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    maintain a higher level of positive thinking. During my first quarter‚ I have already experienced self-doubting thoughts about my academic abilities that often lead me to feel unfocused and afraid for my future as a nursing student. As a result‚ I am have created a plan using S.M.A.R.T (specific‚ measureable‚ achievable‚ relative‚ and time bound) goals in order to incorporate meditation and positive affirmation

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    Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ logic‚ and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some‚ for example‚ include politics‚ physics‚ or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία"

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    Philosophical Essay EDUC 200 – Principles of Education Philosophy is a set of beliefs or ideas one has towards their discipline or line of work. Don Kauchak and Paul Eggen‚ authors of the textbook “Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional‚” define philosophy as “The study of theories of knowledge‚ truth‚ existence‚ and morality” [ (Kauchak & Eggen‚ 2011) ]. The philosophy of education is a very important aspect of teaching. It is meant to guide teachers in the classroom and offer insight

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    the Cartesian Plane that would eventually lead to the idea of Calculus. It is due to this measured approach that we get his Meditations on First Philosophy‚ and from his methodology on how to determine what is irrefutably true which Descartes calls a clear and distinct idea. In his first Meditation‚ Descartes determines that the only way to determine what is true is to first think nothing is true and work from there. Is it possible that the fundamentals of mathematics are false? Can two and three

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    An occurring social issue in North America is the representation of the body in the media. Media integrates itself everywhere due to the change in technology. Anything that associates with the media makes its way into almost every facet of our lives. There are very few places where people are not bombarded with advertisements of any sort. Everyone has some type of exposure to media in one way or another. One major fixation the media has is body image‚ especially in North America‚ where there are

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    understanding of yourself and the world‚ and of the life that is best for you‚ then philosophy is most likely worth a few hours of your time. Philosophy is concerned with the justification of our most basic beliefs and the analysis of the concepts making up these beliefs. Some of these beliefs are highly relevant not just to how we understand ourselves and the world around us‚ but also to how we should act in this world. Philosophy pursues questions rather than answers. What is the justification of the government’s

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    Herter‚ Kevin English 105‚ January 30‚ 2013 The discourse community of a student The pressure of being a student in university is a challenge that turns out to be rewarding and most definitely shaping. Full time university students are thought to have all the time they need for studying since they are unemployed or at the most work part-time. Being a full time student myself‚ I can ensure that it is hard work to stay emotionally stable‚ organize and set priorities straight while being on a diet

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    In the Meditations‚ Rene Descartes attempts to doubt everything that is possible to doubt. His uncertainty of things that existence ranges from God to himself. Then he goes on to start proving that things do exist by first proving that he exists. After he establishes himself he can go on to establish everything else in the world. Next he goes to prove that the mind is separate then the body. In order to do this he must first prove he has a mind‚ and then prove that bodily things exist. I do

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    When people think of meditation they tend to think of tree-hugging hippies and people sitting in a circle humming. There is so much more to meditation and how it can benefit one’s life. People have been practicing Meditation for thousands of years‚ but it was not until a few hundred years ago that people started practicing it for reasons other than religion. Two of the most commonly practiced forms of meditation are mindfulness meditation and concentration meditation. Meditation is commonly practiced

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    Axia College Material Appendix A Meditation Worksheet Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the Web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the Web site‚ provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary‚ list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two

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