8. In both Hipparchian and Ptolemaic systems‚ the planets are assumed to move in a small circle called an epicycle‚ which in turn moves along a larger circle called a deferent. Both circles rotate clockwise and are roughly parallel to the plane of the Sun’s orbit (ecliptic). Despite the fact that the system is considered geocentric‚ the planets’ motion was not centered on the Earth but on what is called the eccentric. The orbits of planets in this system are epitrochoids. The epicycle rotated and
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Sartori ((2002). p122) argues that credibility relates to a state’s perceived honesty and the ability of the actor to bluff successfully. In this case Actor B judges Actor A’s credibility by assessing the previous and perceived future behaviour of Actor A. Actor B is far less likely to escalate a situation when Actor A has a reputation of following through with threats‚ i.e. a reputation for honesty. Jervis argues against this and claims that credibility is not the perceived honesty of an actor
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Design Persuasion and its definition Submit to: Assistant Professor Dr. Boonchan Thongprayoon 16th November 2014 By Ingkhasond Vongsasirapirom ID 5512210086 Page 1 of 4 Study question What is the key element to render the definition of persuasion? And how broad persuasion can be defined? Literature Review Persuasion The review of these literatures is to have a better understanding of persuasion beyond its lexical meaning originated in late 14th century from Old French “persuasion” and Latin
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The Presentation of Yin/Yang and the Five Elements The ideas of yin/yang and the five elements are center themes of Chinese medicine. In this paper I will attempt to compare and contrast the ways that Giovanni’s The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists and Ikeda’s The Practice of Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion present ideas of yin/yang and the five elements. I will note their similarities and differences in style‚ content and structure
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Asking the Right Questions: a Guide to Critical Thinking Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking Browne and Keeley‚ 2010 The Right Questions… | Critical Question Summary… | What are the issues and the conclusions? | Before you can evaluate an author’s argument‚ you must clearly identify the issue and the conclusion. How can you evaluate an argument if you don’t know exactly what the author is trying to persuade you to believe? Finding an author’s main point is the first step
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Special Report for American Writers & Artists Inc. Art THE OF Persuasion: How to Get What You Want Through the POWER of the WORD Art THE OF Persuasion: How to Get What You Want Through the POWER of the WORD Copyright © 2006 by American Writers & Artists Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage
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The topic I chose to do my “Show Me You Care” project is substance abuse among teenagers. This will mainly focus on what kind of illegal substances are these teens consuming. Some people may think that substance abuse is only smoking weed or consuming alcohol‚ however is more than just that. Some teens have found illegal substances in cough medicine and used that for their drug addiction. Another form of illegal substance is the use of hookah. Many teenagers look at it as just flavor tobacco and
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CONSTRUCTING and SCORING ESSAY TESTS* An essay test permits direct assessment of the attainment of numerous goals and objectives. An essay test demands less construction time per fixed unit of student time but a significant increase in labor in time and scoring. GENERAL TYPES OF ESSAY ITEMS* >EXTENDED RESPONSE ESSAY ITEM- is one that allows for an in-depth sampling of a student’s knowledge‚ thinking processes‚ and problem solving behavior related to a specific topic. >RESTRICTED RESPONSE
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PLR – Acknowledging Anxiety Tonight we learnt about anxiety and how it can affect us. Anxiety is a state of displeasure‚ fear or concern. Anxiety is normal when reacting to stress but when anxiety becomes excessive it can affect a person’s life for the worse. Fear is a natural behaviour when a threat is present whereas anxiety is usually related to a feeling of loss on control or an unavoidable situation. An example of this would be going out in public‚ this is an unavoidable situation but
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not to harm your image you want to stay away from words with negative connotations. 4. If you are presenting your argument with misspelled words and using words in the wrong way in will diminish you credibility. 1. If you start an argument from a faulty assumption you immediately loose credibility because they know that you do not have true facts. 2. Depending on the situation logical arguments may hold more weight‚ but if you are a boss‚ celebrity‚ etc. and you have authority over many people
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