When mathematicians‚ historians‚ and scientists say that they have explained something‚ are they using the word explain ’ in the same way? Marcel Wallace IB #001089 TOK #1(Final Draft) Word Count: We all have ways of acquiring information about the complex world in which we live. Mathematicians‚ historians‚ and scientists each have their own respective procedure of determining truths and justifying their judgments. Each uses their own Area of Knowledge to present findings and explain
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“Breaking Night” (Murray‚ 2010) At the age of 16‚ Liz Murray was homeless. Born to two parents who were both drug addicts in the 1980’s‚ Liz and her sister found themselves caring for one another. Living in the Bronx gave Liz the skills to steal. Shoplifting food for her and her sister were a necessity. Later she would discover that the self-help books she lifted and read would attribute to her success in the future. Liz was 15 when her mother told her she was HIV positive. Liz found herself
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between friends and neighbors. In the novel Maus: A Survivors Tale Vladek Spiegelman makes it very clear to his son Artie‚ one cannot count on their friends. He makes the point that in time of hardship‚ friends will abandon you quite quickly. Vladek says‚ “Friends? Your friends…If you lock them together in a room with no food for a week…then you could see what it is‚ friends! (5-6). Throughout the novel‚ we see examples of this gloomy point proven repeatedly. Maus shows us how fragile our morals and
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capacitors i = C dv and v = L dt so we need to dt differentiate i(t) and v(t) when analysing circuits containing them. E1.1 Analysis of Circuits (2012-2517) Phasors: 10 – 2 / 11 Sine Waves 10: Sine waves and phasors • Sine Waves • Rotating Rod • Phasors • Phasor Examples • Phasor arithmetic • Complex Impedances • Phasor Analysis • CIVIL • Impedance and Admittance • Summary (Irwin/Nelms Ch 8) di For inductors and capacitors i = C dv and v = L dt so we need to dt differentiate i(t) and
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cooperation‚ and there are more pressing matters for America to worry about. He believes that his constitutional purpose has been served and that he no longer needs to drag the process out. He decides to resign at noon the following day and Vice President Gerald Ford will be taking his place. He points out that he has given a lot of
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Internet addiction can cause physical damage to the brain‚ just like drugs‚ say researchers By ROB WAUGH UPDATED: 07:42 GMT‚ 12 January 2012 Internet addiction disrupts nerve wiring in the brains of teenagers‚ a study has found - causing a level of brain damage normally seen in heavy substance abusers. Similar effects have been seen in the brains of people exposed to alcohol‚ cocaine and cannabis. The discovery shows that being hooked on a behaviour can be just as physically damaging as addiction
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playing disc-shaped records. From the 1890’s until the early 1920’s‚ phonograph records and machines were broadly marketed and sold. Record marketing gave Americans access to music they had never heard before. The 1920’s brought improvements in radio technology‚ which turned the radio into a new marketed product. As radio ownership increased‚ so did the number of radio stations. By 1922‚ there were 600 radio stations around the United States (Radio in the 1920’s). Families used their radio for entertainment
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time to be studying religion because it is so complex. Religion I believe is very important in today’s world. Being able to know many things about religion is good just because you have to understand why people are doing what they are doing. It is also important because religion is everywhere we look today and being able to understand it will help. Throughout my whole life I personally didn’t have a really good understanding of what I really believed. Everyone has many different beliefs and different
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Do as we say and as we do: The interplay ofdescriptive and injunctive group norms in the attitude–behaviour relationship Journal Article Summary Smith‚ J.R. &Louis‚ W.R. (2008).British Journal of Social Psychology‚ 47‚ 647–666 a. The paper investigates the reasons behind discrepancies between attitudes and behaviour by observing how social factors impact upon attitude behaviour relationships. It was predicted that supportive descriptive and injunctive norms would increase engagement levels
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Khadn Adderley Grade 11R Laws of Life Essay Question: With persistence and time‚ we can overcome any problem. Problems are something that people face in everyday life‚ no matter the time or place. To every problem there is an occurring solution. Persistence is the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. It is said by Colin Powell that‚ “Success is the result of perfection‚ hard work‚ learning from failure‚ loyalty‚ and persistence.” Though normal
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