Stupidity vs. Ignorance “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity‚” explained Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Even forty-five year after his death‚ Dr. King still continues to preach a very bold message to the world. Although stupidity and ignorance may seem very similar‚ they are very different. Ignorance is the unwillingness to evolve whereas stupidity is the inability to evolve. Today technology is a key aspect in everyday living. It is a necessity
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TOPIC: THE MAXIM IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENCE‚ SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GHANA LEGAL SYSTEM SINCE MANY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS ARE ILLETREATES. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENSE This maxim can also be translated as ignorance of the law is no excuse. When one is found guilty of a crime the accused tends to hold unto the saying that he did not know that what he did is unlawful thereby ignoring that fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse or defense. This maxim
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Ignorance + Fear = Racism Racism is really another word for ignorance. It’s another way of saying that nature should have had only one type of flower or tree. It’s another way of looking at the world with your eyes closed to diversity and change. Racism is another word for fear. Fear of the unknown is understandable‚ of course‚ and for many of us those of different races and creeds are the great unknown. Most of us are brought up in a particular environment with a particular type of people
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How a windmill works Parts of the windmill Figure E21.2.1 shows the important parts of a windmill. The wind is shown heading perpendicular toward the hub and blade assembly (this example uses three blades‚ but some use only two‚ and‚ as Fig. 21.7 shows‚ some use many blades). Fig. E21.2.1 A view of a horizontal axis wind energy machine. (U.S. Department of Energy‚ Ref. 30) Energy‚ Ch. 21‚ extension 2 How a windmill works 2 Wind machines come in two basic types—horizontal axis or
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started this‚ the direction I wanted to take the essay in is on a level that that dealt with individual people and not society as a whole. However‚ the more I look into this question‚ the more I see the necessity in speaking about everything The term ignorance is a term used to describe those who have not been fortunate enough to gain an education worthy of an American. However‚ one of the main things that have made Americans Society boom is the American ever lasting questions of why and how. By asking
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Rawls’ View of Ignorance Rawls theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would‚ in turn‚ guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be a) to everyone’s advantage and b) open to all. A key problem to Rawls is to show how such principles
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race‚ religion‚ sexual orientation and gender seemingly smaller issues such as weight or height. Despite efforts at eliminating overt forms of discrimination through the years‚ it remains persuasive in society largely because of ignorance. Willful and/or unintentional ignorance is more often than not‚ the fundamental reason for discrimination and is the river from which all other reasons- such as tradition –flow. Religion has been a hot topic in the last decade since the events of September 11‚ and
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PROJECT PROFILE ON MINI FLOUR MILL PRODUCT : WHEAT FLOUR (Atta)‚ SOOJI/RAWA WHEAT FLOUR (Maida)‚ BRAN PRODUCT CODE : 204109000 (Wheat Flour) 204111003 (Sooji /Rawa) 204108004 (Maida) QUALITY STANDARD. : The Product may be manufactured as per ‘AGMARK’ Specification. The BIS have also laid down Specification for the Products : IS :1155 – 1968 (Wheat Atta). IS : 1009 - 1979 (Maida) IS : 1010 – 1968 (Sooji/Rawa) PRODUCTION CAPACITY (P.A.) : Item Atta Maida : Sooji : Bran
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Outline Readings An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789) (Jeremy Bentham) Chapter I: Of the Principle of Utility I. Nature has placed mankind under 2 sovereign masters. a. Pain – What is needed to be given up to achieve happiness. b. Pleasure – What is recognized to make us happy. II. The principal of utility is the foundation of present work. III. Utility = property in any object that produces benefits: if for the community then the community:
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Whereas Rousseau takes both the stand of a feminist and a sexist in his work‚ Mill is quite protective about women in arguing that men do not know what women are capable of because they have never been given a chance to develop and prove it. Mill lived in a time when women were generally subject to oppression and humiliation coming from their husbands and fathers due to the socially preconceived ideas that women were both physically and mentally less able than men. Rousseau on the other side has
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