...Is Science in the Bible? The need to answer this very question has come about all too often throughout time. It has at times driven a wedge between men because in order to gain knowledge and understanding of the truths of the world, Science deems it necessary to prove the truths by presenting the facts through a systematic process. The Bible on the other hand is presented to man by God and offers knowledge of the truths of the world through having faith and building a relationship with Him, which brings forth the knowledge needed to understand the world. In fact many times being a Christian can mean it must be impossible to be a scientist at the same time. But what many people do not understand is that Christianity and science are quite compatible. It has also been said that Science and Scripture are in no way at odds with each other but rather two distinct ways of thinking. On one hand are the believers of creation whom take the Bible as the only truth needed to understand the world. While on the other hand stands the evolutionist who seeks to explain and understand the truths of the world created by a God that cannot be seen or touched. For many years man has worked diligently to explain and prove the phenomena of the universe. This field of study as we know it is called Science. In today’s world Science can best be described as a systematic method used by scientists to prove the phenomena of the universe through observations, measurements, testing and documented...
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...management accounting and the underlying issues it faces. He is worried that the transpiring changes in this field will not be “conducive to advancing our understandings of the functioning and continued development” of the constantly changing business world. The issues discussed are among mainstream tendencies, increasing autonomy, and changes occurring throughout the world. Hopwood expresses concern of the narrowing outlook of management accounting research, where there appears to be more careerist-oriented rather than curiosity-oriented research occurring. The number of business schools seeking accreditation has continued to increase, requiring faculty to engage in research. Because the faculty does not have the necessary skills, their research tends to look for “simplicity and certainty rather than complexity and challenge” and they often use previous findings as their data and abstract theories that differ from how accounting actually operates. If this continues, the changes seen underway will be difficult to implement. Autonomy is another issue affecting the future of management accounting. As mentioned above, there is an increase in the number of accounting researchers who are less and less knowledgeable about the accounting practice. This causes a colossal separation between the two. Hopwood uses the medical science field as an example. He explains that there are people who not only conduct research, but also deal with patients. This way, the knowledge moves from research...
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...Obesity is a Growing Problem in America MARY ANN JONES GCU Introduction to Nursing Research NRS-433V Dodie Serafini September 08, 2012 Obesity is a Growing Problem in America Obesity has become a major growing problem in healthcare due to fact that the percentage of obese adults has increased to an alarming 35.7. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.) The medical cost of obese patients in 2008 was estimated at $147 billion which is much higher than people of normal weight. The qualitative study researched for this paper explores obese patient’s experiences, and perceptions of support in primary care. Nurses need to have an understanding of patient’s perceptions and thoughts in order to provide optimal care. The study researched is called Primary care support for tackling obesity: a qualitative study of the perceptions of obese patients. In nursing it is important to understand the way patients perceive the care or treatment they receive in order for us to maybe make changes in the way we do things. The way patients perceive their primary care will play a role in what they learn and what they will do. It can also make a difference in them obtaining treatment or care. In nursing we need to make sure are meeting the needs of our patients and their perceptions of their care or treatment help us evaluate our effectiveness. The range of the experiences varied, but all participants had experienced some type of intervention or treatment to address their weight issues...
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...English Curriculum Show a slide on 'cross-linguistic' transfer The participants should: Display an understanding of culture, language and literacy learning in the early grades Display an understanding of Show a slide that shows the 'cross-linguistic' transfer (the transition from one language to the transferability of the next knowledge of the structure of one language to another) Show a slide that shows the Be acquainted with the domains covered for each language, distribution of domains per per quarter language area Display an understanding of Show a slide on the framework that how other content areas can shows the integration of the be integrated in a language language, literature and skills lesson (i.e. social studies, science, math, music, art, health and P.E.) 20 minutes The Domains, Standards and Competencies Present the slides that show the following: (Domains: oral language, phonological awareness, grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension) Show a sample activity/exercise that illustrates a specific domain/skill Preclaro, Par, Astilla, Santos, Razon, Principe, Zuniga, Dela Paz Display an understanding that the domains to be prioritized include: oral language, phonological awareness, grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension Display an understanding that there are domains that are covered by the MT and Filipino language areas: book and print orientation, alphabet knowledge...
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...|Name: Gail Faulkner |Date:4-22-2012 | |Unit Title: the study of Water | |Grade Level: PRE-K | |Subject: Science | |Unit Length: 10 minutes | |Brief Summary of Unit | |(Describe the context for this unit within the curriculum, and the curricular aims of the unit.) | | | |What understandings or goals will be assessed through this task? (Students will…) | | | |Will understand how water is a way of life for people. They will also gain recognition of various types of things we use water for.| |The students will develop enhanced...
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...D M A S O N understanding understanding S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W Y O R K P R E S S Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mason, Richard, 1948– Understanding understanding / Richard Mason. p. cm. — (SUNY series in philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5871-7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5872-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Comprehension (Theory of knowledge) I. Title. II. Series. BD181.5.M27 2003 121—dc21 2003042557 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for Margie Contents INTRODUCTION, 1 CHAPTER ONE WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, 7 CHAPTER TWO HOW WE UNDERSTAND, 21 CHAPTER THREE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE, 39 CHAPTER FOUR INTELLIGIBILITY, 51 CHAPTER FIVE FAILURES OF UNDERSTANDING, 67 CHAPTER SIX BEYOND UNDERSTANDING, 89 viii CONTENTS ...
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...favorite subject is science, however everything that happens in the world falls under history at some point in time, based simply on the fact that everything we do or say will become history after it’s done or said. I want to study history and find more about my families’ history, and my culture in parts of the world where my descendants come from. It is extremely important to know where I come from and who my people are, as one day I will marry and settle down with my own family. I would like very much to be able to tell them about our families’ history and from where they come from. Most important is not letting my families’ history die with my elders. The only way I know of doing this is to research, talk, and spend more time with them and let them tell me everything they know so that I can research further and find more information out than previously known. To me, history is more than linking our past. It offers a small glimpse of the future. Not all, but most families way of doing things, professions, hobbies, etc., all come from learned behavior that may have been passed down from generation to generation. In order to progress forward, I feel that you must know where you’ve been. To me history is exciting, because you can learn from peoples past and dissect how and why events unfolded the way it did. Understanding people’s mindset can be difficult and many obstacles can stand in your way. But through proper research and understanding documented events in...
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...Analysis of The Language of Money The opening story of the essay, “The Language of Money” by John Lanchester is about the ancient Egyptian priesthood whose members predicted the extent of the flooding by the River Nile. The priests were the most powerful people in the land and would measure each year’s flood in secret chambers to develop techniques to predict the agricultural season that followed. Until the 19th century, other people were forbidden to access these rooms and measurements. The analogy linked to this opening is that people in the financial markets set out to confuse the rest of us and closely protect their understanding just like the priest protected their status. Lanchester suggests that in the world of finance, their own set of priests exists with their own rituals meant to intimidate and deceive those who are not given access to understand. The main argument of the article is that words in the financial world are twisted to mean what the financiers want therefore confusing everyone else. He calls this “reversification,” a process that twists words to the opposite of their true meaning. He applies reversification to clarify words that might cost you a lot of money. For example, a bailout is not about throwing water out of a ship but about putting money into something while hedge fund has nothing to do with a thing that marks out the edges of a field, or with the idea of hedging bets but instead is a pool of largely unregulated money used to take highly-leveraged...
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...the firm foundation of logic and orderly reasoning. Purposive Communication learning progresses smoothly, step by step, from the simplest processes to the most complicated and advanced applications, each step along the way resting upon those topics which have been taken before. It is axiomatic that the understanding of the present and future lessons depends greatly on the kind of understanding of the present lesson. Within this context, Purposive Communication learning is basically like a language; if it is not learned properly from the beginning, it may become too difficult and abstract later to grasp and understand. In the study of Purposive Communication, the first topic of the study can be exceedingly important in the development of the student under an instructor. As such, concepts should be taught by the instructor and learned properly by the student with the aid of detailed explanations. This should include every available and relevant learning aid to condition the minds of the students into understanding the lesson well. Towards later part of the discussions examples are given applying the same concepts the theories to enable the students to relate their understanding of the lesson to the given examples as encountered in everyday problems in life. If the teacher succeeds in effectively imparting his knowledge of the topic to the students, the students would understand the lesson and succeeding topics would be as easy for the students to understand. Admittedly, the...
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...Name: Michaela Wulf Date: 1-28-2013 Science Methods prekindergarten- 4th Professor: Jamal Dennis Lesson Plan # 2 Name of Activity: Making a balloon rocket Age Level it is Appropriate: This activity is age appropriate for preschoolers Number of Children: There will be ten students, to one teacher Curriculum Area(s): Science PA Learning Standard/Indicator Addressed: Physical Science- Physic: 3.2b.1- Force and motion of particles and rigid bodies. Behavioral Objectives: To have the children understand through demonstration on how to make a Balloon Rocket following the directions that are given. Materials: * 1 Balloon( round ones, even though long ”airship” balloon works best * 1 long piece of kite string (10-15 feet long) * 1 plastic straw * Tape Motivation: Ask the children how fast do they think a rocket can go? Explain to the children the activity that we will be conducting as a class. Which is how to make a balloon rocket? Procedure: Balloon Rocket: * Tie one end of the string to a chair, door knob, or other support * Put the other end of the string through the straw * Pull the string tight to tie it to another support in the room * Blow up the balloon(but do not tie it) pinch the end of the balloon and tape the balloon to the straw * Let go and watch the rocket fly! Closer: At the end of the experiment I will ask the children open-ended questions Assessment: I will ask the children...
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...room, with no windows. In this situation the person in the room cannot possibly have any understanding of the outside world. They would also not know the most basic of information. Would one know that one was human or that there are other people beside oneself out there? How would one also think of things if there were no former knowledge of language? The person in the above example can be thought of as one of the humans that are living in the underground cave in the article that I have previously read titled, “The Allegory of the Cave.” Both the person in the room and the human in the cave have no prior knowledge of the outside world. Though the human has seen shadow, heard voices, and has had some interaction with others, he still does not know whether the things that he has seen or heard are in fact true. The person in the room does not have the luxury to leave the room like the human in the cave did to explore the world. Because the human was able to leave the cave, he gained new knowledge and learned that his previous knowledge was not correct. A way that we can gain knowledge from the interaction of others is through our parents or peers. As we are growing up, our parents help us gain knowledge of the world by telling us what things are. They pass on the knowledge that they have gained onto us. They also provide us with a language that provides us with the basis of our understanding. Our peers can give us information that they learned from their parents that we might have...
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...knowledge gained. Figure 2.1, Knowledge versus Understanding, shows the distinction between the two terms. The figure shows the basics of knowledge transferring to the complexity of understanding. In the classroom, knowledge is taught with different representations of that knowledge. That knowledge progresses to be transferrable and applicable to everyday life. In kindergarten, numbers are presented in the form of counting. It is not until the end of kindergarten or the beginning of first grade where students are taught the understanding of numbers and how to use them. Students are taught the basic understanding of addition and subtraction. After the students are taught the understanding of addition and subtraction, students can demonstrate their learning by using counting chips or other concrete objects. Now that the students have shown their understanding of addition and subtraction, they can go further with their knowledge. Once students demonstrate understanding, they can express their enduring knowledge to transfer to other concepts. Concepts that addition and subtraction and addition can transfer to are money or other school subjects like science and other higher understandings of mathematics. In each grade, the enduring knowledge is always present since the knowledge is transferred each time. In every instance where addition and subtraction can be applied, students are able to do because they have already transferred their understanding. After the students graduate from high...
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...Çağ University Institute of Social Sciences English Language Teaching Department Note-taking and Listening Comprehension of Conversations and Mini-Lectures Any Benefit? Sinan Özyurt M.A. Thesis Proposal May, 2013 1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the study How to instruct listening has been an important issue for both teachers and researchers for a long time. Although much emphasis has been done on the significance of listening, there is still little known about how to increase students’ listening skills. That is because teachers often have a tendency to make more focus on reading, writing, and speaking rather than listening as a receptive skill in their language classes. However, in time, it has been understood that listening is challenging for almost any language learners because a great many of them do not have any idea on how to be effective learners in listening and succeed in listening tasks. That is why, most of the time our students’ listening skills are not as improved as we expect them to be. This somehow results in their inefficiency in listening comprehension as well. Considering this, our students might even feel demotivated towards listening lectures, which is something not desired by any teachers. 1.2 Statement of the Problem As teachers, we often expect our students to do their listening tasks or activities as efficiently as possible. Even though we do our best to enhance our students’ listening skills, there is still much to do when considering...
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...Key points A clear regard for history, an honest understanding of where we are today, and having the intellectual curiosity as we look to the future will be key to one’s ability to be an effective leader. These are the key points that I gleaned from the readings that were assigned to me. As a student of history and political science, I am always impressed when an author can help us understand where we are today, by giving us a clear understanding that much of what we will see in the future has at least some basis from the past. This is not to say that we will be in an endless cycle of repeated patterns, but that we will for the most part see traces of the past as our future unfolds. I was particularly impressed with the way Devereaux described the 75 year cycle and how we are now in the midst of the final 25 years of what she describes as the badlands. It is true that the majority of the transformational change that we encounter typically happens at the end of a cycle just as we transition into a new era. In my opinion, sound decision making should be made with an understanding of history as it relates to the question at hand. Thomas Friedman’s words give us an understanding of history, but he also talks about how we can learn from the successes and failures of America’s decisions during the last 50 years. He paints a vision for us to look to as we sit on a precipice where we as a nation clearly have a choice to make. Do we continue to act ‘as dumb as we wanna be’...
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...Essential Requirement: * Strong English Communication skills. * Good writing skills with IT Industry knowledge Job Role: * Comprehensive and solid understanding of project life cycles. If you don't fully understand project life cycle already, and are willing to learn from us, prerequisites include infinite energy, patience, resilience, strength, courage, mental capacity and infinite persistence. * Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English. * Capability to work under tight schedule, very long working hours (18 hours+ when situation demands and as long as it demands), keep focus and keep making progress consistently and remain creative under stress. * Not afraid of new, different and unknown rather always naturally longing for such * Enjoy working in a team, be supportive, encouraging and inspiration to the fellows. * Get an idea (your own or received from top management), document it, design implementation plan covering logistical, financial, technical and human resource needs. Devise a realistic yet optimal timeline and then execute to completion on time, on budget and above the expected level of quality. * Fair amount of common sense, high IQ (120+ at the very least), extensive general knowledge (history, cultures, science, geography), sound understanding of how the world works, ability to think with a clear head. * Rational, unbiased...
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