person’s linguistic genealogy. There are people who use language that would be considered prejudicial or biased in use. But the question that is raised is in regard to language usage: is the language the cause of the bias or is it reflective of the preexisting bias that the user holds? There are those who believe that the language that we use in day-to-day conversation is biased in and of itself. They feel that the term <I>mailman</I>‚ for example‚ is one that excludes women mail carriers. Then there
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What can ICT Provide 1. List 6 things ICT can provide. ICT can provide fast‚ repetitive processing‚ vast storage capability‚ the facility to search and combine data in many different that would otherwise be impossible‚ improved presentation of information‚ improved accessibility to information and services and improved security of data and processes. 2. Why do things go wrong with ICT systems? ICT systems improve the way that we process data and make life easier
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Chapter 6: Motivation and Emotion 1. What is Motivation a. Motivation – A physiological and psychological factors that account for the arousal (energizing)‚ direction‚ and persistence of behavior. i. Motivation is a hypothetical state 2. Theories of Motivation b. Biological Theories ii. Instincts – Unlearned species-specific behaviors that are more complex than reflexes and triggered by environmental events called releasing stimuli iii. Ethology
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You Are What You Eat Introduction I. Think it ’s organic? Think again. II. Today we are going to talk about what makes a food organic and the changes in the industry. III. We are going to explore A. "Purists" view on what makes a food organic. B. "Big Box" influence on organics. C. Organic Standards Body I. Purists have a higher expectation of what organic means. A. Organics must be grown without man-made chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They should
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The Monastery I am a currently trained in Military Free-Fall‚ so it would be safe to say that I have knowledge by observation and participation. I have enjoyed watching skydiving competitions on television and in the military. As a kid I can remember wanting to do that when I grew up. When I joined the Special Forces in 1989 I knew my chances were greatly increasing for me to participate in skydiving operations‚ but it wasn’t until 1995 when that final moment would arrive. I enjoy the excitement
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are given and we achieve it then with responsibility we choose to have what we want for a good life. To be able to provide my family and myself with sincerity and dedication‚ by being ambitious‚ committed‚ focused‚ and whole hearted. And how I go about doing that is to be hard working and determined in everything I do. How I’m doing that is by going to school to focus on my career in Justice Administrative in digital forensics so I can also help people. I also want my family and I to move up in the
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What is a trebuchet? How can a trebuchet use gravity? What does gravity have to do with launching an object? To begin‚ a trebuchet is a medieval catapult used for hurling heavy stones. The trebuchet is thought to have been invented by the Chinese and made it’s way to Europe by AD 500. It was used by armies to throw stones to break down barriers like castle walls. Sometimes‚ bodies of people and animals‚ that had died from disease like the Black Plague‚ were even thrown over the walls to
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Emotions in the Acquisition of Knowledge What influence does emotion have in the pursuit of knowledge across the areas of knowledge‚ history‚ ethics and science? Furthermore is it good or bad? Knowledge itself is neither good nor bad; rather how one choice of approach on the intentioned use of that knowledge could be argued otherwise. Opinions on Emotions and Knowledge contradict each other when it comes to the decision whether or not emotions are good or bad depending on intentions under specific
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What can we learn from the Stanford Prison Experiment? There is no doubt that the study conducted by Dr Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University was extremely valuable to not only the Psychology profession‚ but also to all social science fields. He tested and selected participates to recreate a prison environment separating one group into two‚ guards and prisoners‚ and the results were truly ground breaking. A lot of significant information was gathered and the results help us understand
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Egulu To what extent can data influence our perception of how developed a country is? According to the Oxford dictionary‚ data is “facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis‚”[1] Society tends to think that the western world or MEDC’s are more developed than the eastern world or LEDC’s generally but this information can be resulted to being misleading or inconsistent. I think data has an influence on how we perceive a country by whether or not it is developed from statistics
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