Modernity was a religious period in history where there was a shift in how people thought about faith and religion. It was no longer about the religion, instead it became about studying the believer and questioning the faith. During Modernity there were two main ways of thinking of religion, either you thought religion was rational or irrational. Ludwig Feuerbach was one of the key thinkers during this period who thought religion was irrational. In God as a Projection, Feuerbach argues as a thesis that God does not really exist and that God is just a human projection. Feuerbach makes several presuppositions while making his argument. Although, Feuerbach is very straightforward with his argument, there are several gaps in it from which the reader
In Kyle Wein’s article, he explains why he doesn’t believe people with poor grammar shouldn’t be hired. I agree with Wein’s statement because everyone was taught basic grammar, it represents you when text is the only form of communication, and it also gives a first impression when handing in the resume. Firstly, everyone was taught basic grammar in school. To say that a certain applicant wasn’t able to learn the difference between its and it’s and another was, shows that the other applicant will be able to do much better remembering and performing tasks in the job correctly.
The idea of sovereignty has been very popular in Quebec that it was distributed within two
Mark Zepezauer’s article, “MK-Ultra from the Book the CIAs Greatest Hits” discusses the psychology experiment conducted by the CIA, MK-Ultra. The MK-ultra conducted a study that used mind control on their participants. Zepezauer recounts the events of the CIA tries to defend their stance by claiming they used the method in response to the brainwashing from the Chinese that was happening in the fifties. He says that mind control practices took place prior to 1953, but became popular after the experiment. He continues to explain how the CIA would use drugs, including LSD, and test them on their patients that were unaware of what tests were upon them. Zepezauer reveals that multiple suicides also took place in response to the given substances. He deliberated how the CIA rented out apartments and used prostitutes in their study. They used them to slip the drugs into their client’s pockets and the CIA would look through one-way mirrors to see the client’s response. Once the auditors discovered this, the MK-Ultra shut down and renamed the MKSEARCH. Mark Zepezauer
On June 6th 2015, Lee Siegel wrote an op-ed piece titled "Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans" which should cause one to wonder how the New York Times allowed such an irresponsible article to be published. Siegel encourages impressionable young students to take loans with the intent of defaulting. He gives advice, based off of a "moral" argument, to accumulate large debts and effectively steal from the government in order to pursue your dreams. Since when did pursuing one's dreams validate committing crimes? Siegel attempts to validate his irresponsible behavior through these types of faulty arguments.
Professor George Frisvold develops his argument by illustrating the facts through graphs. His use of statistics supports his point that current agricultural systems are insufficient in conserving water. Because of the current climate change, water conservation has gained importance. Frisvold presents analyses of current strategies and suggests how national level changes in order to provide the change in the government’s involvement in water conservation in agriculture. The intended audience is readers that are interested in the environment, and more specifically interested or involved in the conservation of natural resources. The issue of agriculture’s involvement in the environment has many different effects. In this precis writing process
As I noted earlier in the text, Schlosser takes note of how fast food was initially an idea having a place with a specific place, Southern California, which was the focal point of auto culture in America quickly after the Second World War. We touched bases on this in lecture when we discussed trade policy. The farm economy began to overproduce in alignment with the increased vehicles and the uprising of pesticides and chemical use. Both the trade policy discussion and the book are in agreeance that post war the economy took a turn and power began to shift from the farmer, and “regional businesses became a fast food industry, a major component of the American economy.” In fact the NAFTA lecture explains as well the negative effects of the large
I concur with your thoughtful analysis and conclusion that Hochswender’s argument lacked the substance necessary to effectively persuade the reader. Initially, I too felt a sense of arrogance in his tone and rhetoric until I came across documentation explaining the event that provoked his contemptuous response for the “virtuous ones”. “The Detroit Project”, spearheaded by Arianna Huffington and “Pulp Fiction” producer Lawrence Bender, collaborated with the Natural Resources Defense Council in their efforts to force auto makers to make more fuel efficient cars. The purpose of their campaign was demonize auto industry companies, such as Toyota and GM, for manufacturing SUV’s, and label those who purchased them as supporters of terrorism. Hochswender’s
I will have to agree with Hochswender, SUV’s aren’t working with terrorists. The essay was very persuasive, even though I already agreed with his ideas. One of his major arguments about the gas millage of an SUV is now becoming a lesser thought because of how science is increasing the miles per gallon on the giant metal vehicles. Another argument is that if you were in a car accident with a drunk driver you would rather be in a big SUV than a small sedan. Without the need for resources it’s easy to think about, a bigger vehicle can protect more than a small car. Hochswender had a convincing argument towards keeping his big SUV even if a director hates you for it.
After reading this issue, and making some research in the subject, I believe that this is not an opinion article. The writer, Jay Pennell, did not state his position about the race and the NASCAR restart rules. In fact, he just gave an overview of what happened at Talladega Superspeedway. So, he cited the drivers’ opinions and comments about the race, and described what happened. It is, indeed, a controversial issue but Pennel did not give his opinion. My general feeling about this issue is that this problem seems to be something that has occurred before. It was not the first time that a botched restart affected the outcome of the race. As a consequence, on October 20th, the NASCAR made changes on the rules to reduce to one attempt instead of the customary three tries at a green-white-checkered finish.
Overall, this proposition has many good outcomes, varying from school funding being increased, to school debts lowering, to also keeping health care free for those low income families who are not able to afford a visit to the doctors office. Proposition 55 will continue to extend the positive aspects proposition 30 has been able to make and hopefully it even does greater things. Proposition 55 should be passed due to the fact that the funding heading to schools will be able to be used to give money to schools to hire more teachers while at the same time maintaining the same pay and benefits to its current teachers. This will support the education of the future generation and make sure they have the same advantages that the previous generations have been able to
Module five discusses trans health and all of the struggles that those in the LGBT community face in their everyday lives. Module five discusses many areas of concern that have to deal with reproductive justice. One example of how reproductive justice was discussed in module five is through the third major principle regarding sexual autonomy and gender freedom for every human being. Every human being has the right to be who they feel they are, whether that means changing their gender or sexual orientation in order to match the identity that they have felt for so long. This is denied to many people who wish to go through sex change surgery.
Both letter to the editor and editorial staff offer position that are supported by both facts and opinions. The letter explores to urges the new reusable bag ordinance while the editorial staff argues that they are serious about making Proposition 328 mandatory in every store. While both side make an acceptable case, it is clear that the letter provides a better argument.
John Stuart Mill says that every human is entitled to their individual liberty as long as pursuing that goal does not interfere with others’ individual liberty (Ch. 4). In Case A, there are two arguments, Megan’s and Professor Cremoa’s. Megan believes that Professor Cremoa is interfering with her individual liberty by forcing her to read a book that discusses rape—a trigger word for Megan. Professor Cremoa believes that Megan should have read the syllabus, and that she needs to read the book because it will help her grow intellectually, morally, and emotionally. Megan’s argument is that she should not lose points in the class because she cannot participate.
Feuerbach’s argument consist of two main points. His first point for this argument is that men have a relation with themselves, which they choose to objectify as “God.” Feuerbach defines this relation as, “viewed as a nature apart from his own.” This refers back to the fact that believers always treat religion as a separate entity from themselves. Humans can not see that “God,” as Feuerbach explicitly defines him, is just the “ human nature purified.”
One example that supports this argument is Napoleon damaging the role of women and their rights with his codes.