Marginal concepts

Extended Definition First Draft: Specificity Specificity is a very useful technique, which uses particular and specific words to depict a scene or interpret a concept. Writing specifically is like painting a picture with realistic technique, to make the picture or the concept is deeply engraved in readers’ minds. And no matter the writing is fiction or nonfiction, non abstract language nor vague words are supposed to be used in specific writing. As one of the most powerful writing techniques,…

How does an individual adapt to change? How does adapting to this change affect his relationships, his perspective, or his life in general? These are questions that are answered thoroughly in The Accidental Tourist, as they are relevant to the text thematically. In the novel, the focus is placed primarily on protagonist Macon Leary; special attention is given to his adjustment to the loss of his son and an impending divorce from his wife, Sarah. Through this focus on Macon’s changes in life, the…

by Hermann Hesse aimed to change this classic view on the power of words and assert that, although language is invaluable for worldly affairs, when dealing with the forces of divinity and higher spiritual enlightenment, words lead to distortion of concepts. An overwhelming theme of the novel rings out to be that knowledge can be transferred through words, but true wisdom cannot be. To solidify this theme, Hesse builds two seemingly opposing views on nirvana that are in actuality rooted in…

According to Forbes (1995), in order for a normally embodied thinker to think about concepts such as brain, in and vat, she “must somehow be informationally linked to” instances of those concepts (206). However, Forbes does not consider (and it seems to me that he does not think he needs to consider) what particular sorts of “informational links” are sufficient to enable a thinker to think about those concepts, though he suggests that an is-and-always-has-been BIV has no such informational links…

had nothing to do with love whatsoever. As a result, the songs throughout the play affected the mood. Additionally, the mood and the tone affect the clear directing concept. Although, if I had to opt a directing concept, it will be between joyful or love. In conclusion, I’ve been to many shows that I can easily opt a directing concept. On the other hand, this show really made me upset because just by looking at the name of the songs, it creates a frustration for the audience and especially for…

Same sex relationships are vital for women. With that being said, the same sex relationship I’m going to talk about in this paper is my relationship with my friend Makala. Makala and I have been friend since the third grade. Makala and I have crossed every hurdle of friendship has to offer, from going to different schools, having different friends and moving far away from each other. As of right now Makala and I are in a long distance friendship and can go days even weeks at a time without…

The authors used similar ways in which they conceptualized the main ideas as well as the concepts in the chapter. To conceptualize something means to define the main term. In general the process of conceptualization involves the validity of any research that has been or will be done. Describing measurement sources is a huge step in all of this, one will measure sources such as question, observations, as well as available data. The first example in Bachman and Schutt is in reference to a June…

on summarizing stories and determining the main idea by answering questions regarding the key details within a text. While learning this skill, Daniel occasionally makes errors by referring to skills that were taught to approach different reading concepts. He also refers to the skills inaccurately. After reading a text about the human brain in which the main idea was “what the brain does,” Daniel was presented with a question that stated, “this story is mostly about ___________.” After being…

Article Review of the Three Key Concepts of learning in "Me and my computer": Emotional factors in online learning” by Reilly, J. R., Gallagher-Lepak, S., & Killion, C. The article by Reilly et al (2102) defines three concepts of learning that are involved with educational environments that involve computer technology and a virtual online classroom interaction for nurses. The first of these methods of learning involve the examination of “affective learning” as a major concept in the motive…

achieve and reality, where something or someone is opposed in its realization. In a traditional way it has been pointed out that conflict should be avoided, since it indicates that the organization is malfunctioning. Another thought based on the concept of human relations, mentions that conflict is a natural and inevitable result in any human group, and that it is not necessarily harmful. It has a great positive potential to help with the performance of groups, organizations and people. There is…