Can You Hear Me Now? Essay #1 Raymon Ward July 17‚ 2014 Composition II – Gregory Mccoy “Can you hear me now?” a catch phrase used in a cell phone commercial in which a man roams around with his phone making sure he has a signal. It’s a valid question‚ even in an age where we can communicate in more ways than ever before. It seems as if everyone is more accessible‚ wifi is everywhere‚ and even those who can’t afford to support themselves can have a cell phone. Internet capable technology
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Why does Plato think that the soul is immortal? Is he right? Discuss with close reference to Phaedo 102a-107b. The Phaedo is Plato’s attempt to convince the reader of the immortality of the soul using four main arguments. These include the argument of affinity‚ recollection‚ Forms and the law of opposites. In the final passage of the Phaedo‚ (Grube‚ 2002:102a-107b)‚ Plato provides his ‘Final Proof’‚ despite seeming like the most conclusive argument it is not necessarily the most convincing. Plato
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improved and so probably have living standards. Thus the raising of the standard of living is closely tied to Economic growth. This generally signifies that the economy is wealthier and producing more‚ individuals are better off‚ and that living standards are higher. Economies need to make use if idle resources in order to grow. Once these have been utilized‚ an economy can only grow through increased productivity‚ i.e. grater output per person ( Sloman‚ Mark‚ 2000‚ pg 300). A more practical definition
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Can intelligence be measured? How do you think it can be done? Based on what you have read and heard on IQ Testing. What is your position? Support your arguments. Intelligence can be measured with the IQ test (intelligence quotient). It attempts to measure a person´s intelligence by using a set of standardized questions in number of subjects‚ including mathematics‚ language and reasoning involving drawings and shapes. Contrary to what people belief intelligence tests do not measure the amount
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(Adivashi-Janajatis)‚ Religious Minorities‚ Unemployed Youths‚ People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA)‚ Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and Ex-Combatants Discharged from Maoist Cantonments. MEDEP has been working in several commodity sub sectors based on market demand‚ local resource potential‚ and needs and demands of target groups. The program is currently active in 36 districts‚ with total beneficiary number exceeding 50‚000. There has been a significant contribution in enhancing the income levels of participating
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War can never be justified. Discuss War. One of the most destructive and futile thing on our planet‚ yet the ambition of war is usually to find peace is it not? Battle tends to start over the love of power; William Gladstone once said "We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace." So therefore is it not correctly speaking by saying that war is needed in order to destroy the love of power that creates such emotions
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What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can. The
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In the article “Can Computers Think‚” John Searle makes the claim that computers‚ while they can simulate understanding or emotions‚ cannot think in the same way that a human mind can. John Searle objects to what he calls “strong AI‚” the claim that the brain is just one type of hardware that can “run” the program that is essentially the human mind‚ and thus that if computers cannot currently think‚ they will one day be able to. Searle supports his claim on the basis that while computers run entirely
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ESSAY #1 Self knowledge is crucial for individual and society. How does Cisneros demonstrate this‚ and how can you relate? If you look in the Dictionary for the word self-knowledge it says‚ “self-knowledge is the knowledge or understanding of one’s own capabilities‚ character‚ feelings‚ or motivations”. Many people find themselves in difficult situations all the time. Some don’t fight to overcome this‚ but some do. It is even more difficult when that happens to kids‚ because they don’t know what
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the help of a teacher is must. Some people think themselves to be so smart and think they can do anything without anyone’s help but get troubled in the eleventh hour‚ when the exams are so near and they can’t dare to ask for help. Had the learning not been an aided process‚ the trend of studying in school would not have come into existence. Teachers can help us in any way we want since they have already passed the times we are to pass now. Teachers can help us with any difficulty since they are
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