Uncertainty

On basis of five social issues, he classified five value dimensions - Power Distance, Individualism, Uncertainty Avoidance, Masculinity, Long-term Orientation. Each social issue has two extreme dimensions: Identity – Collectivism and Individualism, Hierarchy – Large Power distance and Short power Distance, Gender – Femininity and Masculinity, Truth- Strong Uncertainty Avoidance and Weak Uncertainty Avoidance, Virtues- Long Term Orientation and Short Term Orientation. Power Distance refers to…

Why did I choose this TOK question? Personally, “Doubt is the key to knowledge” is a very thought-provoking Persian Proverb. We usually associate knowledge with certainty and belief, which we hold them dearly throughout our whole life. The knowledge could be related to religion, science or even arts. However, is knowledge always true and certain? Could there be error in the knowledge that we know of? I would be exploring how doubt plays imperative role in the field of science to gain the most…

moment is to save the woman who thought life was not worth living. But before Clamence acts he looks around to see if anyone is around to see his heroics. He selfishly does not act as he sees no one around and lets the woman commit suicide. The uncertainty that no one would be there to applaud or at least acknowledge poor Clamence is the deciding factor of this outcome. Clamence tells people his life story and towards the end he reveals his intentions that remain the same from the beginning of…

Crane writes as well. The fact that there are so many unknowns in this novella heighten the uncertainty of the character Henry. “In his essay concerning Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage, Thomas Kent treats the issue of “epistemological uncertainty” in the novella, concluding that it succeeds in casting the reader in the same predicament as its bewildered characters...” (Curran). The uncertainty of Henry, and how he deals internally and externally reflects overall how the reader is…

The science versus religion controversy is one in which I believe will continue on until the end of time. Dr. Charlie Townes, a Christian man and renowned scientist, considers the parallels of the two demonstrate they are fated to eventually unite (Townes, 1966). Many view science and religion as two completely separate realms, which are fundamentally different and pursue truth in distinctively unlike ways. On the religious front, many hold firm to their faith and historical beliefs; whereas,…

basic value and beliefs the first ten years of his or her life; subsequently, characteristics such as the spoken language, gender roles and customs are settled. Hofstede’s six dimension of culture are: power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty/avoidance, long-term orientation…

Shakespeare uses this uncertainty to rival Macbeth's internalized turmoil after killing the King. Macbeth's internal chaos after killing the King marks his fall from grace. This marks his fall from grace because of the uncertainty around the Kings death. When Macbeth kills the guards in front of the King's bedroom he draws suspicion to himself. This fall is first seen with the…

One of the bigger uncertainties that we considered was what the wavelength of our light treatments were. Being that we were only using color light bulbs, some of the wavelengths may not be as accurate as it would to actually using a properly colored light source with precise…

gaining a competitive advantage over their rivals once every individual within the Organization decides to self-reflect the uncertainty within the environment basing on the brain. In simplified details, the author argues that a Company is primarily able to attain a competitive advantage over their rivals once each uses brains to self-reflect entrepreneurial-related uncertainties. With this information, one can conclude with the fact that the author utilizes organization as brains to elaborate…

Although there are many ways to interpret this poem, perhaps the overall theme surrounds the idea of the grandmothers uncertainty for the future. The grandmother and the child are the subjects stuck within the house, where time continuously passes. The almanac and the stove are the grandmothers way of coping with the lack of stability with her future. She relies on the almanac…