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PH221W8L PH221 Lab 8: Half-Life Grantham University PH221 Introduction: The purpose of this lab assignment is to study the operation of the Geiger tube and its response to changes in tube voltage. This lab also demonstrates how to measure background radiation, investigate the change in the activity of a radioactive isotope over time, and determine the half-life of an isotope graphically. Background: The distinguishing characteristic of radioactive nuclei is their tendency to spontaneously...

PL201 W1A PL201 Logical Fallacies Grantham University Straw Man Fallacy Perhaps one of the most frequent arguments I encounter online, or in real life, are the bans on assault rifles. These are especially frequent surrounding the tragedy of school shootings. The straw man fallacy I see goes along the lines of this: Person A: œI think we should put a ban on assault rifles, maybe it will help stop school shootings. Person B: œSo we should just take peoples guns and violate the second A...

PL201 W2A PL201 Does God Exist? Grantham University Its not like the question has not been asked before “ does God exist? For each of us the answer will vary depending on personal experiences, what we have been taught and what we have come to learn on our own. We cannot depend on personal experiences in this case “ because they are just that. Personal. Instead we will rely on outside knowledge and ideas to help you form your own answer. The argument from evil is one that that has bee...

PL201 W5A PL201 Libertarianism Grantham University Libertarianism Libertarianism is the theory that some actions are free because they are controlled or caused by another person or agent. This theory also aligns itself with incompatibilism “ which is the theory that determinism and free will cannot coexist. Scientists use data they have collected about zoology and humans to provide evidence that determinism is true. Human behavior is shaped by heredity, behavioral conditioning, evolution...

PL201 W8A PL201 But Is it Art? Grantham University Part One TheCreationofAdam œThe focal point of the episode of the Creation of man is the contact between the fingers of the Creator and those of Adam, through which the breath of life is transmitted. God, supported by angels in flight and wrapped in a mantle, leans towards Adam, shown as a resting athlete, whose beauty seems to confirm the words of the Old Testament, according to which man was created to the image and likeness of God. ...

PL201 Wk7A PL201 Health care Wk7Assignment Grantham University Health care and its status has long been a debate within the United States. Should it be free, and everyone have access to it regardless of economic or social status? Or should it be accessible to those who work hard for it, and can afford it? Or is it a subject of justice and fairness? Distributive justice focuses on the outcomes “ and it cannot be denied that the outcome of free healthcare would be a healthier and happier ...

PL301W PL301 Week 2: œLife is Like Philosophical Writing Grantham University PL301 Life is like the Ocean, events come in waves some big and some small. You may have many peaks and valleys through life, but it will always be continuous. The peaks and valleys are the good and the bad events that happen in life. While the Ocean overall represents the many unknown choices that you have yet to make as the options can seem endless. The waves also represent the constant presence of life as the ...

PL301W PL301 Week 5: œWhy be moral Philosophical Writing. Grantham University PL301 When we speak of morals, we may come to the simple conclusion that œjust doing good makes us moral or gives us a since of morality. The problem with this notion is that we could speculate that stopping at a stop sign saves lives, but we could on the other hands ay that driving a car destroys the environment. The relationship between œdoing good and œbeing good would be essentially two sets of mora...

PL301W PL301 Week 6: œJustice and The Social Contract Philosophical Writing. Grantham University PL301 The term Justice means to have justifications for an action. In short, we can't have injustice without actions that are unjustifiable. For something to be justified it must be quantifiable and for something to be quantifiable you must have an agreement. This agreement is what we would call a œsocial contract, this contract is what defines the justification. When you look at justice i...

PL301W PL301 Week 8: œFreedom Philosophical Writing. Grantham University PL301 PART1:B Freedom and Self can be defined by many key aspects, these aspects could be financial, expression and speech. While these points are important and have value in their own right they miss in other areas. The most important ideal concerning freedom is the ability to have a choice, without freedom of choice we are limited in many areas of life. The idea of freedom regarding choice is the one thing that se...