Predicate

A change within the frequency of alleles in a population occurs on two distinct levels known as macro and microevolutions. The latter is explained as an alteration within a species’ environment that force adaptations in the group; a necessity for survival and reproduction. The evolution and adaptation of the human brain first occurred through a microevolution. As humans struggled to survive their brains grew and developed according to environmental changes; which are not always synonymous with…

When I saw "competitive advantage" at the first time, I was under a lot of stress. Because this thick book had more than 700 pages and it seemed really boring. So I thought it would be difficult to read. However, the more read, the more I sank into this book. It gave me to have a basic knowledge and economic point of view. Michael Porter who is author of "competitive advantage" told us various examples. I want to talk about something interesting when reading the book. First, Michael Porter…

Abstract One of the important principals in medical profession is ethics which lead to no harm. It means the medical professional should not try or experience a method that could end up with more harm the beneficiation. Decision making always has been difficult regarding human life. Nurses, doctors, and all other medical staff always has been dealing with such condition. Lorezo’s Oil is a movie about consultation and assistance with resolving unusual or complicated ethical problems regarding…

He explains it by creating a new term, less familiar than green, it is predicate ‘grue’: Something is ‘grue' if: (a) it is observed before (T1) and is green or (b) it is observed after (T1) and is blue. with this new definition, everything is making sense now, it gives us clear conditions on what an author is trying to say. Nelson…

Extensional and Intensional definitions are two key ways in which object or concept can be defined. Intensional definition In rationale and science, an intensional definition gives the importance of a term by indicating fundamental and adequate conditions for when the term ought to be utilized. On account of things, this is proportional to determining the properties that a question needs with a specific end goal to be considered a referent of the term. For instance, an intensional meaning of…

For most people, the first day of work can be quiet a catastrophe. In fact, standing in a new office can be reminiscent of the first day of kindergarten waiting at the front gate with our hands glued to our mom’s hands unable to let go and take another step. At least during those days, we had teachers to depend on and to show us around the school. In a new office, however, everyone is pre-occupied with work so more often than not, a piece of paper is the only source of guideline to turn to in…

The main success metric of a software system is the degree to which it achieves its purpose. Therefore, identifying this purpose must be one of the main activities in the development of software systems. At the same time, wide range of inconsistencies can arise during requirements engineering. Because requirements and goals are elicited from different stakeholders. Resolving such inconsistencies sooner is a necessary condition for successful development of the software. This paper proposes an…

Ray’s words that “the world in which we live is the predicate of life.” The word suffering in the context of death can be different in two different biblical narratives. Christ’s death may suggest that God was quite cruel to let God’s son die on the cross, which can be explored with the death of Jesus. Could…

There is no justice with in the legal system. We want our laws to protect us, yet for victims of sexual abuse and rape it is far from the idea of protection. When a victim comes to sheds light on rape the victim is often pushed down in court under Rape Myth Acceptance. Many women don’t come forward when attacked because it is so humiliating to be put on the stand and made to answer questions trying to prove that the person who attacked them was entitled to. Even after going through trails and…

‘scientific laws’ and how these laws apply in separate scientific fields. For example, Carl Hempel, a physicist defines laws as “universal, conditional statements” neither finite in scope or alluding to specific objects, and “using only qualitative predicates” (Sept 14th handout). Hempel’s understanding of scientific law is the traditional and well-accepted definition. On the other hand, Sandra Mitchell, interested in biology, has a looser conception of scientific laws and advocates for…