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    Have you ever questioned why some apples taste more sour than others? Malic acid would be responsible for that. Malic acid is an organic compound responsible for the tart taste in grapes and the sour taste in green apples. Malic acid is used artificially in things such as soft candies‚ ices‚ gum‚ preserves‚ yogurt and many other foods to modify their flavor. The more malic acid there is in something‚ the more sour it tastes. The malic acid content in apples ranges from about 94% of total acid content

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    Why are some pressure groups more successful than others? A pressure group is an organisation which means to influence decisions made by government for a specific cause. Some pressure groups are successful in their endeavours‚ however many aren’t. The success of a pressure group depends on many factors. A large factor is the method through which pressure groups attempt to get their point heard. A method all pressure groups use is achieving public support‚ to get public support means that a certain

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    (Arnold Bennett). Discuss the relationship between knowledge and emotion. Compare emotion with one other way of knowing. However‚ emotion can be an obstancle as a way of knowing. If a person only relies on emotion as a way of knowing‚ the knowledge he/she gains will be very limited as his/her feelings are different every moment. It is because when that person is in a good mood i.e. happy‚ he/she will be more mentally conscious and willing to gain knowledge in a faster rate; but if he/she is in a bad

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    examine the truth-in-question with the four ways of knowing‚ as well as it’s justifications‚ and through Plato’s three truth requirements. If something that is believed to be true cannot be properly explained and justified through the ways of knowing and the justifications of at least empiricism and/or authority‚ than it is probably not true. When examining something to figure out if it is true or just believed to be true‚ it is really important to look at the four ways of knowing‚ which are:

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    for Theory of Knowledge The Four Ways Of Knowing Perception‚ Reason‚ Emotion‚ Language The world is a confusing place in which we find a bewildering variety of different opinions. Our common sense picture of reality probably contains inaccuracies and biases that we are not aware of. We acquire knowledge about the world through language‚ perception‚ reason and emotion‚ but none of these ways of knowing can give us certainty. According to relativism‚ truth is relative to the individual; but

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    ‘Resurrection is more likely to be true than reincarnation.’ Discuss In discussing this statement‚ we must first define the words resurrection and reincarnation to decipher what they mean. Resurrection is the act of rising from the dead or returning to life and reincarnation is the rebirth of a soul in a new body. There are many problems surrounding the two due to mainly religious beliefs. I will be focussing mainly of the religion of Hinduism as they believe in reincarnation‚ and Christianity which

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    ‘All animals are equal‚ but some animals are more equal than others.’ a. Give THREE examples to show how this statement is true of Napoleon’s leadership style on Animal Farm. b. Using the original commandment‚ give examples to support that Snowball’s leadership on Animal Farm would have maintained the original commandment. The book ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell shows how power and authority can change a person. Old Major was a high-quality boar who a couple days

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    “Why do some people get paid more than others?” Pay in the private sector is a matter of demand and supply‚ sometimes influenced by market imperfections. In the public sector the picture is less clear cut‚ but the public sector must be considered if only because in so many countries it is such a major employer. (It would be a big mistake to assume that MRP doesn’t affect the public sector just because it doesn’t exist in most of the public sector. Since public sector employees have alternative

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    meeting came to vote on the idea‚ he had his dogs chase Snowball off the farm‚ making him the sole leader. As the story‚ the animals are confused because they cannot tell the difference between the humans and the pigs‚ as they both mirrored each other in looks and characteristics. Snowball: Snowball is shown as a very intelligent character‚ as he was effectively able to teach the animals how to read‚ which was extremely helpful in their efforts to read the 7 commandments of Animalism. Although

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    Reason is a way of knowing in which we construct meanings together through modifying and improving individual opinions and ideas‚ in order to reach a plausible or logical conclusion. In other words‚ reason is the ability to help people decide what is true and what is not. Most of the time‚ reason is more commonly related to math and science subjects‚ where logic is put into place in order to obtain logical validity and justify claims. Through observations and experiments‚ we can prove‚ within reason

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