow me to the logical conclusion of this paragraph. If it is logical and ethical to terminate the life of a fetus because of a particular circumstance, then ... nature of the conception. At which point the person on the side of the argument must admit that values are the same and that total value is zero as a human being because it isn't one yet. As to the second reason, why should we remind a seventeen year old girl every day for nine months and possibly longer because in a moment of haste they forgot to use ...
Search results 23891 - 23900 of 30573 matching essays
|
