Everyone begins “tabula rasa‚ which suggests that the mind begins as a blank slate‚” according to psychology writer and expert Kendra Cherry in her article “What is Nature versus Nurture.” However if everyone starts on the same level‚ how does that explain geniuses? If everyone were born with the same potential talent‚ there would be no reason for one person to be better at something than another person. On the other hand‚ everything we can do can be explained as a result of inherent ability encoded
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Victorian Certificate of Education 2011 ENGLISH (ESL) Written examination Thursday 3 November 2011 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 12.15 pm (3 hours) TASK BOOK Section Number of questions A – Text response (Reading and responding) B – Writing in Context (Creating and presenting) C – nalysis of language use (Using language to A persuade) 20 4 2 Number of questions to be answered 1 1 2 Marks 40 30 30 Total
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Althea Hawkins I prefer online versus face-to-face communication‚ however both have pro’s and con’s. By using online communication‚ I don’t have to dress up to carry on a conversation and can end any conversation very quickly. By using face-to-face communication‚ I have to dress up and have more difficulties ending a conversation. When using both forms of communication‚ I must always be careful of how much personal information is disclosed. By the use of web cams‚ I can monitor body language
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1. What are some of the financial decisions that people face? What are trade-offs? What are some of the trade-offs that you may face? Some financial decisions that people face are whether they should go to college or buy a house‚ or whether they should buy something expensive instead of cheap. A trade-off is a balance achieved between 2 desired but incompatible features‚ or a compromise. 2. What is the cost of something? The cost of something is how much something is worth but it usually costs more
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What are the affects of poor parenting: I always believed that you could see the effects of bad parenting‚ by studying the youth of today opposed to the youth of sixty years ago. The effects of bad parenting can be measured in many different ways. One of the things that we all forget about is "lead by example". What we as adults‚ teach our children‚ is what our future generations will be as people. Another way you can observe the results is by looking at our prisons and jails. How many of the
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to obey their parents‚ their teachers‚ and more influential people in society. However‚ Erich Fromm‚ a prominent writer about the moral consequences of obedience thought otherwise. Fromm indicated in his article that disobedience is not necessarily bad. Although it might have its own consequences‚ there are a few good ideas that came out of the avoidance of conformity. A great example would be the Hebrew’s belief about the evolution of humanity‚ Adam and Eve‚ who freed themselves from the Garden of
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Have you ever wondered if the Crusades were a good thing or a bad thing‚ maybe it is in between? The Crusades are 9 holy wars between Roman Catholics and Sunni Muslims from the 11th century to the 13th century. Now today i’m going to show you what happened during the crusades good‚ bad‚ and in between. But overall I think that the crusades were a good thing in Europe. Now‚ the reason why I think that the crusades were a good thing is because it brought the eastern trade industry into Europe. Document
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1. What makes a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? According to Dr. Tanya Byron‚ a good parent is a person that doesn’t worry too much about being the perfect parent. The best kind of parenting comes from the heart according to Dr. Byron. It shouldn’t be done mechanically because that’s when the problems start. 2. What are some of the common problems that children might have? Some of the common problems that children might have varies among age group. For example younger children‚ some common
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Member What makes us bad? Explain. We become bad if we hurt others constantly in an irrational manner‚ being abusive and ignorant also makes us bad‚ these are some examples why we become a bad person‚ in short if we do bad things that can harm others or anything that can cause destruction to God’s creations we are becoming a bad person. We are judged by others on how we act and behave and even how we treat others if we act‚ behave and treat others badly we are judged by others us a bad person having
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Jaikissoon Mrs. Hartz Honors English 11-3 12.Dec.2011 Persuasive Essay In the year 2006‚ a girl named Megan Meier committed suicide because she was cyber bullied. She met a boy under the name Josh Evans through the Internet and developed what she thought to be a strong friendship. One day the boy sent her an insulting message‚ resulting in Meier experiencing depression. Megan Meier hung herself because she felt she wasn’t good enough for anybody. It turns out‚ a girl named Lori Drew created
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