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Chapter Nine: Clash Of Cultures

Cortes and the Aztecs  Respond in writing to the following questions after reading Cortés’ letter on page 260 and watching the two videos above.  1.  What aspects of Aztec life and culture favorably impressed Cortés? Of what was he critical? 2.  With their belief in a pantheon of deities, how might an Aztec have reacted upon visiting […]

Moral Responsibility and Determinism

Do We Have Free Will? [Before completing this thread, make sure you have read section C in Chapter 7.] In System of Nature by Baron d’Holbach (p. 446 in our text), d’Holbach presents the argument known as hard determinism, that free will doesn’t exist, that it is an illusion. For this discussion, give a 3-4 […]

Analyze and explain Epicurus’ famous proclamation:

In a 750-1000 word essay, please respond to the following: Analyze and explain Epicurus’ famous proclamation: “Thanks be to blessed Nature because she has made what is necessary easy to supply, and what is not easy unnecessary…The right understanding of these facts enables us to refer all choice and avoidance to the health of the […]

Wk 2 – Signature Assignment: Building A Team Proposal

Imagine you have been asked to create a team to meet a specific need within your company or some other aspect of your life. Give this some thought because you will be building on this assignment and this team during the next weeks of the class. It does not have to be a team you […]