IB Theory of Knowledge 12 6 December 2012 Intuition: A ‘Hybrid’ Way of Knowing Many have experienced a moment in which a decision was quickly made‚ based solely on these four simple words: It just felt right. There were never any supporting facts or even ample time spent to mull over the decision as any decision would normally require. The surprising result? The decision just happened to be spot on. Now‚ the odds of this occurring may seem quite low‚ even impossible. Call it
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gTOK 11 summative assessment quarter 2 Jacqueline Blok 21/11/11 Compare and contrast knowing a friend to knowing how to swim‚ knowing a scientific theory and knowing a historical period. What conclusions about nature of knowing can you reach? Thinking I knew how to swim I jumped into a pool and nearly drowned. The one friend who was always there for me‚ who I thought I knew‚ left me without a goodbye. Thinking that a light year was a measurement of time‚ until I had a physics class. I though
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What criteria do you use to distinguish between knowledge‚ opinion and propaganda? In the 21st century society‚ we are immersed in mass media and absorb all kinds of information. With this amount of information‚ we ask basic questions about the authenticity of the information itself. We can get information from seeing‚ hearing things‚ school‚ friends or even just watching TV. We are exposed to propaganda and opinion everyday‚ but how much of that information do we accept into our knowledge
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Stem Cells Critical consideration: ethics of use of embryonic stem cells 1) To what extend are these positions similar and how do they differ? From the article we can know that both Roman Catholic and Islam have different opinions but their aim is the same‚ which is‚ improve human health. Also both of them agreed that the early stages of the biological development of the embryo are regarded as a human. Abdulaziz Sachedina from University of Virginia who represent view
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Essay Question: Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions? When I analyze this statement we have to fully understand what it means. I have to pay closer attention to the keywords. The main points in this statement are what I have to focus on to determine the answer to the question. General patterns are defined as things that people are familiar with and a form of something
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Gabriel Oleas Die Welle In the film “Die Welle”‚ directed by Dennis Gansel is about a teacher that is assigned to teach autocracy instead of anarchy. In the German setting‚ where the movie takes place‚ everybody knows that fascism and the Nazis sucked‚ they got that. Getting relegated to teaching autocracy was a real bummer since the students were filled with arrogance and laziness. Rainer Wegner constructs an unorthodox experiment‚ making an autocracy group of their own called “The Wave” or
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Diala Antoine Yazbec 01/10/2013 Mr. John Bayramian Theory of Knowledge Shared vs. Personal Knowledge Our actions are based on an account with three critical originators: emotion‚ desire‚ and most notable of all knowledge. As we state matters of fact we say whichever “I” or “we” know; referring respectively to an individual or a group. For day-to-day difficulties‚ one must take action based on his or her shared and personal knowledge; both types are equally imperative for us. Personal
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Introduction about KFC KFC‚ known as Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville‚ Kentucky. In the midst of the depression‚ Harland Sanders who was born just outside Henryville( Indiana)‚ opens his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin‚ Kentucky. Sanders serves as station operator‚ chief cook and cashier and names the dining area "Sanders Court & Café." In 1936‚ Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon makes Harland Sanders an honorary
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Introducing Alliance Remote Gateway Secure‚ cloud-based ‘gateway’ to the SWIFT network Alliance Remote Gateway is Alliance Gateway in the cloud Alliance Remote Gateway – May 2013 – PUBLIC 2 What is Alliance Remote Gateway? Customer premises Customer premises HSMs Alliance Gateway Back-office applications Alliance Connect Replace your Gateways‚ SNLs‚ HSMs Alliance Access or Alliance Entry Alliance Connect* Customer premises SWIFT Alliance
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