The etymology of the word Art is derived from an Ndo-European root AR‚ which means ‘to join’‚ ‘fit’ or ‘put together’. The preliminary definition; art is the application of practical skill [techne] to the production of works of creative imagination‚ which expresses‚ or rather embody an interpretation or view of life. In a wider sense‚ any human activity could be considered as an art. However there are fine arts as well as useful arts. Useful arts are engaged for the sake an ulterior purpose. For
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Assignment 1 Course: Philosophical Foundations of TVET and WFD EDTV6000 Lecturer: Dr. Halden Morris Student: Lois Bernard ID#: 620042153 Date: October 3‚ 2011. I have to admit that my formal knowledge of Technical and Vocational Education and training was somewhat limited prior to the beginning of this course‚ Philosophical Foundations of TVET and Workforce Development. My interest has now deepen as I now realise that I have experienced the hands of TVET since high school
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Some people believe that there is no such thing as "true love" they believe that love is nothing but an illusion designed by social expectations. These people believe that love ultimately turns into pain and despair. This idea in some ways is true. Love is not eternal it will come to an end one way or another‚ but the aspect that separates true love from illusion‚ is the way love ends. "True Love" is much too powerful to be destroyed by Human imperfection; it may only be destroyed by a force equal
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Assignment: Comment on the Following Statements 1) Out of the people edited in Abel or discussed by Palmer‚ the following are hard determinists Well‚ Palmer only discusses two hard determinists: B.F. Skinner‚ and Sigmund Freud. Out of the texts read in Abel‚ Abel discusses Skinner and D’Holbach as hard determinists. 2) Hard determinism conflicts with some of our ordinary beliefs and experiences. For example: On the one hand‚ we are raised to believe that we are free‚ that we posses freedom
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Punishment In Plato’s The Republic‚ Socrates has many conversations with people in order to further understand concepts such as justice and the way things are ideally supposed to be done. When I think about justice the definition that comes to mind is: the administration of a just action because of an unjust or immoral act being done by a human or group of humans. The issue of proper punishment has also been discussed in those conversations with Socrates and his peers. There must be a punishment
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The existence of god has been a question that has plagued mankind since people began to think logically. Many philosophers argue that there may or may not be a god‚ or that there may even be different types of gods. It is difficult to say whether or not god can exist because there is a lack of knowledge or limited knowledge regarding the issue. Mankind has only been around for so long and can only know so much. Who knows what we could be possibly be missing in this quest to find the ultimate answer
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I consider my ultimate strength that I bring to the classroom is the desire and eagerness that I have for teaching children. A dynamic part of being a teacher is to motivate the students to know that the skills and information they are learning is worth learning and are valuable lessons to be used in the future. If I can convince the children that the material is enjoyable‚ powerful‚ and beneficial then they will want to make the effort to learn. I make it a significance priority to convey drive
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Michael Lin BADM 300- Midterm Exam Term 1: Spring 2012 Dr. Gilchrist 1/3. The United States was one of the last major industrialized nations to form a Central Bank because of distrust in a central government agency. One can see this throughout the history of efforts to create the Central Bank (First Bank‚ Second Bank‚ and finally the National Bank). This is also why the Federal Reserve Bank System set up twelve Regional Banks rather than having only one. The First Bank of the United
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TEACHING PHYLOSOPHY STEPHEN OBENG (4121190019) OBUASI METHODIST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ‘Skill acquisition is the foundation of learning and an indispensable component of universal education’ It is my desire as a teacher to help my students acquire technical and vocation skills at the early stages of life if he or she is to be useful in their societies. I believe this will be the surest way to achieve universal education considering the different physical and mental abilities of the pupils. Again
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Episode 18: Metamorphic Rocks Read the questions first. Then answer them while watching this episode of "Earth Revealed". The video is available online at http://www.learner.org/vod/video.html?sid=78&po=18 . The index for these programs is online at http://www.learner.org/progdesc/index.html?uid=78 . Each segment is 30 minutes long. 1. What happens during metamorphism? Heat and pressure change the rocks 2. What is a protolith? Original rock that existed before metamorphism 3. What temperature
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