Velasquez 5.1 and 5.5 All of your responses should be written in complete sentences. 1. Define Rationalism The view that knowledge of the world can be obtained by relying on reason without the aid of the senses. 2. Define Empiricism Knowledge about the world can be attained only through sense experience. 3. What is Induction and how does it work? How does it make use of both empiricism and rationalism? It is defined as the reliance of observations‚ generalizations and repeated confirmation.
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1. Define Risk Risk is the potential of losing something of value. Values (such as physical health‚ social status‚ emotional well being or financial wealth) can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action‚ activity and/or inaction‚ foreseen or unforeseen. Risk can also be defined as the intentional interaction with uncertainty. Risk perception is the subjective judgment people make about the severity and/or probability of a risk‚ and may vary person to person. Any human endeavor
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system however crime is hard to define because if the law or penal system did not exist than neither would the labelling of a behaviour or act as criminal or not. The legal system defines acts as criminal if a person has broken the law either by “actus reus” (guilty act)‚ when a criminal act has occurred or “mens rea” (guilty mind) when a person had the intention of carrying out a criminal act even if the criminal thought was not acted upon (Edward Coke). Crime is also explained as a violation of
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Although most people have an idea of what they think religion means‚ when asked to actually put their definition into words‚ it proves to be much more difficult. Gary Kessler states that a good definition should be "useful for the purposes at hand‚ as precise as possible without being to narrow in scope‚ and as free from bias as possible" (14). Keeping this in mind‚ I have come to define religion as system of beliefs that seeks to find order within the universe‚ purpose in life‚ and the meaning behind
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specific type of love relationship. When it comes to love in needs a few thing and some of them are passion‚ intimacy and commitment. However depending the type of love or relationship varies. Passion is a form of an emotion that is how you feel someone‚ and intimacy is a measurement of how close you are to someone or familiar with them. Finally commitment is the act of being committed or committing yourself‚ to someone a measurement of loyalty. Now for each of love or relationship these three things
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“Define the term Muslim and Islam?” In Arabic‚ the word “Islam” means submission or surrender to God. However‚ it was derived from the root word “salam”. From this root word‚ you can also derive the word peace. Many people feel that Islam implies some sort of enslavement to Allah‚ but others find it more helpful to define the word “Islam” as surrender. Many religions have a concept of surrender to God. In Jewish history‚ when the ancient Hebrews obeyed God’s commands‚ they had a long period of
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Everyone has his / her own definition of success. Depending on how you see the world‚ your definition of success will differ from others. However‚ achieving success is far from easy. Depending on the definition of success‚ it can be achieved through many ways and come in different forms. Nonetheless‚ whether small or big‚ success in any form carries the same worth as long as people continue to strive for it. There are many different ways to achieving success‚ you should just consider which way is
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LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE Allusion- An allusion is reference from one literary work to another. Most people use allusions in every day conversations‚ although they may not be aware of it. For example‚ Shakespeare’s famous line‚ “To be or not to be” has been used and reused in many different contexts. An example of an allusion from Week one’s reading assignments comes from The Hack Driver by Sinclair Lewis. During the story‚ the author makes reference the express man. He comments
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Education and Athletics FITNESS NAME: COLLEGE: BMI (Body Mass Index): STUDENT #: DATE: SCHEDULE FOR MEDIUM BUILT (MAINTENANCE) IF YOU HAVE A MEDIUM BUILT BODY‚ MEANING YOU ARE NEITHER STOUT NOR THIN‚ YOU STILL HAVE TO EXERCISE TO MAINTAIN YOUR FITNESS AND DELAY THE AGING PROCESS. EXERCISE WILL ALSO TONE AND FIRM YOUR MUSCLES. EAT MODERATE AMOUNT OF VARIETY OF NUTRIENTS. SUPPLY THE GREATER PART OF THE NEEDED CARBOHYDRATES FROM FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
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Define Culture “A person without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”- Marcus Garvey. This says that a person is defined by his or her culture by the way he/she acts‚ thinks‚ and speaks. A person is defined by his or her culture by the way he or she thinks. A person see’s the world differently so the way they think and act would be distinct. They would think differently because of the different backgrounds that they have. In the story “Imagine”
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