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    ability to communicate and socialize‚ or loss of self-esteem. Sensory changes vary from person to person. Fortunately‚ until their mid 80s most older adults are free of major sensory problems. The senses become less efficient with age. But age is not the only factor causing deterioration in the senses. Disease and environmental factors are also important. Intense and prolonged noise affects hearing‚ smoking reduces taste and smell sensitivity‚ and diabetes may affect vision. Changes in vision

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    hear‚ or become aware of something through the senses. It is the way in which something is regarded and understood. Metaphysicians‚ Logicians‚ Political and Social philosophers have thought about perception since the beginning of history. We all perceive; our sensual organs discern information the way they are designed to however‚ do we see differently because we all interpret what we see differently? One of the major senses is sight. This sense allows us to see by simply reflecting light onto

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    countries tend to have some similar characteristics called the national character. Thus‚ there are unique characteristics which show national character from country to country. In terms of Japan‚ Japanese people have different way of thinking and sense of beauty from other countries. First‚ Japanese people have unique way of thinking. They tend to make much of harmony. For example‚ they prefer to act as groups‚ so they try to avoid arguments and follow the majority to make good relationships. Moreover

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    believed that all humans are innately born with these truths without the aid of our senses as argued in his first‚ second and third Meditations (Descartes 3). Locke’s theory goes against not only Descartes views but Plato’s as well. But Despite the arguments against Locke’s empiricist view‚ he is most reasonable. I agree with John Locke’s theory of sensory perception because we would not be able to survive without our senses. John Locke was born on August 29‚ 1632 in a village in Somerset‚ England

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    sand (if they have it)‚ and honking geese. Our knowledge of the world depends on the senses: vision‚ hearing‚ taste‚ smell‚ position‚ movement‚ balance‚ and touch. If someone bounces a basketball‚ our eyes and ears pick up stimuli such as light and sound waves and send neural signals to the brain. This process called sensation occurs when physical energy from objects in the world or in the body stimulates the sense organs. However‚ only when the signals come together meaningfully do we actually perceive

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    sensibility of five senses. Dr. Montessori contributed in putting her ideas in practice. In the modern academic environment‚ sensorial materials and the exploration of same five senses has profound and significant relevance. In reality‚ we adults add to the confusion of a child. David Gettman contributes on this view as “ In such an environment‚ amid the whirl of family activity‚ wild and fleeting images‚ colours‚ noises‚ rhythms and movements incessantly bombarded the child’s senses. The available field

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    words in a descriptive essay is indeed effective in the sense that it does not only drive away the reader’s burden but also ignites their curiosity. As such this type of essay will definitely make the reader’s mind work to create a vision with its rich vocabulary. 4. Using the senses – another key to making a descriptive essay really effective is the use of appropriate adverb and adjectives that are pretty appealing to all the body’s senses. This is readily achieved if the writers have the ability

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    How can we trust our senses to give us the truth? At first‚ this comes across as an odd question‚ because‚ how else do we process the outside world if not with our senses? Most animals‚ and even us humans rely on sense perception as a means of survival. Unfortunately‚ more often than not‚ our senses can easily be deceived. In the video “Mind’s Eye”‚ two little girls were playing in an average living room‚ but as the girls walked around the room‚ they would get bigger on the right side‚ and smaller

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    and the reader. This gives the reader the ability to produce image with place and time. At the same time‚ poets use words that appeal to the reader senses. A sense of idea or images‚ touch‚ hearing‚ sight‚ smell‚ and language allow the reader to be transported to that specific place and time. This enables the

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    put him on trial and know if he is the one that rapped her. In my personal opinion I think that Dr. Miranda is the guy that rapped Paulina because when you are in risk and you don’t have the possibility to use one of your senses by instinct the human body expands the other senses to take place of the one that’s missing. Some people may think that Paulina is committing a big mistake by making guilty Dr. Miranda by only hearing his voice because she can’t really know if he is guilty only guiding by

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