...WRTG 101, 30 November 2013 Thesis: Sherlock Holmes, a Master Detective’s Mind at Work Unquestionably, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was on to something when he created Sherlock Holmes. In Stanton O. Berg’s article, “Sherlock Holmes: Father of Scientific Crime and Detection,” the author believes that “the famous sleuth had a decided stimulating influence on the development of modern scientific crime detection” (446). Holmes was indeed a dramatic representation of the investigative curiosity of the time period. Berg cites criminologists of the era who were either inspired by Doyle’s fictional character, leading them to their own discoveries in forensic science, or who were driven to start implementing Holmesian methods within professional police forces (448). A review of Sherlock stories reveals that almost every one of the forensic techniques utilized by police forces today is touched upon in one form or another. In E.J. Wagner’s book The Science of Sherlock Holmes, such methods included the examination of dirt, cigar ashes, blood stains, fingerprints and a dabbling in ballistics among others. Part of the lure of Sherlock Holmes is that readers are captivated by the iconic nineteenth century detective’s innate abilities in solving his cases so seamlessly. In essence, he is the perfect intellectual model for analytical ability and razor edge wit. How then, is Holmes able to utilize the powers of his mind so well? One path to understand this is to investigate the cognitive strengths...
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...interested in ideas – not merely in visual products. I wanted to put [art] once again at the service of the mind’ (Marcel Duchamp). Discuss with reference to ONE of Duchamp’s art works. “The readymade can be seen as a sort of irony, because it says here it is, a thing that I call art, I didn’t even make it myself” (Ades and Cox et al., 1999: 151). Most of Marcel Duchamp’s “readymades” are the representatives of this ideology, the most controversial and distinguished one is “Fountain” definitely, which is a urinal in Society of Independents Artists Exhibition in New York in 1917 (Nesbit, 1994). After this exhibition, the debate was initiated to argue what was art and what was not. This essay will first consider how Marcel Duchamp challenged the concept of art with Fountain and secondly, will evaluate the significance of Fountain, to demonstrate the worth of Fountain as one of the most significant art works in 20th century. There are numerous understandings of what art is. The definition of art from Oxford Dictionary is “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture” (Oxford Dictionaries). However, this is a traditionary explanation about art. It has no longer apply to the modern art in various aspects. Since the Dadaism movement started in Europe in early 20th century, anti-art works had been prevalent among the modern artists. The art theory had an enormous transformation during this period...
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...the Trinitarian theology upon which Sayers's study of the creative mind is based. In fact, originality of that kind would be inappropriate, because she is not questioning the orthodox teaching of the Church on these fundamental points about the nature of God and humanity. Although Sayers's theological premises are not original, what she does with them is. Her contribution in The Mind of the Maker is to develop a lucid, extended analogy between the Christian dogma of the Trinity and the creative activity of the human being. With this, she not only explaining "this fascinating and majestic mystery" of the Holy Trinity (The Mind of the Maker 149), but also produces one of the most illuminating inquiries into the creative process ever written. She begins the essay by making another important distinction, saying "this book is not an apology for Christianity..." this is significant, because too often people confuse matters of fact with personal opinion. The first chapter of The Mind of the Maker is thus concerned with distinguishing fact from opinion, and the text proceeds to check the Church's "statements of fact" about the universe against the actual experience of the artist. Specifically, the book considers whether there is anything in the artistic process that parallels the Christian conception of God as Trinity-in-Unity. The author give a brief suggestion about her book as a "it is brief study of the creative mind" and states its thesis as directly as possible: The point I shall...
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...I am a firm believer that a healthy mind promotes a healthy body. I feel this way because without a strong mind, including both your attitude and lifestyle you will never achieve total health. Since the body and mind are connected and emotions play such a large part in determining one’s health status, if you try separating out the mind from the body and how they interact it only makes sense that it would be misleading. For example, if a person lives a healthy life such as, exercise regularly, weight management, eating healthy food and manage a stress free environment they would live a longer life span, then those who live a life style drinking alcohol, smoking, and party. With a healthy mind, we begin to apply health and wellness into our lives, and be able to encouge family, friends or co-workers to do the same. It is very important that we live an healthy life because a healthy mind promotes a healthy way of living. Proper diet and exercise or making the wise choice not to partake excessive caffeine, drugs and alcohol use as well. With a healthy mind, we begin to apply health and wellness into our lives and make conscious decisions in everything we do or choose to participate in. I also believe it is a body-mind connection and it all starts in our head. It is very important that I live my life in a health way such as to minmize the unexpected A healthy mind also promotes a healthy way of living because you are looking at the positives that comes from having a healthy body...
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...1. INTRODUCTION Mind map has been defined as an expression of ''Radiant Thinking'' which is a natural function of the human mind (Tony and Barry Buzan 993). It is powerful graphic techniques which provides a universal key to unlocking the potential of the brain. The mind map can be applied to every aspect of life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance human performance. It has four essential characteristics. They are the subjects of attention crystallized in a central image, the mind themes of the subject radiate from the central image as branchers, and branches comprise the key word printed on associated line. Topics of lesser importance are also represented as branches attached to higher level branches and the branches from a connected nodal structure. Mind map then can be enhanced and enriched with colors, pictures, codes and dimension to add interest, beauty and individuality. These will in turn aid creativity, memory and specially the recall of information. Tony Buzan in his book mind maps for kids (2003) said that mind maps are the tool of choice to help us to get our memory tuned. Mind maps work so well because they work with two sections of our memory, which are the imagination and association. He said that mind mapping is a special form of note-taking and planning that work with your brain to make it easier for you to remember things. We must use colors and images to help get our imagination whirring and the way we draw them with words or images...
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...Philosophy Idealism The study of philosophy idealism is an interesting subject that contains views from different philosophers. It begins with the thought that discusses the theory of mind over matter versus matter over mind. This train of thought also includes the theory of perception versus reality. Idealism came into existence through the study of metaphysics. Metaphysics is the study of existence within the mind. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were the most noted times of discussion about idealism (Moore & Bruder, 2011). Idealism argues against other philosophical theories including materialism, realism, rationalism, and skepticism. Idealism’s most common argument is versus the theory of materialism (Lennon, 2008). The argument between idealism and materialism focuses on the two thoughts of mind over matter or matter over mind. There were many philosophers during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who presented their views regarding Idealism. David Hume, George Berkeley. Immanuel Kant and Georg Hegel were very influential philosophers during that time frame. The differences between the ideas of perception and reality were discussed frequently by these philosophers (Walker, 2010). The work of previous philosophers influenced future philosophers. The ideas of each philosopher helped in the advancement of the knowledge to attain what we know today about various topics of interest in the different fields derived from the basis of philosophy. Math...
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...5 Minds for the Future Review Howard Gardner, in his book “5 Minds for the Future”, places a large emphasis on the power of the mind and a compelling case for fundamental change in how we as a society cultivate and develop our minds. He describes the five minds or characteristics in which current and future generations need to identify as to equip ourselves to prepare for a rapidly advancing future. It is unlikely many will be able to develop them all equally in ones self, but we should develop them with a balance to effectively engage in the expected and anticipated future. Gardner argues those who do not develop these minds will be subject to situations or circumstances well beyond their control. The development of these minds begins with parents, peers, and media all playing an important role in influencing young peoples’ minds. The 5 minds of the Future outlined by Gardner are: The Disciplined Mind The Synthesizing Mind The Creating Mind The Respectful Mine; and The Ethical Mind. Education is the key factor in cultivating and developing these minds. No student, professional, or young person can afford to sit back on intellectual cruise control lest they become irrelevant and ill equipped. Success will be for those committed to a lifetime of learning, experimenting, and experiencing the development of the 5 minds. Gardner suggests traditional approaches to education are unchanged and in many way narrow minded. He believes the world has changed in...
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...daily lives. It can affect the physician daily, and become a conscience burden on their lives. Example of Stress and Burnout: Health Care Professions * This occupation sees more of the stress and burnout than pretty much any other job. With the emotional toll of not saving individuals lives, patient dissatisfaction, and long driving hours, it can easily been seen why. With all of this weighing on their everyday minds, the need to respond and act quickly also starts to dissipate. The average shift for someone in this occupation is 12 hours, stress and burnout is seen quite heavily. While other shifts are 8 hour rotation, majority of them are seen needing to cross shift, and this causes instances of chronic fatigue, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion. Example of Work-Life conflict * This is a major issue in just about all occupations. The job is always on the mind, what could you have done to do better weighs the individual down, and why this have to happen on my shift, is often questions that go through everyone’s minds. I always lived by the saying “leave work at the door”, and found it is not even close to an easy thing to do. Something’s you just cannot leave at the door and this now starts to take a toll on your everyday life. I think that this is one of the most common issues and majority of the people will encounter this. Dealing with it however, is not as easy as it happening. Solutions Emotional Labor * I can’t say that I have any real “ground breaking” solutions...
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...About The Brain, The Mind, and Language." EScholarship. UC Berkeley, 2008. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. Lakoff tells of George Orwell’s 1984 and how he used to love the book, but now since he has more knowledge of the mind and how it works his opinion has changed. George Lakoff is Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the Rockridge Institute. This paper seems reliable from the credential he has and how he voices his opinion with facts to back it up. The uses of this article helps show by the authors facts and opinion how Orwell didn't know much about the brain. That how Orwell describes how the mind is working within the citizens is inaccurate, because the lack of knowledge in the time period the book was wrote. This sources is good to compare with the knowledge we have now about the brain and how realistic was Orwell's version of mind control compared to what mind...
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...The Life Plan Workbook A newsletter subscriber bonus report, helping you better motivate yourself and your team Life Plan © Mind Tools Ltd. 2007-2008 Workbook Page 1 The Life Plan Workbook The Life Plan Workbook By James Manktelow This workbook is published by Mind Tools Ltd Copyright © Mind Tools Ltd 2007-2008 Version 1.00 Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2007-2008 by Mind Tools Ltd This e-book is protected by international copyright law. It may only be copied and used subject to a license issued by Mind Tools Ltd or its assigns. Visit http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ebookterms.htm to see the terms of this license. To purchase a single-user license, just http://www.mindtools.com/rs/LifePlanWorkbook. place your order normally at To find out more about multi-user or corporate licenses (for example, to use for training or for intranet use) visit http://www.mindtools.com/rs/MultiUser. © Mind Tools Ltd. 2007-2008 Page 2 The Life Plan Workbook About Mind Tools Mind Tools – Essential Skills for an Excellent Career! Mind Tools (www.mindtools.com) is the Internet’s most visited career training site, with more than 4.2 million visitors each year. For individuals who are interested in developing their own careers, MindTools.com offers more than 100 free “how to” skill-builder articles to help you learn the essential skills you need for career success. On the site, you can learn time and stress management; build useful leadership, information...
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...THE MIND IN IDEALISM Philosophy of mind is widely considered a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness, and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind–body problem, i.e. the relationship of the mind to the body, is commonly seen as one key issue in philosophy of mind, although there are other issues concerning the nature of the mind that do not involve its relation to the physical body, such as how consciousness is possible and the nature of particular mental states. One of these issues that do not presume a relationship of a mind and body is the conception of mind in Idealism. Philosophically, idealism is the view that fundamental reality is the make-up of mind and ideas only. This essay will discuss at length what the mind generally means to the idealist especially in the classical sense as espoused by George Berkeley and then proceed to analyse the concept of mind or self in the radical transcendentalism of Joseph von Schelling and conclude with Edmund Husserl, a 20th century philosopher and reputed founder of Phenomenology Idealism is the form of monism that sees the world as consisting of minds, mental contents and or consciousness, according to Stoljar (2005). Idealists are not faced with explaining how minds arise from bodies: rather, the world, bodies and objects are regarded as mere appearances held by minds. According to Stoljar, accounting for the mind–body...
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...The . The world of the manager is complicated and confusing. Making sense of it requires not a knack for simplification but the ability to synthesize insights from different mind-sets into a comprehensible whole. Five Minds of a byjonathan Gosling and onathan Gosling and Henry Mintzberg Manage ^ ^ -^ T HE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of a major Canadian com- pany complained recently that he can't get his engineers to think like managers. It's a common complaint, but behind it lies an uncommonly important question: What does it mean to think like a manager? Sadly, little attention has been paid to that question in recent years. Most of us have become so enamored of "leadership" that "management" has been pushed into the background. Nobody aspires to being a good manager anymore; everybody wants to be a great leader. But the separation of management from leadership is dangerous. Just as management without leadership encourages an uninspired style, which deadens activities, leadership without management encourages a disconnected style, which promotes hubris. And we all know the destructive HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW 54 power of hubris in organizations. So let's get back to plain old management. The problem, of course, is that plain old management is complicated and confusing. Be global, managers are told, and be local. Collaborate, and compete. Change, perpetually, and maintain order. Make the numbers while nurturing your people. How is anyone supposed to reconcile all...
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...Letter on Why He Wrote ‘1984’." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 12 Aug. 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2015. Orwell’s electronically published letter to Mr.Willmett on why he wrote 1984. He tells of how he fears that the future is getting no better than what he lives in now. That Hitler will disappear but a new force will rise, and how the world is head to a centralized government. Orwell writes about how history is already ceasing to exist and the world is moving one step closer to not caring about politics. He also answers Willmett question on if he thing the world tend to fascism. Which he answer by on why he like war and how he likes war because it's a fight of the choice of good or evil. The letter George Orwell writes is athenic and his own work which gives his view on why he wrote the book. Orwell give insight to what was going on during which it was wrote, using Hitler as a prime...
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...write out a plan for marathon training or daily yoga classes. The problem is finding the time and motivation in your hectic daily life to actually work out. Sticking to an exercise routine can be far easier than you ever imagined through hypnosis in NYC. How to Stick to an Exercise Routine With Hypnosis The subconscious mind governs your feelings, emotions and hidden motivations. While your conscious mind plans on working out, your subconscious may be getting in the way. Body image issues, a lack of confidence or a busy schedule may make you less inclined to hit the gym after work. For the early bird exercisers, hitting the snooze button can be far too easy to do after a late night. No matter what is causing your current exercise avoidance, NYC hypnosis can help....
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...way of thinking we believe comes from our consciousness. It dictates the way we think and reason about what has happened in our life and has a direct influence on the outcome of whatever problem or issue we happen to face. This conscious level controls how we discern our surroundings at any given time. But did you know that the conscious level of the mind is only involved in what we perceive? That’s right. The conscious level only takes in what the eyeballs and ears take in and initially deposit that information. However, the process does not end there, for another step is involved. There is another level of the brain that has more control over our thoughts than the conscious level does. This is the subconscious. The subconscious is what really processes our thoughts that come into our conscious mind. The subconscious mind takes those thoughts and processes them for us to act on. The final process is delivered to our conscious mind in the form of feedback that we interpret as our thoughts. These thoughts also direct our emotions. As you can see the thought process is very powerful. When these thoughts come to our conscious mind, they may or may not be in harmony with our programming - programming that was ingrained into us when we were little ones. This is programming we...
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