Rule of Thirds: a 18th century invention Presented as the cornerstone of photographic composition and knowledge‚ suggested by many to be a thing from the mysterious past‚ the Rule of Thirds is an invention from 1797. Religiously defended by some‚ the Rule of Thirds is often forgotten by famous photographers‚ from Ansel Adams to Edward Weston‚ or cinematographers as Stanley Kubrick or Wes Anderson. Does the rule really matter? Recently‚ I came across one article “revealing” a photographer had discovered
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I chose this article from http://io9.com/the-7-most-intriguing-philosophical-arguments-for-the-e-1507393670 (I copied it over to Word because the ads and pop-ups and pictures would have made for a difficult read as well as a lengthy print). I chose this article not because I am either a Bible-Banging Christian who would love to throw proof into Theist’s faces nor because I am a Theist that wants to scream “Science!” and rub Bible Banger nose’s in it. I found this interesting one because it is not
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What alternative does Aristotle offer to Plato’s claim that learning is recollection? Where would Aristotle locate the mistake in Plato’s argument in The Phaedo? In his dialogues The Phaedo and Meno‚ Plato‚ through the form of Socrates‚ puts forth the idea that all learning is recollection. In The Phaedo‚ to prove that the soul is immortal‚ Socrates asserts the view that all learning is recollection and we simply need to be reminded of facts that our immortal souls are aware of. In Meno‚ Socrates
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who is to say that they actually exist? The author the goes into a discussion of Idealism. Idealism is a group of philosophies which assert that reality‚ or reality as we can know it‚ is fundamentally mental‚ mentally constructed‚ or otherwise immaterial. There are several criticisms of this theory‚ starting with hallucinations and dreams. The book uses the example of a guitar‚ and the visual experience. This whole section is pretty left field‚ so I won’t try to explain it beyond my knowledge
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it is a different kind of language. Words are concrete‚ tones are fluid and intangible. A word taken by itself has a fixed meaning; a tone assumes meaning only from its association with other tones. Words convey specific ideas; music suggests elusive states of mind. In the religious life‚ music‚ specifically Sacred Music is a way of life. In the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy‚ and in Chanting the Sacred Hours‚ Music simply and beautifully gives life to every word and every action of our prayer
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ACCT2202 Advanced Corporate Accounting Week 1: Unit introduction ACCT2202 Advanced Corporate Accounting: Unit staff • Lecturer-in-charge and tutor • Dr Rick Newby • Tutors • Mr Val Chin (Val.Chin@uwa.edu.au) • Mr Kevin Burns (Kevin.Burns@uwa.edu.au) Unit overview: Learning outcomes • Completion of this unit should help you to: • interpret and apply specific requirements of a range of Australian Accounting Standards (AASBs) • critically evaluate accounting requirements
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In the article "Generic Strategies"‚ the world-renowned master of competitive strategy‚ Michael Porter‚ pilots the reader through a macro-level guide to the three chief mechanisms that a company can use to achieve that elusive business world goal: Sustainable competitive advantage. Porter exalts that companies are essentially faced with a mutually exclusive decision in terms of broad level strategy. Deciding between more than one broad or generic strategy significantly increases the risk that the
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dedication‚ and love of each member of a team or group. Camaraderie is one of the vital components in an athletic success along with conditioning and the fundamentals. But among the three‚ "working together as a team" often proves to be the most elusive goal. In sports‚ it is not that hard to build camaraderie. You learn to play the game‚ and to cooperate with others. Sports is a good way to bring people together because once you’re in a sports team‚ it is impossible for you to not learn how
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that teachers and their gender bias are the main cause for most of female students’ problems. The authors share a study about evidencing those unconscious scenes of sexism which came up with expected but sad results. These behaviors were extremely elusive at plain sight yet definitely existed. Dateline‚ a TV show from NBC‚ helped spread the mentioned study and raise
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of those would agree on the basic principles of that dream. We all like the opportunity to live comfortably and at a certain standard of living. Maybe the definition of the dream has changed‚ and this is why attaining it has become more and more elusive for most Americans. Our government is tasked with making sure its citizens have the opportunity to provide for their basic needs‚ however they have fallen far short of this responsibility. For example‚ the recent decision by the Supreme Court concerning
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