Socrates Socrates (470-399) was the son of a sculptor and a midwife‚ and served with distinction in the Athenian army during Athens’ clash with Sparta. He married‚ but had a tendency to fall in love with handsome young men‚ in particular a young soldier named Alcibiades. He was‚ by all accounts‚ short and stout‚ not given to good grooming‚ and a lover of wine and conversation. His famous student‚ Plato‚ called him “the wisest‚ and justest‚ and best of all men whom I have ever known” (Phaedo)
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Qus4. What are the assumptions of MM approach? Ans. Assumption of the MM approach The MM approach to irrelevance of dividend is based on the following assumptions: * The capital markets are perfect and the investors behave rationally. * All information is freely available to all the investors. * There is no transaction cost. * Securities are divisible and can be split into any fraction. No investor can affect the market price. * There are no taxes and no flotation cost. * The firm
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The sensemaking approach is when people or an organization offer a meaning to an experience by making sense of it. It is how they structure things that they don’t know‚ in order to take action on it. When people experience change‚ they face a gap between their expectations and their counterpart experiences‚ and they start to communicate and act in a systematic and structured way in order to make sense of what is happening. According to Fairhurst and Sarr (1996‚ cited in Bean and Hamilton‚ 2006) “To
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accept · Consistency: standards applied similarly to similar cases · Reversibility: standards that apply no matter who "makes" the rules These are‚ in a sense‚ the rules of the "ethics game"‚ no matter which school or approach to ethics one feels the closest identity. The Utilitarian approach is perhaps the most familiar and easiest to understand of all the four approaches to ethics. Whether we think about it or not‚ most of us are doing utilitarian ethics a much of the time‚ especially those of us in
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An exceedingly strong need to achieve‚ as opposed to a need to be liked‚ or to exercise power. The trait of following through on a commitment‚ not quitting half-way through when the going gets tough. In short‚ perseverance. Positive mental attitude‚ or the ability to remain optimistic in difficult situations‚ which is the result of being self-confident about one’s abilities. Objectivity. The ability to accurately weigh and assess risks associated with a particular course of action‚ as well as
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The selected topic is ‘should students with learning difficulties be allowed to participate in the mainstream classrooms?’ This essay discusses two possible solutions for the issue and explicitly presents my personal statement and philosophy in regards to it. This topic is a controversial issue because it considers many conflicting advantages and disadvantages. The ethical principles involved in the topic include caring‚ respect and inclusivity which can be drawn from the Early Childhood Australia
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Comparing and analyzing the biological and humanistic approaches to personality can be a difference of opinions. Abraham Maslow studied the development of personality. Maslow developed his own personality theory based on the basic human needs. His hierarchy of needs pyramid shows the influences of human needs to the formation of unique individual personality. There are biological factors that influence the formation of individual personality that play a factor. By reviewing the relationships
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impacting them with knowledge that they deem relevant and significant for them to better their lives and solve problems in their line of work. This paper will look at the contrasts between the two approaches‚ some of their principles and the best approach that can be used in the situation in question. Some of the contrasting issues about the approaches include the following. In pedagogy the leaner fully depend on the teacher and the teacher evaluates the learner and at most times dictates what the
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The Behavioural approach Classical conditioning- Pavlov’s dogs- Procedures and findings-Criticisms Classical conditioning is a technique used in behavioral training. A naturally occurring stimulus is paired with a response. Then‚ a previously neutral stimulus is paired with the naturally occurring stimulus. Eventually‚ the previously neutral stimulus comes to evoke the response without the presence of the naturally occurring stimulus. The two elements are then known as the conditioned stimulus and
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Duyen Nguyen Eng1D- Ms.Rizvi Research Paper Date: 12/04/12 The Importance of Early Formal Education Early formal education refers to the education that children obtain during early stages of their childhood. Early childhood is a crucial time period for the development of the mental functions of children. This development‚ including the emergence of the abilities and skills in areas such as language‚ motor skills‚ psychosocial cognitive‚ and learning‚ is now known to be greatly influenced by
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