... ; however sparks fly when his best friend since high school, Barney, gets a plow and sets up a rival operation and eventually ruins and takes over Homer's business. Finally, in "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", Lisa witnesses her Mayor and Senator taking bribes. Homer is no exception when he gets an illegal cable hookup. All of these episodes reveal that money has tremendous power ... your family members has greater value to men in America, than personal well-being. In "Lisa's Pony", after disappointing his daughter, Homer's feelings of guilt prompt him to fulfill Lisa's dream of...

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... are much smarter than others. For example, Albert Einstein is considerably smarter than Homer Simpson. Does this mean God loved Einstein more than Homer Simpson? This was a relevant problem for religious people in that if God really created knowledge AND everyone equally, why are people more intelligent ... is not. So Descartes says there is no way to distinguish wakefulness from sleep. In attempt to support this theory, Poundstone states that maybe in reality we are not actually bodies but rather brains in vats being stimulated with nutrition, making us believe that these events are re...

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• Grade Level: High School