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    Case of Extreme Isolation

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    explain how this article “A Final Note on a Case of Extreme Isolation” tells us about socialization‚ we should first understand the term socialization. At birth humans are born with a “blank slate” or in Latin it’s called tabula rasa. Then as early as the age of two years old‚ socialization has begun to fill this “blank slate.” “The term socialization is the lifelong process of social interaction in which the individual acquires a social identity and ways of thinking‚ feeling and acting that are essential

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    The Blind Side

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    of foster homes. Michael had so sense of a stable environment..In the movie‚ Michael was staying with a friend‚ Tony Henderson. He had allowed Oher to crash on his couch for the night and decided to have him tag along while he enrolled his own son Steven at Briarcrest Christian School. This was Michael’s first step into education. Prior to this‚ Michael had repeated first and second grade He never had someone to push him in school‚ therefore he was never motivated to try. During Michael’s first nine

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    Enlightenment

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    two volume work‚ published in 1690‚ explaining the “experience as the foundation of all knowledge”. The work was titled Essay Concerning Human Understanding (4). This thesis argued Locke’s main point that the human mind is a “tabula rasa” or a blank slate in which we as humans must record and retain our knowledge (4). Locke argued that the only materials that mankind needs for reason and knowledge is experience. Another work by John Locke‚ Two Treatises on Government‚ observed that there are two

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    crossed a boundary after which humanity may have to create its history from beginning? During the last half of the century these questions have become sufficiently widespread themes. Such authors as: F. Fukuyama (1989)‚ J. Goldstein (2011) and S. Pinker (2011) in their works provide both optimistic and pessimistic arguments. The main thesis of this argumentative essay is: ‘Age of War’ still enduring but there are positive indications that one day it will end. This essay consists of three parts: introduction

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    Empirical Methods

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    empirical methods‚ how they are applied in geography including examples and the benefits of applying these in geography. Starting with the origins of empiricism‚ Aristotle was the first person to introduce the theory of the ‘tabula rasa’ which means ‘blank slate’. He believed that we are born without mental content and that all of our knowledge comes from experience through our five senses. About a thousand years later in the 11th century came ‘Avicenna’ and he emphasised the importance of observation in

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    Philosophy Epistemology

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    and Rene Descartes looked at rationalism. John Locke was an English philosopher and formed his opinion around empiricism. Empiricism is an approach to doing philosophy stressing experience as the in road to all knowledge. The human being is a blank slate to him. Locke was a moderate skeptic‚ who doubted until valid proof was given to substantiate truth claims of a demonstrative and sensitive nature. The foundations of knowledge functioned in the following manner according to Locke. The human being

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    natural aspect of life. Unlike the romantic paradigm‚ the puritan view believed children were full of original sin; making discipline essential to prevent corruption‚ this lead to children being beaten. Locke’s paradigm ’tabula rasa’ also known as blank slate viewed children as being born literally no-thing. Some people began to see childhood to be valued in it’s own right and not preparation for something else (Cunningham‚ 2005‚ p.58). Their main concern was with education‚ believing children could

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    (Uzgalis). Locke came up with several philosophies‚ one of the most well-known being tabula rasa‚ or blank slate. He believed that all human knowledge comes through experience‚ and that this knowledge is defined as “the connection and agreement‚ or disagreement and repugnancy‚ of the ideas humans form.” (SparkNotes Editors). Locke argues that at birth the mind is a tabula rasa‚ or blank slate that humans fill with ideas as they experience the world through the five senses.” (SparkNotes Editors)

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    Sebastian Gumina Paper Topic #1 Descartes’ Skeptical Method Descartes’ method offers definitive conclusions on certain topics‚ (his existence‚ the existence of God)but his reasoning is not without error. He uses three arguments to prove existence (His and God’s) that attempt to solidify his conclusions. For his method to function seamlessly‚ Descartes needs to be consistent in his use of the method‚ that is‚ he must continue to doubt and challenge thoughts that originate in his own

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    belief that man is born good and is dishonored by society though‚ is not. A philosopher that can agree with this idea is John Locke. “Locke believed that everyone was born with a blank slate and that what you experience determines if you are good or evil.” Now in my beliefs‚ I think that man is born good‚ with a clean slate and society is what corrupts man to evil. John Locke is accurate in what he believes in. Knowledge does determine whether if man is good or evil and society does take place as

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