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In his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding,” John Locke fights tirelessly to disprove the existence of innate ideas, and instead rallies for the claim that ideas originate from experience. In one argument in particular, Locke elaborates on this by introducing the terms “sensation” and “reflection,” which he defines as two processes that supposedly act as the sources for each idea in the human mind. In a tone which exudes confidence, Locke boldly challenges his reader to locate one idea in…

RAMANUJAN’S CONTRIUTION IN MATHEMATICS: Ramanujan’s main contribution in mathematics discusses on mainly in the analytic also game theory and infinite series. He made many in depth analytics in order for the aim to solve various mathematical problems by bringing to light new and novel ideas that gave impetus to progress of game theory. He was such a mathematical genius that he discovered his own theorems of different kinds. Ramanujan stands upright most of the time, he is one of the greatest…

The theory of innateness is a philosophical concept developed to explain how human beings are born with certain ideas that lead to knowledge. However, in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke claims that there is not satisfactory evidence to support this theory. In the first book of the Essay, Locke challenges the general assumption that the human mind innately possesses the basic truths thought necessary for the possibility of knowledge. Contrary to the widely held belief of…

where I believe autism lies in this debate of nature versus nurture. The father of this idea of nature versus nurture is John Locke, which he writes about in his book "Some Thoughts Concerning Education". In this he presents his idea of a “blank slate”, for example, in the book he states “Our bodies will…

Why sociology? Why do some of us keep asking while others become complacent? Simple, some of us like to live on the edge, push the envelope, and keep asking questions. In sociology the endeavor is entered with a clean slate, a question, and often the question goes against the grain. As the sociologist gathers, studies, and presents the information it is often met with questions, doubts, and fear. Sociology does not offer an equation, a tangible product, or guarantee;…

The writings of Leo Tolstoy were quite the reflection of his life. Early in his childhood, Tolstoy became acquainted with death as both of his parents passed away. Thankfully, the orphaned Tolstoy was left a large sum of money and was able to further his education and seek meaningful work for his life, starting with the pursuit of an education in law. After many unfulfilling jobs, Tolstoy struggled with finding a purpose for his existence and began to put his faith into religious outlets.…

argue that people are born bad. We are, in ways, not so different with the Romans and their fascination with blood and gore. If people were born good, then why would there be wars, famine, poverty and countless other things. Babies, a blank clean slate, uninfluenced by the world. Neutral. But even though they are not affected by the outside world, babies continue to show signs of narcissism, crying when not given a yearned object, whether it be a snack or a sweet. This can potentially be…

My three children: what did it change for me after fatherhood ? (By Fabio Robert ( about 700 words) I always thought that being a good husband and father would be a big challenge and a difficult step to overall adulthood. But one day, some forthcoming responsibilities intended to be heavy or impossible (being a good breadwinner or a supportive father) became true once in a while. Despite the fact I will have to deal with fatherhood for the rest of my life, nowadays it has many positive…

When Ellis Island was very first built there were many problems with the structure of the building and how it was built. These problems would come to impact Ellis Island the older it got. At first, the building was built with pine and a slate roof. In addition, there was not enough room for the amount of immigrants they were receiving. The immigrants had no place to stay when they were being processed, the lines that they had to wait in were too narrow and the roof was always leaking on them.…

My scientist is Ann Bishop, she was born December 19th, 1899 and died May 7th 1990. She was a parasitologists, her biography got published in 2011. She went to Girton College at the University of Cambridge. She was born in Manchester, England but lived in Cambridge for the majority of her life. Her father is a furniture maker and he owned a cotton factory, his name is James Kimberly Bishop. Her Grandfather’s name was Joseph and he worked in Staffordshire farming stock. She went to many…