...Principles of Sociology Auguste Comte Everything in life has a founder or someone who did it first. For example, there was someone who made the first functioning car (Karl Benz), someone who discovered electricity(Benjamin Franklin), and someone who invented the sport of american football(Walter Camp). If Sociology had a founder, it would be considered Auguste Comte. “Comte’s decision to develop successively a philosophy of mathematics, a philosophy of physics, a philosophy of chemistry and a philosophy of biology, makes him the first philosopher of science in the modern sense, and his constant attention to the social dimension of science resonates in many respects with current points of view.”(Bourdeau). The question is, what is Sociology? “Sociology is the study of societies and the social worlds that individuals inhabit within”(TheSociologyProject). Auguste Comte was born in Montpellier on January 20, 1798. Comte was a very intelligent man. “Having displayed his brilliance in school, he was ranked fourth on the admissions list of the Ecole Poltechnique in Paris in 1814.”(Bourdeau). Throughout his life, he wrote a good amount of texts. “Comte’s most important works are (1) the Course on Positive Philosophy (1830-1842, six volumes, translated and condensed by Harriet Martineau as The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte); (2) the System of Positive Polity, or Treatise on Sociology, Instituting the Religion of Humanity, (1851-1854, four volumes); and (3) the Early Writings...
Words: 983 - Pages: 4
...Auguste Comte grew up in the wake of the French Revolution. He rejected religion and royalty, focusing on sociology. He broke the subject into two categories: the forces holding society together ("social statics") and those driving social change ("social dynamics"). Comte's ideas and use of scientific methods greatly advanced the field of sociology Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte, better known as August Comte was born on January 19, 1798 in Montpellier, France. He was the son of Louis Comte, a government tax official and his mother Rosalie (Boyer) Comte. Both of Comte’s parents were monarchists and devout Roman Catholics. Born in the shadow of the French Revolution, modern science and technology gave birth to the Industrial Revolution. During this time, European society experienced violent conflict and feelings of alienation. Confidence in established beliefs and institutions was shattered. Auguste Comte spent much of his life developing a philosophy for a new social order amidst all the chaos and uncertainty. While attending the University of Montpellier, Comte abandoned these attitudes in favor of republicanism inspired by the French Revolution, which would influence his later work. His brilliance as a mathematician and scientist were proven when he entered Ecole Polytechnique in 1814. He left school before graduating and settled in Paris with no viable way to support himself. He earned a meager living teaching mathematics and journalism while deep in the study...
Words: 668 - Pages: 3
...The proposed visit of Dr. Hannan Feroz, Vice Chancellor and Prof. Majibur Rahman, Dean of Science Faculty of Stamford University to Japan Tentative schedule Aug 22 (Monday): 7:30 : Arrival at Narita Airport. Pick up the guest from airport to International Guest house at Tsukuba. 10:00: Rest time 12:00: Lunch 16:00: Visit Food Hygiene Laboratory, National Food Research Institute. 18:00: Dinner hosted by Dr. Shinichi Kawamoto Aug 23 (Tuesday): 09:30: Meeting with Director General of National Food Research Institute. 10:00: Meet with Director Planning and coordination 10:30: Meet Director, Food safety and signing the contract 12:00: Lunch 16:00: Visiting United Nation University. 18:00: Dinner hosted by Mrs. Mori Kirin Beverage Co. Ltd. Aug 24 (Wednesday): 07:30: Train to Tokyo 10:00: Visiting Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology. 12:00: Train bound for Osaka. 15:00: Reach at shin Osaka station and take subway to Kyobashi. 16:00: Cheek in at Hotel (Keihan Kyobashi). 18:00: Meet Dr. Uemura and took dinner together. Aug 25 (Thursday): 10:00: Meeting with the president of Shijonawate-Gakuen University and visit different departments of the university. 12:00: Lunch 13:00: Going to Kobe sight seeing. 17:00: Meeting with Dr. Nishiyama of Kinki University. Signing the agreement between Kinki University and Stamford University, Bangladesh 18:00: Dinner at Sinsaibashi, Osaka. Aug 26 (Friday): 07:00: Cheek out the Hotel 07:30: Going to Ishikawa...
Words: 384 - Pages: 2
...Assignment 1—Due Wednesday 28rd September, 2012 Please Note: There are three (3) questions in this assignment. Question 1: Plagiarism and referencing Although this question is not awarded marks, students MUST complete this entire question to get any marks for assignment 1. An understanding of plagiarism and “in text” referencing is essential to success in tertiary studies. Background information for Question 1 In an academic setting it is important to acknowledge the ideas of others that you have used in building your argument or preparing your answers. This not only includes words but anything for which you may be graded, e.g. layout of an answer copied from another person. The Learning Connection website at UniSA provides some very useful information about plagiarism. Particularly useful links include the following: 1. Avoiding plagiarism (Learning Connection) http://www.unisa.edu.au/learningadvice/plagiarism/default.asp 2. Referencing (Learning Connection) http://www.unisa.edu.au/learningadvice/referencing/default.asp Tasks for Question 1 Using the materials on these websites, undertake the following tasks. a. Find a definition of what plagiarism is and write a definition of plagiarism in your own words. In my words plagiarism would be the exact copy of someone else's work for example if I had copied word for word the text book we are currently working through it would be plagiarism. b. In your own words, write not more than half a page (200 words) on...
Words: 2059 - Pages: 9
...Customer Account Number Hoozaifa Morbiwala Bill Period 402253240 Bill Date 1 of 4 Jul 13 - Aug 12 Aug 16, 2015 Hello! Sprint is making changes to your bill to make it simpler and easier to read. Look for these exciting changes in the upcoming Unfortunately, your account is past due. Please pay the total below immediately. months. (973) 954-1253 Previous Balance................................................................................ $148.17 New Charges..................................................................................... $105.10 Total Due $253.27 You can contact Sprint Customer Service On the Web: www.sprint.com By Phone: 1-888-211-4727 Use your Mobile free of charge: Dial *2 to contact Customer Service Dial *3 to make a one-time payment F NP Detach and return this remittance form with your payment. Past due amount of $148.17 due immediately. New charges due by Sep 05. Account Number 402253240 Amount due #BWNKCTX #0000 0402253240 B 5# MANIFESTLINE------------------ Amount Enclosed HOOZAIFA MORBIWALA 65 CLOVE RD APT 102A LITTLE FALLS, NJ 07424-2118 F601974191912F F55555444422CF PO BOX 4191 CAROL STREAM, IL 60197-4191 402253240 00000010510 000000148170 000000253272 $253.27 Customer Account Number Hoozaifa Morbiwala 402253240 SPRINT NEWS AND NOTICES This section contains important updates about your Sprint Services, Including Service or Rate...
Words: 1050 - Pages: 5
...Document: An Overview of Oracle Hyperion Planning Description: This is another document from Hyperion Planning Beginner’s Guide Series. The document provides the overview of Oracle Hyperion Planning and the related products. History: Version 0.1 0.1 Description Change Initial Draft Reviewed By Author Gaurav Shrivastava Amit Sharma Publish Date 05-Aug-2010 05-Aug-2010 Learnhyperion.wordpress.com http://learnplanning.wordpress.com 1 Table of Contents 1. Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting fundamentals......................................03 a. Planning Overview................................................................................03 b. Budgeting.............................................................................................03 c. Forecast................................................................................................03 2. Hyperion Planning……………………………………………………………..04 3. Challenges that Planners Face include…………………………………………04 4. Planning Features...............................................................................................06 5. Planning Components..........................................................................................07 6. Related Planning Components............................................................................07 7. Planning Architecture...........................................................................................08 8. Hyperion Workspace Overview..................
Words: 2133 - Pages: 9
...Course Description This general education course is designed to introduce the intentional learner to communication, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, problem solving and professional competence and values. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach for the learner to develop personal, academic strategies in order to reach desired goals and achieve academic success. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Carter, C., Bishop, J., & Kravits, S. (2007). Keys to college studying: Becoming an active thinker (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Academic Success Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Identify techniques for setting goals. 1.2 Identify techniques for managing time. 1.3 Identify techniques for managing stress...
Words: 1168 - Pages: 5
...Altruistic thought are in the minds of all individuals. A person’s belief in following that ambition is based solely on them. The term “Altruism” was pioneered by August Comte (1851). He characterized that it meant “Devotion to the welfare of others, based in complete selflessness.” In this definition, it puts forth that Altruism is only possible if, one completely disregarded his or her own needs. Times have changed since Comte coined the term. Our economy is in turmoil. It is becoming more common to see selfish behaviors versus selfless. Does that mean Altruism no longer exists? Humans live on a basis of morals, yet that seems to be strained these days. Many fields of expertise have created theories on the basis of Altruism. There are two main perspectives that have been set forth. Evolutionary Psychologists follow Maynard Smith’s Theory of “Kin Selection” (1963). Smith proposed that altruistic tendencies are passed on through genes of an individual’s offspring. That is why a person is greater inclined to help family over a perfect stranger. The Reciprocal Perspective is another theory that has been examined. It states that a person tends to be helpful to others only on the notion that the helpee will return the favor. If these broad views are true, why are there random people helping strangers? Just recently, a prime example of selfishness was followed by a very great show of true altruism. Adam Lanza brutally took the lives of 20 helpless children and 6 adults...
Words: 716 - Pages: 3
...Time | Day 1 Aug 27th | Day 2 Aug 28th | Day3 Aug 29th | Day 4 Aug 30 | Day 5 Aug 31st | 7-11 Am | 1 jr. breakfast burrito from sonic. 1 12oz diet dp8oz waterCarb22 P12 L6 F0 Cal260 | ½ pkg nature valley peanut butter bar1 12oz glass milk1 ltr waterCarb30 P14 L11 F1 Cal270 | ½ pkg nature valley peanut butter bar1 12 oz milkCarb30 P14 L11 F1 Cal270 | 1 Supersonic breakfast burrito1 ltr waterCarb46 P23 L33 F3 Cal540 | 1 jr breakfast burrito from sonic1 ltr waterCarb22 P12 L6 F0 Cal260 | 11am -3pm | 1 pickle2 pieces wheat bread2 tbsp peanut butter1bsp jelly12 oz milk1ltr waterCarb43 P27 L25 F6 Cal475 | 15 baby carrots1 corn dog12 oz orange soda1 ltr waterCarb85 P10 L18 F5 Cal532 | 1 can progressive minestrone soup ( drained no broth) 1 stalk celery 1 ltr waterCarb40 P8 L4 F8 Cal100 | 1 hot dog 1 white hot dog bun2 slices tomato1 pickle1 cutie orange½ ltr waterCarb48 P9 L22 F7 Cal454 | 1 pickle1 corn dog1 med apple1 12oz glass waterCarb40 P8 L18 F4 Cal349 | 3pm-7pm | 1 4oz pork chop6 spears asparagus¾ cup cooked brown rice1ltr waterCarb35 P13 L6 F2 Cal245 | 2 stalks of celery2 tbsp peanut butter.3 12 oz glasses waterCarb10 P8 L16 F4 Cal209 | 1 patty egg fo yung1 cup fried rice2 tbsp brown gravy sauce4 oz soy sauce1 egg roll3 crab Rangoon ¾ cup broccoli 1 ltr water Car88 P24 L32 F9 Cal766 | 1 ltr water1 nature valley nut and yogurt barCarb25 P3 L4 F2 Cal140 | 1 slice American chz½ cup cooked rice6 oz ground turkey 1 cup broccoli1 ltr waterCarb45 P34 L15 F6 Cal442 | 7pm-midnight...
Words: 594 - Pages: 3
...|User | | |Course |Intro To Sociology | |Test |Quiz 1 | |Started | | |Submitted | | |Status |Completed | |Attempt |34 out of 40 points | |Score | | |Time |1 hour, 2 minutes out of 2 hours. | |Elapsed | | |Instructio|This quiz consist of 20 multiple choice questions. The first 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 1. The | |ns |second 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 2. Be sure...
Words: 843 - Pages: 4
...“The more you do for someone, the more that someone takes you for granted.” At the beginning of Kafka's "Metamorphosis", Gregor reveals to the audience that he has "...an exhausting profession! One the road, day in, day out" (1205). We later discover that the motivation behind his work commitment is to pay back debts owed by his parents. When Gregor's mother states " It almost worries me that he never goes out on his evenings off...his only hobby is a little occasional woodwork" (1208), we realize that Gregor has sacrificed any friendships and that he is not gaining any personal reward or motivation for his efforts. In return for his work, Gregor's parents however, were unemployed. To Gregor's father, "Breakfast was the most important meal of the day, which he liked to draw out for hours over the perusal of several newspapers" (1211). Meanwhile, Gregor had to get up and be on the early train for work on a normal basis. It appears that his father has no appreciation for all of the work and effort Gregor completes for the family. Gregor's sister, Grete, had become accustomed to "wearing pretty frocks, sleeping in late...taking part in a few modest celebrations, and above all, playing the violin (1219). These were all due to the amount of work and money Gregor contributed to his family. "They had just become used to it, both the family and Gregor; they gratefully took receipt of all his money, which he willingly handed over, but there was no longer any particular warmth about...
Words: 389 - Pages: 2
...Fences explores how racial tensions in society had an effect on an average African family in Pittsburgh. Troys’ past failure in his baseball career becomes the foundation behind his perception that his race was the reason for his failure. Due to this event he takes it out mostly on his son, Cory, cutting his hopes and dreams down primarily because he feels that his son will receive the same fate he did when he was his age. Fences also has a symbolic meaning behind it that can be linked to the two primary characters, Troy and Rose. Rose believes her family is slowly breaking apart so she feels if Troy and Cory work on building the fence then it will mend their relationship enough to hold on to. In scene II it opens with Rose singing, “Jesus, be a fence all around me every day” (Wilson 1117) which symbolizes that she her fence is made for protection. Her fence is made to keep her family safe and near her. Bono makes a comment to Troy when he questions why Rose would want a fence anyways and he basically tells Troy that, “some people build fences to keep people out…and other people build fences to keep people in (Wilson 1141).” Troy and Cory didn’t understand at first because they were too busy defying one another. All Rose did was love them and wanted the best for Cory and for Troy to drop his haunting past and be proud of his boy. But Troy had other intentions with the fence; he was the type that used the fence to keep what he didn’t want out. When Troy and Cory got into the...
Words: 549 - Pages: 3
...I believe Rose is very strong character in the book Fences because, Troy is a terrible husband to her, she works non-stop for her family. Even though things don’t really come easy for her she still always does what needs to be done because she knows it’s what she has to do and is expected of as a women in that era. Troy is not a good husband to Rose. He doesn't do anything at all to even try to be a part of his family. He expects things and demands them of her. “You supposed to come when I call you, woman. ” then Rose says “Man, hush your mouth. I ain’t no dog . . . ” (Fences, 43) He doesn't treat her with respect, calling her like a dog. She gets totally betrayed by Troy because he is sleeping with someone else and doesn't tell her unil...
Words: 330 - Pages: 2
...August Wilson’s Ten-Play Cycle August Wilson’s ten-play cycle is a series of plays created that follow the lives and experiences of African American’s throughout the twentieth century. As the plays were created, the collection as a whole then became the Pittsburgh Cycle. All but one of these plays took place in the City Hill’s district, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where the writer, August Wilson grew up himself. These plays were some of the finest of all time within the category of contemporary drama. As he tells the stories of how African American lives was perceived in these plays, there is a significance to be identified through each playwright. He sheds a great deal of insight on history, struggles, triumphs, relationships, and conflict between man and himself. In the series of these plays there is a valuable significance but there are a few plays in particular that depict clear images of what Wilson wanted to portray to his audiences. In an interview with Bill Myers, Wilson discusses his past and how he became a writer and developed even in his childhood ages. He credits his mother for bringing his inner poet out of him. She was very adamant in making sure he knew how to read. This trait instilled in him was carried out through his fantastic work as a writer. Although he did not finish high school, his success was much greater than those four walls. He went on years later to receive a Pulitzer prize award in 1987. During this time people in Wilson’s community started to...
Words: 1084 - Pages: 5
...The setting of a story often helps a reader to feel as if he were actually a part of the story. Franz Kafka and Herman Melville are two authors who chose specific settings for their stories. The settings they chose help to place their characters into perspective and to understand the problems they face. Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Herman Melville’s Billy Budd take place at different points in time and in different settings; Metamorphosis in an apartment in the early 1900’s, and Billy Budd on a ship in the late 18th Century. These settings help to identify the mood of each story. Metamorphosis takes place in the early 1900’s in the apartment of Gregor Samsa. Kafka does not provide a geographical setting for Metamorphosis, however, the significance of the story taking place on land is the ability of the characters to escape at their own will. Metamorphosis begins with Gregor unable to get out of his bed for work, later succumbing to the fact that he has morphed into an insect. Gregor’s extreme tardiness for work causes upheaval and chaos in the Samsa home; The father is screaming, Gregor’s boss comes to the house to find his employee, Gregor’s mother and sister are crying because they are scared, and there are guests in the home. The setting of the entire Samsa family being confined into a small apartment makes the the turmoil that arises a much larger issue than it really is. At a certain point, the Samsa family, led by their father, decides to isolate Gregor into...
Words: 749 - Pages: 3
