3. ”The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility”. Evaluate this claim (notes) Key words: Knowledge‚ ethical responsibility‚ evaluate - Evaluate = explore to what extent the statement is true given different interpretations of knowledge and the idea of ethical responsibility + evaluate the statement in contexts of ways of knowing and areas of knowing - Ethical responsibility = refers to the idea that you should do something to correct a harmful situation or prevent harm from
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The Pursuit of Perfection Perfection is a much glorious quality‚ yet is completely unattainable. The desire for perfection stems from a desire to be happy‚ to live in an ideal existence and complete. And it could be imagined‚ disguised‚ poorly emulated‚ and foolishly impersonated. It’s because we do not have a distinct notion of what perfection truly is‚ and when a person attempts to be ’perfect’‚ they are usually transforming into seemingly perfect to their own perception. And‚ one will never
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In Pursuit of Happyness With a terrific central performance by Will Smith‚ this is a well-made‚ sharply written and ultimately uplifting drama. “In Pursuit of Happyness” is about setting goals and achieving them. It is not about happiness‚ it is about money. The movie celebrates people who toil for better life by building the perfect career. Chris Gardner is convincing as a man who may have been stripped by his dignity but who still believes in himself. His strong human relationships skills
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“To what extent is our knowledge in science certain?” People usually become certain of things after they have been proven to be true. The question we ask ourselves is: “To what extent is our knowledge in science certain?”. Well we may not be a hundred percent sure that what we know is true‚ yet when it comes to facts that have been proven by scientists‚ people do believe them‚ as they are perceived to be a worthy source of information‚ especially when experiments come along the observation with
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every one thinks in a new way and that not just any one person thinks so. The knowledge issue that this essay will explore is how important of a role does discovering new ways of reasoning plays in discovering new data or facts in sciences. In the past century itself‚ the field of science‚ both natural and human‚ has been explored and been developed immensely. There is always a new breakthrough in the Areas of Knowledge‚ like the Keynesian models in Macroeconomics or the structure of the current Periodic
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“We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.” Discuss this claim in relation to at least two ways of knowing. Although human DNA is 99.9% the same‚ every person is unique in his own way. Our identity‚ which consists of our values and beliefs‚ can sometimes alter our take on the reality that surrounds us‚ for it is the lens through which we evaluate the world. Given that the word “see” in the prompt stands for sense perception and “understand” stands for interpretation and meaning
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Life I believe that everybody is born with a purpose‚ whether it be good or bad. According to the Indian mythology one has to do what they do and shouldn’t care about the result whether it be good or bad because that’s what they were suppose to do; that’s their destination. A lot of us waste a lot of our time in looking for what we are good at or what we want to do in life. Even though we tend to target our goals in life from before‚ some succeed while others fail; one shouldn’t waste time in looking
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The pursuit of excellence 1) Socrates did not write "Apology". Socrates did not actually write anything‚ It was his friend Plato that wrote and documented Socrates’s speeches and dialogs. The "Apology" supposes to be an accurate account by Plato of Socrates’s trial before the Athenian jury in 399BCE. The trial began with the prosecutors presenting their case against Socrates before the Athenian jury. In this trial Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ argued that Socrates was guilty of corrupting the youth
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Dangers of Police Pursuits January 2006 Abstract Debate rages over whether high-speed pursuits are justified. And consensus is growing among local and national law enforcement for the need for stricter controls to dictate when‚ where and why police engage in such potentially deadly car chases. The written pursuit policies of 47 state law enforcement agencies and the nation’s 25 largest cities were subjected to comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis of the policies focused on factors justifying
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opportunity‚ but with its many benefits‚ there are also flaws‚ such as a large homeless population. The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie based on a true story about a man named Chris Gardner‚ and his struggle to live a happy life. Jonathan Kozol’s essay‚ “The Homeless and Their Children” is about Laura and her struggle to maintain a good life for herself and her family. Will Smith‚ as Chris Gardner‚ in The Pursuit of Happyness is very similar to Laura from “The Homeless and Their Children” because they both
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