Why Germans scientist‚ engineers and doctors asked to participate in the Holocaust? Why they didn’t opposed Hitler´s policy? Many Germans with professional careers often tried to resist Hitler’s influence‚ but many simply failed to do so. Others were consumed by their fears of death. They thought that if they would try to oppose against Hitler’s policy‚ the Nazis would kill them. I think the same thing happens to Dr. Mengele. He was known as the angel of death on the concentration camps of Auschwitz
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In 1998‚ 30‚708 deaths were caused by firearms in the United States. Of that number‚ 12‚102 were murders‚ 17‚424 were suicides‚ 366 were accidents‚ 316 had unknown reasons‚ and only 154 were confirmed to be in self-defense. Guns are currently being used in this society for murders‚ celebration‚ hunting and gang activity. Guns are used in the drill team‚ for war and by the police force. Guns should not be used in such ways where others could be harmed or killed. They should be used
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An evaluation of the view that; people act as ‘lay scientists’ in interpreting their social world‚ perceiving and analysing information in an objective‚ rational manner. By Paula Lewis U0044332 Social psychologists interested in social perception and cognition have an ‘intuitive scientist’ model of how people understand their worlds – people seek ‘truths’ in a logical and rational way (as cited in Buchanan et al‚ 2007‚ p.106). They suggest that in order for people to have a sense of control
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Logan Falco 11/22/13 TOK Prescribed Title “the historians task is to understand the past; the human scientist‚ by contrast‚ is looking to change the future.” To what extent is this true in these areas on knowledge? Life is too short for any individual to make every mistake. We use history to learn where we come from and what the caused events of the past to happen. There must be a strong in depth understanding of what causes events such as the renaissance all the way to World War Two. Creating
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Biology: Research Task and Oral PresentationResearch Task:1.Describe some mechanisms found in Australian fauna to ensure:•Fertilisation•Survival of the embryo and of the young after birthFertilisation is the fusion of haploid sex cells in the action of sexual reproduction. It is often a difficult process as:• careful timing is required: both female and male gametes need to be produced and released at the same time• arrangements need to be made to bring the gametes together• A watery medium is always
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act as ’intuitive scientists’. Evaluate this proposition drawing upon relevant psychological research How we perceive and understand the social world is a crucial element to our lives. Social psychologists understand social behaviour by looking at our attitudes towards other people and social issues. Through research and experimental social psychology‚ findings can show how people make sense of their social worlds. One theory suggests that we operate like ’intuitive scientists’‚ by looking for
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‘A family can be defined as a married heterosexual couple and their children’. How have social scientists challenged this kind of conventional definition of the UK family? Since there are lots of different perceptions or even conflicts on family life‚ the sociologist is challenging greatly of the family (Cheal‚ D. 1991:1). The changes in family living and household composition are mainly concerned as a contemporary core. (Jagger‚ G. and Wright‚ C. 1999:1). According to Sherratt and Hughes‚ although
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of explanations do scientists offer and how do those compare with those offered in other Areas of Knowledge? What are the differences between theories and myths‚ as forms of explanation?” The kinds of explanations offered by scientists compare and contrast to those offered by myths. But what are explanations? An explanation is a description‚ clarification‚ or justification of any claim or event. People tend to frequently look to scientists for these explanations‚ a scientist as in someone who studies
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More than four decades have passed since Stanley Milgram conceived his work on obedience and authority. So what have we learned‚ as scientists‚ and as members of society? Stanley Milgram believed that obedience was central to the structure of everyday social life. Living in a society requires some system of authority and obedience‚ otherwise there would be chaos. Obedience under some circumstances is useful and helpful to everyone – e.g. when a motorist hears an ambulance driving behind them with
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‘The Ultimate protection against research error and bias is supposed to come from the way scientists constantly test and retest each others results’ – To What extent would you agree with this claim in the natural and human sciences. Human beings are inherently flawed creatures. Through faults in reason and sense perception we interpret the world not as it truly is. Both the Human and Natural Sciences are tools to understand the world and are a lens in which to comprehend ideas not readily available
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