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    knowledge‚ which leads to the pursuit of knowledge. I will be exploring the knowledge question of ‘to what extent does our first distinction as Personal Knowledge shaped and fulfill in the pursuit of knowledge?” under the prescribe tittle of “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree? Where the topic targeted through understanding of knower’s perspective in relative to personal and share knowledge‚ which pursuit the knowledge for us

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    “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree? The question ““The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree?” prompts us to investigate the part knower’s perspective plays in achieving knowledge. This question is particularly interesting because it gives us the opportunity to examine certain people like Albert Einstein whose unique perspective at the time has led to numerous scientific discoveries

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    “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree? The knower’s perspective is completely shaped by their environment; the Western culture I grew up in‚ especially in my family‚ one’s value was determined by your occupation. This indicates that the more prestigious your job is‚ the more valued one is in society. The jobs those of a doctor‚ engineer‚ or lawyer; a connection between the three is the amount of schooling needed to reach the profession.

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    The Scientist’s Pursuit of Happiness by Johan Norberg‚ uses a third person look at the minds of the scientists mentioned within the article‚ such as Richard Layard‚ Easterlin‚ Ronald Inglehart‚ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the other mentions of contributions towards the idea of the article. In which each information entails to some kind of argument in whether who had the better idea to the pursuit of happiness. These attempts of the pursuit of happiness stem from “Philosophers and Poets who have tried

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    striving for this possession filled happiness‚ many become sad‚ weary and give up on their dream of so called “happiness”. The article written by Darrin McMahon “In Pursuit of Unhappiness” ‚ goes over this issue in great detail. Achieving true happiness is nearly impossible in the way we try to maintain it. In the article “In Pursuit of Unhappiness” Darrin give a definition of “happiness”. Which he uses his own version and John Stuart Mill’s “ Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some

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    rather a good quality of life” (127). The pursuit of the good life–eudaemonia–undergirds every action the polis takes. Thus‚ while the polis constructs laws to prevent injustice and ease exchange of property‚ it extends beyond them. The polis springs into existence because of friendship‚ but that social life gives way to a higher form‚ wherein all members pursue the good life together. This pursuit drives each member to practice self-government‚ in the pursuit of attaining self-sufficiency. The laws

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    individuals to concentrate on the future‚ making it challenging to discover true happiness. Despite these complications‚ society continues to promote the concept of chasing happiness without regarding its detrimental effects on an evolved civilization. The pursuit of happiness inhibits the formation and perpetuation of an advanced society due to engendering individuals to feel dissatisfied and disappointed. Happiness is clinically “defined as a person’s cognitive and affective evaluations of his or her life

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    I have learned quite a bit as a runner and as a person over the past year. Most importantly I was honored to serve as one of the captains for both the cross country and track/field teams in my final year of high school. Through being a captain of such a big team‚ like Novi‚ I learned the ins and outs on how to make the TEAM successful. It all starts with an individual goal. You have to set a standard for yourself‚ in order for you to have some idea of what you want. By creating a goal it will allow

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    Wildlife Since I was young I’ve been surrounded by animals. With my first pet being a Hissing Cockroach and my cat being crossbred with an Asian leopard I always thought it was safe to say I was born into a wildlife. I never considered looking after animals as a job but merely as an everyday chore that I enjoyed. As a child who was primarily raised by conservative grandparents the typical words of encouragement were at best‚ directed towards a job in the medical field‚ politics‚ and law which in

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    It is a well-known fact in today’s world that a large percentage of students in college are failing their classes due to the fact that many of them are not worried about making good grades. In Amy Widner’s essay “The Pursuit of Just Getting by‚” she shared her opinion about students that think it is cool to not try. “We are not fooling anybody but ourselves.” –Amy Widner. She addresses this issue as well as the ramifications for “practicing” bad habits in college. She goes on explaining the importance

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