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    Film: The Breakfast Club

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    The 1985 film “The Breakfast Club” is a classic American coming-of-age-drama-comedy film. “The Breakfast Club” is written‚ produced‚ and directed by John Hughes‚ who was met with “resistance and skepticism” because he lacked filmmaking experience when he requested to direct this film. This film turned out to be Hughes’ directional debut. With a budget of one million dollars‚ this film grossed 51.5 million dollars worldwide. In just 97 minutes‚ we learn differences between “five strangers with nothing

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    Inception and Philosophy

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    spun by Cobb and then the movie ends so nobody knows if this was all a dream or not. Descartes also states that the only thing we know for sure in the state of doubt is our own thoughts and the knowledge of God‚ which knowledge he uses to escape skepticism. Descartes says that in dream‚ we create things that may not exist just like painters but that the colors or shapes we use to create those things surely do exist. This movie relates perfectly to Descartes’ thoughts about dreams and

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    PESTEL ANALYSIS The PESTEL framework categorises environmental influences into six main types: political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental and legal. Thus PESTEL provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies. (G. Johnson‚ R. Whittington‚ K. Scholes (2011): 50). Political Relating to the protection of the environment Kraft Foods Inc. is subject to various federal and state laws in the United States‚ taking into account that

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    Joan of Arc

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    was touched by God and asked a fight with honor in his name to defend her country against the invading English. Through her tough yet inspiring journey‚ she fought until the day of her death where she was burned at the steak due accusations and skepticism that arose about her religious motivation. After her death‚ Joan of Arc was considered a saint and a heroine. She helped save the French from the English command‚ gave her blood and finally died for her beliefs and her country. She was also

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    wuthering heights

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    romance". Wuthering Heights‚ the only novel of the writer Emily Brontë‚ was published in 1847 and is considered to be one of the most popular and highly regarded novels in English literature. At his publication the book was greeted with a note of skepticism‚ the reading public finding it controversial because of his ideas that criticized the Victorian ideals of that period ‚ including religious‚ hypocrisy‚ morality‚ social classes and gender inequality. Whilst most critics at the time recognised

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    Daoism

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    Daoism in Chinese Society Daoism Daoism came from Laozi (the Old Master) and Zhuangzi The pair lived in a time of immense social disorder and religious skepticism. They developed the notion of the Dao (way‚ or path) as the origin of all creation and the force (unknowable in its essence but observable in its manifestations) that lies behind the functions and changes of the natural world. Daoism Chinese religion “mirrors the social landscape of its adherents. There are as many meanings as

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    Fly Rods Research Paper

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    anglers have had with this type of rod is that because these rods have so many sections it might not cast or perform as well as a traditional two section fly rod. In one of the fly fishing forums that I visit some anglers at first were stating their skepticism about how well these rods would perform in comparison to a traditional two section fly rod but a few well seasoned anglers began reporting in on their experience with some of these travel ready rods. Some of the rods that were getting positive

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    knowledge‚ unless you think delusions are knowledge. Descartes sought a way to put our beliefs and knowledge of the world on a firm foundation that could be relied on. The method he used is to doubt everything. Basically‚ he used extreme doubt‚ or skepticism to force our knowledge and beliefs to justify themselves.

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    Historians often come across different evidence on the same subject. However‚ this does not necessarily mean one would be considered more “correct” than the other. History is recorded through the eyes of the historian and therefore inevitably prone to human error. In the essay “The Historian and His Facts”‚ Edward Hallet Carr presents to his readers the limitations inherent in the study of history and the relationship between the historian and his or her facts. Carr makes use of historical accounts

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    Why is critical thinking important? 1. What is critical thinking? 2. Who should learn critical thinking? 3. Why is critical thinking important? 4. How to help people think critically? 5. What is the most important lesson that you’ve learnt in critical thinking class? 6. What are the goals of critical thinking? 7. Finally‚ give an example of a real case/event when people failed to think critically. What were the consequences? How could have these been avoided?

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