Gareth Golder Digital Books are a Threat to Writers‚ Will Self 1. Will Self introduced the article by complimenting the qualities which books have. He praises books for their portability‚ how functional they are and that they are generally attractive to look at. He then goes on to talk about what he believes makes digital books so useful. He talks about how the technology is flicker-free‚ easy to read and that they have a large capacity. Self then described the bad sides of digital books‚ highlighting
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The other Framework of attentional theory used to describe the processes supporting choking is self-focus theory. This theory suggests that pressure increases anxiety‚ which has been shown to lead to self-focus (Carver & Scheier‚ 1978). Self-focus can lead to skill failure through attempts to apply conscious thought to automatic movements. In accordance with this assumption is Fitts and Posner’s (1967) progression– regression hypothesis‚ which discusses the influence of processing changes as a result
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association between self-deception and moral self-concept as functions of self-consciousness Hui Jing Lu‚ Lei Chang ⇑ Department of Educational Psychology‚ The Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 27 March 2011 Received in revised form 9 July 2011 Accepted 13 July 2011 Available online 6 August 2011 Keywords: Self-deception Morality Self-consciousness Helping intention a b s t r a c t Regulated by self-consciousness‚ self-deception is a part
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The Self Our perception is often skewed by what the media or what others deem as attractive and beautiful. Self-concept affects individuals directly through interpersonal communications and how others perceive several aspects of our behaviour and attitudes. Self-Esteem and Body Image are also common factors which help define who we are‚ and are significant in today’s society. These three issues today‚ can have a huge impact on an individual’s development and overall personality. By definition‚ perception
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TOK essay Yoonhee‚ Ki Word Count: 688 “Doubt is the key to knowledge”. To what extent is this true in the area of knowledge “The natural sciences”? Natural science is one of the most remarkable achievements that mankind could have achieved because it gives us chance to step forward toward mysteries of the world‚ secrets of living organisms; furthermore it improves our quality of lives by offering convenient materials that our ancestors had never dreamed of. These
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Writing Oct.3th 2012 Self Self is awareness that a person individual for his own whole existence produced the kind of self-consciousness. And philosophers give it more profound definition. It can be a character‚ a hobby or an opinion. Everyone has a unique self; like selflessly‚ selfish‚ self-abased or self-conceited. Everyone acts different character in his or her life. It all depends on people’s mind. If you want to be what kind of person‚ then you will be. Self is personal and independent
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further. The Reflected Best Self exercise‚ formulated by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan‚ is one tool that can be used by anyone as a way of identifying their key strengths and how to utilize them effectively. Through this exercise‚ I was able to learn what others observed as my key strengths‚ what my enablers and blockers are‚ and how I can better apply my strengths to numerous different situations throughout my life in order to be my best self. Ultimately‚ through the responses
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Should people use self-driving cars? Are they safe?“Beep‚ beep. Car‚ which currently reaches only 40 km/h‚ faces many legal‚ regulatory hurdles’’ – CBC News.People should not drive self-driving cars. Self-driving cars have too many disadvantages than advantages on the car‚ it’s going to be a expensive chance of risking our lives in the car and on the road. Something might malfunction with the computer and other stuff that goes on in the car and the driver would not be able to control the car and
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A self-driving car can sense its environment and things around it. It also has a GPS unit in the car‚ the car uses the positional information from the GPS to localize itself and give a 3-D image. From the 3-D images‚ humans program the car to make intelligent decisions ‚ for example using the 3-D to find an optimal path to their destination that avoids obstacles. Once the vehicle finds the best path to take‚ it sends a signal to the different parts of the car(steering‚ braking‚ throttle etc)
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What is the ethical question posed by new technology - in this case‚ self-driving cars? The self-driving cars have the potential to save lives more than human drivers. The ethical question arises when it is faced with a situation‚ where it has to make a choice of whether to save the driver and passengers or pedestrians. This question is further deepened by‚ who is going to make that choice of programming the self-driving cars‚ what level of consideration will pedestrians have‚ if such a scenario
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