Essays Tagged: "accepting"

Cogniton and Marxism

l.Marx defines truth in a pragmatic way. The truth value of a judgement is due to the usefulness of accepting or rejecting the judgement. A statement is true if accepting it makes a positive differenc ... t is true if accepting it makes a positive difference or has a helpful influence and it is false if accepting it causes difficulty ordissatisfaction. The meaning of a statement is the practical result ...

(3 pages) 91 0 3.6 Mar/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Introduction to Human services

, they just never knew a better way or thought their way of dealing with life was normal. I work on accepting each person where they are in their life, which takes strength. I may be saying in my mind ... he can spend more time on personal growth and awareness instead of wasting energy defending himself.Accepting people as a philosophy, I make a conscienscious decision every time I communicate with peo ...

(11 pages) 338 0 4.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Creationism

puts forth to us. We question the existence of God, or the creation of mankind rather than blindly accepting faith-filled beliefs we may received from our parents as children. Perhaps it is because w ...

(9 pages) 142 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays

Gender Stereotypes

ositive fact that we are better informed and in touch with the latest news, we should be aware that accepting this enormous flow of information and allowing it to make our mind can be dangerous. The T ...

(6 pages) 286 0 3.4 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

The lose of black culture

put on our original language. The westernized idea of a black man has seemingly brainwashed us. By accepting others definition of self we have somewhat contaminated our community with a disease. By f ...

(4 pages) 148 0 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Morality - The Pre-existing Doctrine

oral conduct; particular moral principles orrule of conduct.To say that modern morality consists in accepting the standard of one's age is tosuggest that human morality changes with the passing of tim ... in accordance with their ignorance and partake in unjust action.To say modern morality consists in accepting the standard of one's age is tosuggest that man is incapable (or perhaps too indolent) in ...

(5 pages) 155 0 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Do We Have Souls, and can they survive after death?

ch as patterned and learned behavior and its like, but in dealing with the question of souls and in accepting their existence, it is an intangible thing which cannot be proved or disproved [at least a ...

(7 pages) 147 0 4.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Who's at risk and who's to blame for a variety of occurance?

ctions. Are we only to assume responsibility for the positive outcomes of our actions, without also accepting the negative outcomes as well? Most individuals only claim responsibility in cases in whic ... yment. Once an individual has boarded the airplane they render all control over their safety to the accepting airline which holds the minimum responsibility of returning the individual back to a state ...

(8 pages) 73 0 3.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Autonomy v paternalism in mental health treatment, outline and review of the nys case on Jacob Gordon

ychiatricallydisabled man's life. Mr. Gordon appeared to vacillate between striving for autonomy andaccepting the support of his family. Unfortunately, it appeared by this account that the familiessup ... conditional care. The report reflects the maneuvering agencystaff attempted to assist Mr. Gordon in accepting care that they believed would give him thelifestyle he wanted. I suspect that each of thos ...

(10 pages) 147 0 2.6 Apr/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Compensating College Athletes

rt that they are making popular. Thus, it is difficult for the athletes to resist the temptation of accepting compensation for their performances. Not surprisingly, the media is filled with stories of ...

(5 pages) 218 0 3.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Economics of India

would go to Indians who spoke Hindi and with their pride of their regional languages kept them from accepting this unity, thus government decided against this idea. Now, the India government recognize ...

(4 pages) 323 2 4.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Self Actualization in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

his social class.It was Pip's ideas of social class seen in his early life that restricts him from accepting himself. Pip as a child first learned of social class from Estella. Pip's first experience ... g himself lower for being part of their class. By losing the sense of social class he could be more accepting of himself.A third part of Pip accepting his life comes after he becomes an independent pe ...

(3 pages) 100 0 5.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Listening to Women, Being a Man. Speaks of Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon"

t gold. At the end, he acts with kindness and reciprocity with Pilate, learning from her wisdom and accepting his responsibilities to women at last. By accepting his true inheritance from women, he be ...

(7 pages) 106 0 2.3 Nov/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Arthur Miller's Creation of Linda Loman in "Death of a Salesman"

's American dream.When Linda first comes out in the play, she is described as a wife who is used to accepting her husband's behavior and his dreams and sudden mood swings. In one paragraph on pg. 12, ...

(2 pages) 99 1 3.0 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Why genetic engeneering is bad. An opinion paper

ve to loose, our dignity as having full control of our self because as soon that society will start accepting genetic engineering, what would be next? Would we abuse the power that we have created by ...

(5 pages) 113 0 3.4 Jul/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

How women were treated during the enlightment. A very opiniated paper

e attention of some men during the enlightenment, most men having anger displayed at them and a few accepting them as their equivalent.Gottfried Kirch, a male German astronomer, stated that his wife M ...

(3 pages) 47 2 3.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

the comparison of functionalism and conflict theory

nces lie in the way these two theories explain transmission, as well as way functionalists are more accepting and conflict theorists want to change things. The two theories are similar in their views ... ways of behavior and those ways are accepted as the normal ways of life. The functionalist is more accepting of the way things are in society and portray that to be the normal way of life.While learn ...

(4 pages) 398 3 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Immigration

t has come from places other than Europe(Wishard 153). As a result, immigrant laws have become less accepting of the immigrantcommunity. Long ago, European immigrants were given a job, shelter, and fo ...

(6 pages) 449 1 3.7 May/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

"Adoption of Unrelated Children". Essay is about adoption and the its effects on the society. Includes Darwin's theory.

the family it is joining, it creates a conflict with Darwinian theory. Why are the adoptive parents accepting an unrelated individual into their family? This act appears to in fact decrease their incl ...

(8 pages) 143 0 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Immigration

t has come from places other than Europe(Wishard 153). As a result, immigrant laws have become less accepting of the immigrantcommunity. Long ago, European immigrants were given a job, shelter, and fo ...

(6 pages) 271 0 3.9 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology