What’s the BIG IDEA? A Student’s Guide to How “Academic Writing” becomes “Academic Discourse” By Dee Broughton You may think that the purpose of college is the education of students‚ and certainly‚ to some degree‚ that’s true. But your professors are not just teachers. They are academics who research and study in their chosen fields in order to contribute to the body of knowledge in that field. In short‚ your major field‚ such as ELT or chemistry or food science‚ exists in the university because
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Despite the regained world‚ Descartes does not prove and return to the point before his doubting‚ questioning sense perception and declaring clear and distinct perceptions the hallmark of truth‚ or the grounds of knowledge. The question of free will manifests itself in this conclusion:
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groups that we become a part of‚ whether it is a friend‚ work‚ school‚ or music group. Researchers have deemed these groups as discourse communities. Ann Johns explains discourse communities as‚ “a basis for sharing and holding in common: shared expectations‚ shared participation‚ commonly held ways of expressing” (320). Discourse communities hold certain standards and actions that lead to the functioning of the group. The Bartlett City Court Clerk’s Office is a stand out discourse community that has
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to the question‚ what makes certain obtained pieces of knowledge true? Descartes would doubt everything until he came to an absolute and undeniable truth. If he had any reason to doubt something‚ it could not be true knowledge. Descartes then discovered one thing that he could not doubt and that is “I think‚ therefore I am.” He says that if he can think‚ then he knows that he exists. I agree and disagree with Rene Descartes theory of how we have knowledge. Just because you have doubt about something
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several types of discourse communities‚ which have different goals‚ values‚ language‚ issues‚ effects and communication style. The discourse community that I identify myself with is the boarding family discourse community. This community may only be made up of a few members‚ yet the impact they have in their neighborhood is quite significant. They may not be related or even have known each other for more than five years‚ yet the bond and connection they have is so strong. My discourse community is composed
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In the Artwork The Light of Coincidences‚ Rene Magritte utilizes space‚ balance‚ and high contrast to expose a quiet and eerie feel of the two-dimensional composition. Magritte‚ a Belgian artist‚ created this oil painting in the year 1933 . It is currently located in the James H. and Lillian Clark Galleries of Twentieth Century Art at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas‚ Texas. The work is small in scale‚ roughly two feet on each side with a gold distressed frame‚ and is made up of just three objects
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Descartes’ vs. Hospers Knowledge is an acquaintance with facts‚ truths‚ or principles‚ as from study of investigation and a familiarity or conversance‚ as with a particular subject or branch of learning. (3) Many philosophers have different perspectives of knowledge. Descartes’ believes that the only thing absolutely known is that you exist because you think. However‚ Hospers believes that there are different forms of knowing that must be proven with evidence. Descartes’ believes that you
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The existence of God has been a question since the idea of God was conceived. Descartes tries to prove Gods existence‚ to disprove his Evil demon theory‚ and to show that there is without a doubt something external to ones own existence. He is looking for a definite certainty‚ a foundation for which he can base all of his beliefs and know for a fact that they are true. Descartes overall project is to find a definite certainty on which he can base all his knowledge and beliefs. A foundation that
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January 23‚ 2007 To: Teacher From: Student Subject: Analyzing a Discourse Community I am analyzing my bowling league for our homework assignment‚ in which we were required to identify specialized terms‚ proper topics‚ channels‚ and rules. Specialized terms During a bowling league there are many terms that a person that has never bowled might not understand such as getting tapped. What could sound a little vulgar really means that a bowler’s shot‚ or throw‚ was a good ball
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according to Descartes and the so called antitheist position of Descartes Philomon Kani René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” This title is justified due both to his break with the traditional Scholastic-Aristotelian philosophy prevalent at his time and to his development and promotion of the new‚ mechanistic sciences. His fundamental break with Scholastic philosophy was twofold. First‚ Descartes thought
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