Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher whose writings and theories have greatly influenced the development of Western philosophy. Perhaps his most famous theory is that of the Forms - pure ideas or concepts of what a THING is. It was Plato’s belief that as well as this world‚ the material world - or the world of Appearances‚ as he called it - there exists another dimension‚ where the true Forms of everything in the material world reside; Reality‚ or the realm of the Forms. A Form‚ by Plato’s reckoning
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Q 1.1 Explain what is meant by Diversity Equality Inclusion Discrimination A 1.1 Diversity means all individuals are not the same‚ everyone has a difference. These differences could be‚ religions or beliefs‚ race or cultures‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ marriage or civil partners‚ disabilities‚ class or gender reassignment. Even though we are all different‚ we all have the same rights to not be discriminated against. Equality means no matter what differences an individual has they are equally
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between price and quantity demanded. This is given‚ and explained‚ by the "law of demand”. For example‚ if the price of a product increases by 5% and quantity demanded decreases by 5%‚ therefore: PED = −5% 5% PED = −1 The PED is negative for the vast majority of goods and services‚ however‚ economists often refer to price elasticity of demand as a positive value (i.e.‚ in absolute value terms). Here is a graph‚ showing all the possible outcomes of PED according to elastic‚ inelastic
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Explain (and give examples of) what is meant by Social Facilitation and Co-action. Make the difference of the two clear. Triplett’s (1898) experiments demonstrate the phenomenon of the co-action effect‚ showing how improved task performance is generated by the presence of others involved in the same task. His experiment of “dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition”‚ where the comparison of a cyclist racing the clock around a track‚ as opposed to racing another cyclist‚ or with a pace maker
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Explain what is meant by the term “community based nursing practice.” Community nurses work across various areas‚ providing health care to people of any age. They provide nursing to assist in all areas of health needs to people anywhere in the community from community health centres‚ health clinics‚ schools and universities and client’s homes. This essay will focus on three aspects of community nursing‚ firstly‚ aged care nursing; secondly‚ the organisation ‘Silver Chain’ and finally‚ Holyoake;
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past activities which have had a bearing on the present are what may qualify to be worth history.2 Just as there are many definitions of history‚ so are there many branches of history. This essay is meant to define and illustrate the importance of three of the braches of history. These include Conservative‚ Liberal and Marxist History. The essay is organized in two parts. The first part will provide in-depth understanding of the three terms‚ whereas the second part will show how important each of them
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Price elasticity of demand is defined as how demand changes as a result of a change in price. It can be said that if a reduction in price leads to an increase in demand then demand is relatively elastic. Elasticity is usually negative. There is an alternative scenario where demand will increase as price does so too. This happens only in the case of Giffen goods‚ where elasticity is positive. The formula for price elasticity of demand is: Percentage Change in Quantity Demanded Percentage Change
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Explain what is meant by: diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion‚ discrimination : Diversity : The term ‘Diversity’ means the state or fact of being diverse; different or unlike. Within equality and inclusion it is the difference between individuals and groups including: culture‚ nationality‚ ability‚ ethnic origin‚ gender‚ age‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ sexual orientation and social class. The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and
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Politics questions a. What is meant by legitimacy? Legitimacy refers to the degree to which the state or its government can be considered to have the right to exercise power. A state or government can be said to be legitimate if it has a valid claim to rule. Legitimacy is generally understood as the popular acceptance and recognition‚ by the public‚ of the authority of a governing régime‚ whereby authority has political power through consent and mutual understandings‚ not coercion. The three
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Explain what is meant by School Action plus on IEPs 319/1.2 What is School Action? Your child would usually start receiving help on School Action if there are concerns that they are making little or no progress‚ even when the teacher has adapted their teaching methods and materials to suit the child’s style and rate of learning. On School Action‚ your child will receive more help‚ or a different kind of help according to their needs and depending on the support available in the school. Help
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