Emotions as ways of knowing It is the traditional view claims‚ the emotions are more of an obstacle than a source of knowledge‚ we still need to look at them and consider how to guard their disruptive influence. It could‚ however‚ be argued that the emotions ‚play a more positive role in our mental lives and that without them we would be unable to make sense of the world. We also need to take a closer look‚ at the nature of intuition. For some of our most fundamental beliefs seem to be more emotional
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The term “The American Dream” has a few interpretations‚ but one of the most popular is “Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” which is the dream that most Americans strive for. In simpler terms‚ The American Dream is the opportunity of the pursuit of freedom‚ opportunity‚ and satisfaction of needs and wants. As Thomas Wolfe said‚ “ ...to every man‚ regardless of his birth‚ his shining‚ golden opportunity ...the right to live‚ to work‚ to be himself‚ and to become whatever thing his manhood
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Centre‚ Chitral Institute for Educational Development March 2012 Is it the way to teach language the way we teach language? English language teaching in rural Pakistan Ali Nawab Aga Khan University‚ Professional Development Centre‚ Chitral Follow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_ied_pdcc Recommended Citation Nawab‚ A. (2012). Is it the way to teach language the way we teach language? English language teaching in rural Pakistan. Academic Research International
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The Pointless Pursuit of Perfection: Implications of Young Goodman Brown The story of Young Goodman Brown delivers a core underlying message that perfection is impossible‚ and those who expect it are doomed to disappointment‚ as the author repeatedly shows through the presence of the devilish shadow figure and symbolism of the final meeting. The impossibility of perfection is manifested in the dark figure Goodman Brown meets in the forest. This shadowy figure is introduced as an “elder person as
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Three Ways Of Being-with Technology by Carl Mitcham Introduction: Mitcham talks about the relations between technology and humanity. He starts with the chicken-and-egg question “Which is primary-humanity or knowledge?” What exactly is happening? Is it that we influence the technology or is it so happening that the technology is shaping our morals and us? At this point he quotes one of the Winston Churchill quotations that “We shape our buildings and thereafter they shape us “. Then
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The Institute of Ismaili Studies “A Changing Religious Landscape: Per spectives on the Muslim Exper ience in Nor th Amer ica” Azim Nanji* Abstr act In the last half of the twentieth century‚ Muslim communities in North America have been increasingly recognised as an established minority rather than a ‘mere exotic presence’. Their ‘encounters’ with their host communities have been multidimensional and consist of a diverse set of experiences. This article explores three dimensions through which Muslims
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attained or not. The fact that it is a good means that the people will place their own personal actions or virtue to attain happiness. It is their self-motivation that drives people to that end goal. People‚ in general‚ will find themselves finding ways to this goal by utilizing money or resources. Mill mentioned that money is a means of itself and the strongest moving force of human life. This is a bold statement when implying that money is a necessity for human life. Of course‚ there is a need
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Quicksand: America ’s pursuit of power in the Middle East. Toronto‚ Ontario: The Penguin Press‚ 2010. Yazid‚ Sayigh. The Cold War and the Middle East. New York‚ New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2003. Print. The World Factbook 2012. Washington‚ DC: Central Intelligence Agency
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mathematics that implored filling. I had wholeheartedly decided to fill the hole myself by creating a math contest for everyone in the area‚ and led them to enjoy the spectacle of mathematics firsthand. In so doing‚ I have experienced an intellectual pursuit which‚ to this day‚ and likely for the rest of my life‚ continues‚ and will continue‚ to provide not only satisfaction‚ but also a wondrous sense of accomplishment and gratification. As a young child raised in a small‚ rural town‚ I did not have
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wandering aimlessly at such an early age‚ not succeeding in school and having the lack of a goal to aim for in my life; and the other door towards a profession where I now believed I could make a difference in life; perhaps saving a few along the way. This was my calling‚ and I knew with certainty at that point I wanted to become a physician. I now had that goal to strive for‚ an objective to achieve‚ and the motivation required to overcome anything in my path to becoming a physician. I became focused
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