Critical thinking refers to the ability to have objective thinking, and assessment of an issue to form a sound argument. Different concepts surround crucial thinking that is to be discussed in this paper such as elements of critical thinking, reasons, emotions, communication, fallacies, and arguments. Elements of Critical Thinking Fear and work pressure are barriers to critical thinking that can affect people at the workplace and on normal days. Fear makes a person unconfident, not agile, and demotivated thus they...
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George Orwell’s prophetic nightmare “1984” warns the modern era about technology and society through his vision of a truly dystopian world. Despite Orwell writing the novel in 1949, his predictions are becoming increasingly true, whether that be how society will think and act, how technology will always be around us and ultimately watching us, and how we will live in a world where there is a ‘Big Brother’. A major prediction of Orwell’s novel is the use of media and...
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“Is the manufacture of products that contain micro-beads ethical?” My understanding of ethics after going through my lecture notes and the lecture slides, is that ethics is what’s good for businesses, individuals, society, and the environment. Based on this understanding as well as my own beliefs of pollution, I believe that the production of products that contain microbeads is not ethical. I believe this as these tiny synthetic particles are negatively impacting the environment more each day and will continue...
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When it comes to comparing and contrasting the Greek and Christian views of the artist, it is understood that they are on different sides of the spectrum. Although there are some similarities between the two, Greek art holds a humanistic view while art from a Christian standpoint showcases man’s expression of God’s beauty. Biblical scripture clearly states the responsibility of artists in creation and how art should and should not be used. Understanding both the Greek and Christian views of...
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Complex Culture in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Example In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe the author teaches us how the Ibo and are both uncivilized in their own ways. The Ibo are uncivilized in their technology. While are uncivilized in their worldview and the way they treat other people. The text states He had an old rusty gun made by a clever blacksmith who came to live in Umofia long ago pg.38. This shows how technologically primitive...
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How has irony been used as a figure of speech in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”? In the story of An Hour, Kate Chopin used irony in three different ways they are dramatical irony, Verbal irony, and situational irony. Dramatical irony is used to make readers feel in a way that the characters are unaware of the story. On the other hand by verbal irony, she meant exactly the opposite of not she said. Moreover, by situational irony...
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Macbeth', by William Shakespeare. With particular reference to Act 1 Scene 5, Act 1 Scene 7, and Act 5 Scene 1, explain how Lady Macbeth changes through the play. Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth' is one of his most well-known tragedies, and it was first played in 1611, while it was written in 1603. Despite the fact that the kingdom was led by a woman, this was during the Elizabethan period, which was largely a male-dominated society. Lady Macbeth is one of...
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Introduction Technology plays a very important role in making our lives comfortable and easy. We use technology every day and everywhere in order to fulfill our needs and wants. The development of technologies, such as the broadband internet and the routinization of mobile phones, has helped people to communicate and connect with each other more easily by overcoming geographical conditions and time lags. Moreover, this technology penetrates into one of the most fundamental links of human beings, family relationships, and...
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Authenticity was an abstract development that zeroed in on normal characters' standard, regular day-to-day existence circumstances. Pragmatist stories, similar to that of Stephen Crane, were composed essentially and recounted accounts of basic individuals. it portrayed genuine individuals in genuine circumstances and Realism portrays the life and encounters of the normal American man. This development assisted Americans with adapting to the acknowledgment that their lives would not be 100% of the time as hopeful as the Romantics accepted it would be....
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The Significance of Duke Ellington Throughout the Harlem Renaissance, many individuals inspired and helped shape modern culture in countless ways. People such as Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Aaron Douglas, and Alain Locke all did amazing things for American culture in their own respected ways, but for me and many others Duke Ellington was the most influential of them all! From his contributions to the evolution of music and how instruments were played, to staying true to his art and defending...
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“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” or being interpreted as “Who watches the watchmen?” This phrase is used generally to consider the personification of the theoretical question as to how power can be held to account. It is sometimes incorrectly attributed as a direct quotation from Plato's Republic in both popular media and academic contexts. There is no exact parallel in the Republic, but it is used by modern authors to express Socrates' concerns about the guardians, the solution to which is...
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Executive Summary In this essay, I will mention Voice Assistants (VA) which are the most used Artificial Intelligence (AI), and look at how the leak of audio recordings recorded by the Google Assistant created a rift and forced Google to take a step back in its human review process. I will also try to analyze the situation and mention my views on this breach. Introduction We live in the digital age and are surrounded by Artificial Intelligence which plays a...
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Google merchandise store is an e-commerce platform that specializes in selling Google product merchandise just as the name implies. It is operated on behalf of Google by Brand Addiction, a global promotional merchandise business. Google merchandise store is currently at a level one business maturity model, with only a static web presence and broadcast model of communication, the proposition is to move the business into a level three model where most of the business’s functions and decisions will be digital...
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The ubiquitous spread of influence that instills hope, life, and compassion. The courage required to create change, the hunger to create a world full of hope. The spaces present in every valued life. The cavity in the human body that encompasses this space. This space or this container encompasses where we breathe, eat and sleep; life. In troubled and difficult times do we hide in fear and give up on our lives? Do we have the energy to climb out...
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Cultural relativism is “the idea that the significance of an act is best understood by the standards of the actor’s own culture”. (Crapo 2013) Gender is a huge topic today and over the course of American history, we have seen how gender has evolved into many different things. Gender has become a hugely controversial issue within our society, gender was originally only seen as two: female and male. In my normal culture, gender is to be thought of just as...
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The purpose of this essay is to discuss my intervention as a co-worker whilst on placement as a student social worker in a Children`s social care team with two unaccompanied asylum-seeking teenage boys from North Africa. Our role was to meet with the boys, get to know them and, assess their needs and help them settle into their new home. I will reflect on my practice which is underpinned by the components of good practice including skills and knowledge, personal...
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Introduction A core element involved with social movements is collective action and mobilization which requires “space” or “venues” for which to exist in order to create a statement or portray a message. Social movements create associations with a unique purpose and engage in tactics such as demonstrations, petitions, drives, public statements, and meetings; with actors who attempt to identify themselves as public and worthy of their cause. Through group action, these movements target things such as government authorities, business owners,...
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When discussing film history, it is impossible not to mention the Birth of a Nation in said discussion. It really was the first film to show the true power that cinema could have both as an artistic medium as well as its impact on the viewer’s opinions and viewpoints, as discussed by Leon F. Litwack in his essay on the film, as saying that Birth of a Nation revealed “the extraordinary power of cinema to ‘teach’ history and to reflect...
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If you had been born in the U.S. around the year 1900s, the three leading causes of death were infectious diseases, such as pneumonia and flu, tuberculosis, and gastrointestinal infections. The influence of such diseases exponentially shortened human life expectancy during that time period. Approaching the year 2010, the leading cause of death ameliorates to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and stroke. For such advancement in the world, the medical field sheds light on improved sanitation practices and medical...
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Critically assess Humes's argument against Aquinas's stance on the moral permissibility of suicide. Why does Aquinas think it's morally forbidden? Why does Hume Disagree who do you think offers a more defensible position and why? Humes's arguments against Aquinas and their stance on the moral permissibility of suicide and why Aquinas thinks it's morally forbidden and why Hume may disagree will be discussed within the essay below and my thought on who I believe has a more defensible position and...
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In this essay, I will be discussing the creation of distinct characters and voices in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Jane Austen’s Emma. Both texts explore the ideas of fantasy versus reality, misunderstandings, and escapism. They do so by creating characters who express themselves in unique ways and by using their interactions with one another to illuminate their core essences. The stories also have the potential to challenge the reader’s own perceptions, encouraging reflection and growth. Emma's distinct...
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Why do you think that Chopin decided her main character should have heart disease as opposed to any other ailment? After reading 'It's Never Just Heart Disease...' I assume Kate Chopin decided that Mrs. Mallard should have heart disease contrary to any other ailment due to the heart being a cliched' symbol of emotions, the heart is synonymous with affection. Kate Chopin was providing insight into Mrs. Mallard's personality. The exordium of 'The Story of an Hour' refers to Mrs....
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Growing up, I always noticed that men and women were treated differently by society where men were presented as powerful and women as powerless. Back then, the future was more promising to men than women because right after graduating from college they were able to get hired quickly. Meanwhile, women used to hang their diplomas in their houses where their future belonged. For example, “The Story of an Hour” which is a short story written by Kate Chopin, published in...
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One of Sicily’s prominent filmmakers, Giuseppe Tornatore, transcended the Italian film industry by breaking the conventional, stereotypical and ordinary. On the 17th of November 1988, Cinema Paradiso was released and it is a product of his creativity that helped the Italian cinema to its peak. The film follows the life story of a notable film director Salvatore di Vita who received news of the unfortunate demise of someone close to him. It takes the audience back to his childhood in...
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McCandless Awe-inspiring or Foolish Throughout the book Into, The Wild Chris McCandless is known to be a wacko reckless idiot and is also known to be courageous and heroic. However, does a courageous person go out into the wilderness knowing that the outcome will be fatal? People viewed him from different perspectives and also have a broad range of opinions of this young man. Some deemed him to be incredibly dim-witted or a man that simply just followed his heart....
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Othello is the play’s central character and hero. He is a Moor and general of the armies in Venice. Othello takes place in Venice and Cyprus. Iago is Othello’s ancient flagbearer and the villain of the play. Cassio is a young lieutenant and inexperienced soldier. Cassio’s high position is disliked by Iago. Desdemona is the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio and Othello’s wife. Emelia is Iago’s wife and Desdemona's attendant. Othello and Desdemona get married and try to build a...
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At its core, the Theory of Mind hypothesis describes an individual’s ability to understand situations and interpret them correctly from another individual’s perspective. The term ‘Theory of Mind’ was first introduced in the 1970s when investigating primates and intentional behaviors, and it was later suggested by Alan Leslie (1987) that these findings could possibly describe an autistic patient’s mind. His argument surrounded the idea of pretense, and how there is an important link between this and social interaction, and he...
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There are many factors that affect the happiness or the subjective well-being of individuals. Happiness appears to be one of the most important goals for people as most people mentioned happiness to be a wish for their children as well as themselves (Noba 2021). Diener (1984) equates subjective well-being to the three types of happiness. Life satisfaction, Positive feelings, and low negative feelings. Life satisfaction is usually a result of high self-esteem, achieving one’s goals, and a decent income. Positive...
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Issues Employees Employees are vastly affected by the changes in the minimum wage. This is because what they earn has a drastic effect on their living such as choices in financial expenses. Through the perspective of the employees, the standard economic model of supply and demand suggests that the higher the wages for a job are, the more of the workforce is willing to work the job thus increasing supply (McGuinness, Freebairn and Mavromaras 2008). Therefore, the conclusion can be...
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To what extent did presidents aid the pursuit of equality for African Americans between 1865-1968? Some Presidents aided the pursuit of equality for African Americans, and some did things to go against it as they were for slavery. Civil rights politics in the United States has its roots in the movement to end discrimination against African Americans. Though slavery was abolished and former slaves were officially granted political rights after the Civil War, in most Southern states African Americans continued...
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