The four 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
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Western Ways of knowing is significantly different than the Indigenous ways of knowing for several reasons. One is that Western ways use linear and step-by-step method. Further‚ the organization of knowledge depends on the preexisted laws. For example‚ to distinguish if it is living or nonliving‚ one would start with a hypothesis and go through the scientific methods and categorize it in such manner. This is an example of reductionism where everything is taken apart in small parts to distinguish
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Advanced Roles & Ways of Knowing An Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is described as a registered nurse with a graduate level education in nursing from an accredited college or university. Over the years‚ the APN has become a vital part of the healthcare team providing affordable‚ advanced care both in and out of the hospital setting. An APN has extended his/her nursing skills by not only past and present experiences but also by research. It is crucial for an APN to be grounded in research and
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Using economic theory explain why some countries are richer than others. Abstract This paper tries to analyze why some countries are richer than others. Economic theory is used to identify the different factors affecting countries to be richer or poorer. Introduction One of the fundamental questions regarding the world during all the time is why some counties are richer than others. How is it possible that there are some countries in 21st century‚ where families cannot feed their children
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that ultimately determines the kind of knowledge the field aims to develop as well as the manner in which that knowledge is to be organized‚ tested and applied” (Carper‚ 1978). It is Barbara Carper who developed the four fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing and they are; empirics‚ esthetics‚ personal knowledge and ethics (Carper‚ 1978). In this paper I will provide clinical interventions that I have used for my patients and explain how they are relevant. Empirics; the science of nursing
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In the article of “Some Languages are harder than others”‚ the writer tried to compare different languages to show their linguistic simplicity. The writer concluded that “some languages appear to be harder than others‚ but it is hard to explain exactly how and to what extent” (page 56 line 36 and page 57 lines 1-2). It is because the writer claimed that “simplicity in one part of the language may be balanced by complexity in another part” (page 56 lines 16-17). Although the writer used different
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Why Are Some Pressure Groups More Successful Than Others? In this essay I shall analyse the comparative rate of success of Pressure Groups in general and why this success may differ. A pressure group is an organization which seeks to influence policies of public bodies or employers. They do so either to protect the interests of their members (e.g. Trade Unions‚ NUT) or promote a cause (e.g. Greenpeace or RSPCA). Some pressure groups are more successful than others; there are many reasons for
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Some Live More Downstream than Others: Cancer‚ Gender‚ and Environmental Justice Jim Tarter In Jim Tarter’s essay of “Some Live More Downstream than Others: Cancer‚ Gender‚ and Environmental Justice”‚ he mainly talks about the relationship among cancer‚ environmental issues and social justice. And he inspires people to be involved and motivated to care about the environment as well. He was diagnosed with cancer at twenty-seven‚ but was cured after treatment. However‚ his friend‚ sister and aunt
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Tok Essay Ways Of Knowing Using one way of knowing is not enough if you want to determine if something is true or if something is believed to be true. The different ways of knowing are sense perception‚ reasoning‚ emotion and memory. Plato once stated that knowledge is “Justified true belief” which just goes to show that in order to obtain knowledge‚ we need to know certain thing as a fact‚ not belief. When we believe something is true‚ we do not know it for certain. We just have faith in
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What’s more scary than the truth? Shutter Island‚ produced in 2010 and directed by Martin Scorsese‚ is a psychological thriller film that portrays psychological treatments in the 1950’s. Martin Scorsese’s alteration of the Dennis Lehane novel‚ Shutter Island‚ is in fact a horror movie‚ but it will not come across as your average present-day horror film. Typically directors take ghosts‚ monsters‚ vampires‚ or possessed people and develop a film to scare its viewers‚ and it more than likely always
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