How do we learn from history? People aim to learn from history by constantly telling stories about their past to their students‚ friends —stories that are supposed to convey moral and practical lessons about how to behave. Trying not to repeat the same mistakes of history can also have unintended consequences. For example‚ the lessons drawn from a comparison between the American occupation of Germany in 1945 and the occupation of Iraq in 2003. Resistance to American forces in Iraq‚ it was suggested
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motivate me to learn. One factor is my daughter. Ever since the day she was born‚ I have noticed that my outlook on life has changed for the better. There have been so many things that I have wanted to accomplish and having her has just brought them more to the surface. My college education is something that I want to pursue not only to better myself but to be able to always be able to provide for her. Another factor that motivates me to learn is the fact that I actually have the desire to learn. I truly
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Philosophy 1. How are Plato’s and Descartes’ views of the soul/self similar? Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and its faculties. According to Plato‚ “the soul reasons best without bodily senses.” Plato claims that sight‚ hearing‚ pain‚ and pleasure are a distraction to the soul in its search for reality‚ and that true knowledge can only be achieved with pure thought alone. “The body confuses the soul and prevents
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My Time To Learn Everyone has a preferred method of learning. There are three different types of learning styles that most of us fall under. The three styles of learning are: visual‚ auditory‚ and kinesthetic (Bixler‚ 2010). New students and returning students can greatly benefit from knowing their preferred learning styles by taking a short assessments online. I have taken a break for many years on attending college level classes due to many reasons. Many times I did not sign up for classes
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I. IntroductionA. Why are we so afraid of telling ourselves we love ourselves? Why do we search outside of ourselves to find love? How can we overcome the fear of accepting who we are? How do we deal with low self-esteem? I will attempt in the speech to address those questions as well as share with all of you that it is possible to find love within‚ admire yourself‚ and accept yourself with all of your flaws. Body1. Take a look at you. A. The first thing to do is to take a long hard look at you
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Part I. INTRODUCTION CONCEPTS Definition. What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are
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chapter 2 pg.14-25 Socrates: The First Moralist Socrates (c.470-399 B.C) he was 70 years old when he died‚ his father was Sophroniscus‚ a sculptor‚ his mother Phaenarete‚ was a midwife. Socrates was likely a stonemason and a sculptor before turning to philosophy. He was a soldier during the Peloponnesian War. He has walked barefoot across ice‚ meditated standing up for thirty-six hours. He had the ability to ignore physical discomfort in order to achieve some greater mental or spiritual objective.The oracle
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How Children should be raised Today‚ many parents attempt to raise their children to be perfect and therefore many children feel insecure and that they are forced into an education. However‚ this correlation between parents’ method of upbringing and children’s childhoods has caused great debate throughout the last couple of years. The first text is a response to the article‚ Why Chinese mothers are superior. The article is written by Amy Chua. Amy’s daughter‚ Sophia Chua-Rubenfield wrote a reply
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Ⅰ.Introduction A. Thesis There are so many different philosophies and religions‚ and they greatly influence people’s life. In this paper‚ I am going to introduce and define the representatives of the Western philosophy such as Plato’s metaphysical Dualism and Chinese philosophy like Daoism. And I am going to compare these philosophies and explain the difference between them. Ⅱ. Dualism A. Explain Plato’s metaphysical Dualism Plato’s Dualism divided the reality into two different realms of existence
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How to Learn To Be a Successful Small Business Owner I think if Eric were to tell me how to open and run a successful Business he would start by telling me to know exactly what kind of business it is I would want to open. Then that I should do research meet other business owners and talk with them about the different ways to run the business. I also think Eric would tell me that I might want to find a job working for a business that I could one day own. This would not only help me by gaining
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