Krystal Simmons Eth/316 Critical Thinking Scenario 1/11/1015 The skills that you cultivate as a critical thinker are intended to help you think your way through all of life’s situations. One of the most challenging and complex of life’s areas is moral issues and decisions. Every day of your life you make moral choices‚ decisions that reflect your own core moral compass. Often we are not aware of the deeper moral values that drive our choices‚ and we may even be ignorant to the fact that the choices
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Truth is the object of thinking. Some truths are obvious; others are difficult to acquire. Some judgments we make are simple; some judgments are complicated. Some arguments‚ whether made by us or others‚ may be straightforward and easily understood; other arguments may be complex and consist of a series of smaller arguments‚ each needing to be critically examined and evaluated. Almost every object of knowledge has a branch of knowledge which studies it. Planets‚ stars‚ and galaxies are studied
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What is the difference between principles-based accounting and rules-based accounting? Almost all companies are required to prepare their financial statements as set out by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ whose standards are generally principles-based. Recently‚ there has been much debate on whether principle-based accounting would be more efficient than the popular rules-based accounting - especially in response to accounting scandals‚ such as Enron and Worldcom‚ the current way
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We were given an understanding of what critical thinking is‚ Critical thinking means a reason judgement that is well logical and thought-out it is a way of a person’s thinks in which you don’t simply acknowledge all arguments and conclusions you are exposed to but to take a different approach and have an attitude involving questioning such as arguments and conclusions. It requires wanting to see what evidence is involved to support a particular argument or conclusion. During the class‚ we were given
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regarded as “unhealthy” ways of thinking about personal finance. Examine each “unhealthy” way of thinking about personal finance and explain why they are “unhealthy” including the consequences of thinking that way. Demonstrate ways that the individual can avoid these ways of thinking. Use ORIGINAL examples to illustrate
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Lateral and Vertical Thinking De Bono (2010) in ‘Lateral and Vertical Thinking’ explains the positive and negative features of the two ways of people’s thinking‚ and he tries to clarify it by giving examples. The core advantage of the lateral thinking is the overcoming styptic assumptions and understanding the problem in an completely different way (De Bono‚2010). On the other part‚ vertical thinking is the way of thinking by exact and logical reasoning of the situation. So‚ the vertical thinkers
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Instrumental and End Values Assignment 2 Values are one’s judgment of what is important in life. One way of considering values is in terms of instrumental and end values. Instrumental values are beliefs about the type of behavior appropriate for reaching certain goals. End values or sometimes called terminal values‚ are beliefs about the kind of goals or outcomes that are worth trying to pursue. This paper will evidently describe the primary concepts of each value while examining my personal
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion Dimensions of Cultural Diversity The dimensions of cultural diversity are categorized as primary dimensions and secondary dimensions. Primary dimensions are generally considered fixed and involuntary. Age‚ gender‚ race‚ and ethnic heritage would be examples of primary dimensions. People do not have a choice of when they are born and thus their age. Gender‚ race‚ and ethnic heritage are also not open to choice. Mental and physical abilities are also
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Care at the end of life Leah Brown HCS/545 October 31‚ 2013 Valerie Platt Care at the end of life It is a fact that humans are born to die. What was once considered a natural part of life has changed to an experience that may be more painful for the patient‚ family‚ and caregivers due to the advances in medical care. New procedures have allowed life to be extended longer than ever before. The question is: has the dying experience improved
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Join the Green Team The article “The End of the Wild” by Wade Davis is an article any environmentally conscious person‚ a person who wishes to spread awareness of the damaging effects of society’s overconsumption on the environment‚ should read. The Canadian born Davis holds a degree from Harvard University in Ethnobotony‚ a degree that examines the relationship between humans and plants. The last sentence of his third paragraph quite clearly explains his thesis; transgressions toward the environment
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