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    I always wondered what type of parent I would be… Would I be like my mother? Or would I make it up as I went along? I did not realize how much went into picking a style. Fast forward to less than a week after my daughter was born‚ I felt weak‚ unprepared and helpless; nothing like the mother I thought I would be. Reality had sunk in and here I was exhausted and responsible for making sure my daughter grew up to be a well adjusted member of society. I know my husband would say we are a “team” but

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    self or the existance of some kind of "soul" can be uncovered through both buddhism and hinduism and I consider these religions expressing either halves of the self. Buddhism reflects on the emptiness and impermanent self‚ anatman‚ as a way to lead to our "true" way of being which is nonexistance‚ while hinduism focuses on the true self‚ atman (the soul). I question how and why buddhism believes in no self yet believes in reincarnation and karma‚ I ’ve found that there must be some type of being

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    Key Points Brylle’s Notes for Theory of Knowledge The Four Ways Of Knowing Perception‚ Reason‚ Emotion‚ Language The world is a confusing place in which we find a bewildering variety of different opinions. Our common sense picture of reality probably contains inaccuracies and biases that we are not aware of. We acquire knowledge about the world through language‚ perception‚ reason and emotion‚ but none of these ways of knowing can give us certainty. According to relativism‚ truth is relative

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    WHICH CULTURE IS BETTER: WESTERN OR EASTERN “The Last Supper‚” the painting of Da Vinci illustrates the mental states of each subject and the expressions in a vivid manner and bring the subjects to life. Qi Baishi‚ a renowned painter of traditional Chinese painting‚ famous for painting shrimps could bring subjects to life within seconds. Both of them possess painting techniques which are extraordinary‚ but their styles are completely different. The famous Chinese painter Master Li Hongzhi

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    per cent of those students are from Asia (DFAT 2012). Middle Eastern students are increasing strongly. Both of Asian and Middle Eastern students have similar learning styles --those students are from countries known as “Eastern Countries”. Eastern learning style depends on substantial aspects‚ for instance‚ memorization‚ while the learning style in countries like Australia‚ United States and European countries --also known as “Western Countries” depend on critical thinking. As a result of this movement

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    The differences and similarities between the Eastern‚ Buddhism and Hinduism‚ and the Western‚ Christanity and Judiasm‚ religious traditions had a cultural impact on the society during 1000 B.CE. to 600 C.E. The Eastern religions each had their own cultural impact on society. Hinduism reinforced the caste system‚ offering hope for an improved lifestyle. Hinduism also started the path of recarnation‚ the other eastern rileigion‚ Buddhism‚ also shared the concept of recarnation with Hinduism

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    2009). 9. "Phonics Reading School." Phonics Reading School. http://www.readingschool.ca/topsew_view.php?eid=1590 (accessed December 16‚ 2009). "ThinkQuest : 404 - Page Not Found." Oracle ThinkQuest Library . http://library.thinkquest.org/26618/en1.4.1=What%20are%20emotions.htm (accessed December 16‚ 2009). [10] Emotion as an obstacle to knowledge. Van de Lagemaat (TOK‚ 2003‚ pg 151) [11] http://psychdondero.com/Documents/IB%20Emotion%20Guide.pdf

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    Reason as a Way of Knowing

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    Reason is a way of knowing in which we construct meanings together through modifying and improving individual opinions and ideas‚ in order to reach a plausible or logical conclusion. In other words‚ reason is the ability to help people decide what is true and what is not. Most of the time‚ reason is more commonly related to math and science subjects‚ where logic is put into place in order to obtain logical validity and justify claims. Through observations and experiments‚ we can prove‚ within reason

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    September 2010 Ways of Knowing and their Importance Experts such as athletes‚ musicians‚ actors‚ surgeons‚ etc. have obtained knowledge which is difficult to describe in words and by language. These other ways of knowing‚ like perception‚ reason‚ and emotion play more important roles than language in allowing these experts to perform in their respective fields by gaining knowledge which cannot be passed on by words through their senses‚ emotional inspiration‚ and reasoning. A way of knowing which is

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    Knowing the Differences and Similarities between Homeostasis and the “Set Point Theory”‚ and Settling Point Theory Excelsior College Author Note: This paper was prepared for SOC221: Why We Overeat: Perspectives on Nutrition Module 2 Taught by Dr. Strugatz How many diets are there in America today? The answer to this question is too many to count. But one thing that we do know is that more than one-third of adult Americans are overweight‚ according to the Center of Disease Control and

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