scientists think different groups of organisms are related. * petrified fossil-remains that become buried in sediments and are actually changed to rock. * mold-A hollow space in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism is called a mold. * cast-A cast is a copy of the shape of the organism that made the mold. * relative dating-Scientists use relative dating to determine which of two fossils is older. * radioactive dating-A technique called radioactive dating allows
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Absurdity: the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable. Hedonism: the pursuit of pleasure; sensual selfindulgence. Objectivism: the belief that certain things‚ especially moral truths‚ exist independently of human knowledge or perception of them. Individualism: the habit or principle of being independent and selfreliant. Determinism: the doctrine that all events‚ including human action‚ are ultimately determined by causes external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that
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TOK Nature of sense perception Q1A) In what ways does the biological constitution of a living organism determine‚ influence or limit its sense perception? B) If humans are sensitive only to certain ranges of stimuli‚ what consequences or limitations might this have for the acquisition of knowledge? Ans-A- The biological constitution of a living organism has a mammoth influence on the sense perception of an organism. The biological institution of an organism can even enhance or degrade the level
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TOK Essay – Final draft By: Sakshi Khanna 13B Word count: 1413 “That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” – Christopher Hitchens. Do you agree? “Seeing is believing.” Evidence can clarify doubts in certain areas of knowledge and can bring about conclusions. These assertions and dismissals can be driven by emotion and bias‚ while some individuals prefer to choose reason and logic over emotion in coming to asserting something‚ that is‚ they tend to assert
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PRODUCTIVE VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND EVALUATION OF ESL WRITING IN CORPUS-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING Daehyeon Nam Submitted to the faculty of the University Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Department Literacy‚ Culture‚ and Language Education Indiana University June 2010 UMI Number: 3413659 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted
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Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
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war brought‚ like the unity of the colonies and taxation without representation. This sparked a lot of the tensions that eventually led to the American Revolution. The political and social changes from that time didn’t just stop there; they still shape our society today. Great Britain had had wars with the French quite a few times at that point and expected the colonists to aid by fighting against the French colonists. The colonists had held their own against the French about three times without the
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English 4‚ Unit 2: Utopia and Dystopia Vocabulary: Words to Know Directions: Using context clues from the sentences provided‚ try to guess the meaning of each word. Type the guessed meanings in the appropriate spaces provided. Then‚ use dictionary.com to listen to the pronunciation and find the meanings of the words as they are used in each sentence. Type the dictionary meanings in the appropriate spaces provided. 1. When he heard the sound of the gun‚ George winced. Hazel could tell the
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What do our maps have to do with our views of the world? Maps never accurately demonstrate the world scientifically. Instead‚ it serves as more of a perceived notion of territorial borders and power. Any given map is subject to bias in regards to detail and size depending on where it was created. A country with multiple islands and curvy topography essentially pay more attention to the detail and accuracy of that region‚ as opposed to an equally detailed country on the other side of the world. Nationalism
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or into their mother tongue. The material is presented in a way that it can be used in a self-teaching situation or in a classroom. An attempt has been made to keep technical terms to a minimum. When technical vocabulary is used‚ every effort is made to clarify the meaning of such vocabulary or to provide its meaning in Vietnamese. This has been done so that the unit can be used by any student translator‚ even though his exposure to linguistic and translation theory has been minimal. This is an introductory
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