education In a school in China‚ a principle once went to a class to observe a teacher’s interaction with students. At the end of lesson‚ the teacher asked students: “Are you following me?” “Yes” said students. “If anybody still have problem‚ please raise your hand.” said the teacher. The whole class was quiet‚ but one student raised his hand. The teacher saw it‚ and patiently explained again to this student. Then the teacher said to this student: “Now do you understand it? You must listen carefully
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I believe that after thinking hard about the arguments I could say that Socrates has won. When I say the word “won” I use it loosely because in all reality it was hard for me to agree with Thrasymachus. As hard as it was it to agree with the one it was also hard to agree with Socrates because he really doesn’t give the strongest arguments against Thrasymachus claim. He also never really gives his opinion or definition on what he thinks justice is. The first reason why I would say Socrates won is
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no God does or can possibly exist‚ nothing more‚ nothing less. ‘Strong Atheists’ also believe that no God does or can possibly exist but they go as far as using logic and evidence to prove a God can exist. This essay will explore the arguments for Atheism. One of the fundamental arguments for Atheists is there is no strong evidence of a God’s existence there is also no logical explanation for the existence of a God. Atheists use science and theory as the main way of studying the world around us
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the word argument as you began to read this chapter? What do you think now? When I encountered the word "argument" at the beginning of the chapter‚ I thought of fighting‚ disagreement‚ and people trying to prove they are right over the other person. Now that I have finished reading the chapter‚ argument has a lot more meaning than just plain old disagreement. There are two types of argument‚ traditional and consensual arguments. Traditional argument includes Single-perspective argument‚ when a
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Substance abuse is a growing issue throughout schools and communities‚ with an increasing fear of abuse of drugs such as heroin and methamphetamines. Many schools are trying to solve the issue and prevent these harmful substances from being abused by their students. One route that many schools are taking is by performing random drug tests on their students in hopes that they will find those who are using illicit substances. Administrators are also hoping that other students will be deterred from
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One of the main purposes of travel is to gain experiences that allow us to grow and develop as individuals and it is important that people travel the way that bests suits them at a particular time. For example‚ I like to go on adventure holidays and this invariably includes a small group and expert guide‚ and I frequently participate in writing retreats around the world with like-minded people. However for me‚ the real joy of travelling has always been to take off on my own and just ’see’ what comes
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I was born in Ojai‚ CA in 1979 to a mother who was going through a separation/ divorce with my natural father. We lived alone for the first five years of my life‚ spending much of our time with my grandparents who owned an Airstream. My mother married the guy that I call "Dad" in 1986. He took me in right away and has treated me like I am his own flesh and blood (he has two sons of his own from a previous marriage). I grew up well‚ traveling all over the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii)
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Drink Responsibly Drinking at an early age has been an ongoing discussion among young Americans and their opponents‚ their parents and‚ elders. Much adolescence believe that setting the drinking age at 21 does not make any difference‚ and it should even be lowered to 18‚ as many other countries hold. Even though there is no proof that not legalizing drinking age at 21 genuinely makes a difference‚ US should not lower the drinking age‚ and should maintain it at 21 years old. In their pamphlet
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Bob Dylan Ms. Hammer ENG 111 November 22‚ 2013 In the United States today 4.1% of the country’s population are receiving welfare. This percent equals out to be approximately 12.8 million Americans who receive welfare. The government spends roughly around $131.9 billion on welfare alone‚ which does not include food stamps or unemployment insurance. The number of Americans receiving food stamps is 46.7 million people while the number for Americans receiving unemployment insurance is 5.6 million
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In the essay “Getting Coffee Is Hard To Do‚” the author basically uses the entire essay as a way to complain about coffee shops and the way that they function. He mentioned that the labor that used to be a part of an employee’s job is now being made into the customer’s job. This upset has occurred in plenty of ways in the last few years. One very obvious example is the restaurants that do not even give the employee the option of filling up a customer’s cup with a carbonated drink of their choosing
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