Causality

Auditory Processing Disorder Auditory Processing Disorder(APD) also referred to as Central Auditory Processing Disorder((C)APD) happens when there is a dysfunction in the auditory system. The auditory system is essentially how the ears and brain communicate with one another. Griffin (2002) describes it as “a disorder that occurs when the brain cannot process or understand correctly the sounds the ears hear, even though the ears might be functioning properly” (p. 130). There is some debate over…

Assuming that humans have free will. Is all behavior determined thru free will? The Humanistic Approach tells us that we have choices these choices are necessary to become a fully functioning human being. This helps us in having self-actualization this is our need and form of motivation that sets us apart from everyone else. (McLeod, Freewill and Determination, 2013) Self-Actualization In 1959 Carl Rogers believed that humans tend to self-actualize. In studying self-actualization, this…

The butterfly effect is a very interesting theory that states a small change, like hurting a butterfly, could completely change the future. In the story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, a group of people travel back in time to hunt a dinosaur. When these people traveled back in time, the main character Eckels, is believed to have caused a change in the future after the hunt goes bad. Eckels stepped off the path, allegedly changing the future; However, there are other factors that could…

Do you have a pain in your heel? One of the most common causes of heel pain having plantar fasciitis. This involves a pain and inflammation in the plantar fascia, which is a long, thin ligament that connects the heel to the front of your foot. The word plantar means sole of the heel, and fasciitis means inflammation of the fascia of a muscle or organ, so the name plantar fasciitis explains the disorder. Plantar fasciitis can be caused by many different factors like age, obesity, certain…

Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is characterized by pain in the plantar region of the foot and is worse when walking. It is one of the most common causes of foot and heel pain in adults. This condition is commonly seen in patients that are 40-60 years of age. The etiology is poorly understood and is thought to be multifactorial. Risk factor of plantar fasciitis include obesity, prolonged standing or jumping, flat feet, and reduced ankle dorsiflexion. A patient describe heel pain that is…

Sunita is liable for her actions against Barbara under the Offences against the Person Act 1861. By throwing the paperweight and stating “I am going to kill you!” Barbara is apprehending physical violence with a threat to kill , she is committing common assault, by intentionally leading “someone to expect the (non-consensual) application to his body of immediate unlawful force.’ (Venna). Under section 18 of the Act, “wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent”, Sunita is fulfilling the…

In the movie “Dangerous Minds” directed by John .N Smith Emilio should be held responsible for his own death. In the real world we all have to die at some point, but really matters is how we chose to die. He knew he was in danger but he did not accept the help Ms. Johnson offered him. There could be other reasons behind the incident such as Mr. Grandy not choosing to let Emilio in because he did not knock on the door, and Angela could also be held responsible for his death because she did not…

Aquinas formed The Third Argument on Contingency, he believed that since the universe could have once not existed, there had to be a causable explanation for its existence. if everything in the world proceeds to be contingent than how could anything exist in the first place? Portraying that there had to be a necessity or nessasary being that was the cause of all these contingent things. Could it be god? I very much agree with aquinas, the world we live in is in a very cause and effect manner.…

Destiny can be defined as the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future. Free will is an interpretation held by a person that defines their destiny. Free will is defined as the power of acting without the constraint of necessity of fate, the ability to act at one’s own discretion (O’Connor, 2002). An idea that is held by most philosophers is that the concept of free will is very closely connected to the concept of moral responsibility (O’Connor, 2002). In…

There is a positive correlation between the rate of ice cream an individual consumes and the rate of drowning deaths. The are many factors to this correlation. Each individual may vary so for my experiment I decided to get a sample of the population. My sample will only consist of males and females between the age of 13-19 in a local neighborhood. The independent variable will be the consumption of ice cream. The amount of time spent after consuming X amount of ice cream can also be a…