ways of knowing presented by the IB are all based on our conscious mind whose mechanism is known to a certain extent. However intuition‚ memory and imagination are part of our unconscious mind whose functioning is not yet proven till date. Memory is the function of storing and recalling information gained from experience. Whereas‚ imagination is the process of forming new ideas or concepts of external data not present to our senses. For a notion to be proposed as a way of knowing‚ it needs to have
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I believe the emancipatory way of knowing most closely aligns with my chosen concept of poverty. I believe the emancipatory way of knowing suits the concept of poverty because “emancipatory knowing challenges you to become aware of social conditions that are often subtle and hard to recognize and to change them for the better” (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2011). As I have learned from previous assignments‚ poverty is a difficult concept to define and may not always be recognizable. Poverty is a formulation
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Abraham Bomba‚ a barber by trade‚ claims to have been forced to shave the heads of the women as they were taken to the gas chambers. He can even describe the gas chambers‚ with the concrete walls‚ steel doors and pipes (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Abraham Bomba said‚ “The people went in to the gas chamber from the one side…The door opened up… from the other side… [and]
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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday‚ February 12‚ 1809‚ near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He moved to New Salem‚ Illinois‚ where he lived until 1837. While there he worked at several jobs including operating a store‚ surveying‚ and serving as postmaster. He impressed the residents with his character‚ wrestled the town bully‚ and earned the nickname "Honest Abe." Lincoln. In Springfield in 1839 Lincoln met Mary Todd. Three years later they were married and over 11 years they had four children:
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The knowing construction of identity Not only is there more room for a greater variety of identities to emerge; it is also the case that the construction of identity has become a known requirement. Modern Western societies do not leave individuals in any doubt that they need to make choices of identity and lifestyle - even if their preferred options are rather obvious and conventional ones‚ or are limited due to lack of financial (or cultural) resources. As the sociologist Ulrich Beck has noted
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visitors will see upon entering The Emancipation Proclamation Museum in Washington‚ D. C. The statue that best conveys the meaning of emancipation (“freeing someone from control of another”) is: Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was most important in the making of the emancipation. Many say that Abraham Lincoln did not help at all and the slaves would have been freed sooner‚ but that is not completely true. Lincoln was most important in freeing the slaves because he was a real leader and decision
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I have integrated the patterns of knowing in making ethical decisions by reconciling the praxis of nursing (which involves reflecting about the problem and then taking action to positively solve the problem for the benefit of all) with the four other patterns of knowing (ethics‚ empiric‚ personal knowing and aesthetics). From personal experience (personal knowing) as a Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse‚ patients with large abdominal wounds on Negative pressure wound therapy also undergo serial surgical
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HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL ® VOLUME 5‚ ISSUE 4 (2011) The Value and Significance of Knowing the Patient for Professional Practice‚ according to the Carper’s Patterns of Knowing Marianna Mantzorou 1‚ Dimos Mastrogiannis 2 1. RN‚ MSc‚ Lecturer‚ Department of Nursing Β΄‚ Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens‚ Greece 2. RN‚ MSc‚ Lecturer‚ Department of Nursing‚ Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Lamia‚ Greece Abstract Background: Τhe scientific value of man relies upon
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In the article “Youth Violence: What We Know and What We Need to Know”‚ The American Psychologist; we are shown the truth and severity of the society crippling issue of violence amongst youth. Sandra Calvert’s take on violence in adolescences illustrates for us how family can affect our violent tendencies‚ for better and worse. Aggressive raising‚ violence in the home‚ rejection or disapproval‚ neglect‚ and chaotic family life are all gateways to growing up hostile or violent. While on the other
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“My Filipino Roots” In “My Filipino Roots” the author Explain his not knowing his heritage. He also talks about how people are affected by not know and also knowing their roots. People should know and embrace their heritage and get to know about themselves. They need to know about the roots of their origins. They need to also know how they live and function in the everyday life. Knowing your heritage is a very good thing. It can help a person become well rounded and a little bit more educated
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