of the course is to encourage students to appreciate the peculiar worth and value that comes when thinking as a historian. This is a course not only about what we know about history but also what questions can be asked about the past‚ what is revealed when we ask such questions‚ and the consequences of these inquiries for what we may know in the future. Students are encouraged to see history as a discipline open to investigations and therefore a vital
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“World As We Know It” In the essay “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman‚ he writes that Americans are so concerned about sports and popularity that they tend to neglect education. This is very true to where I come from. My high school community emphasized sports rather than education. It did not matter if you got good grades or not. Students are not learning to become doctors‚ scientists‚ teachers‚ or any other important job that will help our future. All that mattered was how well the high
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“Father Knows Best” and “The Cosby Show” Annotation Some of the main concepts portrayed in the article “Father Knows Best” and “The Cosby Show”: Nostalgia and the Sitcom Tradition” by June and Timothy Frazer‚ are in which some of our traditional ideals and concepts towards women in America haven’t changed much over time. This article goes to identify two racially different sitcoms relating in the sense where the mother or females in the household of the show are undermined in their authority and/or
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Mr. Know-All by W. Somerset Maugham This story deals with prejudice‚ hasty judgements and stereotypes. The story examines the relationships that develop when people are confined to a ship (which is a small sample of society) for an extended period of time. The writer criticizes the racial prejudices and snobbish attitude of the British people. He tries to show why people are disliked and prejudiced against and at the same time makes the reader look closely at the character of the narrator‚ who
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The Devil and Tom Walker is a story based on a German legend. This It shows themes of greed‚ values‚ good and evil‚ and temptation. This short story is about a man named Tom Walker‚ who is married to who is said to be just as miserable as him. They are both greedy and selfish. Tom takes a shortcut and finds his way into a swamp and stumbles upon what seems to be the devil. The devil offered Tom an old pirate named Kidd’s treasure‚ for his soul and limitless knowledge and wealth. Tom considers the
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Calvin Young AIU Phil201 Knowledge vs. Belief To know something is to believe it to be true and at the same time having some type of scientific evidence or facts to back up your belief. There is a thin line between knowing and believing in something to be true. When you say you know something you are implying that it must be true or there is a valid reason that you know it. To believe in something is very much like actually having the knowledge on the same topic. The two are often confused
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Are eating disorders culture-bound or universal? We‚ in the West live in an image conscious culture‚ which urges all of us (especially women) to improve our appearance. Although eating disorders are stereotyped as being western cultured mental illnesses this does not necessarily mean that they do not exist on the other side of the world in developing countries. “Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes someone to change their eating habits and behaviour
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Did you know? 1. The map of Apayao is shaped like a man’s head. (forestry.denr.gov.ph – pic) 2. Sagada is known for its famous “hanging coffins”. Coffins are smaller than the usual because people are buried in a fetal position‚ which represents a return to nature. Not anyone can be buried in the traditional way; you have to be married first and have grandchildren. 3. The inhabitants in the Cordilleras are called Igorots which means “people of the mountains“. They are the
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cultures. Political greed of some of our modern leaders has taken priority over helping their nations people and economies. What could possibly have influenced us so greatly as to generate this anger and hostility amongst our own kind? Are we willing to cause the suffering of others to establish our own nations supremacy? When did we stop caring who or how our governments are run? Do we even care what is happening in the broken world around us or are we too focused on our own greed? Adolf Hitler convinced
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Aurora Moon Ms. Holder GLD2O0–P 06 March 2028 Getting to Know You It takes time to learn about anything important – especially if it’s about you. There are many aspects of yourself that you may never know about until they are clearly emphasized and broadcasted. Learning about yourself can be challenging at times‚ when you aren’t able to see what truly defines you as a person. It takes quite a bit of time and experience to fully grasp the concept of who you are and what you can become‚ and
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