Essay 1 Plato‚ Descartes and The Matrix; what a trio of reading that if not for my ability to read without believing everything that was before my eyes‚ I would not know what to believe. After reading the three synopses I had to regroup and think‚ did I read this or was this a dream? I will now try and compare and contrast the three and show if there were any similarities and differences. I will start with comparing Plato and the Matrix in that there are similarities between the two. The similarities
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First Day of Class: Ancient (greek and Roman) Dark Ages (things were a mess) Medieval Modern 1/27/12 Stock market is a signal of economy (optimistic) When pessimistic bad stock market 1982 people became excessively optimistic (excess debt) wages stagnant since the early 1970s made up difference by borrowing debt Start of the FIRE economy Finance Insurance Real Estate Manufacturing peaked in the 1970s With FIRE Wall Street got huge Securitization (sold bundled debt
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Reading Questions for Phil 413.900‚ Spring 2009 (Daniel) Questions on Descartes’ Meditations I & II (Jan. 22) 1. For Descartes‚ why can’t knowledge gained through sense experience be trusted as the basis of knowledge? 2. How are the doubts raised by our experience of dreaming different from‚ and more profound than‚ doubts raised about errors in sense experience? 3. How is the evil genius argument intended to be broader in scope than either the arguments about doubting sense experience or dreaming
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Political Science 1 Module 1 MODULE TEST Instructions: Attach this sheet to your answers to the following short essay questions and mail your answer to the center for grading purposes. Only one copy is needed‚ but keep a safety copy for yourself. Each correct answer is worth 25% of your score. Essay Questions: 1. Trace the origin of political science. (5 pts.) Political science began as early as 14th century B.C. when Aristotle (384-322) wrote his book entitled “Politics” which is the systematic
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If I were the president I will focus on: 1. Fishing industries Since our country is surrounded by rich bodies of water 2. Farming and agricultural Industries Encourage foreign investors to our country where raw materials are produced in our country Encourage and enhance Public-Private Partnership governed by the government. 3. Researches For quality productions and innovations 4. Anti-corruption Improve transparency in the government by empowering more whistleblower by giving benefits/rewards
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Philosophy Exam 1 Notes Contd. • The Value of Philosophy – Bertrand Russell o Studying Philosophy Alleviates Prejudice ▪ Philosophy is of value. Most men‚ at the hands of science‚ believe that philosophy is useless ▪ The fault is in the way philosophy appears to people. Many people have a wrong conception of what philosophy is and wants to achieve. Just as physical science is helpful to many ignorant people‚ philosophy is helpful indirectly on lives
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CheckPoint: Benefits of Programming Knowledge IT/215 March 8‚ 2012 CheckPoint: Benefits of Programming Knowledge Knowledge in programming is not just beneficial for developers. There are many circumstances where knowledge in programming fundamentals is essential to the job being performed. An IT professional would have a wider range of knowledge in the IT field can be a benefit for a non-programmer. The skills and concepts learned in Java programming also gives IT professionals the concept of
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Into to business and technology Vuoriaho 09/02/13 The Life of Phil Robertson Phil was born in Vivian‚ Louisiana on 24 Apr 1946. He is an entrepreneur who started the company Duck Commander where his sons and friends hand make duck calls and has a net worth of $15 Million to this day. His wife is Kay‚ his brother Si‚ and his four boys‚ Jase‚ Willie‚ Jep‚ and Alan. Phil was never quite satisfied with duck calls that were on the market so he began to experiment with making a duck call that sounded
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Mr. Ross Pd. 4 In November of 2010 Phil Davison a Republican from the village of Minerva wrote a speech to the Stark County Republican Party‚ Executive Committee for the election of Stark County Treasurer. Throughout the speech Phil Davison uses pathos‚ ethos and logos appeals in order to gain votes and get elected for the position of Stark County Treasurer. Phil Davison uses the logical appeal throughout his speech by using his experience and education. Phil Davison in the beginning of his speech
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Phil Robertson First CEO Phil Robertson was born and raised in Vivian‚ Louisiana‚ a small town near Shreveport. With seven children in his family‚ money was scarce and very early on‚ hunting became an important part of his life. As a high-school athlete‚ Phil was All-State in football‚ baseball‚ and track which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. There he played first-string quarterback ahead of Terry Bradshaw. Phil ’s been quoted
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