The Appalachian Trail has been a major source of curiosity for many scholars in the past, and it will continue this trajectory for years to come. Even more individuals have embraced the theme of conservation within historical writing. Each segment of scholarship that focuses on these topics does so through varying lenses, though typically social, utilizing numerous methodologies, and originates from varying backgrounds. Despite these numerous approaches to the topics of the Appalachian Trail and…
Technology is constantly changing, forcing the new generation, also known as Millennials, to lose the real concept of life. With technology, and social media at the fingertips of most young adults, real life human contact is starting to become a thing of the past. A study done by Pew Research Center reported that 92% of teens reported going online daily (Lenhart). With an amount that high, it becomes very clear that technology is becoming an everyday thing for most Millennials. In Simon Sinek’s…
civilization were the scientific theories and explanations that famous philosophers and scientists created. However, during this time period, scientists and philosophers did go through the modern scientific method when creating a theory. The scientists of that time came up with conclusions founded on false ideas and assumptions based on religious variables, thus, creating an array of erroneous conclusions. (Scientific Revolution). Although many of the original theories during this time period…
While conventionally it would be the job of the critic, not the critiqued, to theorize as to the author’s ulterior motives in presenting, in this case, the plainly unreasonable as theory and pedagogy, they in a radical turn however have provided an account of their own skullduggery (likely on the admittedly safe assumption that no one outside the field of writing studies would make it more than 3 pages into this work.) “Reimagining FYC as Intro to Writing Studies might create more natural…
organisms change and differentiates over time. That process says nothing about where the first living organism came from, the notion that it arose from non-living processes is abiogenesis, something creationists frequently confuse with evolution. This theory which has been scientifically investigated for centuries with findings of fossils, DNA research, etc. Typically, evolutionary biologists like to point out the differences in species as they branch away from common ancestors, but they also…
discusses the scientific method. Use my powerpoint notes to help you answer the questions. 4 The scientific method consists of the following: Theory, Hypothesis, Observation, Analysis, Application 5 You…
Certainly, the reading this week highlights one of the most important use of a hypothesis when conducting research. A hypothesis is an educated guess that can be proven, with either a positive or negative conclusion in the research. Knowing the difference between a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis allows researchers to plan their research accordantly. For instance, if a researcher is planning to research the relationship between two or more variables the alternative hypothesis…
2. My answer for this question, the explanation that is the easiest to understand is the best explanation, is wrong because the explanation that is without the extra assumptions should be preferred, even though it might not be the easiest to understand. Occam's Razor centers around this idea that if you hear hoof beats think horse, not zebra. A horse should first come to mind because it is the most likely explanation and more commonly found to be the answer. I honestly think the wording tripped…
The article “Origin, Persistence, and Resolution of the Rotational Grazing Debate: Integrating Human Dimensions into Rangeland Research” by Briske is about the debate regarding the benefits and negatives of rotational grazing. It talks about the beginning of this concept and the major reasons for it. Rotational grazing start to come around the 20th century due to severe rangeland degradation and now it is the professional norm for grazing management. There are arguments that rotational grazing…
Powerful people in the past might have ultimately shaped and influenced the way we perceive history and the way we look at things. Most of us if not all of us have heard the heroic story of how Christopher Columbus discovered America but there are two sides to each story and we never thought of listening to the other side of it because we thought it was true since it’s what we learned at school and from the media. According to a quote by McNeill, “A historian who rejects someone else’s…