“What?”
“Go to a porn site!”
“I don’t know any porn sites,” was my response to the order from my high school principal to ogle nude women. Perhaps a bit of context might be appropriate.
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
“What?”
“Go to a porn site!”
“I don’t know any porn sites,” was my response to the order from my high school principal to ogle nude women. Perhaps a bit of context might be appropriate.
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Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” is a pivotal philosophic text for many reasons. One of the primary reasons that it is so monumental is that Plato addresses so many different areas of philosophy in this one piece: epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and more. Despite the fact that this piece has had a massive impact down to our present day, it is by no means free from weaknesses. In this short essay I will discuss the many strengths and some of the serious weakness of “The Cave.”
I initially wrote the following essay for a "letter to the editor" assignment in my creative nonfiction composition class. It's in response to an article published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about the reduction in Georgia's HOPE scholarship. I don't enjoy getting this political, as naturally anything you try to write is stricken with controversy. But for this assignment, I didn't have much of a choice.
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to the article “Less HOPE becomes a fact” published in the March 11th issue of your newspaper, as well as most of the other letters that have been sent in on the same issue since that time. While your article did try to present both sides of the issue, I got the impression that you think there are many more negative aspects to this change than there are positives. At least, the vast majority of the Georgians that have since voiced their opinions on the changes are saying exactly that.
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I am writing in response to the article “Less HOPE becomes a fact” published in the March 11th issue of your newspaper, as well as most of the other letters that have been sent in on the same issue since that time. While your article did try to present both sides of the issue, I got the impression that you think there are many more negative aspects to this change than there are positives. At least, the vast majority of the Georgians that have since voiced their opinions on the changes are saying exactly that.
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My question is simply: "WHY?" What purpose does this law serve?
Let's think about the issue critically for a minute. Alcohol can be sold on every day of the week, except Sunday. It is obvious to anyone with half a mind that there is some connection between "Christianity" and this unique law.
So again, I ask, what is the purpose behind this law?
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This is an guest post authored by Nick Roen.
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May 1, 2011 - The world watched as President Barack Obama announced that U.S. Special Forces had determined the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden, carried out a military operation and killed him. I watched the President's speech live, and I feel privileged to have witnessed such an historic moment. Now, having reflected for a couple of hours, I have three distinct emotions. They may seem conflicting, even contradictory, but I believe that they can all coexist to form a proper response to an event such as this.
Number one, I feel sorrow. I am sorry that we live in a broken world. I am sad that today, another soul entered hell to face an eternity of punishment. I share the heart of God that takes "...no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live." (Ezekiel 33:11) I am sad that Bin Laden rejected Jesus, refused to turn to Jesus, and continued in his unbelief. I am sad that because of that, he now faces the eternal, conscious torment of hell. I take no pleasure in his eternal destruction.
With the ever increasing demand for organs such as kidneys, livers, eyes, and skin, some people are of the opinion that healthy, responsible adults should be able to sell their organs to the highest bidder. I agree that people should have the right to do with their bodies what they please. The federal government, in prohibiting the sale of organs, is violating the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence. The Preamble to the Declaration reads: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The government is violating all three of these basic human rights by not allowing organ sales to be legalized.
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