Answer each question with a minimum of 5 sentences, and reply to each student with a minimum of 5 sentences.  Be creative since there are no right or wrong answers simply your opinions on the subject

Answer each question with a minimum of 5 sentences, and reply to each student with a minimum of 5 sentences.  Be creative since there are no right or wrong answers simply your opinions on the subject, no need for references. And no plagiarism please and thank you. Each one is 2 parts, I will post the other students replies once they post their answers. 

DB 5A

Part I: Read and reply to the following questions:

1.  Do you think your destiny is predetermined? As Aristotle says we are all striving toward some goal or telos?

2.  Do you think if you could go back and change experiences, situations, reactions, etc would you do it? Do you think it would do good or bad or worse? In other words, if you change something from the past, might it impact that of the future?

3. Watch the following video clip from The Adjustment Bureau and comment:

The Adjustment Bureau (2011) - You Can Change the World Scene (6/10) | Movieclips (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Part II: Read and reply to at least (2) students' comments regarding these question

Sylivia: 1. I honestly think that destiny could not be pre- determined I mean we could try to plan our future and think all the things that we want to happen but I don't think that it could be pre-termine. Because for instance you may plan something and actions that you think is going to happen but when the moment comes it didn't really planned out how you want it to be. I hope I make sense 

2. If I could go back an change things I think I would honestly take that chance, but I feel that at the end it something would go wrong because sometimes you may had the baddest experiences and you may want to change every single bit you had, but the baddest experiences you had before it made you learn for the future. In my opinion sometimes I wish I could just start my teenage years again and choose the people who would of impact my life . But I'm thankful what happen in those teenage years because things happen for a reason and something that you could learn and teach it to others.

3.  I really like the video because it shows how sometimes we need to have get encouraged by  free will in our future and fight for things that are going to benefit and also  how free will is also be a gift  , but I don't completely agree with it because sometimes we cant control the future and exactly know whats going to happen. In my opinion I always believe that if you have something going on whats going to happen is going to happen you cant always stay worried about something you did. The pass is the pass and and time to move on .

Jaquelin:

1. As a believer in faith and God, I do believe our destiny is predetermined for us. I believe our path has been paved for us; it’s just a matter of us following through and making the right choices in life to lead us to it. While the decisions we make in life are ultimately up to us, there is a higher purpose we are all meant to do, so our destiny can be seen as something that’s both predetermined but heavily influenced by the choices we make in life. In the end, we are all striving towards our own dreams and goals we set for ourselves at any stage in life, but it is up to us if we decide to pursue those goals.

2. If I had the ability to go back in time and change all my previous choices and experiences I’ve made or had in life, I would not do it. It is exactly those choices and experiences that have molded me into the person I am today. Although many of those past memories and experiences may have been emotional and difficult at the time to deal with, if I never had those moments in life, I would have nothing to learn from. Our experiences should be viewed as lessons in life given to us; as everything has a purpose in life. In the end, I would not trade my past for anything in the world, both good and bad memories.

3. When watching the video clip from the Adjustment Bureau, what caught my attention was the actor’s discussion of free will in the beginning. He mentions how we have the appearance of free will rather than free will itself, simply because society can’t handle making proper choices on their own. Many of our choices are based on desire or what we want and often enough, we think with our hearts before our mind. For certain situations, this may not be the most logical thing to do, especially when in a higher authority position, such as the senate. As a result, we must be able to make choices that appeal to both our heart and our mind, without having one be affected by the other. 

DB5B

Part I: Read and reply to the following questions:

1.  How do you personally know something or someone is real? What factors to you rely on?

2.  How do you understand reality? reality of the world? reality of your mind? reality of others? are they same or different?

3. Watch the following video clip from : How do you know you exist? - James Zucker

How do you know you exist? - James Zucker (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Part II: Read and reply to at least (2) students' comments regarding these question

Student 1: 

Student 2: