gTOK 11 summative assessment quarter 2 Jacqueline Blok 21/11/11 Compare and contrast knowing a friend to knowing how to swim‚ knowing a scientific theory and knowing a historical period. What conclusions about nature of knowing can you reach? Thinking I knew how to swim I jumped into a pool and nearly drowned. The one friend who was always there for me‚ who I thought I knew‚ left me without a goodbye. Thinking that a light year was a measurement of time‚ until I had a physics class. I though
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HISTORIAN AND HIS FACTS In the first chapter of "The Historian and his Facts‚" Edward Carr laid out the question of what defines history and the role of facts in writing history. Carr laid out the opposition viewpoint that facts speak for themselves and that it lay out directly how history should be written. Carr compares the writings of Acton and Sir George Clark. Acton‚ who wrote in the later Victorian age‚ wrote with a sense of awe and admiration towards history‚ while Sir George Clark seemed
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Nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing LIZ BERRAGAN BN‚ RGN‚ PGCE‚ RNT Freelance Nurse Teacher‚ Agency Nurse‚ c/o General Supply Squadron‚ Cyprus Logistic Unit‚ RAF Akrotiri‚ BFP0 57‚ Cyprus Accepted for publication 8 December 1996 Summary • This paper explores the proposition that nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing. • It highlights difficulties often faced by practising nurses in defining what they do and hence what it is that constitutes
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Task B How can memory be improved by use of mental images‚ concepts and schemas (which help organise thinking)? Within this essay I am going to try and explain the defining roles of mental images‚ concepts and schemas. These processes are the ways in which our minds interpret information in order for us to understand‚ use and convey in our everyday life to aid and organise our way of thinking. The role of a mental image is to provide our memory with an almost visual aide to prompt our thoughts
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presented. A face to face approach is probably better for people such as family or friends of the workers. Getting a phone call‚ letter or email could seem too insincere and may not hit the audience well. As far as the general message from the company‚ facts are usually the best way to go. Giving the general public what they need to know‚ and not going into too much detail will leave little opening for confusion. Considerations for Employees The biggest issue when communicating to a group of employees
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of them are still useful today. There are five significant ideas that Booker wanted the readers to learn from his book; these five things are: education‚ slavery‚ work‚ the relationship between two races and the meaning of success. The most obvious and significant idea of this book is the value of education. As a young man‚ Washington used to admire a man who can read the newspaper for the people in his town. He realized the important of education; he said “The picture of several dozen boys and
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The Land: Understanding Why the Land is Important to the Cherokee Nation Abstract Most of us have learnt about the Trail of Tears as an event in American history‚ but not many of us have ever explored why the removal of the Indians to the West was more than an issue of mere land ownership. Here‚ the meaning and importance of land to the original Cherokee Nation of the Southeastern United States is investigated. American land was seen as a way for white settlers to profit‚ but the Cherokee held
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LESSON 8 - American Reforms Objectives: Identify and explain the most important highlights and concepts of the Jacksonian Era Identify various minority groups who gained additional rights during this era The Impact of Various Religious Movements Jacksonian democracy encouraged individualism and personal responsibility. Those ideas were grounded in a religious movement called the Second Great Awakening. Preachers told their congregations that each person was responsible for their own
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Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority? I believe it is. While rules are meant to be followed‚ there should always be a reason behind that rule. There are instances where the rule is deemed by society as "unfair" or "bias." There are other instances where the rules can be detrimental to the people following them. Let’s take a trip back to the 60’s. Remember Rosa Parks? She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. Remember Ruby Bridges? She
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Social media and networks allow for individuals to easily find other individuals who share similar beliefs‚ whether these beliefs are about politics‚ social issues‚ sports‚ or popular culture. In his book “The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data”‚ professor Michael Patrick Lynch examines the impact that the Digital Age and the Internet have had on our ability to acquire knowledge. When examining the argument that the Internet is allowing for “group polarization”
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