Category: Philosophy

What are examples of illnesses? Examples of chronic illnesses are: Alzheimer disease and dementia. Arthritis. Asthma. Cancer. COPD. Crohn disease. Cystic fibrosis. Diabetes. Why is health so important? Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent chronic diseases and long-term illnesses. Feeling good about yourself and taking care of your health are important for your self-esteem […]

What is the opposite of qualitative? In many ways, the word ‘quantitative’ is the opposite of ‘qualitative’. This is because we use ‘quantitative’ to describe things concerned with numerical measurement and quantity. What are qualitative measures? Qualitative measurements are ways of gaining a deeper understanding of a topic. Researchers who are looking to find the […]

How many miles a day do you walk on the Camino de Santiago? 13 miles Why is the shell the symbol of the Camino? It is said that this symbol is a metaphor, in that its lines represent the different routes traveled by pilgrims from around the World, which all lead to one point, the […]

What is the enemy of faith? Doubt and unbelief are huge enemies of faith. They are negative and are completely contrary to faith. Doubt is defined as being undecided or skeptical about something, tending to disbelieve. What are the three enemies of God? In Christian theology, the world, the flesh, and the devil (Latin: mundus, […]

Why do humans have two ears and one mouth? ‘We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ‘ This quote is attributed to Epictetus, a Greek philosopher who spent his youth as a slave in Rome before gaining freedom after the death of Nero, under […]

Do you have to cite famous quotes? All well-known quotations that are attributable to an individual or to a text require citations. You should quote a famous saying as it appears in a primary or secondary source and then cite that source. How do you cite a verbal quote? Cite personal communications only in the […]

What is pronoun antecedent and examples? A pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun. President Lincoln is the ANTECEDENT for the pronoun his. An antecedent is a word for which a pronoun stands. ( ante = “before”) The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number. How […]

Did they kill a real cow in Apocalypse Now? It really happened: The animal (a water buffalo, or carabao) was killed – but not for the film. The tribe in the film was a real indigenous tribe that lived in the area, and they had already decided to slaughter it. Coppola merely decided to film […]

What is the difference between descriptive and normative ethics? The main difference between normative ethics and descriptive ethics is that normative ethics analyses how people ought to act whereas descriptive ethics analyses what people think is right. Descriptive ethics, as its name implies, describes the behaviour of people and what moral standards they follow. What […]

What is a virtuous woman? What does virtuous woman mean? The Bible in the Proverbs 31 describes a virtuous woman as the one who leads her home with integrity, discipline, and more. All the virtues she is practicing are aimed at making the life of her husband better, teaching her children and serving God. What […]