a. The Ship of Thesius problem is a problem that is related to the identity through time branch of metaphysics. The problem goes like this: the ship of Thesius was being stored and preserved in Athens and one day a plank got rotten and began to crumble away the plank was then replaced with a new stronger plank. At this point there is no doubt that the ship even with the new plank is still the ship of Thesius. However‚ over time more planks rot away and are replaced until some years later there are
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Problem gambling refers to excessive gambling activity and to interpersonal and vocational problems that resulted from gambling. In explaining the causes of problem gambling behaviour‚ the dominant approach nowadays is to treat it as a kind of sickness related to addiction. Hence the term pathological gambling is coined to describe problem gambling behaviour. Such a medical description‚ however‚ represents an attempt to understand and explain in medical terms behaviours that violate normative
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Problem Solving Danielle Church HUM/114 June 25‚ 2014 Dr. Charles Flowers Problem Solving Using the five steps Step 1: What is the problem? Family member who is an alcoholic. Step 2: What are the alternatives? Self-awareness‚ treatment for alcoholism‚ and research medical journals. Step 3: What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of each alternative? Acknowledge the addiction‚ attending local alcoholics’ anonymous meetings‚ and learning why people turn to self-medication. Step 4:
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Metaphysics The Problem of Universals The Ontological problem has occupied many philosophers and intellectuals since the very beginning of human thought. What seems to be a simple and rather ridiculous question to the average person‚ ‘what exists?’ or ‘what is there?’ serves as the general question for the ontological problem. Almost everyone accepts the existence of physical objects‚ to which I will now refer as ‘particulars’. Actual pencils‚ buildings‚ cats‚ humans and planets are all examples
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Douglas Kleinsmith Lisa Rochford 8:00- 9:20 MW 18 March 2013 What Can You See? For many‚ you have to see something to believe it. However‚ when looking at the beliefs of a blind person‚ we discover that seeing may actually distort our beliefs. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ an unnamed narrator tells a story of meeting a blind man for the first time in his life. Before meeting Robert‚ the narrator tells us of how uncomfortable he is about him. If it had not been for his obligation
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Questions: 1. What roles can AmCham Montenegro specifically play in addressing each of the problems identified above? * Human resources. As AmCham identified Montenegro have some problems with laws and procedures when companies are hiring new workers‚ skilled qualified labor force and employment agencies. I think in order to overcome these problems AmCham can probably work on improving the qualification level of workers by teaching them the needed skills when they are getting new technology
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The management of disruptive behavior problems is a familiar concern for many schools. Student’s behavior problems are challenging at all levels in school in recent years‚ behavior difficulties in school have increased‚ teachers seem to be unprepared to deal with these problem. According to C.E.C.P (1998) “Difficult student misbehaviors‚ reported by teacher include violation of classroom rules‚ being truant from school‚ blaming others for problems‚ irresponsible behavior‚ and destruction of
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Stephany Coffman United States: 1919-1945 Historical Problems Paper #1 Woodrow Wilson has been described as “cold‚ aloof and often arrogant‚ but he was not all intellect.” By the time Wilson was elected governor of New Jersey he had never held a political office‚ and had never taken more than a theorist’s interest in politics. Wilson’s personal view on how the Presidential office should be run is to lead a country rather than to be lead. He believed that a president should act like a prime
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What is the impact of human activity on the natural environment? Answer: Humans are a part of the natural environment. Unfortunately‚ we have not yet learnt to moderate our activities in such a way as to help the environment. Human activities often lead to degradation of the environment. Impacts of humans include: • pollution - land‚ freshwater creeks and rivers‚ seas and oceans‚ and air • deforestation and destruction of habitats • endangerment and extinction of flora and fauna species
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Zijian He Professor Rachel S. Cohen ESL 160 5 September 2013 The problem of homelessness Homelessness is the big problem in Unite State. It’s like a group that people are living in the street. People become homeless for many kinds of reason although sometimes not their willing to be. Not only in the United States‚ but also in other countries had the same problem. So‚ homelessness is international problems. Also‚ a country has a lot homeless‚ it will affect the children. Children are the hope
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