self-construction‚ which had been interrupted‚ is now taken up again‚ as nature has intended all along.” E.M Standing‚ Maria Montessori: her life and work‚ pg 174 Learning‚ by itself‚ cannot happen without concentration. Whether we are learning to tie our shoes‚ write our name‚ wash a car or solve complex algebraic equations‚ there is intense concentration specific to the task at hand. Dr. Maria Montessori understood the power of concentration‚ and her methodology is designed to nurture this power. Concentration
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Conscious & Unconscious The predominant school of thought on hypnosis is that it is a way to access a person’s unconscious mind directly. Normally‚ you are only aware of the thought processes in your conscious mind. You consciously think over the problems that are right in front of you‚ consciously choose words as you speak‚ consciously try to remember where you left your keys. But in doing all these things‚ your conscious mind is working hand-in-hand with your unconscious mind‚ the unconscious
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a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe. Tradition is something you pass down through generation to generation. Something that usually is a long established custom or belief that has been passed on a certain way. When the word tradition enters your mind‚ no one comes to think that tradition may have negative effects. Times have changed‚ should the way we live our lives change along with it? In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe the traditions from
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31st 1870‚ Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle in the province of Alcona‚ Italy to father Alessandro Montessori and mother Renilde Stoppani Montessori. Her father‚ being a soldier‚ had old-fashioned ideas‚ conservative manners and apparent military habits. Her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ was a bright well-educated woman. Being a well-read person‚ she also encouraged Maria to do the same. For Renilde it was important for girls to have a good education. With Renilde’s influence‚ Maria started to
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Health Conscious Consumer “Health means wealth”‚ once an adage has now become a motto of the major food processing companies in India. And this motto is not a far-fetched perception of the current consumer needs in the Indian foods and beverages market. The Tata Strategic Management Group (TSMG)‚ a management consulting firm has estimated the current worth of the health and wellness foods market in India at INR101.5bn and sees it potentially rising at a compounded annual growth rate of 23% to
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R.Yusuf Akbal 210112409 03.05.2013 Can machines be conscious? Can machines be conscious? Well‚ the answer actually depends on the kind of machines you are talking about. Based on quite a few instances and research work done on this particular topic‚ I think that the machines can indeed be categorized as conscious beings and in the following paragraphs I will be providing a couple of examples in order to support my argument. If we look at the definition of consciousness‚ which implies that ‘one
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1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated
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Man’s Nature is Evil Hsun Tzu Man’s nature is evil; goodness is a result of a conscious activity. The nature of man is such that he is born with a fondness for profit. If he indulges this fondness‚ it will lead him to wrangling and strife‚ and all sense of courtesy and humility will disappear. He is born with feelings of envy and hate‚ and if he indulges these‚ they will lead him to violence and crime‚ and all sense of loyalty and good faith will disappear. Man is born with the desires of eyes
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amount of oil absorbed by the two groups of samples under the same oil-to-water concentration was proven. In the study‚ therefore‚ compared with chicken feathers‚ human hair is considered a better natural absorbent to be used in oil spills. The chicken feather was still proven to be an effective absorbent in oil spill. It can also be concluded that in terms of absorption time‚ the longer the absorption time for human hair‚ the greater amount of oil was absorbed; whereas in chicken feathers‚ the longer
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Cannibal is a word used to describe a trait which most conscious creatures would rather not resort to. Creatures with no conscious have practiced cannibalism for millennia with no apparent unfavorable results. Only conscious creatures seem to have difficulty with the concept; the only socially accepted cannibals are those who became so out of necessity. Why do we have such difficulty with the concept; our answer lies with the origins and meanings of what it is to be cannibal. Where does cannibal
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