2 Why does Ong claim that orality is ’dynamic’ in a way that is opposed to the static nature of literacy? Orality is ‘dynamic’ in a way that all sound and especially oral utterance come from inside living organisms. Deeply typographic folk forget to think of words as primarily oral‚ as events‚ and hence as necessarily powered: for them‚ words tend rather to be assimilated to things‚ ‘out there’ on a flat surface. Such things are not so readily associated with majic‚ for they are not actions‚ but
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Angela Lee Duckworth has been getting a large amount of fame for her work on grit these past few years‚ but some people are wondering if what she’s claiming is in reality duplicitous. Marcus Crede‚ an Assistant Professor of psychology at Iowa State University‚ claims that grit isn’t as important or effective as everyone thinks. In an article‚ Anya Kamenetz summarizes Crede’s refutation into three points. One piece of Duckworth’s evidence on the power of grit is that there is a higher percentage of
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TOK ESSAY “There are no absolute distinctions between what is true and what is false”. Discuss this claim. The complexity of this simple claim can be easily underestimated due to its simple nature‚ however to completely understand the true intricacy of the statement would require close analysis of its meaning and an understanding of the process that we go through in order to obtain knowledge. Definitions of truth can only be interpreted so far‚ however an understanding of how knowledge in
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Pleasing to the Soul The first ad is part of a long line of vehicles made by jeep‚ introducing a new way of driving. The most typical person to buy a jeep is one that would like to be outdoors a lot‚ maybe travel and be in the woods‚ or go off-road a little. This ad seems to call out to a different crowd‚ like your everyday worker or your family man. At the bottom of the ad it says “Introducing Jeep Compass. The Urban Recreational Vehicle” this is telling you that this vehicle is not
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pharmacist and a dermatologist are often compared since they share similar aspects. Both jobs are highly competitive in the medical field and have great potential. However‚ the responsibilities‚ education‚ and working conditions of the two jobs differ. A primary difference between the field of pharmacy and dermatology is the responsibilities that each include. A pharmacist is a health professional that dispenses prescriptions and instructs patients on safe usage. A dermatologist and a pharmacist
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Book X: Aristotle ’s Claim of Contemplation as Complete Happiness In Aristotle ’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ he is not trying to prove a Supreme Principle or a Rule to follow as a Utilitarian or a person of Deontology would suggest but rather‚ Aristotle is concerned with virtue ethics; a cultivation of character to be morally good. He does reach the conclusion that happiness is the final end that human beings are trying to achieve‚ and the activity of contemplation is the most complete happiness. Secondly
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Luxury Brands: What Are They Doing About Social Responsibility? David S. Waller‚ Marketing Discipline Group‚ University of Technology Sydney Anurag G. Hingorani‚ Marketing Discipline Group‚ University of Technology Sydney Abstract Although luxury goods may be synonymous with extravagance‚ lavishness‚ and even waste‚ it may appear to be a contradiction that a number of companies that manufacture and sell luxury brands have also discovered the value of being socially responsible. With growing criticism
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IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDED PROPOSAL Leadership and Organizational Restructuring of Apple Submitted To: MS. PAULETTE HENRY Lecturer‚ Managerial Communications Department of Management Studies Faculty of Social Sciences UWI‚ Mona Submitted By Consultants: * Shanelle Bethune * Debbie Forbes * Arielle Graham * Kamesha Robinson * Tameka White November 4‚ 2012 LETTER OF AUTHORISATION November 20‚ 2012 The University of the West Indies Mona‚ Jamaica Tel: (876)
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Student: Vladyslav Nozdrachov Student number: 14504637 Methodic doubt is a way of searching for the absolute truth by systematically doubting everything. A way to do this is by categorizing ideas and if any part of an idea or argument may be doubted‚ then the idea is narrowed down to the point where the problem may lie‚ if it cannot be proven to be certain then the entire idea or argument in that category is eradicated. The point of this‚ is to break down all knowledge to their core foundations
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premed student‚ one of my main personal goals will be to find out if my personal traits and behaviors will be compatible for my future career. The career I want to pursue in the medical field is dermatology. The study of skin. In order to be a dermatologist‚ you have to be confident‚ empathetic‚ humane‚ personal‚ forthright‚ respectful‚ and thourough. It is important to present yourself in a standard that people are looking for in a professional way. People want their doctors who can empathize and
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