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Knowledge is one of the main considerations of people’s lives and the philosophers of all times and nations are tied to answer the question: what do people know? The disability to answer this question may be described by the constant development of people’s knowledge as every day people get to know something new, maybe not very significant, but the understanding of new knowledge possession gives the feeling that the day was lived not in vain. Knowledge is a power and people should know how to use it. It is obvious that people know a lot of things, but at the same time people know nothing, as there is no knowledge at all. The conversation starts with the exam question “What do you know?”, which is supposed to be the only question in the ancient Chinese academy final exam. The quarrel appeared out of noting, as Skip was sure that people know absolutely nothing, they just “are being able” (Rosenberg 2) to do something, such as speak German or ride a bike. Gemma is more optimistic in this conversation, assure that people know a lot of things, like mathematical knowledge, technical or chemistry and a lot of others. All sorts of such things are known to people. The breaking point of the conversation is that Skip is sure that all people think they know, they just believe in it. The example, which is offered in the book, is about the dream and reality. Skip is not sure that people really live, he insists that it may be just a dream. There happens sometimes that during people’s dream, they are sure that they have got up, but later it becomes realized that they have just got up, and previous awake was just a dream (Rosenberg 6). I personally could relate to this example as it has happened to me, where I woke up a few times within the dream and was very confused afterward. The same may happen with people, they may be sure that blue is blue and that the sun is shining, and in reality everything is vice versa. People can just believe in something, but not know it. Gemma does not agree with Skip and continues to insist that it is surely known that they are sitting in the blue T-shirts in from of the computer and that it is really known, as it may be seen. The situation occurs in the present time and Gemma may run the scenario according to her personal considerations and in the direction, which she has chosen as the most appropriate one (Rosenberg 9). Furthermore, Gemma agrees that there are things that are impossible to know, and in this case people hesitate and choose the most appropriate variant, and in this case it is possible to say that people know nothing about the situation and the consequences of their choice (Rosenberg 5). Turning to the mathematical and technical knowledge, the conversation was the most exciting, as everybody was right in their own part. Gemma was sure that mathematical and technical knowledge is the most trusted and these are the concrete sciences and there are no approximations, as all the data and results are checked several times. Skip’s considerations are that people should never even be sure that there is mathematics and that it is consists of different numbers, vectors, lines, groups, and points (Rosenberg 5). People
Hate crime occurs when a perpetrator commits a crime to an individual due to his or her social inclination. The group of people who fall victims of hate crimes includes people of different racial groups, sexual orientations, religion, gender identity and those of different ethnic backgrounds. Incidents of hate crimes involve any of the following acts: arson, malicious damage to property, murder, physical assault, verbal abuse among others. Hate crimes have been prevalent in America throughout its history but are currently on a downward trend. As at 2010, most acts of hate crimes targeted blacks. In 2010, the FBI recorded 8,208 hate crimes out of which were 48% related to race issues (Jacobs & Potter, 2008). This paper seeks to compare hate crimes in the two metropolitan areas of the New York City and Los Angeles. By 2008, New York had an estimated population of over 8.3 million. On its part, the area of Los Angeles had an estimated population of ten million. Those two metropolitans are densely populated with people with different ethnical and cultural backgrounds and diverse religious beliefs. More so, income distribution in both New York and Los Angeles is largely unequal among the populations (Jacobs & Potter, 2008). The two areas experience substantively high hate crime rates. In 2007, 727 agencies from Los Angeles participated in a hate crime survey. Out of this, only 276 agencies completed their reports. As a rule of thumb, each hate crime had to indicate the motive of the offense. In the report, 674 incidences were due to race identity, 204 incidences happened because of religious and cultural beliefs, whereas 263 incidences were due to sexual orientation. In addition, there were 3 attacks on disabled individuals and a further 253 incidences of hate crime associated with ethnicity (Behind the Numbers, n. d.). In the New York metropolitan area, a similar survey was held and 273-law enforcement agencies participate in it. Out of this, 29 agencies reported their statistical findings. The report indicated four hundred and ninety three hate crime incidents. The report classified these offenses according to the bias motivation. From the findings, 126 incidences were because of racial inclination, 271 due to religious and cultural beliefs, whereas 73 incidences were due to sexual orientations. In addition, there were 22 incidences based on ethnicity prejudices and 1 case involving disabled people (New York. Hate Crime Incidents, n.d.). From the statistics above, it is evident that California recorded a much higher number of hate crime incidences as compared to Los Angeles. However, it is important to note that a smaller number of agencies participated in the study that was based in New York than those that were t
Alexander, the king of Macedonia or more commonly, Alexander the Great is thought to be the most significant military leader of the ancient world. His empire was vast and could not be compared to any other by size. Even though more than two thousand years have passed, his skills in battle are still discussed today. The future great and powerful king was born in 356 B. C. Alexander was being influenced by his parents very differently, as his father, King Phillip II, was teaching him about the military strategies and his mother, Olympias, was trying to set him against his father. But from a very early age, Alexander showed to have a lot of potentials and was taught by the best teachers. Some of the key subjects were diplomacy, politics, and war. When Alexander was thirteen years old, Aristotle was made his tutor at the request of Phillip II. The subjects that were taught to Alexander by the famous thinker were medicine, literature, philosophy but most importantly, ethics and politics. It was also clear that Alexander was an intellectual person, as he showed particular interest in sciences and literature. When he was sixteen, Phillip II left him in charge of the Macedonian military while he went to conquer Byzantium. During this time, Thracian Maedi tribe went against Macedonia, but Alexander was able to draw them out of the home territory and after taking over, named a city of Alexandroupolis. In 336 B. C., Phillip II was assassinated during marriage ceremonies by one his bodyguards. There is some speculation as to the true reasons and people who organized the assassination, but there were several enemies who were set against Phillip and his diplomacy (Burgan, 2006). When Alexander became the lawful king, he took care of everyone who he thought could be a threat to his ruling. Because news of Phillip’s death has been circulating, some tribes decided to take power into their own hands. Alexander acted quickly and took matters into their own hands by making them surrender. He then organized a congress and made sure that Greeks were on his side. Thus, in year 335 B. C., he went North and defeated Triballi and Amphipolis. Because his reputation was yet to be made, the King of Illyria, Cleitus and King Glaukias did not think of him as a threat and went to battle but were defeated. His conquest of the North was referred to as Balkan conquest, and when it successfully finished, Alexander set out to conquer the Persian Empire. When he marched out, his army consisted of approximately 50,000 soldiers, and his fame was already known in the region. After the Battle of Granicus, several Persian cities surrendered without a battle and Alexander proceeded further. King Darius has met with Alexander in a battle that was one of the major ones for the Persian Empire. But even though Darius had a larger army, he was defeated and forced to escape even before the
Introduction Sex and the City started on cable television as a show that pushed the envelope of sexually oriented storylines. Society at large viewed it as an eye candy show for women who longed to become fashionably trend setting and was thirsty for female empowerment. As such, the movie was supposed by many critics and viewers to be a mere extension of the “brain dead” television show. In reality, the movie held up a mirror to both the male and female sector of the society and showed us the shortcomings and ill conceived notions of many that have no place in the actual world but somehow still managed to exist. With that realization in mind, I came to decide that the movie would be the best topic for this film analysis paper. Main body In my opinion, the movie is actually an in-depth look, an analysis if you will, of the behaviors affecting men and women who are engage in long term relationships such as marriages or partnerships. Indeed, fashion and social functions are a huge part of the film but, these merely serve as a backdrop to the actual discussions of marriage problems, live in relationships, and more importantly, friendships and how all these relationships manage to intertwine in our daily lives. The film was humorously written by Michael Patrick King from an original idea by Candace Bushnell and eventually, directed for the big screen by Michael Patrick King himself. The storyline is simple enough, we have our lovable characters, Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte
Substance use disorders, substance abuse, or SUDs are complex and intricate problems, like drug addiction and alcoholism. Scientists and researchers think that SUDs are long-term illnesses and a person’s dependence on drugs and alcohol is due to problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, or asthma. A person who has developed SUDs can become dangerous and even compulsive at times. Substance abuse can affect everyone and anyone. Its causes are not yet properly known although it is said that genetics can be a cause for a person developing it. An individual’s psychological trait, the amount of stress he or she goes through, and the environment play a major role in their life. A person dealing with these become highly dependent on certain substances and a number of changes occur in their brain. This is when they develop SUDs (Rush, 2003). When the matter of substance abuse is considered, special concerns dealing with our ethics come into play keeping the matter of providing assistance and other services to the people in our minds. It is better for individuals to know whether a person has this disorder or not so that they can take proper actions about it. There are two main factors concerning substance-related disorders, which highlight the issue of ethics when we think about human-related services and health care provisions. The first is that the people who suffer from various substance abuse are not always willing to admit their behavior. Some of them are not able to do so. Secondly, substance abuse creates a negative impact on not only an individual but also people who are significant to them and even society. The sufferers are often prodded, coerced, and even poked at making them examine themselves and obtain proper treatment based on the assessment made. This is where their ethical plights come into play (Koocher, 2005). The issues that have to be dealt with are more important than mandating services of substance abuse for the patients who require assistance and treatment. People suffering from this disease are often referred for testing by special medical programs, various schools, and offices, and by our judicial system. A number of doctors who deal with the mental health of their patients understand that testing the referred people is required. These people are either suffering from depression, anxiety, or have family problems. Once they are admitted into the treatment programs, the doctors need to deal with not only the requirements stated for the patients but have to broaden their area of services and meet the difficult needs of the patients, their families, and even society. We need to be awar
Overtime, our lives have been tremendously been transformed with the mobile phone technology. We are able to attend to issues at our work place and even at our homes without the need of us appearing there physically. Nowadays, instead of writing long letters to your friends, you can use the mobile Short Message Service (SMS) to chat with them for a while. However, this technology has come with its own setbacks such as the risk of exposure to carcinogens, cell phone dependency and mobile phone crimes. In fact, the use of cell phones exposes us to more danger than good. Although these gadgets are portable and convenient to use, studies that have been conducted by medical experts show that they emit radiofrequency radiations that are “categorized into ionized radiations and non ionized radiations” (Oberto 316). The ionized radiations have shown to increase the risk of the user suffering from cancer. Research has further shown that “the side of the brain that is exposed to the ionizing radiations from the cell phone metabolizes more glucose than other parts that are not exposed to it” (Larjavaara 35). These effects largely depend on how frequently one uses it, how close the user is with the antenna of the gadget and the distance between the network center and the user. Actually, the use of a cell phone is hazardous to human health. On the other hand, to alleviate some of the above effects, radiologists have recommended the use of wireless headphones that allow the user to receive calls at some distance from the gadget. Using them for emergencies especially when you cannot access a landline phone also reduces one’s exposure to them. However, despite one taking these measures and the attractive features (camera and games) of these mobile phones, they have shown to have greater effect on children than in grown-ups. This is because young children are still growing and their cells are rapidly multiplying. As a result, the ionizing radiations emitted from the phones predispose these cells to cancer. These facts make mobile usage more dangerous to children who can succumb to body malformations. Besides, the use of mobile phone has enabled us to supplement our brains memory capacity with their storage memory capacity. Hence, we can be able to save important passwords and other important information in them without necessarily memorizing them. This has been encouraged with the changing times when we have a lot of information in soft copies and less in hard copies. To secure such information, the computers allow us to come up with passwords and other safety features that could easily remembered by saving them in these phones. As result, the mobile technology has taken a turn to crime where thieves steal these phones from their owners and then easi
A Cancer registry is an organized library containing the histories of all patients diagnosed with cancer within a particular time. The information inputted include the sex of the patient, age, residence, method of diagnosis and the patient’s medical condition. All the patients’ medical information is recorded and stored by the cancer registrars (Pennsylvania Department of Health, par 1). This data is essential in that, doctors or clinical experts are able to identify the form of treatment to be provided to each cancer patient, to follow up on the patients’ progress, give any necessary reports, assess the disease outcome among patients and to take the necessary precautions in cancer treatment and in the reduction of the risks associated with the disease. A cancer registrar is a clinical expert in control of the cancer registry. He is in charge of collecting and maintaining patients’ information as well as in providing the required information to authorized personnel. The Pennsylvania cancer registry (PCR) is an organized system in which all information related to patients diagnosed with cancer is stored. This information helps in reducing the risks of cancer cases and provides the means through which patients receive quality treatment to improve their health and status. All the data collected plays a huge role in determining the treatments to be offered to the patients, and the measures to be taken to improve their status (Pennsylvania Department of Health, par 3). To eradicate cancer, medical experts need more knowledge and skills on the treatment, care and prevention of cancer, and health facilities need to be improved in order to meet the needs of patients diagnosed with the disease. More so, clinical experts need to educate the public on the various ways through which they can reduce the risks of getting cancer, and especially through the consumption of a healthy diet. In order to become a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR), one has to receive proper and quality training in the field. The process involves taking an examination, whereby, candidates are assessed on their eligibility and in case they qualify, they are credited as professionals fit for actual practice. Being a cancer registrar requires motivated and hardworking individuals who are willing to make it under all circumstances, and who are also passionate about their role in eradicating cancer. There are numerous career opportunities for Certified Tumor Registrars, especially with the increase in the development of many healthcare companies, organizations and firms that provide a ready market for those individuals possessing the various skills and abilities. Case finding involves gathering all relevant information related to patients
The latest generations of games are facilities complex and emergent interaction using elements of Artificial Intelligent (AI) technology within new social and cultural worlds. These environments helps students learn by demanding integration of higher-order thinking skills, social engagement, and technology within a challenging, learner-centered instructional setting, although some of them have adverse negative effects. The effort to develop games is not merely an attempt to create relevance for today’s tech-savvy students, but rather it is a movement to invigorate the social studies with the wonderful educative power of technology (Conrad, 2010). For along time, people have held the perspective that, it is the responsibility of parents to look after their children. To some extent, this is true although the results may not be that good. The society too has a responsibility of looking after these children especially now that the world is going through many changes socially, economically, and technologically. Parents can not be able to solely look after their children because they may not be able to educate them in some issues. With the advancement in technology, many things have changed and communication has become easy. Almost every one (including the children) can access the internet which is have now become a necessity in many homes? Some of these games can be accessed over the internet (Roddel, 2009). Some children are even smarter than their parents and can be able to access much information from the internet more than the parents can think of. It is clear that, these children need other people who can guide then in shunning away from such behaviors. The society is an agent of socialization and through it children are able to learn and appreciate who they are. It is through this socialization that children make friends (some good and some bad). A parent may not be in a position to know who the child meets once he is out of the house and therefore needs the help of the society (Whitehead, 2005). Video games have become popular in many parts of the world and children like playing them. However, not all these games are good for the development of the children. Some of these games contain pornographic content which may be detrimental to the children. As far as the society may be willing to lend a hand in protecting these children in accessing such materials, the parent has a greater role to play. For instance, children like emulating what is done in the house because they think it is good. If a parent watches video games in the presence of the children, he can not be able to restrict the children from doing the same. Parents are in a position to control what the child does in the house. First he has to earn the child’s respect if he is to succeed in bringing him up. He has to avoid watching or involving himself in some activities which he believes are bad. It is the work of the parent to control or dictate what should be watched and at what time and what should not be watched at all. The parents should sc