POLITICAL SCIENCE AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE Political Science is in part a social science‚ and in part a humanity. Both are important. In this topic‚ we will look at the basics of social science inquiry‚ and then proceed to show how this differs from‚ on the one hand‚ inquiry in the natural sciences and‚ on the other‚ inquiry in the humanities. Social Science Social science inquiry seeks to develop empirical theory. �Empirical�
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Pre-Reading Notes (Very Short Introduction - Chapter 5; Fundamentals of Forensic Science – Chapter 11): • Red and white cell blood antigens are polymorphic: they exist in more than one form and everyone inherits one or more forms of each of them • A successful DNA profile makes it possible to reach a conclusion that a DNA sample came from a specific individual‚ giving law enforcement and forensic science a new‚ powerful identification tool that complements fingerprints and other methods of identification
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necessary for everyone to learn science? What is science? “Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.” Science can be known as a subject‚ explanation and possibly our underlying belief. Among the humanity‚ there are diverse of religions; some believe in Buddhism‚ some believe in Christian‚ some believe in Science‚ because science is proved with mathematical methods
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The timeline of earth begin with three eras. The first era was the Paleozoic era. Then after that it was the Mesozoic era. The final and present era is the Cenozoic era‚ which we live in now. All of these eras had begun something new for the evolution of man today. The first era was the Paleozoic‚ which began 600 mya (million years ago). It started with the Cambrian period with the form of algae and simple invertebrates like the jellyfish and worms. Then came the Ordovician period 500 mya‚ when
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Introduction to the Scientific Method The scientific method is the process by which scientists‚ collectively and over time‚ endeavor to construct an accurate (that is‚ reliable‚ consistent and non-arbitrary) representation of the world. Recognizing that personal and cultural beliefs influence both our perceptions and our interpretations of natural phenomena‚ we aim through the use of standard procedures and criteria to minimize those influences when developing a theory. As a famous scientist once
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Kuhn’s “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” “In learning a paradigm‚ the scientist acquires theory‚ methods‚ and standards together‚ usually in an inextricable mixture. Therefore‚ when paradigms change‚ there are usually significant shifts in the criteria determining the legitimacy both of the problems and of proposed solutions.” – Thomas Kuhn. This quote is from Thomas Kuhn’s work The Structure of Scientific Revolution‚ in which Kuhn describes his view on science as not something that needs
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The documentary Not My Life gave a tragic overview of the multiple forms of exploitation that children face around the world. Fishing boys in Ghana are forced to work in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. Street beggars in Senegal are abused‚ starved‚ and overworked. Impoverished children in India work in garbage dumps to try and make money. Young girls in Nepal start as laborers before being trafficked for sex in India when they grow older. The dehumanizing conditions child soldiers face
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Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant provisions of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011 (and their predecessors) in eliminating pay discrimination on the ground of gender within the workplace and thus reducing the gender pay gap. The European Union is founded upon core values including respect for human dignity‚ freedom and equality between men and women. This equality extends to the workplace where both men and women are entitled to equal conditions of employment and pay
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parallels the life of the main character Martha. Osborne uses detail‚ emotion‚ and symbolism to support his claim. Throughout the story Osborne is descriptive when telling about Martha’s life and her surroundings. Martha see’s the color red many times like in her hotel room and in nature. The color red has many different meanings‚ like love‚ hate or anger. Because she just went through a divorce she feels anger and now that it has been six months she longs for more love in her life. Staying on the
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is described as a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists‚ that something is true. Belief is a confidence; it is taught in childhood and plastered into the mind‚ it is a block to many men and women while growing old and learning about life. There was a time that a military soldier told a joke to another soldier after a situation of importance. The two
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