Intentionality

II. Brief description of the role that uncertainty plays in economic theory/models and contrast this perspective with the sociological account Since Knight (2005), the monetarist models use assumptions of perfect information and imperfect with respect to the future. With the emergence of imperfect information the economist stated that it can be predicted by stochastic variables (random) from the probabilistic point of view, one can calculate the costs and benefits of different actions present…

Multiple Teaching Styles of CESL When people are talking about educational institutions, schools, and universities, “teaching styles” is a big section to understand or judge these communities. However, what are “teaching styles”? According to Paulo Freire, the teaching styles can be divided into “banking concept of education” and “problem-posing education” (72). Freire claimed that, the banking concept of education is which “students are the depositors and the teacher is the depositor”, it…

Examining DNA sequence similarities seemingly shows humans are nearly identical to other species such as apes. However, the minor differences in genetic coding reveal a great deal about humanity. The clear separation between human and non-human organisms has fascinated society for generations, even laying the groundwork for modern-day conceptions of religious thought. Regardless of the exact reason for the distinguished nature of homo sapiens as evolutionary beings, clearly certain, shared…

Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, is about the life of protagonist Billy Pilgrim, and his experiences in World War II and his adventures as a result of being “unstuck in time.” Billy being exposed to the idea of no free will through time travel and an alien species, discovers that “among the things [he] could not change were the past, the present, and the future” (Vonnegut, pg 60). In Slaughterhouse-Five, a lack of belief in free will causes Billy Pilgrim’s passive listlessness and the…

The Many Faces of Alice Alice Lee Hudson, while technically not the main character of her featured film, is the primary subject of which the movie is based around. Surprisingly enough, John Carpenter’s The Ward stars everyone but Alice as the women of North Bend Psychiatric Hospital fight for their lives against an unknown demonic entity. As each of the girls begin disappearing from their ward one by one, it is revealed that the aforementioned entity is actually Alice and that the other patients…

The historical fiction novel, Rise to Rebellion, is about the lead up to, the strategies of, and the politics behind the Revolutionary War told from numerous points of view throughout the novel. The book starts out with a man, who remains nameless, who is a part of the British military. The book describes a horrible ordeal that goes down in Boston, Massachusetts, which later you find out was the Boston Massacre. This event caused a great number of people on both opposing sides of the dispute to…

Homer as talking parrot and unintentional Descartes What we are seeing in the example of Homer is his ability to retain ideas about what a work of art is with an inability to discern the difference between the idea of the work of art and the failed DIY BBQ pit project. Essentially, instead of creating works of art after the BBQ pit incident, Homer parrots the idea of art by recreating similar conditions to that of the BBQ pit, which by association in homer’s mind is no longer a DIY project but…

Melissa Dunne Chapter 2 Review 09/11/2016 1. List two-three factors that influence semantic development. For each, specify how a specific factor might affect a child’s semantic development. Semantic development describes how someone learns and retains (or stores) the meanings of words. Three factors that influence semantic development are gender, language impairment, and language exposure. First, girls seem to be at an advantage when it comes to semantic development. Not only do they have…

Wise Blood, the first novel written by Flannery O’ Connor, it has been recognized by many readers and philosophers as an unusual piece and strangest novel. It deals with religions, Jesus Christ, people seeking for religion and redemption. Many writers have analyzed the novel and have many different points of view towards it. They have also pointed out that Wise Blood, does not have a plot. Meaning there was no question in the beginning, and no answer left at the end of it. Wise Blood, was…

forms of aggression that carry an intent to harm(Griffin O’Larry & Collins 1998). Other have concentrated on the more prevalent psychological aggression (Baron & Neuman 1996; Glomb 1998). Fewer researches have examined even milder forms in which intentionality is less apparent (Andersson and Pearson 1999). Modern cynicism has been defined as an attitude of distrust toward claimed ethical and social values and a rejection of the need to be socially involved. Cynicism is beliefs that people are…