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    1. What makes a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? According to Dr. Tanya Byron‚ a good parent is a person that doesn’t worry too much about being the perfect parent. The best kind of parenting comes from the heart according to Dr. Byron. It shouldn’t be done mechanically because that’s when the problems start. 2. What are some of the common problems that children might have? Some of the common problems that children might have varies among age group. For example younger children‚ some common

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    Theory of Knowledge-Mid Term Exam 0607197- 9 November‚ 2015 1. According to Hetherington‚ what is the reason why so many epistemologists reject thesis (T)? Edmund Gettier‚ threw a curveball at the then epistemological notion of knowledge being a justified true belief. With his examples‚ or famously known as Gettier cases‚ he in fact showed that a belief could be true and justified by evidence‚ without it necessarily being knowledge. The epistemological studies‚ shaken by this curvature‚ have since

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    each question‚ using complete sentences. (12 points) |Score | | | 1. Which poems in this unit focus on the beauty of the natural world? How are these poems similar? How are they different? 2. Answer: “Beauty” and “Barter” address the importance of the beauty of the natural world. Both poems suggest that natural beauty is important. However‚ they say it in different ways. E-yeh-shure’ poem (beauty) shows how important beauty is by exploring the positive

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    Into the world shows changes in an individual’s life through their personal experiences. One individual will go through many barriers and obstacles to achieve the change. The prescribed text‚ Educating Rita by Willy Russell and the related text‚ ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ by JC Burke explores different and similar pathways to how the characters in those texts change through their new experiences. In the prescribed text ‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell is about a 26 years old woman‚ hairdresser

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    Natural right is distinguished from that of legal right. Natural rights are those rights of any species that exist outside of artificial legal contrivances. Fish that swim in the ocean do so by natural right and not out of some legislation that allows it. Here then are John Lockes own words on the subject: "The main intention of nature‚ which willeth the increase of mankind‚ and the continuation of the species in the highest perfection" "The people can not delegate to government the power to

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    1. What according to Aristotle‚ is a virtue? What is a vice? Fully describe two virtues and their corresponding vices. How does the concept of balance relate to virtues and vices? A virtue is something that can be praised upon however it is also make us good and obedient to the law. Virtue makes us good and obedient to the laws that are forced upon us. There are two types of virtues one is a moral virtue which comes from habits while intellectual virtue comes from knowledge. However‚ Aristotle talks

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    According to Collins‚ African American women have been stereotyped throughout history as mammies‚ matriarchs‚ welfare recipients/mothers‚ and hot mamas/Jezebels/whores. She states that these stereotypes stem from slave era and were created as a form of manipulative domination by the white elites. She states that “these controlling images are designed to make racism‚ sexism‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice appear to be natural‚ normal‚ and inevitable parts of everyday life”. To this

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    According to Dads 4 Kids‚ “Children from mother-only families have less of an ability to delay gratification and poorer impulse control (that is‚ control over anger and sexual gratification.) These children also have a weaker sense of conscience or sense of right and wrong.” Throughout the book‚ we often think that a lot of Peekay’s behavior is wrong but it seems most of it roots from his dysfunctional family. The lack of parental guidance in Peekay’s life has taken a major effect on his life and

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    A Cultural Review of Germany in the 1940’s according to The Diary of Anne Frank It has been said‚ to understand the present a person must know and understand the past. Focusing on that quote specifically to understanding the past is what The Diary of Anne Frank allows the reader to do. There are many different cultures around the world and many cultures within cultures. Looking specifically at Germany in the time period of the 1940’s‚ the reader can see that there in fact is a culture within in

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    Rich World‚ Poor World Samantha Valentine Dr. Rochelle Steward-Withers 131121 18 September 2012 Word count: 2275 Debt is made when one party owes party money (Oxfam‚ 2005). Just like people‚ governments of both developed and developing nations borrow money in order to function well and to maintain their economies (George‚ 1994). Debt is the economic mode that promotes economic activity in the global market (Lomborg‚ 2004). The acquisition of debt comes through loans‚ grants and aid

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