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    According to Stanisław Stopczyk‚ the break of the 19th and 20th centuries in Poland was a time well known for the problem that many artists who represented that period had: they were constantly looking for their own truth(s)‚ they own way(s)‚ their own style. They developed into two main categories‚ those who made work for “today”‚ that fufilled itself during the lives of the artists and those who tried to develop a new style (Art Noveu to be precise) and regime for creating aesthetic forms and applied

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    Certain methods of presenting arts are employed in order for it to be effective. In presenting his subject‚ the artists uses different methods to express the idea he wants to make clear. The following are the commonly used methods in presenting the subjects of arts: Realism Abstraction Symbolism Fauvism Dadaism Futurism Surrealism Expressionism REALISM It is the attempt to portray the subject as is. The artist selects‚ changes‚ and arranges details to express the idea he wants to make

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    Different ways of looking at the world product different knowledge and thus different perspective come to be associated with their own concepts and theories. The concepts and theories of a particular perspective offer us with distinctive thinking tools with which tp craft ideas about organisations and organising. The more knowledge you have of multiple perspectives‚ concepts and theories‚ the greater will be your capacity to choose a useful approach to dealing with the situation you face in your

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    thinking. Who coined the term sociology and what system of inquiry did he advocate? *Auguste Comte Coined the term “sociology” 1st to suggest that we apply the scientific method to the social method to the social world. This process is known as positivism Argued that just as there were laws of nature‚ there were also laws of human society and behavior Thought

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    forward by classicist and positivist criminologists to explain why people commit crime. Firstly I am going to look at classicism and assess what arguments they put forward as to why people commit crime. I will now observe the ideas put forward by positivism when it comes to explaining reasons why people crime. “However one important problem with twin studies is the lack of clarity about the sort of characteristics that are supposed to be passed on. This is important‚ as variations might reveal themselves

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    Cited: Anissimov‚ Michael‚ What is Logical Positivism?‚ 07 October 2010‚ Online. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-logical-positivism.htm Bourke‚ Vernon J. (1962)‚ "Rationalism"‚ p. 263 in Runes (1962). Dilts‚ Robert‚ The Article of the Month‚ Santa Cruz‚ CA‚ 1998‚ Online. http://www.nlpu.com/Articles/artic20

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    1. SOCIOLOGY  is the ordered‚ logical study of human society  and its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions. It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis  to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity‚ structures‚ and functions. A goal for many sociologists is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare‚ while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social

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    representation with his painting The Treachery of Images (“Ceci n’est pas une pipe”). The Myth of Photographic Truth The myth of photographic truth is that we perceive photographs to be an unmediated copy of the real world. This understanding comes from positivism‚ the theory that scientific knowledge‚ gained through empirical data‚ is the only authentic knowledge. Machines (such as cameras) were thought to be more reliable than humans to provide this data and knowledge. As we know‚ however‚ images can be

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    intent of improving and reconstituting it . Decades of research have focused on the influence of nature or nurture on the development of self‚ producing biological‚ environmental and existential explanations . This research utilized theories of Positivism‚ Social Action theory and Phenomenology to analyze and make conclusions. The subject matter focused on why nature‚ nurture or consciousness‚ do not independently produce individuals and the importance of the three in understanding personality. Personality

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    Burns‚ N.‚ & Grove‚ S Eisner‚ E. W. (1981). On the differences between scientific and artistic approaches to qualitative research. Educational Researcher‚ 10(4)‚ 5-9. Firestone‚ W Giddings‚ L. S.‚ & Grant‚ B. M. (2007). A trojan horse for positivism?: A critique of mixed methods research. Advances in Nursing Science‚ 30(1)‚ 52. Habermas‚ J Habermas‚ J.‚ Nicholsen‚ S. W.‚ & Stark‚ J. A. (1988). On the logic of the social sciences MIT Press Cambridge‚ MA. Hall‚ E Hathaway‚ R. S. (1995)

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