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    Evolution and Creation: The Truth Unfolding Evolution has been a vigorous topic of debate between creationists and evolutionists since Darwin first composed the idea. These debates rarely end with a compromise, but instead leave the theistic and atheistic worldviews tremendously segregated. There is evidence for both sides, and it often comes down to which side can present the most conclusive details. Evolutionists argue that science can not prove of intelligent design, while creationists argue

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    Throughout the course of history, religion has left a lasting impact upon society. It is clear that our civilization is progressively becoming more secular; however, religion still remains evident throughout society. Though as science continues to progress, the demand and involvement of religion within the public school system has categorically diminished. After Darwin’s Origin of Species, science in the last century has undoubtedly become reigning influence on world’s views. Scientific analysis

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    Indeed the evolution theory contains many fallacies. According to Doctor Duane Gish “the probability of a protein of only 50 amino acids forming by chance would be one to the 65th power” (Gish 23). This statistic would make the idea that life arose by chance an impossibility. Also, “the rate of destruction ...of amino acids by ultraviolet light or electrical discharges far exceeds their rate of formation” (Gish 23). This is like trying to construct a building with someone going behind the builder

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    Typical American by Gish Jen explores the reconciliation of loyalty to tradition and the acclimation to a foreign culture of the Chang family. During the late 1940s, among political and military strife in China, Theresa Chang is encouraged to join her brother Ralph in America. Theresa immigrates to America with her friend Helen and moves in with her brother, Ralph, into his city apartment. They form a family, united in their common experiences and background. Although hopeful for their future, the

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    Name: Jisha James Class: SYBA (B) Roll No: 234 UID No: 141124 Date: 29/01/2016 THE CORRUPTION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. The universal characterization of American dream is that, in the country, whichever person wants to be successful will be successful due to self-improvement which can be attained by working hard and proper utilisation of the available resources, adding up with providential circumstances. The Great ‘Gatsby’ emerges out as a personification of the American dream of

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    in the country. Over the time he lived, he was actively involved in building and rebuilding the country to achieve democracy and freedom, of course with sentiments borrowed from its colonizers. He served in the office of the King of Thembu People (Gish 6). Nelson Mandela has played a major role in organizing the country to achieve its status. Essentially, his politics forbid the vices that create division and clashes among tribes and ethnicities in the country. His good will and

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    Mistakes are often essential factors of one’s wisdom and future success. People can always gain precious life lessons from their flaws, which resemble the pebbles that make a stable and perfect road. In the novel Typical American written by Gish Jen, the protagonist, Ralph Chang, makes a mistake in which he shifts and tortures his original American dream to a false and ‘poisonous’ dream that causes his ultimate familial, moral and financial collapse; in other words, he fails to create a ‘China’ with

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    Mona in the Promised Land plays in 1968, a time when identity politics and ethnic allegiance had developed into prominent and pompous features of the American cultural landscape. Gish Jen set out to restore some perspective to the acculturation debate. She did this with wit, and reminding us that the debate itself has roots, in the 1960’s, one of the most illustrious decades of the twentieth century. THESIS? What is race? Some people attach "race" to a biological meaning, yet others use "race" as

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    In 1975, two scientists by the name of Dr. William K. Hartmann and Dr. Donald R. Davis, came up with a groundbreaking new theory on how the moon was created. Their theory stated “At the time Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, other smaller planetary bodies were also growing. One of these hit earth late in Earth 's growth process, blowing out rocky debris. A fraction of that debris went into orbit around the Earth and aggregated into the moon” (Hartmann & Herres 1). This theory is known as the Giant

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    That theory is quite distinct from the fact of evolution. Other scientists have different theories of evolution, but only a negligible few deny the fact of evolution. Gish is not doing science when he argues against the fact of evolution. He has no interest in scientific facts or theories. His interest is in apologetics: defending the faith against what he sees as attacks on God's Truth. All his arguments are defensive;

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