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    Philosophy in Teaching

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    My Philosophy in Teaching Teacher is a noblest profession. They said that without a teacher there will be no professionals. Moreover‚ teachers are role model in all aspect in life but before you’ll be an effective teacher‚ you should be guided by philosophies in teaching. As a future educator‚ I have my own philosophy in teaching. First‚ I should know my students and consider their individual differences. I should know their talents and potentials and I will try to understand their good and

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    Philosophy of Love

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    Philosophy Final Paper December 18‚ 2012 What Is Love? Throughout the years‚ many philosophers have studied the nature of love‚ and have come up with many different definitions and theories. Although love is something that plays a huge role in the lives of almost everyone‚ some philosophers have simply given up on their studies‚ or felt it just wasn’t very meaningful to study at all‚ and decided to leave it in “the realm of the ineffable.” Although the question‚ “What Is love?” has still never

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    Philosophy of Rashomon

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    Arnold Lavely Intro to PHI Mon 6PM 750 Words The Philosophy of Rashomon The 1950 film “Rashomon” – directed by famed Japanese filmmaker‚ Akira Kurosawa – is about an incident of violence and depravity that takes place some time around Feudal-era Japan‚ told through the perspectives of four different people‚ all witnesses to the incident. As such‚ it is a compelling story that bases itself upon the philosophies of Justice and the problem of Moral Relativism and how human experiences are often

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    Philosophy Of Sentencing

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    This paper is written in an attempt to comprehend the sentencing philosophy and purpose of criminal punishment through a review of the historical parameters concerning how sentencing and punishment serve society. Sentencing is the application of justice and the end result of a criminal conviction which is applied by the convening authority; followed by the sentence‚ or judgement of the court on a convicted offender. What makes punishment unique to our society is the application of our moral or

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    The Philosophy of Gattaca

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    The Philosophy of GATTACA David Harris 21 August 2011 GATTACA is entertaining despite an immersion in technology and philosophy. Viewed strictly as entertainment‚ the film consistently delivers great characters‚ is well-written and has well-delivered dialogue‚ with a quick paced and fascinating plot. The philosophy of GATTACA’s society is explored through examples of genetic essentialism/determinism‚ discrimination‚ and the exercise of free will through our characters early years

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    NSA: National Security or National Stalkers? In 2010‚ it became legal for the National Security Agency (NSA) to access private email logs‚ social media accounts and other internet databases (Risen & Poitras‚ "N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens). Risen and Poitras (2013) explain that the intention of this change was to help protect the United States (U.S.) from future terrorist attacks and was for the general purpose of national safety. It is unclear how many terrorist attacks

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    Philosophy of Punishment

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    of punishment in the field of corrections. Firstly‚ Retribution can be seen as the idea that an offender should be punished for their wrongdoings or in other words “the punishment should fit the crime”. A perfect example of an application of this philosophy applied in contemporary correction for example the death penalty. The death penalty in the United States is mostly served on offenses such as 1st degree murder or in some severe cases of treason; it highlights the idiom “an eye for an eye”. There

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    Philosophy of education

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    remember. I do and I understand." -Confucius My personal philosophy of education is most closely related to constructivism‚ which is a theory based on the thought that learning is student led and teachers are the facilitators of children’s learning. Within this type of learning students are required to be active thinkers‚ explainers‚ interpreters and questioners (Woolfolk & Margetts‚2007). Constructivism is an educational philosophy that focuses on constructing knowledge through rich and authentic

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    Philosophy Skepticism

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    Definitely the most fascinating thing when it comes to skepticism is not that severely philosophically doubtful people are present - it is the opinions that come from guiltless principles and get to amazing deductions.  Rationalists like Locke argue that “all knowledge is based on reason (and the reasoned analysis of certain innate concepts and ideas that are possessed and understood by everyone).” Therefore‚ the inherent uncertainty of sensory experience (i.e. optical illusions and hallucinations)

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    The Matrix & Philosophy

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    The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real Edited by WILLIAM IRWIN For Peter H. Hare‚ Morpheus to many Contents Introduction: Meditations on The Matrix 1 Scene 1 How Do You Know? 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Computers‚ Caves‚ and Oracles: Neo and Socrates WILLIAM IRWIN Skepticism‚ Morality‚ and The Matrix GERALD J. ERION and BARRY SMITH 16 The Matrix Possibility DAVID MITSUO NIXON 28 Seeing‚ Believing‚ Touching‚ Truth CAROLYN KORSMEYER

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