Review Questions for the Mid-Term Exam (9th March 2015) I. Review questions for short-answer questions 1. Briefly characterize the following terms: a. Hexagram-The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.[2] [3] A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo)‚ where each line is either Yang (an unbroken‚ or solid line)‚ or Yin (broken‚ an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up‚ so the lowest line is considered line
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Sociology Reflection Paper When I first decided to go back to school at the ripe age of 33‚ I had no idea what I wanted to study. I had recently closed my Pedorthic business and needed a change. Due to my fulltime job and five children‚ I decided taking online courses would fit into my hectic schedule. In High School I enjoyed taking Sociology and Psychology so I figured those two classes would be fun and interesting to start with. Not only have I enjoyed this class‚ I have decided to major in
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Ethics Reflection STR/581 Ethics Reflection Ethics have played a role in how companies have done business and conducted themselves but not as much as when Enron‚ WorldCom‚ Arthur Anderson were in the spot light for fraud. The companies hid valuable information from internal and external stakeholder and stockholders alike. The employees lost their retirement or at least some of their retirement to these unethical actions of top executives. The researcher will explain the role that ethics and
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Abner Lopez Philosophy Cush Building 10 November 12‚ 2013 Reflection Paper#2 Each and every one of us has our own perspective of happiness. It could be being cheerful all the time‚ having a lot of money‚ going on vacations multiple times‚ partying‚ drinking‚ winning a competition or even eating. "Every art and every inquiry‚ and similarly every action and choice‚ is thought to aim at some good; and for this
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Shelton 1 William E. Shelton III Ms. Britney N. Orth IVYT-01L 14September2010 A Reflection of Myself There aren’t many personality tests in this world that I would consider authentic‚ but the results that I gathered from the Jung Typology test were very accurate. My results concluded that my personality type is INTJ. When analyzed‚ this test interprets that I obtain distinctive qualities ranging equally high on the introverted and judging side‚ scoring a 67%. Also‚ my results confirmed that
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Personal Reflection and Purpose Self motivated‚ industrious‚ dedicated‚ determine and God fearing individual are attributes that reflects my own characteristics. My religious background began in the Church of God in Christ where the Old Testament was the primary teachings that shaped my life’s values and forms. Upon publicly stating that I believed in Jesus Christ and that He died for my sins‚ I was baptized and thereafter considered “saved and sanctified.” This is one of the factors besides culture
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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell Reflection by ______________ In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell describes how when he was younger he worked as a police officer in lower Burma in a place called Moulmein. At this time Burma is controlled by the declining British Empire. He writes about how he was hated by the Burmese people and that whenever they could they would trip him or says insult behind his back. At some point during his stay there an elephant got loose from its chains and was
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Self-Reflection‚ week two assignment two Self-Reflection University of Phoenix Sharon Hughes Comm/310 November 16‚ 2011 The verbal and non-verbal speaking anxiety signs I noticed in myself was that I kept fidgeting‚ and touching my hair or face. I felt the rate of my speaking was too fast and I was stuttering. I did not move around at all and my feet were crossed the whole time of my speech. During my presentation I need to multi-task by speaking about my topic as I am presenting whatever
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Nine Characteristics of Wisdom from Above (James 3:17‚18) "But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); peace-loving‚ courteous (considerate‚ gentle); it is willing to yield to reason‚ full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straight forward; impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts‚ wavering and insincerity). And the harvest of righteousness (Of conformity to God’s will in thought and deeds) is the fruit of the seed sown in peace by those who work for and make
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Siddhartha: Wisdom and Knowledge Knowledge is information from teachings that can be changed and improved over time while wisdom is a timeless quality from personal experiences that is used to measure the capacity to see truth. Finding the relationship between these two topics is the central objective Hermann Hesse’s protagonist in Siddhartha strives for as he tries to reach Enlightenment. Siddhartha starts as a dissatisfied Brahmin who seeks for a new life style through the Samanas‚ who teach him
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