‘At birth the mind is a tabula rasa’ Discuss. (30marks) A tabula rasa is an expression supported by Empiricists‚ it means that at birth our minds are a blank piece slate‚ a blank piece of paper in which our sense experience is the scribe. It supports the idea that there are no innate idea’s/concepts or knowledge. John Locke is an Empiricist and a firm believer‚ he disagrees that we have any a priori/innate ideas or knowledge. Rene Descartes ‚ a Rationalist philosopher disagrees with this view and
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In the poem "The Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall‚the historical events are being used in the poem by talking about racism. In the poem‚ African-American were being bomb by the whites and in the past‚ there were alot of racism. The bombing occurred at the African-American 16th street Baptist church‚ September 15‚ 1965. Four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted at least 15 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the front steps of the church. It was an act of white supremacist
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Mock seminar Good afternoon to one n all present here .I am Akshay Bankar from T.E mechanical .I am here to give you a short review of my seminar. My seminar topic is W16 Engine….The W refers to the W alignment of its cylinders. A W engine combination of two VR engines…and 16 refers to a 16 number of cylinders…...to understand the concept just get two v’s containing 8 cylinders on each bank together to get a W configuration. W16 is engine that produces 1001+ horse power with a top speed of 408
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hand Relief is all on their mind Cleaning all in their path A little girl Weeps on the sidewalk Tears of joy How did this happen? What have we done to deserve This? Rebuilding is all she can see For miles and miles On end Ballad: Marathon To run to run is a glorious thing Thinking about it just makes my feet sing My spirits are lifted‚ my feet take wing A rush of adrenaline it does bring The race all began with my brother mark He said common it
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The Ballad of Birmingham and To Kill a Mockingbird are two pieces of literature that deal with similar themes. In both of these pieces of writing two innocent people died because of the wrong doing of others. Both of these events leading to the death of two innocent people were not needed and could have been avoided if violence can be stopped especially toward people that cause no harm (mockingbirds). Both To Kill a Mockingbird and Ballad of Birmingham have very important lessons to be learned and
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The Ballad of the Sad Café (part I) 1. For how long does the store remain a café? The store remains a café for four years. 2. Before his arrival‚ who sleeps in Cousin Lymons’s room? Before Lymon arrives‚ Marvin Macy slept in the room. 3. Describe Amelia’s Room. Miss Amelia’s room is very simple. Her room is smaller than Lymon’s and is composed of an narrow bed made of pine‚ curtains‚ rugs or ornaments‚ 4. What does Miss Amelia’s velvet box contain? The velvet box contained two grayish
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Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying as a Mock Epic The title of William Faulkner’s novel As I Lay Dying comes from Homer’s Odyssey when Agamemnon says to Odysseus‚ “As I lay dying‚ the woman with the dog’s eye would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades." Considering the fact that Faulkner used such a recognizable allusion as the title of his novel‚ it is logical to think that he wanted readers to consider his novel as an epic story. Faulkner’s text shares many of the same elements as famous epics‚
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MA129 Mock Midterm Name: Time Allowed: 80 minutes Total Value: 40 marks Number of Pages: 8 Instructions: Non-programmable‚ non-graphing calculators are permitted. No other aids allowed. Check that your test paper has no missing‚ blank‚ or illegible pages. Note that test questions appear on both sides of the paper. Answer in the spaces provided. Show all your work. Insu¢ cient justi…cation will result in a loss of marks. 1. [3 marks] Let A = 2 1 4 1 3 2 ‚ B= 1 3 0 1
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Robert Service was a very skilled author and poet. One of his most famous poems is The Ballad of the Ice-Worm Cocktail. First‚ I will present a brief biography on Robert Service‚ influences on his writing‚ a brief summary of the poem‚ the poetic devices used‚ the theme of the poem‚ and finally‚ my personal opinion of the poem. Robert Service was born in Preston‚ Lancashire‚ England in 1876. He attended Hillhead High School in Glasgow‚ England and later completed his schooling at the University of
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Answer All Questions Question 1 A trader decided to open a Provision for Doubtful Debts Account in 2007. Provision was to be provided at 5% of debtors outstanding at each year end. $ $ Debtors balance at 31 Dec 2008 10 900 Debtors balance at 31 Dec 2009 10 500 Debtors balance at 31 Dec 2010 10 000 The following information has to be taken into account when preparing the provision for doubtful account. 1 The provision account has a balance of $600 on 1 January 2008.
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