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    reasoning or logic. As there are several ways of knowing‚ such as authority‚ faith‚ or practice there is also the way of knowing by instinct; for example breathing‚ as we breath unconsciously from birth on. And so do we feel. We cannot switch off our feelings or change them as we want to‚ we have an instinct‚ such as the feeling of joy and so we are happy. We do not think logically when we feel‚ but is ’knowing instinctively’ then comparable with knowing through logic? And do emotions increase

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    I believe the emancipatory way of knowing most closely aligns with my chosen concept of poverty. I believe the emancipatory way of knowing suits the concept of poverty because “emancipatory knowing challenges you to become aware of social conditions that are often subtle and hard to recognize and to change them for the better” (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2011). As I have learned from previous assignments‚ poverty is a difficult concept to define and may not always be recognizable. Poverty is a formulation

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    The knowing construction of identity Not only is there more room for a greater variety of identities to emerge; it is also the case that the construction of identity has become a known requirement. Modern Western societies do not leave individuals in any doubt that they need to make choices of identity and lifestyle - even if their preferred options are rather obvious and conventional ones‚ or are limited due to lack of financial (or cultural) resources. As the sociologist Ulrich Beck has noted

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    A Life Worth Knowing

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    help to make their lives‚ a life worth knowing. They could be a humanitarian‚ soldiers‚ firefighters‚ donate money to charity‚ and or they just generally are an amazing person & much more. Someone who has a life worth knowing is basically hero/heroine and a leader combined. A hero is a person‚ who is admired for courage or noble qualities & a leader is a person followed by others. I choose Ellen DeGeneres because I believe Ellen is a life worth knowing. Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born January

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    I have integrated the patterns of knowing in making ethical decisions by reconciling the praxis of nursing (which involves reflecting about the problem and then taking action to positively solve the problem for the benefit of all) with the four other patterns of knowing (ethics‚ empiric‚ personal knowing and aesthetics). From personal experience (personal knowing) as a Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse‚ patients with large abdominal wounds on Negative pressure wound therapy also undergo serial surgical

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    “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “ When examining a Biblical verse‚ it is important to understand the historical context in which it’s written. Originally recorded by John‚ Son of Zebedee‚ whose main purpose in writing his Gospel can be found in John 20:31‚ “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ‚ the Son of God‚ and that by believing you may have life in his name.”‚ is Jesus’ declaration “I am the way and the truth

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    Knowing Your Audience Your Name BCOM/275 Knowing Your Audience On August 5‚ 2010‚ in Chile there was a cave-in in a little copper mine that trapped thirty-three miners three hundred meters underground with limited food‚ water‚ and oxygen. No one knew for certain whether or not the miners had survived the cave-in and if they had if they would survive long enough to be rescued. Four days after the cave-in‚ with rescue crews working around the clock‚ it was still unknown whether or

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    The Importance of Knowing Shakespeare By Silvia Elditama Shakespeare known as a great playwright all the times in English Literature. His contribution to literary works‚ including plays‚ sonnet and poems give high successful for his family‚ and his hometown‚ Stratford. The importance of studying and knowing William Shakespeare still interesting until this era. Shakespeare brings those innovation and great contribution within English literature. Those few contribution affected the society at that

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    Running head: KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE Knowing Your Audience Name BCOM/275 Teacher Knowing Your Audience On August 5‚ 2010‚ a small copper mine located in Chile suffered a cave-in which left 33 workers trapped underground. With workers being trapped 300 meters below ground with limited food‚ water‚ and oxygen‚ nobody knew for sure how long they would survive. After four days of being trapped‚ there was still no idea if any

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    Knowing the Differences and Similarities between Homeostasis and the “Set Point Theory”‚ and Settling Point Theory Excelsior College Author Note: This paper was prepared for SOC221: Why We Overeat: Perspectives on Nutrition Module 2 Taught by Dr. Strugatz How many diets are there in America today? The answer to this question is too many to count. But one thing that we do know is that more than one-third of adult Americans are overweight‚ according to the Center of Disease Control and

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