Call me hypocritical because I am one of those people that enjoy the benefits, services and infrastructure that our tax dollars provide, but I don’t want my taxes increased unnecessarily. I believe that tax savings may be found in other areas, such as lower government spending on bailing out badly managed companies, only to have
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When I think of the future, I think of a place like the Garden of Eden. Before God had to expel Adam and Eve for being disobedient by eating the “forbidden fruit” and becoming aware of their nakedness. When they were not aware of their nakedness, they lived day-to-day enjoying all the garden had to
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A “Machiavellian” politician is one who believes the end justifies the means. This politician would act as if he were all things to all people while accomplishing his own ambitious purposes and plans. The appearance of the act is just as important to him as the act itself. A perfect example of a current day
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Man believes that he is superior to animals because he has the ability to reason. Right? Reason makes him capable of seeing things objectively. Right? Reason makes him act fairly in all circumstances. Right? Reason allows him to get along with others. Right? Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! The truth is we are all made up
Is it possible to have injustice when you don’t have a just society? Can there be true injustice in our world? There cannot be true injustice in society when there is prejudice disguised as justice. We cannot have injustice in our world because society’s application of justice is arbitrary. The people who are doling out
The Greeks’ definition of beauty encompassed both inner and outer. They did not divide the human body in judging its beauty into body and soul. Consequently, the Greeks believed that when someone is called beautiful that person should be beautiful in mind, body and soul. However, Socrates taught the Greeks that life is full of
We have a strong reaction to being lied to, yet we all lie. We find lying necessary, so we have created degrees of lies to clear our consciences. There are basically three degrees of lies: white (selfless), grey (self-interested) and black (blatant and criminal). It is second nature for people to tell white lies while
There are ads everywhere. We can’t avoid them. If we counted how many ads we encountered in a day, there would be millions. There are ads on almost everything known to man, from the obvious – TV, billboards, magazines, and newspapers – to the more subtle – t-shirts, washroom stalls and lunch containers. In advertisements, there
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Society has a critical attitude which results in both positive and negative effects. This attitude has many far reaching effects on our lives. I will discuss three positive and three negative effects of society’s critical attitude. One positive effect of society’s critical attitude is that it challenges people and force them to excel and aim
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