work‚ school‚ or music group. Researchers have deemed these groups as discourse communities. Ann Johns explains discourse communities as‚ “a basis for sharing and holding in common: shared expectations‚ shared participation‚ commonly held ways of expressing” (320). Discourse communities hold certain standards and actions that lead to the functioning of the group. The Bartlett City Court Clerk’s Office is a stand out discourse community that has certain vocabulary‚ genres‚ and tasks that allow them
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to explain an argument by René Descartes‚ offer what I consider to be the most significant objection to the argument‚ and contemplate how Descartes would reply to that objection. We often assume that philosophy should provide truths obvious to all‚ instead of insights that border upon absurdity to most. But in his college days‚ Descartes “discovered that nothing can be imagined which is too strange or incredible to have been said by some philosopher” (195). Descartes advances his argument by showing
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What’s the BIG IDEA? A Student’s Guide to How “Academic Writing” becomes “Academic Discourse” By Dee Broughton You may think that the purpose of college is the education of students‚ and certainly‚ to some degree‚ that’s true. But your professors are not just teachers. They are academics who research and study in their chosen fields in order to contribute to the body of knowledge in that field. In short‚ your major field‚ such as ELT or chemistry or food science‚ exists in the university because
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Alec Shover Dr. Darrell Cosden Introduction to Philosophy PHL260 Section 2 Descartes Skepticism and the Matrix March 21‚ 2012 1197 Words Reality is something that has been debated among philosophers for centuries. Rene Descartes is one of these philosophers who has come up with a unique way of understanding reality. Descartes in Meditations on First Philosophy argues his method of doubt about the idea of skepticism and this is reflected in the Matrix when Neo chooses the
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1. Method of Doubt Throughout Meditation One in The Meditation of the First Philosophy‚ Descartes reflects on a number of falsehoods he has believed throughout his life. He does this to create a system in order to clarify whether they are true or false‚ so that he can build a basic structure from which future knowledge can be based. This approach is called Method of Doubt. Doubt is defined as a feeling of uncertainty. Descartes opens Mediation One by stating that if he wants to establish information
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Rene Descartes the Father of Modern Philosophy René Descartes is generally considered the father of modern philosophy. He was the first major figure in the philosophical movement known as rationalism‚ a method of understanding the world based on the use of reason as the means to attain knowledge (Palmer‚ 2011). Along with empiricism‚ which stresses the use of sense perception rather than pure reason‚ rationalism was one of the main intellectual currents of the Enlightenment‚ a cultural movement
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author of Meditations on First Philosophy‚ Descartes‚ is a philosopher of the 17th century. After his vision of philosophical insight‚ Descartes realized we have no basis for our knowledge. With his background of a Jesuit education and training in law‚ Descartes began to write. He begins by making his first philosophical claim: the fundamental characteristic of human beings is that we all have an equal ability to reason (Discourse on Method‚ 1). Through Descartes’ meditations and skepticism‚ he hopes
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several types of discourse communities‚ which have different goals‚ values‚ language‚ issues‚ effects and communication style. The discourse community that I identify myself with is the boarding family discourse community. This community may only be made up of a few members‚ yet the impact they have in their neighborhood is quite significant. They may not be related or even have known each other for more than five years‚ yet the bond and connection they have is so strong. My discourse community is composed
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traditions”(Newton D Baker). Through exploring the history‚ power structure‚ slang words‚ rushing process‚ membership obligation‚ the way Phi Gamma Delta members dress‚ and how students who are not in a fraternity see the members. We will see how this discourse community can seem bias to outsiders. Phi Gamma Delta was founded on May 1‚ 1848 by six men who graduated from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. The Phi Gamma Delta Chapter‚ nicknamed Fiji or Phi Gam by the members‚ has a hundred and thirteen
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January 23‚ 2007 To: Teacher From: Student Subject: Analyzing a Discourse Community I am analyzing my bowling league for our homework assignment‚ in which we were required to identify specialized terms‚ proper topics‚ channels‚ and rules. Specialized terms During a bowling league there are many terms that a person that has never bowled might not understand such as getting tapped. What could sound a little vulgar really means that a bowler’s shot‚ or throw‚ was a good ball
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