...In response to Luke 24:13-35, a passage fittingly entitled, “On the Road to Emmaus” (New International Version), I can see the bias mindset that Cleopas and Simon posses. It appears that, at first, these two men missed the significance of history’s greatest event because they were preoccupied [or focused] on their own problems and disappointments. Not only that, they were walking in the wrong direction, away from the fellowship with other believers. Also, I think it’s important to remember that the Jews of this day were Messianic Jews and by that I mean, most Jews displayed much skepticism regarding Christ’s declaration to being the Savior and Redeemer of Israel: the Messiah. Even today, many Jews still believe that Jesus was a great prophet, but not ‘the Messiah.’ I say this because of reading verse 21, when Cleopas states, “But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:21). These two men appear to have experienced a type of cognitive bias, according to Shaughnessy, Zechmeister, and Zechmeister (2009). Undoubtedly, the disciples had evidence of Jesus’ presence within their hearts, yet they chose to ignore it still: whereby they actually questioned each other saying, “were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32). As Shaughnessy et al. (2009) states, “our intuition about what is true does not always agree with what is actually true because we fail to recognize that...
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...03-Bloomberg-45467.qxd 12/26/2007 11:52 AM Page 65 CHAPTER 3 Presenting Methodology and Research Approach OVERVIEW Chapter 3 of the dissertation presents the research design and the specific procedures used in conducting your study. A research design includes various interrelated elements that reflect its sequential nature. This chapter is intended to show the reader that you have an understanding of the methodological implications of the choices you made and, in particular, that you have thought carefully about the links between your study’s purpose and research questions and the research approach and research methods that you have selected. Note that in the proposal’s chapter 3, you project what you will do based on what you know about the particular methods used in qualitative research, in general, and in your tradition or genre, in particular; hence, it is written in future tense. In the dissertation’s chapter 3, you report on what you have already done. You write after the fact; hence, you write in past tense. As such, many of the sections of chapter 3 can be written only after you have actually conducted your study (i.e., collected, analyzed, and synthesized your data). To write this chapter, you need to conduct literature reviews on the methodological issues involved in qualitative research design. You need to show the reader that you (a) have knowledge of the current issues and discourse, and (b) can relate your study...
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...Scientific Method and the Fundamentals of Research Stephan A. Bell BSHS 381 Research and Statistics for the Social Sciences 10 December 2012 Dr. Christine Cutis This paper will offer explanation of how scientific method and scientific research can be used in the Human Service field. This paper will also cover the steps involved in scientific inquiry and why the steps are of importance, then provide an example a scientific method related to the Human Services field. Also discussed will be a brief description of qualitative research and quantitative research, explaining the differences in both models and how the methods relate to the Human Service field and the scientific method. Discussion will concern quantitative and qualitative research methodology, define mixed method research, and describe its strengths. The scientific method can be explained as a method for research and study that is applied to investigate observations and to bring answers to questions. Within the scientific method researches can exploit the cause and effect relationships. Stated plainly, they can plan a study so that changes to an entity of the study influence something else in the study to vary in an unpredictable or expected manner. In the Human Service field, these method may relates if there is an upsurge in child abuse, or joblessness, or homelessness, replies offering results are required to answer the questions related to the upsurge. The only path to those replies can be done...
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...different methods of data-collecting tools. There are two methods for collecting data in scientific research: primary data collection method and secondary data collection. Primary data are sets of data researchers collect from participants and secondary data are sets of data researchers collect from literatures, document from precedent researches and using internet. Primary data collection for quantitative studies consists of interviews, questionnaire survey and observational method. But here the researcher used questionnaire survey to collect data. A total of 25 participants were selected using convenience sampling method. Participants included first, second, third...
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...RESEARCH TRADITIONS IN SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Name: Institution: Research Traditions in Scientific Inquiry Basing on theoretical and research articles, ethics in organizations refer to ways of official and non-official standards of behaviors that people apply at the work place. Some significant values determine the ethics as well as learning from others. Among the values that may influence organizational ethics or conflicts include trust, honesty and respect. For instance, the manner in which managers, colleagues and leaders at the work place behave may determine the views at a certain organization to be either accepted or unaccepted (Ross, 1988). According to Davis, (1975), there are key factors that may influence conflicts in various organizations. For example, motivation by a leader at a given organization plays a major role in sustaining ethics at the place. Motivation can be referred to as the ability within the person that determines his or her behavior towards scoring a certain target. In order to succeed in motivation, a firm provides benefits or incentives to motivate employees to work according to the company's aims or objectives. For effective managing of employees, it is important to have a good understanding of motivation as it also guides in describing their ethical behaviors. For instance, there could be unethical behavior from an employee who could wish to acquire a higher level in a company where he could...
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...The Rise Of The Scientific Revolution Sir Isaac Newton once said, “Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth” (“Cambridge University Library - Newton Exhibition”). Truth really matters when it comes to the church telling lies and people believing their whole life. The Scientific Revolution started due to people questioning the church's ways. People did not agree with just believing the way the church said and have no reason to believe. It affected society by allowing more travel and new inventions to start a movement of creation known as the enlightenment. People started to realize the church used them for power and old them lies to get money and they stepped away lowing the power of the church sand starting...
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...There are 5 different steps in the scientific method of research. The scientific method can be defined in many different ways, but primarily it involves observing the world around you, arriving at an explanation for what you witness, testing your reasoning to see if it could be legitimate, and then either rejecting your explanation or accepting the explanation then possibly coming up with a better one. The 5 steps of the scientific method Step number 1 is to determine a scientific problem to solve or make an observation. This basically means that you have to decide how or why something works or how it occurs. A good example would be “How does alcohol affect a fetus?” The next step is to develop a hypothesis. This part is simply a decent speculation or a guess as to why or how something occurs. Often, a person can foretell the outcome of a particular experiment based upon the hypothesis. Step 3 is the testing of the hypothesis. An experiment is needed to examination the hypothesis. This step is crucial because the facts have to be tested to make sure the end result is correct. Along with testing the hypothesis is recording it. Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false. Drawing a conclusion is the 5th and final step. This step shows the results of the experiments that were performed. These results will show whether or not your original prediction is conclusive. If the results match then this...
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...The Scientific Revolution and the Birth of Astronomy Many people today question the purpose of religion and, rather than warship the bible and adhere to papal infallibility, focus on coming up with new ideas, scientific approaches, and solutions to answer the infinite amount of questions life has to offer. Challenging the ideas found in tradition and religious faith is not a new concept invented by recent generations. In circa 1550 AD, one of the most dramatic social transformations ever faced by human nature came and with it brought a new-founded age of Science. It altered the way society perceived life and led to many innovations. This social transformation is known as the Scientific Revolution, and in it spawned new generations of philosophers,...
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...“Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds” -Michael Faraday Knowledge of science is an ever-growing tree as it never stops and advancements are always made. The scientific revolution is an example of a period of major growth in scientific advancements, starting at the end of the Renaissance and ending near the late 18 century. However, the expansion of scientific knowledge did not stop at the end of the scientific revolution. There were many scientific discoveries in the 19th century contributing to the understanding of physics and chemistry. Scientific discoveries in the 1800s greatly improved on the existing knowledge of physics and chemistry such...
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...allowed to use animals in the experiments, but the laws of the animal world cannot offer that, because of the fact that wild animals prey on other animals for their food. It is conceivable that animals do not have a sense of duty like people, so they should not be equated with human beings. However, using animals for scientific experiments should not be argued. Using animals is not mistreating animals, the use of scientific research has a more meaningful and essential purpose. Secondly animal testing standards are acceptable as they are controlled by many laws and regulations. In Australia, all research and teaching that involves the use of animals must be according to the "Australian code of Practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes." Each animal testing must be assessed by an" institutional Animal Ethics Committee (AEC)". The AEC decides whether or not an experiment can be conducted, and can place provisions on the numbers of animals used. The AEC prevents animals from being treated in an inhumane way. Each AEC includes at least one animal welfare member, a doctor or veterinary medicine, a practicing scientist who is experienced in animal research, a nonscientific member, and one member who is not related to the lab except through being a member of their AEC. Thirdly animals are necessary for product development. Most...
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...INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1, JANUARY 2014 ISSN 2277-8616 The Impact Of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) On E-Commerce Analytical Study-Service Sector-Jordan ASE Dr. Muhannad Akram Moqbel Abstract: study examines the effect of accounting information systems for listed companies in the services sector in the Amman Stock Exchange on ecommerce using three main aspects: The presence accurate accounting information system imposes on companies that the development of its methods to handle e-commerce, The effects on accounting information systems under the E-commerce will relate to influence the components of accounting information systems and the last one is The effects on accounting information systems under the E-commerce will change the resources of the physical and human resources companies. Keywords: AIS Accounting Information Systems, Service Sector, E-commerce, Amman Security Exchange ASE, Physical Resources, Human Resources. ———————————————————— 1 INTRODUCTION THIS study examines the effect of accounting information systems for listed companies in the services sector in the Amman Stock Exchange on e-commerce. As known the service sector in Jordan is the most important sector between another sectors in (ASE) , Therefore, the need arises to pay attention to this sector to see how technological development quotient, and particularly the presence of companies use accounting information systems, and with a process of...
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...A scientific revolution is underway that promises to spare millions of animals from suffering and death. Countless animals are used every year in the United States and abroad to assess the potential health hazards of cosmetics, soaps, household cleaners, pesticides, drugs, and other chemicals and products to which people might be exposed. In these assessments, chemicals are applied to the animals’ eyes and skin or injected into their bodies, or the animals are forced to ingest or inhale them. Crude animal tests have been the mainstay of medical research for decades. However, recent developments suggest that the quiet evolution of alternative methods will turn into a fast-paced revolution in research testing, without the use of live animals. For years, critics have been saying that animal testing is unreliable, that the reaction to a drug in an animal is different from the reaction in a human. (“Animal Testing” 2008) What do animal trials really tell us? The reason for animal trials is to determine two issues: safety and efficacy, whether a compound is safe for human ingestion and whether a product works for its intended purpose. The whole purpose of using an animal’s complex biological system in research is to learn how a compound will affect all the organs. Historically, it is clear that animals have played an important part in that determination. However, alternatives are now being developed for testing, which would eliminate the need for animals and speed up drug approval in...
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...Observation is a complex process involving the active participation of the brain and use of senses, in order to gain more knowledge about a situation or event. An inductivist would say that this is the basis of science and plays a key role in scientific and other forms of research. However, using such a simple and direct form of gathering information may also have its limitations despite its usefulness. Using observation to formulate scientific laws can be an unreliable method as results may vary based on individual observations. This happens as the observer’s gatherings may be what he expects to happen or what he wants to happen. In order for the observer to make a generalized statement, he may have to carry out a large number of observations depending on what he needs to find out. This may bring about a challenge for the observer since it can be time consuming and inappropriate for testing observations. The possibility of completing tests on all observations can be small; therefore it is likely that an exception may arise. Inductive statements always involve an element of doubt. There is no guarantee that the next observation will be the same as all the others and disprove the law. Another challenge is that it may be difficult to determine how many observations would be enough to support a law, as the number may be unlimited, and testing would have to be done under varied conditions. Despite the aforementioned limitations of using this method, I believe that it is...
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...English 1120 1 October 2015 Should animals be used for scientific research? How many of you look at that pill you’re taking for that migraine or for that nasty sinus infection that has taken you down for the count and know that the animals used in the research are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, withheld food and water, burned and given other wounds to study the healing process, the infliction of pain to study the effects and treatment? They have even killed by asphyxiation, decapitation, and neck breaking stating they will be able to transfer the good of all of this barbaric treatment to help humans and animals. Animals don’t deserve to be in pain and given diseases with a death sentence to try to prove that a certain medicine or product might work. Animals have feelings just like us humans. I challenge you to tell or even show me that your dog or cat does not have feelings or its own personality. You can’t do it. Why would that cat run or dog go curl up under a table when you yell at them for doing something wrong? Because, they have feelings and know right from wrong. They were taught this from a young age just like we teach our own children to behave. There are alternative testing methods in today’s world that can replace the need for animal use. There are labs that do studying of cell structures in a petri dish. In-Vitro (in glass) testing. This type of testing can produce more relevant results than animal testing because human cells can be used...
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...Should Animals be used for Scientific Research? Kari Lundquist Composition II Susan Cochran February 11th, 2012 Abstract Animal research is needed for many uses for our scientists. Should animals be used for scientific research? We do need to make sure that their rights are accepted, that they are not in pain for the experiment, and that they are cared for prior and after the research. There are many advantages to why animals should be used for scientific research. The evidence and their rights show that when animals are used for research they are cared for scientifically. While in the same time animals have their own way of showing when they are in pain during a research project. Animal research provides educational research for our scientists and for what is needed to be accomplished. With the knowledge that humans have in today’s century, if they know that the research will cause pain to the animals it should need further approvals in order to move forward with the research project. Keywords: animal rights, animal pain, animal care Should Animals be used for Scientific Research? Today scientific research is always needed for educational purposes such as how to eliminate/reduce killing diseases and to see if the tested research is worth the act of scientists to move forward. Many people agree that using animals to do such research is beneficial to humans and non-humans. The evidence shows that when animals are used for research they are cared for scientifically...
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