I wrote the majority of these points down when I was preparing for my debate. I argued that reason was the best WOK for exactly these outcomes. However, when I began to talk about my point of view, I got nervous, I forgot what I was going to say, and there were pauses in my debate. I still managed to convey my point, but I got eliminated after the third round. This could have been due to my nervousness, but it could also have been an effect of the taste of the audience. Ali and Olivia used the strategy of humor to convey their points, and the audience could have made their choices based on that rather than actual evidence. However, there is no way to prove or know that such an action occurred. Anyway, it was a fun experience, and I am glad that I made it as far in the competion as I did.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Balloon Debate Self Reflection
Overall, my balloon debate did not go over exactly as I had planned. I was convinced that I could confidently share my reasons for staying in the balloon. I recalled what I could about Mahatma Gandhi. When the British were occupying India, Gandhi led a resistance group against them. However, the group committed no violence against the British, for the goal of these Indians was to show their foes that no matter what the English did to them, that the Indians would not stop protesting until their nation was once again their own. After a while, the British realized that they no longer had any control of their citizens and gave into the desires of the Indians. Gandhi accomplished this task through reason, for he reasoned with his followers not to use violence, and he used reason to convince his enemies to back off from his nation.
Friday, May 24, 2013
16th Man Reflection
1. If the black people in South Africa had resisted all of the demands of the white people, would the whites have had any power at all if they could not bend the blacks to their will?
2. The activity that I have chosen is the Chess Club. Chess, in some ways, is itself a sport, for it is a competition for the mind. When people play one another, all thoughts of anger and prejudice could be set aside. The players only care about the game, and what will happen to their pieces. When it comes to the Chess teams, the players would have to unite and support one another in order to win their games. Eventually, any bigotry between players would fade away for they would have bonded with one another with the support that they gave one another. Those memories would contain friendly experiences for these people, and the emotions that would be felt would be ones of admiration rather than hate. A new view of one another would be presented in the minds of the Chess players, and that is how the game could unite people like little else can (Inspired by Nelson Mandela).
3. OPTIONAL: The pre-apartheid flag seems to be derived from white European nations. It has the three stripes like the flag of France, even though there is an orange stripe. In the center of the flag is the a small version of the Union Jack, and a little farther to the right from that was a miniature flag of France. It clearly shows that South Africa was dominated by white Europeans. (http://www.thuto.org/ubh/images/za-1928flag.gif). The post Apartheid flag is all different colors, and one of those colors was black. This shows that the country is now united in these races, for all of these colors have combined to create one nation. (http://www.africa.com/images/maps/south_africa-lgflag.jpg).
Part II. On the pre-apartheid flag, the Europeans' emotions took over when they used their biases to create the flag. They wanted it to resemble their European home, and they did not want to involve the blacks in this decision. However, when blacks and whites managed to unite as one nation, the people reasoned that their flag should resemble as much. As a result, it seems that all different types of colors were put on the flag in order to show off this new state of unity.
2. The activity that I have chosen is the Chess Club. Chess, in some ways, is itself a sport, for it is a competition for the mind. When people play one another, all thoughts of anger and prejudice could be set aside. The players only care about the game, and what will happen to their pieces. When it comes to the Chess teams, the players would have to unite and support one another in order to win their games. Eventually, any bigotry between players would fade away for they would have bonded with one another with the support that they gave one another. Those memories would contain friendly experiences for these people, and the emotions that would be felt would be ones of admiration rather than hate. A new view of one another would be presented in the minds of the Chess players, and that is how the game could unite people like little else can (Inspired by Nelson Mandela).
3. OPTIONAL: The pre-apartheid flag seems to be derived from white European nations. It has the three stripes like the flag of France, even though there is an orange stripe. In the center of the flag is the a small version of the Union Jack, and a little farther to the right from that was a miniature flag of France. It clearly shows that South Africa was dominated by white Europeans. (http://www.thuto.org/ubh/images/za-1928flag.gif). The post Apartheid flag is all different colors, and one of those colors was black. This shows that the country is now united in these races, for all of these colors have combined to create one nation. (http://www.africa.com/images/maps/south_africa-lgflag.jpg).
Part II. On the pre-apartheid flag, the Europeans' emotions took over when they used their biases to create the flag. They wanted it to resemble their European home, and they did not want to involve the blacks in this decision. However, when blacks and whites managed to unite as one nation, the people reasoned that their flag should resemble as much. As a result, it seems that all different types of colors were put on the flag in order to show off this new state of unity.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Decision making: emotion v reason
1. Teen brains are not able to make long term decisions. The frontal lobe of an adult is connected to the rest of their brain, so they are able to use its full activity. In teens, however, the frontal lobe is not entirely connected, and they cannot think as far into the future as adult brains. Teens usually make decisions based on desire or emotion. This is due to the lack of fatty codeine called myelin on the part of the teenagers. Myelin is the energy source in which cells feed off from in order to help humans properly use their frontal lobes. There is more myelin in adult brains, which is why they are able to access their frontal lobe, and think through the consequences of their actions more easily than teenagers.
2. The role of the cerebellum in decision making is to coordinate the decisions that a human makes. The teens also use the cerebellum to smooth out intellectual processes. The teenager is stated to use it to coordinate past the complicated social life that they are experiencing, similar as to how the cerebellum is used to coordinate physical movements.
3. Babies can be born either good or evil. Parents use socialization to either create morality in a bad baby, or reinforce it in a good one. The parents can also enlighten the good baby by expanding its own morality with their teachings. The ideal implications of a Universal moral code on society is that everyone would have the same amount of morals. Everyone would be equally good, and they would treat each other as such, for no one would know any different. However, there are always going to be people who won't value that moral code and live life they way they wish to do so. Due to those choices, the Universe would most likely remain the same if there was a universal moral code.
4. When it comes to decision making, one knows when the benefits outweigh the costs when a greater goal can be achieved as a result. For example, when Martin Luther King Jr began his crusade to obtain Civil Rights for his people, he knew that things were going to get messy. The white people would go on a rage towards these black protesters Many people were going to get wounded, and some of them might even get killed. However, Martin realized that if the white people discovered that the threat of violence would not hinder the blacks from getting what they wanted, the whites might grant the blacks their freedom. As it turned out, the benefits outweighed the costs, and the Martin Luther King Jr's Civil Rights project was a success.
On a decision like this, it did matter whether or not the benefits outweighed the costs. The downside to these non violent protests was that the other side wouldn't hold back. The whites would hurt, imprison, and maybe even kill the black people. The risks involved were that the segregation laws would have stayed the same, and that those people who were injured or killed would have been so for nothing. There was also the risk that the Negros could quit out of fear, and the white people would gain even more power. However, the benefits towards such a decision were enormous. Everyone in the world is equal, and the white people needed to see as much. If they led these non violent protests, then the world would sympathize with them when they got attacked. The whites might realize the error of their ways and grant the Negros their rights. As a result, the costs and the benefits definitely would have mattered in a situation like that.
2. The role of the cerebellum in decision making is to coordinate the decisions that a human makes. The teens also use the cerebellum to smooth out intellectual processes. The teenager is stated to use it to coordinate past the complicated social life that they are experiencing, similar as to how the cerebellum is used to coordinate physical movements.
3. Babies can be born either good or evil. Parents use socialization to either create morality in a bad baby, or reinforce it in a good one. The parents can also enlighten the good baby by expanding its own morality with their teachings. The ideal implications of a Universal moral code on society is that everyone would have the same amount of morals. Everyone would be equally good, and they would treat each other as such, for no one would know any different. However, there are always going to be people who won't value that moral code and live life they way they wish to do so. Due to those choices, the Universe would most likely remain the same if there was a universal moral code.
4. When it comes to decision making, one knows when the benefits outweigh the costs when a greater goal can be achieved as a result. For example, when Martin Luther King Jr began his crusade to obtain Civil Rights for his people, he knew that things were going to get messy. The white people would go on a rage towards these black protesters Many people were going to get wounded, and some of them might even get killed. However, Martin realized that if the white people discovered that the threat of violence would not hinder the blacks from getting what they wanted, the whites might grant the blacks their freedom. As it turned out, the benefits outweighed the costs, and the Martin Luther King Jr's Civil Rights project was a success.
On a decision like this, it did matter whether or not the benefits outweighed the costs. The downside to these non violent protests was that the other side wouldn't hold back. The whites would hurt, imprison, and maybe even kill the black people. The risks involved were that the segregation laws would have stayed the same, and that those people who were injured or killed would have been so for nothing. There was also the risk that the Negros could quit out of fear, and the white people would gain even more power. However, the benefits towards such a decision were enormous. Everyone in the world is equal, and the white people needed to see as much. If they led these non violent protests, then the world would sympathize with them when they got attacked. The whites might realize the error of their ways and grant the Negros their rights. As a result, the costs and the benefits definitely would have mattered in a situation like that.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Emotion, memory, & reason
1. Memory connects to emotion, because it can influence a person's emotions. For example, when I first saw Star Wars, I thought that it was an awesome film series. Whenever, I was in the mood to relax and watch a movie, Star Wars always came to mind (and still does). I remembered how excited and adventurous that movie made me feel. As a result, I wanted to experience that feeling again, and I selected a Star Wars movie to watch (I usually pick Return of the Jedi). Emotions can connect to memory because our emotions can warp a memory to be different than it really was. When I was about nine years old, a kid pushed me down and my arm was broken as a result. The kid wasn't all that nice to me to begin with, so I pictured him as cocky and uncaring about what his actions had done to me. However, as time passed, my memory came flooding back, and I remembered that when I had fallen on the ground, he rushed over to me and asked if I was okay. I was so hurt and angry, which caused my emotions to warp my memory of this kid into something that he was not. That is how emotion and memory are connected.
2. I think high reason is when a human makes an educated choice to solve a problem. Somatic hypothesis is when human behavior is biased by emotions, mostly when it comes to decision making (http://neurorelay.com/2012/05/15/emotions-create-our-preferences-the-somatic-marker-hypothesis/ ).
I usually approach decision making based on morals and emotions. Whenever it comes to a make a moral choice, I picture myself choosing to do what appears to be the right choice, and I hope that I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. When it comes to minor decisions, such as choosing to do my homework at either six thirty or seven thirty, my emotions win out. I want to put it off, so I either read or play video games. Nevertheless, I would not make that choice unless I knew for sure that I would be able to complete my homework on time. When it comes to choosing between two separate things, I am extremely indecisive and it takes me forever to choose what I want to do. That is how I usually approach decision making.
2. I think high reason is when a human makes an educated choice to solve a problem. Somatic hypothesis is when human behavior is biased by emotions, mostly when it comes to decision making (http://neurorelay.com/2012/05/15/emotions-create-our-preferences-the-somatic-marker-hypothesis/ ).
I usually approach decision making based on morals and emotions. Whenever it comes to a make a moral choice, I picture myself choosing to do what appears to be the right choice, and I hope that I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. When it comes to minor decisions, such as choosing to do my homework at either six thirty or seven thirty, my emotions win out. I want to put it off, so I either read or play video games. Nevertheless, I would not make that choice unless I knew for sure that I would be able to complete my homework on time. When it comes to choosing between two separate things, I am extremely indecisive and it takes me forever to choose what I want to do. That is how I usually approach decision making.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Thoughts and questions on language
- I think that language is learned. Extract A claims that a child learns language without conscious effort, but that is not necessarily the case. When a baby grows up, it can't automatically speak the native tongue of its family. The baby's parents have to teach the baby words that relate to certain forms of communication, otherwise, the baby will not know how to speak the language. The parents are the teachers of the language. I think communication, on the other hand, is innate. Even when babies are really small, they always find some simple way to communicate their needs to their parents. It can come in the form of crying when babies are hungry or in pain, or it could come from laughter when a parent does something to make the baby happy. The reading I have used is Is Human Language Innate Or Learned? This is from the second reading packet known as Language. The page number I used is pg. 84.
- 1. Can the vocal sounds and movements of babies be considered a language?
- 2. Can babies form cogent thoughts if they do not have an established language to mentally express their opinions in their heads?
Monday, April 1, 2013
Proposal- Save a Language!
1. The name of the country I have chosen is Italy, the name of the language I have chosen is Walser, and the status of Walser is on the 6b scale (or threatened).
2. The Walsers are people who are descended from ancient Germans. They live in the higher areas of the alps at about 1,200 meters of altitude. The people of the Walser culture wear almost Scottish style clothing (without the plad manskirts) and fairly large hats that are sometimes tied to the bottom of their jaw. They are an independent, free, and hardworking society who till their lands and rely heavily on agriculture (http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/alagna_walser.html).
3. "Many historic cultural associations work today to keep and promote the Walser tradition making of Alagna an active center for the circulation of the history of the Walser people."This quote is from a website that has a page dedicated to telling the world about the Walser language and community. It tells about their struggles, their foundation, and their independence. The website wants the world to acknowledge the individuality of these people, and they want the Walser culture and language to be preserved (http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/alagna_walser.html).
4. "Many historic cultural associations work today to keep and promote the Walser tradition making of Alagna an active center for the circulation of the history of the Walser people."(http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/alagna_walser.html)
(http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/images/walser.jpg)
2. The Walsers are people who are descended from ancient Germans. They live in the higher areas of the alps at about 1,200 meters of altitude. The people of the Walser culture wear almost Scottish style clothing (without the plad manskirts) and fairly large hats that are sometimes tied to the bottom of their jaw. They are an independent, free, and hardworking society who till their lands and rely heavily on agriculture (http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/alagna_walser.html).
3. "Many historic cultural associations work today to keep and promote the Walser tradition making of Alagna an active center for the circulation of the history of the Walser people."This quote is from a website that has a page dedicated to telling the world about the Walser language and community. It tells about their struggles, their foundation, and their independence. The website wants the world to acknowledge the individuality of these people, and they want the Walser culture and language to be preserved (http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/alagna_walser.html).
4. "Many historic cultural associations work today to keep and promote the Walser tradition making of Alagna an active center for the circulation of the history of the Walser people."(http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/alagna_walser.html)
(http://www.tangoitalia.com/turismo/piemonte/images/walser.jpg)
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Investigation- Knowledge In Symbols
1. The cultural origin of calcinated gold is not listed in the description.
2. The knowledge portrayed by this symbol is that it stands for calcinated gold.
3. The symbol is not vague, and it is not very mysterious. It pretty much means what it says. However, it could relate to the emotion of greed, for someone would desire gold if they wished to make a lot of money off of selling it.
4. The problems of knowledge are that the description of the object is very short, and the origin of its naming is not listed. If there was more description to this symbol, and if it contained a greater origin, then we would know a lot more about it.
5. Here are some other images related to my own:
Friday, March 22, 2013
WOK language - global views
- I agree with the nature of the quote. When a human learns other languages, they learn more about the roots of their own language, particularly if they study an older language. For example, I take Latin. When I learned the definition of the Latin word "dico" (to say) I realized that several English words are derived from dico, such as "dictate" or "diction." Foreign languages also increase humanity's knowledge of how to communicate with one another. When I traveled to Costa Rica, if I was able to speak Spanish, I would have been able to communicate with the people much more easily, and we could have had many great conversations. Nevertheless, that did not happen, for I only know how to speak English. I will never know what would have happened in those conversations, and I will not know anything about this hypothetical person. The nature of this quote rings true for me.
3. I would say that I am more of a visual learner when it comes to languages. When I learned French during middle school, I always did better when I read the words and memorized them in my head. I learned best this way, and because I memorized the words visually, the reading part of the French tests were usually easy for me. However, once our class got to the listening part of the test, the French became harder to understand. The people on the tapes had all sorts of different accents, and as a result, I couldn't pair up the words I heard on the tape to the ones I had memorized on the paper. Taking this evidence into consideration, I think the best way for me to learn a language would be to memorize the words on paper and work out their pronunciation on my own.
4. "One good thing about a uniformed language would be that everyone would be able to understand one another, and communication would be so much easier. However, I do not think a society's native language should be abandoned in the process."
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Illogical Thinking
1. I. Healthy skepticism is reserving judgement on a situation until sufficient evidence is able to present the right conclusion. Unhealthy skepticism is when a person believes that no truth exists in a certain situation.
II. Evasive agnosticism is when a person uses the phrase "I don't know" as an excuse towards a certain subject. Unlike healthy agnosticism, where the knower cannot find an answer after long hours of research on a topic, evasive agnosticism is when the knower doesn't bother to do any work, and uses ignorance as an excuse for not knowing about the topic.
III. Narrow mindedness is when a person does not explore an issue because it does not meet his biases on what are important issues to explore.
2. Skepticism was a problem in reasoning during the era of WWI. Back in the early 1900's all of the European nations were developing an arms race. As each new weapon became invented, the countries announced that they were only using these weapons for defensive purposes. Unhealthy skepticism became involved, as the nations decided that each country was creating these weapons in order to gain the power to invade the other. Due to the fact that they did not believe one another, the European nations grew paranoid and they attacked each other in fear. If they hadn't been so skeptical of each another, these countries might have addressed the problems of the arms race in a reasonable manner.
2. Skepticism was a problem in reasoning during the era of WWI. Back in the early 1900's all of the European nations were developing an arms race. As each new weapon became invented, the countries announced that they were only using these weapons for defensive purposes. Unhealthy skepticism became involved, as the nations decided that each country was creating these weapons in order to gain the power to invade the other. Due to the fact that they did not believe one another, the European nations grew paranoid and they attacked each other in fear. If they hadn't been so skeptical of each another, these countries might have addressed the problems of the arms race in a reasonable manner.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Logical Falacies - utility and cautions
1. The "Straw Man" fallacy occurs when a person's position is ignored and distorted by another person.
Luke: I think that we should get out some more
Jack: What are you talking about?
Luke: We spend too much time cooped up in this house.
Jack: Why bother? All you ever do is stay inside and play video games.
2. The "Appeal To Spite" fallacy occurs when spite is the driving force in an arguement against a certain claim.
Jason: I think that the Ra'zac are my favorite characters in the novel, Eragon.
Henry: What? Don't you remember that the Ra'zac killed Brom?
Jason: Oh man, I forgot about that. I hate the Ra'zac!
3. The link below leads to a video that involves the Ad Hominem. In this video Barack Obama is in an interview with a newsman, and the newsman presents a claim from Sarah Palin. She complained about the fact that Obama's nuclear defense policy was bound to hurt America in the long run. Obama uses the logical fallacy of Ad Hominem, for instead of addressing Palin's claim, he attacks her knowledge of the situation by saying that she is not an "expert in nuclear issues."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebT1Oo6yDMI
Luke: I think that we should get out some more
Jack: What are you talking about?
Luke: We spend too much time cooped up in this house.
Jack: Why bother? All you ever do is stay inside and play video games.
2. The "Appeal To Spite" fallacy occurs when spite is the driving force in an arguement against a certain claim.
Jason: I think that the Ra'zac are my favorite characters in the novel, Eragon.
Henry: What? Don't you remember that the Ra'zac killed Brom?
Jason: Oh man, I forgot about that. I hate the Ra'zac!
3. The link below leads to a video that involves the Ad Hominem. In this video Barack Obama is in an interview with a newsman, and the newsman presents a claim from Sarah Palin. She complained about the fact that Obama's nuclear defense policy was bound to hurt America in the long run. Obama uses the logical fallacy of Ad Hominem, for instead of addressing Palin's claim, he attacks her knowledge of the situation by saying that she is not an "expert in nuclear issues."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebT1Oo6yDMI
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Reaction Time, Synthesesia, and Sense Perception
3. Trial Number of Dots Percentage Change In Score*
1 23 0%
2 27 17.39%
3 28 3.7%
4 28 0%
5 26 -7.14%
4. My performance on the Hit-the-Dot game was fairly decent. I scored more points than some, yet I scored lower than others. Sense perception affected my score because I was able to use my sense of sight to perceive the dots that were appearing right in front of me. I did not use reason during this game, for my main tools were sense perception and reaction time. For the most part, my reaction time improved with each new round, however, I screwed up at the fifth game. It might have been an anomaly, or I might have lost some of my focus while playing. Through this game I learned how to make my reaction time get steadily faster as the game progressed.
7. Synthesesia is a condition in which a sense is stimulated through the wrong sense. (Example: a person can taste color.)
8. When I listen to various sorts of music, I experience pleasure, for it manages get my mind off of stress. For me, nothing more than the sense perception of hearing is involved while I listen to music. For WOK, I experience emotions which differ depending on the tone of each song. Language is expressed by the singer when he/she signs the lyrics to their song. Sense perception allows me to perceive the song in my mind.
11. Word Set 1 Time = 17.207 seconds Word Set 1 Time 33.063 seconds Difference = 33.063 - 17.207 = 15.586 seconds
12. The Stroop effect is when a person sees a color word written in a different color. The Stroop effect causes the person to hesitate on naming the color that is presented to them due to the fact that the word spells out another color. The nature of the word would interfere with the person's quest in their environment because even though the person sees a certain color, the word is saying a different color. Despite the fact that the person knows the word is written in red, for example, he would hesitate on saying the shouting out red since the word says green.
1 23 0%
2 27 17.39%
3 28 3.7%
4 28 0%
5 26 -7.14%
4. My performance on the Hit-the-Dot game was fairly decent. I scored more points than some, yet I scored lower than others. Sense perception affected my score because I was able to use my sense of sight to perceive the dots that were appearing right in front of me. I did not use reason during this game, for my main tools were sense perception and reaction time. For the most part, my reaction time improved with each new round, however, I screwed up at the fifth game. It might have been an anomaly, or I might have lost some of my focus while playing. Through this game I learned how to make my reaction time get steadily faster as the game progressed.
7. Synthesesia is a condition in which a sense is stimulated through the wrong sense. (Example: a person can taste color.)
8. When I listen to various sorts of music, I experience pleasure, for it manages get my mind off of stress. For me, nothing more than the sense perception of hearing is involved while I listen to music. For WOK, I experience emotions which differ depending on the tone of each song. Language is expressed by the singer when he/she signs the lyrics to their song. Sense perception allows me to perceive the song in my mind.
11. Word Set 1 Time = 17.207 seconds Word Set 1 Time 33.063 seconds Difference = 33.063 - 17.207 = 15.586 seconds
12. The Stroop effect is when a person sees a color word written in a different color. The Stroop effect causes the person to hesitate on naming the color that is presented to them due to the fact that the word spells out another color. The nature of the word would interfere with the person's quest in their environment because even though the person sees a certain color, the word is saying a different color. Despite the fact that the person knows the word is written in red, for example, he would hesitate on saying the shouting out red since the word says green.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Selective Attention VS Inattention Blindness
- Selective attention is when an individual focuses their attention on only one item or action in their environment, and block out possible cases of interference Inattention blindness is an effect of selective attention. It is when an individual is so focused on one objective that they are unable to notice differences that occur in their environment outside of the scope of their attention.
- A personal example of selective attention came to light when I was in the depths of my own mind. I was thinking about TV, and I blocked out everything else during that time An example of selective attention in the Area of Knowledge known as human sciences came in the form of a video called Selective Attention Test. The objective that the video asked the viewer to complete was that they had to count how many times the people in the white shirts passed a ball. As a result, the viewer's sole focus would be to pay attention to the players in white, and they would block out everything else.
- A personal example of of inattention blindness continued when my mom asked me to do a chore while I was thinking about TV. I was so into my thoughts that I did not even hear my mom when she presented her request. An example of inattention blindness in the Area of Knowledge of human sciences appeared at the conclusion the Selective Attention Test, video. The people in white made a total of fifteen passes, but in focusing on the objective, the viewer may have experienced inattention blindness when they might have failed to see a gorilla walk right into the middle of the scene and beat his chest.
http://www.mind-meditations.com/concentration-attention/selective-attention-inattentional-blindness/
Monday, January 7, 2013
Knowledge Issues Questions
1. A mind boggling event happened in the world of medical science when Scott Routley managed to communicate with his doctors. Scott was about twenty-seven years old when he was involved in a car accident that left him in a vegetative state. For over twelve years, he could not communicate with anyone until the day Dr. Adrian Owen preformed an experiment on him. By reading his brain activity with an fMRI machine, Dr. Owen was able to gain yes or no answers from Scott, even to the question which has haunted the loved ones of vegetative state patients for years: "Do you feel any pain?"
Now that this method of communication has been enacted, there are several thought provoking, knowledge issue questions to be considered:
I. (If a patient answers yes to the question of pain, what should be done to alleviate it?) What does good evidence present as the correct solution?
II. (If a patient answers yes to whether or not they wish to die, should the doctors take his life?) In what ways does value effect our perception of ethics?
III. (If the family wishes to keep a patient alive even though they want death, should the doctors obey the family, or the patient?) Whose opinion is of more value?
2. Movies can create a great amount of controversy for their viewers. Some movies make more money, and gain more popularity than other films. This statement can even be applied to movies that are made by the same company. Some people love a certain movie while others cannot stand it. In order to gain further insight into the world of films, here are some knowledge issue questions that apply to this subject:
I. What makes a movie so popular to the masses?
II. Why are some movies more liked than others?
III. Why do some people like one movie while others hate it?
IV. What does a viewer search for when he or she watches a movie?
V. If a movie does not make a lot of money, can it still be popular?
VI. Can a movie truly be bad or good?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/scott-routley-vegetative-patient-yes-no_n_2125481.html
Now that this method of communication has been enacted, there are several thought provoking, knowledge issue questions to be considered:
I. (If a patient answers yes to the question of pain, what should be done to alleviate it?) What does good evidence present as the correct solution?
II. (If a patient answers yes to whether or not they wish to die, should the doctors take his life?) In what ways does value effect our perception of ethics?
III. (If the family wishes to keep a patient alive even though they want death, should the doctors obey the family, or the patient?) Whose opinion is of more value?
2. Movies can create a great amount of controversy for their viewers. Some movies make more money, and gain more popularity than other films. This statement can even be applied to movies that are made by the same company. Some people love a certain movie while others cannot stand it. In order to gain further insight into the world of films, here are some knowledge issue questions that apply to this subject:
I. What makes a movie so popular to the masses?
II. Why are some movies more liked than others?
III. Why do some people like one movie while others hate it?
IV. What does a viewer search for when he or she watches a movie?
V. If a movie does not make a lot of money, can it still be popular?
VI. Can a movie truly be bad or good?
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