...More Than One Reality By: Ethan Caldwell Reality is kind of like a memory. Everyone has their own different ideas of what it should be but none are necessarily the truth. For example two people who were both in the great depression could have totally different thoughts on the difficult times. While one could have lived on the streets struggling every day to find food and water, the other could have been among the few rich people and lived in luxury. Both of them would have very different memories about how times were back then. The same goes for reality. While we all might agree on what is real or not our thoughts on reality could be on different sides of the spectrum. The definition of reality is “the state or quality of having existence or substance.” If something is real to me then that’s my reality and same goes for someone else, so who’s to say that there isn’t more than one reality and why is humanity so interested in reality? I believe that humanity is so interested in reality because we are naturally curious. They say curiosity killed the cat and I believe that saying is very true. We as humans always want our questions answered be it a simple question like two plus two or a complex question like what is reality with no real answer yet. This curiosity is just part of our nature and it can lead to obsessions. Some people are so obsessed with finding the answer to questions that they devote their whole life to it and this obsession consumes them. Even if we...
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...Explain the role of the following in the rise of atheism * Science * Evil Atheism is when someone doesn’t believe in the existence of God. There are two types of Atheism negative and positive atheism. The negative atheism is when someone have no knowledge about God and doesn’t believe in it; while on the other hand the positive atheism is when they have the knowledge but still doesn’t believe in God. Over the years things started to change, Science came and people now have better understanding of things around them. These have made a major impact on people’s faiths and believe, which has caused an increase of atheist people. Back in the old days, everything was seen as either a miracle or a punishment from God. But since Science came along, it gave an explanation for why things happen and supporting it with evidence. This had made people question the existence of God, because God became no longer ‘the explanation’. For example: At first people thought that God had created the universe, but then Science came and argued this fact with a theory called the Big Bang theory, which is the explanation for how the universe started. Stephen Hawking said: “ Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation”. What he means is that there are no evidence that proves that God did create the universe, but science do. Therefore Science is much logical than believing in God. Here when the rise of...
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...important role in the story in my opinion. The story talks about molecules and atoms, but I do not see the point in doing so. I believe this was just meant to make the story seem more important than what it truly is. By adding in the equation to the story, it cause confusion and makes it boring. I don’t see how using these equations help to prove the problem at the beginning of the story. The equations just seem to be added in for no reason and get the whole story off topic. The equations are just plain confusing. I may not be the best at science, but I am not the worst either, and I still don’t understand these equations. I have read over them all more than twice, and I am hopeless when it comes to trying to understand them. The story does attempt to explain the equations, but not to the level in which anyone reading the story could understand. All of the examples that have been told throughout the story, all had to do with science and equations, but why? The reason why this story was written doesn’t have to have anything to do with science. I believe that this piece would have more meaning to the reader if it would deal with everyday stuff compared to science and stuff from back in the 250 B.C. or the 1760s. A situation such as doing a critical thinking question or trying to write an essay paper over something you have to think of on your own. This...
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...1) What sparked your interest in computer science? How did this lead you to major in computer science and what do you hope to accomplish with your degree? In your answer, please describe how your experiences have influenced the goals you have for yourself. My interest in computer science started when I was a young child. I’ve always been interested in using the computer, and I’ve been fortunate enough to be born at the precipice of the technological age. This has allowed me to grow up alongside technology, getting bigger while technology helped the world get smaller. I am completely comfortable with technology and have an aptitude for figuring my way around any piece of technology. Using the computer feels natural to me; it feels like where I should be centering my hard work, ambition, and focus. When deciding a major for college, I...
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...the intimate details of the life, and lives of those related to, Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta was a poor black woman who had an extremely aggressive case of cervical cancer and the cells taken from her tumor were found to be able to grow on long after her death, providing an amazing test subject for scientists and researchers everywhere. These cells, called HeLa, helped develop a polio vaccine and have helped scientists to learn about and treat vast amounts of other illnesses. But despite this triumph for the medical field, throughout the book, Henrietta’s descendants continue to be cloaked in poverty. Henrietta’s body made these researchers millions and her family continued to live in poverty despite their mother’s amazing contribution to science. Skloot creates this theme of poverty throughout the book by really immersing herself into the lives of Henrietta’s children and telling their stories throughout the book as well. She emphasizes the contrast between the success and wealth of the developers of HeLa with the poverty of the family of the...
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...Nine Billion Names of God”. This is a science fictive short story where we meet a group of lamas who wants to write the nine billion names of God. Atypically, the lamas will not use the ‘normal’ alphabet; but their own alphabet where they have invented and written in their holy books. In over three centuries they have been typing these names down, and it would take another fifteen thousand years for them to complete the chore. Therefore, they purchase a special computer, Mark V, from a company, which can calculate and write all the letters down. Compared to the fifteen thousand years the computer will do the job in a hundred days. Later on we are following two engineers named George and Chuck. They have been hired to complete the project. However, one day Sam Jaffe tells Chuck the real purpose of this task. The real purpose is to find all the names and when that is been done, God’s intention with the mankind will be achieved and the universe will cease to exist. Of course, the scientists think that it is pure nonsense and they begin to plan their home travel at the same time, as the computer would be done printing out the names. They are afraid of the monks’ reactions when their task will fail, because of course it will fail. Unfortunately, on their way to the plane, they look up and suddenly without a fuss, the stars are going out. It is clear that the dialogue in the start is a very special one. To me, I think it is the very classic “science vs. religion” when the two men are...
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...of scientific revolution (1962) -he was interested in two things. He redefined the word “paradigm” to use in science -These paradigms I take to be universally recognized scientific achievements that for a time provide model problems and solutions to a community of practitioners. -Provide models (in law, theory, instrumentation, application) from which spring particular coherent traditions of scientific research. -Ex. Copernician revolution, Newtonian dynamic (new version of the world-the change of paradigm ) -Ex. Theory of light -today (in the 1960): light is photon. Ie. Quantum-mechanical entities( Planck Einstein) -In the 19th century, light was transverse wave motion (young and Fresnel ) -during the 18th century, light was material corpuscles (Newton) -in each case, research proceed accordingly -Understanding assumptions -Ontological: what reality is -Epistemological: how to access to knowledge, how knowledge is defined -Define valid knowledge at a time- it is always link on social conventions. Knowledge is never pure knowledge. It is link to the time of what is the social context. -upon which, research problems and analysis are designed (the questions that we asked are always link to the two term) -accepted view of science, of scientific knowledge at a time and scientific methods -Competing paradigms -competing visions at any time ...
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...emotional. It has been a little more challenging than my previous school because we have a lot more work and all the work is very thought out. All in all, everything is going great. To have a successful year, I would like to enjoy and get better grades in science, try to be a great volleyball player, and learn as much about the Word as I can. Science is the grade that I want to really work on this year. I think one of the things that I can do to get better grades in science is to challenge myself. Another way would be to write thorough notes and study before assessments. If I challenged myself I could know even more. I could also be ready ahead of time and wouldn’t have to study as...
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...From 2005- 2014 I worked at Coppinville Jr. High School in Enterprise, AL teaching Life Science. The last school year 2013-14 I taught Spanish as an elective in addition to Life Science. Through those years I observed apathy from some co-workers toward helping ELL students. Some teachers were mad with the ESL teacher when the teacher pulled out ELL students. Other teachers preferred that the ESL teacher pulled out the ELL student so they didn’t have to deal with them during their class. Many teachers complained about not knowing what to do with ELL students. Every year Enterprise City Schools offered SAMUEL Training to help teachers understand the importance of using different teaching strategies to help ELL students acquired content...
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...eternity that we will share with God, however that seems to be impossible. A video is not the same thing as history. I think that what the article said towards the end about our bodies and life after death wasn’t necessarily true. They related ones body to that of a computer. They said that data or our soul can exist without the computer or our body. I think our souls don’t need our bodies after death. He used the example of the idea of a song living on even if every copy was destroyed but I don’t think the memory of something living on is the same as the thing living on. “the scientific painting of the universe has deliberately set aside many of the most pleasing parts about being alive.” applying principles of science to explain the phenomenon of the universe gives more meaning to the theory of creation of the earth and everyone on it. science doesn’t take away the fact that we are alive, it emphasizes how interesting it is to be able to explain certain theories “Perhaps it is in the power of abstract ideas, the nature of words themselves, that give us our best analogy to understand how we can exist even when our bodies turn to dust.” i think it’s a bad analogy that a tangible object such as a work of art or the written word is related to the soul, because the soul can’t be duplicated or reproduced for future generations. abstract ideas are the product of a soul, but that is only after they are expressed by the body. Insights...
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...The Impact of Glass Technology Nowadays technology was developed extremely fast. From dekstop, now we have laptop, from smartphone now we have Glass technology. What is Glass technology? Basicly it’s like smartphone but you use a glasses to control almost everything you need in smartphone and it doesn’t required other device but can connected with your other devices. Firstly, Glass technology innovated by Google Inc. Which called Google glass. They’re realized that people needs technology which more effective, efficient,and off course have to be simple thing. From that idea they try to move smartphone technology into a glasses. By use this glasses you can schedule your day easier to manage your time because you know what already done and what will you do later. You can snap what you see and share it to your friends and community. You can still connected with people and make a conversation even video call. Make phone calls, sms, emails though Google Glass, no smartphone required. Keep your calendar events, information, contacts updated on Glass. Easier navigation and maps will be provided through Glass. Glass will make you look hi-tech and updated on technology and create an impressive impact on people. However, every thing have negative impact. What we know is with this technology, Glass might give you a ‘nerdy’ look that might create clumsiness among people nowadays. No indication while clicking pictures (like pointing the camera) which almost sounds like a hidden camera...
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...and why. If one is not a believer in science, typically the next best choice would be religion, and the concept of a higher spiritual entity or "god". The article by Stephen Hawking unleashes a brilliant statement about how science is inherently progressive and religion is inherently conservative. Religion is relatively close minded and illogical, and is based on fundamental beliefs as opposed to empirical facts. Clearly we know that God or Gods is (are) not necessary to imagine the beginning of the universe, in our modern understanding science lays out the groundwork for what I believe to be the most viable explanation of the universe. Although, I am only a fraction of the percentage of humans who believe in these theories, as many of us do need some sort of higher entity or religion to put the universe into perspective. With so many different opinions and beliefs about the story of everything, we can start to understand the why and the how of these beliefs and empathize with the believers. In the last century alone we have begun to strung together more scientific facts about our existence than ever before, and are beginning to answer the questions that have perplexed our ancestors for so many years. Now here is the tricky part, we can understand the concept of molecules and the universe, but science states that all of this simply materialized out of nothing, otherwise known as "The Big Bang Theory". It's impossible to try and understand how this first molecule expanded into...
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...Candacy Taylor Concerns of Equity within the School System AC 230 November 5, 2010 WHAT IS THE ISSUE ABOUT? This issue is about children within the school system being blamed for low grades and failing classes. The issues don’t only rely on the child, but the school also. Many teachers blame a children parent, their home lives, their communities, and even their genetics as a cause or the students themselves saying something must be internally wrong with them. Rather, what might be the issue is the school itself. Maybe it’s the beliefs, practices, procedures, and policies of a particular school that causes a child not to do well within the school system. There are many curriculum’s in a school that may affect a child in a positive or negative way. In schools all of them have the basic curriculum’s such as English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Computer, History, and Gym. Other schools may have more or less depending on what’s the specialty of the school. Either way, there should be equity within all schools no matter what they are focusing on. ENGLISH/SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY In all of theses subjects within schools teachers need to be told again that each child is different, so there many need to be unique books or classroom activities and specific tools, gadgets that all children can use. Each child needs to feel as equally important as every other child feels, so equity wouldn’t be a problem within the school systems. As teachers conduct their English class they should also...
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...Yet perhaps one of the greatest juxtapositions in Dracula is the juxtaposition between science and superstition, seen through the shortcomings of both, where the other succeeds, and the balance between them seen in the character of Professor Van Helsing. Throughout the novel there are many evident shortcomings of both science and superstition. For example When a young woman, named Lucy, is bitten by a vampire, named Dracula, which is where the book gets its title, she is cared for by a doctor, Dr. Seward, but despite his science and medical knowledge he...
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...BIO 113 Environmental Life Science (online) * Unit Assignment * NAME: Connor Craig Assignment for Unit 1. Introduction to the Course * Spring 2016 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GOAL: The goal of this “warm-up” assignment is to introduce you to the three major means of doing work in this course via CANVAS and test your ability to follow directions ;-). You will: (1) Take a Survey that mimics a Quiz. (2) Contribute to a Discussion that mimics one or two assignments. (3) Use this file to mimic a regular Weekly Assignment. General Instructions: • This file is named U01_YYY_Z_S16.doc. Download and save this file, changing the leading “YYY” to the first three letters of your last name and the “Z” to your first names’ initial (ALL IN CAPS). • Add your name to the right of “NAME” above. • Do the following and do them in the sequence provided, please. • Add you answers into the block provided – otherwise, do not edit the document in any way. • When a question has sections (like a and b), start the answer to each on a separate paragraph and use the section label (a or b) so that the transition is clearly demarked. • Submit as instructed. (A) Course Survey: Go to the “Week 1” page, click on Unit 1 Quiz “Warm-up Survey” and take the very short survey. (Note: Surveys have the Quiz symbol, but this one is not graded.) (B) Discussion:...
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