Introduction to Philosophy Week 1: What is Philosophy? Rough Transcript for Lecture 1: What is Philosophy? Hello! Welcome to the course. Idea is to give you a brief intro to some of the main areas of philosophy Aim for this week: to think about what philosophy is Five short parts: Introductory part‚ where we try and get an initial idea of what philosophy is Next 2 parts where we try and assess some common claims made about philosophy: that it’s (somehow) fundamental and that it’s about important
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Working for yourself vs. working for employer When it comes to work‚ there is no way around it. We have to work whether it will be ourselves or some one. There are differences and similarities to both whether working for yourself or someone else. But the differences of self business have greater importance than the work of employer. First Difference between self employment and employment is freedom. When we choose to work‚ a lot of thoughts come to mind such as “Will I wake up so early tomorrow
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ON THE THREE EVILS Humanity has been led astray by three evils – greed‚ hatred and ignorance. Whether we are Buddhists‚ Hindus‚ Muslims‚ Christians‚ Animists‚ or Atheists‚ we cannot escape the three inevitables: old age‚ disease‚ and death. Nobody can deny that the five sense objects – pretty sight‚ delightful sound‚ fragrant smell‚ savory taste‚ and nice touch – are only fleeting phenomena. They are neither lasting nor permanent. Nor can anybody deny that property is transitory: no one can carry
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fear consumers will not buy them. Accommodative stance to social responsibility involves meeting and sometimes exceeding its legal and ethical requirements. Walmart‚ Disney‚ and Google are great examples of companies going above and beyond. The three companies have been known to give great benefits to their employees‚ and even match contributions made by their employees to selected charitable causes. Car companies are great examples of proactive stances to social responsibility. Companies such
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Tracing a Word in Macbeth (hand) 1. Sergeant: Which ne?er shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚(1.2.22) - Which never shook hands‚ or said good bye. - No comparison yet. ?Shook hands? is in reference to the peaceful gesture or greeting. 2. Duncan: Give me your hand‚ (1.6‚29) - Give me your hand - Both of these are gestures of good will and friendliness. Generally act one has displayed good will and kindness in the use of the word ?hand?. 3. Macbeth: The handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch
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Final word count _______________ / 400 words minimum This writing sample fulfills the first writing assignment in the course. Instructions: According to The Little Seagull Handbook‚ “A descriptive writing provides specific details to show what something looks like—and perhaps how it sounds‚ feels‚ smells‚ and tastes” (Bullock‚ Brody‚ and Weinberg 23). Descriptive arguments should make a “clear dominant impression” (Bullock‚ Brody‚ and Weinberg 367) and should prove a point. To the
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The Three Musketeers‚ by Alexander Dumas has many themes to it. Some themes throughout the book are love‚ friendship‚ loyalty‚ ambition‚ revenge and pride. A story that took place in France during the 17th century. D’Artagan the main character of the book sets out to become a musketeer under the power of Monsieur Treville. A musketeer being described as an elite group of who make up the king and queens bodyguards. Throughout the novel D’artgnan shows ambition. He fights most of the people that come
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1. How would you describe Sally’s Disability to other professionals in your school? When approaching this topic with professionals in my school‚ I would provide them first and foremost with information of what cerebral palsy means. I would educate everyone using PowerPoints‚ YouTube videos‚ and online resources to help them understand the disability. I feel that before you can describe a particular student‚ you have to be able to have the background knowledge about the disability. Now‚ having knowledge
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Graded Project Microsoft Word Contents Contents INTRODUCTION CREATE AND EDIT A COVER LETTER CREATE A FACT SHEET ABOUT WORD 2010 USE A FLIER TO GENERATE PUBLICITY DESIGN A REGISTRATION FORM REVIEW YOUR WORK AND SEND IT TO THE SCHOOL INSPECT YOUR COMPLETED FILES PREPARE YOUR FILES FOR SUBMISSION 1 1 7 12 16 17 17 18 iii Microsoft Word INTRODUCTION Now that you’ve learned how to use Microsoft Word‚ it’s time to put your skills into practice. You’ll use many of the concepts and
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Three arguments Word critical argument analysis essay‚ focuses on three professional essays and how these authors construct their arguments using opinion and evidence. There are many different ways in which authors can construct their arguments. In the highly controversial topic of legalizing marijuana I found three very different styles of arguments in which the authors backed up their opinions with facts. In my reading of these arguments each writer had there own style. The first essay
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