Civic sense‚ or rather the lack of it‚ is a topic that has been widely discussed and argued in India. Somehow‚ most Indians do not care much for civic sense. And this attitude is prevalent across all sections of society. People today are so driven towards their personal goals that civic sense as an ethic has become a low priority‚ almost a nuisance. But this attitude could be harmful for India in the long run. Civic sense has dropped to an all-time low in recent years‚ as is rather obvious from
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common sense – common sense is not so common. In the context of India‚ we can add one more sentence – civic sense is not so common here. Though we live in a civil society‚ education standards are lot better than the third world country and we are an emerging world power. Even then‚ when it comes to civic sense‚ we fare very poorly. Before moving to other aspects related to civic sense it is better to first understand this term. What is Civic Sense Civic sense is nothing but a common sense in general
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The Five Senses I believe that touch is the most important of the five senses. Many people may consider their sense of sight to be the most important. The loss of sight is a tragedy‚ but life goes on. The loss of hearing is just as bad‚ but you can always adjust. If you lose your sense of smell‚ you won’t be able to smell but again‚ you’ll get by. Lose your sense of taste and food will be flavorless but you can still get by. However‚ if you lose your sense of touch you will also lose your
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before we learned how to use language‚ reason‚ or emotions to further our knowledge‚ we used our senses. As toddlers we used our sight‚ smell‚ taste‚ touch‚ and hearing to make sense of our surroundings. The evolution of knowledge is mostly because of sense perception. The most primitive versions of ourselves‚ for example the cavemen‚ heavily survived off of sense perception alone. They knew by their senses that certain plants‚ animals‚ weather‚ etc. separated life and death. Now scientists and inventors
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11th March 2012 To what extent can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? We perceive the world through our five senses: Sense perception is the active‚ selective and interpretative process of recording or becoming conscious of the external world. So can we really rely on our senses to tell us the truth? There are so many times when our senses can be influenced by instinct‚ emotion‚ and beliefs. For example‚ if we are in the middle of a forest and scared‚ we probably start to see
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"Sense of Self" is defined as a general conscious awareness your of your own identity. My sense of self‚ (as I have come to understand the term) is essentially what defines me and makes me unique. This could be a certain look‚ attitude‚ or personality trait. It could also be the way I view a certain person‚ thing or subject. Perhaps‚ my sense of self could even be my purpose in life? If thats the case‚ I would argue that my sense of self is something that has changed over time and will continue to
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Sense of Touch/Feeling The Skin Senses Consider the skin has remarkable versatility: It protects us against surface injury‚ holds in body fluids‚ and helps regulate body temperature. The skin also contains nerve endings that‚ when stimulated‚ produce sensations of touch‚ pain‚ warmth and cold. Like several other senses‚ these skin senses are connected to the somatosensory cortex located in the brain’s parietal lobes. The Somatosensory Cortex The skin’s sensitivity
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INTRODUCTION God has created man with five important senses to help him relate with his environment. These senses help man to relate the information that he is getting outside the body to the brain which is the chief controller of the activities of the body. According to Microsoft Encarta‚ Sense Organs‚ in humans and other animals‚ are faculties by which outside information is received for evaluation and response. This is accomplished by the effect of a particular stimulus on a specialized organ
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Our senses enable us to make sense of the world around us; they make our environment enjoyable by stimulating our desire to eat giving the body the vital nutrients it needs. They can also alert us to a fire before we see the flames‚ detect dangerous fumes and smell and taste rotten foods. Out of the five senses‚ it seems like taste is one of the simplest. There are no cones; rods or lenses‚ there are no tympanic membranes or miniscule bones. Our sense of smell in responsible for about 80% of
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Nov. 19‚ 2012 Special Senses Through out your lifetime you have experienced the world through your senses – sight‚ sound‚ taste‚ smell‚ touch – or more accurately your special senses which include Vision‚ Audition‚ Equilibrium‚ Olfaction‚ and Gustation. After you have lived awhile your body changes so it should be no surprise that your ability to sense and perceive the world would change as well. Through senses that perceive light‚ sound‚ and smell‚ you gain so much information about
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