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    I.E.S Nº 9-011 ”DEL ATUEL” ENGLISH TEACHING TRAINING COURSE Specific Didactics II: Assignment nº 3 “Observing a Class” and “What Students Value in Teachers” Teacher: Natalia Toledo Students: Traballoni‚ Paola Collado‚ Cecilia Serrano‚ Natalia. Submission deadline: May‚ 28th‚ 2012. Year: 3º year Class Assignment nº3 “Observing a Class” Date: May 21st‚ 2012 Career: English Teaching Training Course. (Language I- reading workshop) Time: 1 hour: From 19:00

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    how South America at that time was quite isolated after it’s separation from Africa during the Mesozoic era and the earliest fossil record indicate the first primates were not found there until the late Oligocene ephoch‚ this left many to theorize about how they may have reached such a secluded land. One theory by scientist is that the primates rafted from Africa by make-shift vegetation rafts or accidental rafting across the Atlantic Ocean rafting from one island to the next that the ocean current

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    shared traits that can aid in recreating the past of humans‚ secondly to heighten my knowledge of the evolution of humankind and chimpanzees. Human are classified in the primate order. The primate order contains countless species of prosimians‚ monkeys‚ apes‚ and us. Moreover even though humans are classified along with other primates the nearest relative is chimpanzees. Similarly‚ humans and chimpanzees share‚ “anatomy‚ and genetic material” that has been noted for several years now. By sharing similar

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    order to be maintained. Evolving a large brain must mean that brain size offered an important fitness advantage; otherwise it’s hard to see why it would happen. There are two main competing sets of hypotheses about why or how the larger brain of primates evolved: through ecological demands or social complexity and competition. The currently favored model is the

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    generally defined as the sum total of what an individual thinks or perceives about himself. Using this general definition as a foundation this essay proposes to examine the components of a man’s self-concept in terms of his: personhood; place in society; perfection; and purpose. Personhood – Who am I? Who am I? This is the most fundamental question which an individual can ask about himself and in endeavoring to

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    family. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy through the death of the fetus. Some may argue that a fetus does not obtain “personhood” at conception because it is only a cluster of cells; it is an embryo‚ a zygote‚ and is not self aware. Therefore‚ the killing of a fetus is just. This argument is unsound in the fact that there are no set qualifications for personhood other than having human characteristics and feelings. A zygote is considered to be biologically alive; it fulfills all four of

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    to be unjustly killed. Conversely‚ some pro-choice advocates argue the fetus lacks a virtuous characteristic that affords it any rights or significant morals‚ this is usually termed the ’personhood’ argument. Other pro-choice advocates such as Judith Jarvis Thomson argue contrary to the moral argument (personhood) they argue for body autonomy which places the interest of the woman first. Central to the view is the claim that no human being regardless of their moral status is permitted to use another

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    development‚ opening a wider view for both reproductive and sexual rights and rights in general. The authors state four ethical principles that are grounds for these views on reproductive and sexual rights‚ these principles are bodily integrity‚ personhood‚ equality‚

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    about‚ non-human primates having the intellectual capacity for language‚ remains highly contested. Whether primates can or cannot use language is one of the most

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    Catechism. Next we enter the first part of the essay‚ in which we will delve into Thomas’s understanding of nature for insights focusing on the definition of the Incarnation proclaimed at Chalcedon. Then we will examine what Thomas has to say about the personhood of Jesus for similar insights.

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