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Allen Verhey's examination of "playing God" and moral perspective

In his article "Playing God' and Invoking a Perspective," Allen Verhey examines not just the advisability of humans "playing God," but the essential meaning of the term itself.

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Kelly James Clark's defense of reformed epistemology and faith

One of the recurring questions in any study of religion is how humans can believe in God without proof of His existence. Some philosophers have determined that such a belief is irrational and argue against the existence of God.

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Michael Grant's analysis of historical bias in Cleopatra

Cleopatra by Micheal Grant gives his readers a thought provoking idea as to how most of the records discussed by him were written from one point-of-view to another and thus was sentimentally partial in view in one way or another (Chabot, 2007).

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The problem of evil in atheist arguments against God's existence

God Exist? Humanities fascination with life and death has led to question what happens when we die. Atheists view life as a sentence that begins with a Capital letter and ends with a period. However, others see life as a continuously changing ribbon of time that goes on forever.

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Lamott and Goldberg's advice for college writers on drafting and specificity

Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts" and Natalie Goldberg's "Be Specific" provide complementary advice on the difficulties of the writing process and the need to find one's own unique voice.

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Wayne Booth's concept of rhetorical balance in effective writing

Wayne Booth's article entitled, "The Rhetorical Stance" provides a discussion and analysis of the role that rhetoric plays in allowing writers, students, academicians -- everybody -- to create a "polemic, unpretentious, stimulating, organized, convincing" compositions and arguments (25).

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Bruce Catton's block method in "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts"

Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts,' author Bruce Catton uses the block method to make his point.

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Walter Benjamin's theory of aura in mechanical reproduction

Reproduction of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." In the first part of the paper, the explanation will be provided and in the second part, arguments given by the other authors will be provided.

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Worker participation and control in the means of production

Weber and Heller et. al. with regard to worker's participation and control in the workplace.

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The relationship between God and science in modern philosophy

The art of philosophy, demonstrated throughout history in all its arguments, present certain obstacles and contextual distortion for the state of humanity. There is no doubt it is worthwhile then, to examine some of the most troubling and difficult philosophical issues of the day.

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