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    EMOTION ESSAY “The mind leads‚ the emotions follow” -Ayn Rand Emotion is a state of psychological stimulation and an expression of distinct responses[1]. Emotional states can be defined by particular bodily responses. Emotion is more similar to conscious thought than feelings are to conscious thought. Feelings are more like sensations‚ when you touch something you get a feeling[2]. Therefore feelings are processed faster than emotions‚ because when you touch something there is a slight

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    is committed by more men or women. Some people think that women are considered as higher rate in criminals than men. In contrast‚ others‚ including me‚ are in favor of contrary opinion. The first reason is that men are usually quick-tempered. When‚ problems happen‚ instead of discuss gently to find out measures‚ men frequently talk loudly and beat others. For example‚ if an accident occurs‚ men are often furious. They also use rough word to talk. Thus‚ they possibly hit each other easily. Male self-esteem

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    The Knower and the Ways of Knowing For thousands of years‚ knowledge‚ and the creation of new knowledge‚ has been essential to the growth and advancement of human society. Whether it was the introduction of democracy or a new‚ more improved version of technology‚ “justified true beliefs‚” are‚ and have been a prominent factor in the development of civilization. But where does new knowledge come from? Historically‚ some of the greatest and most influential discoveries have originated from human

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    language is defined as "use of words in agreed way as means of human communication‚ communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals‚ such as voice sounds‚ gestures‚ or written symbols"‚ it is used at such a frequent rate that only few think about the restrictions we would have without language. On one hand language controls the "knowing" of the other ways of knowing‚ yet on the other hand without the other ways of knowing there wouldn ’t be any language to communicate

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    Ways of Knowing a Thing

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    interests focus more in the usefulness of that thing without any requirement to the thing as an object. as well‚ the discussion also tackles the meaning of technē and the interpretation of the Greek of the term itself. He asserts that the Greek used the same word technē for art and craft with the similarity with techitēs which is used for craftsman and artist in spite of technē as ‘mode of knowing’. For him‚ technē is a way of knowing and not merely a certain kind of practical aptitude or a way of making

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    The Five Ways of Knowing: Thomas St. Thomas Aquinas listed what he saw as five intellectual proofs of the existence of God—proofs that were dependent on reason and observation‚ yet not the revealed word of God. For centuries‚ the five ways were regarded as the truth and revered by theologians and common folk alike. The five ways deal with reason and observation. The first way‚ Aquinas explained‚ revolves around a first mover. As described by Young‚ W. (2004) this is‚ “the change of something

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    families‚ some are lucky enough to grow up and live a better life than others that were not lucky enough to be born into a great country. The reason why some countries are better than others are due to things such as geography‚ opportunity‚ and education. Another important factor that contributes to people living better lives than others is because the government system in one country is better than the other. The way that the government is set up in a country is a big contributing factor to the way in

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    Why are Some Countries Richer than Others? Poverty is still the biggest problem the world faces from day to day. Every country suffers from it to some degree‚ however certain places are greater effected than others. This is because the level of economic growth differs from country to country. The greater amount of growth the less room there is for poverty. This is simple reason why some countries are richer than others. If countries fail to move forward than it can present many problems. Mainly

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    ways of knowing in nursing

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    The Use of Ways of Knowing in a Clinical Scenario Fabiola Benoit Saint Joseph’s College Abstract The use of ways of knowing is assumed to be a valid and necessary strategy in providing adequate care in the nursing field. Carper has developed four ways of knowing that has become essential in a nurses every day practice. Carper’s four fundamental patterns of knowing are defined as empirical‚ ethical‚ personal and aesthetic. Empirical knowledge is defined as the science of nursing. Aesthetic knowledge

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    September 2010 Ways of Knowing and their Importance Experts such as athletes‚ musicians‚ actors‚ surgeons‚ etc. have obtained knowledge which is difficult to describe in words and by language. These other ways of knowing‚ like perception‚ reason‚ and emotion play more important roles than language in allowing these experts to perform in their respective fields by gaining knowledge which cannot be passed on by words through their senses‚ emotional inspiration‚ and reasoning. A way of knowing which is

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