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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: aesthetics
famously claimed that inductions are based on regularities found in experience, and concluded that the inductive predictions may very well turn out being false. In Fact, Fiction, and Forecast, Goodman points out how “regularities” are themselves in a sense problematic. Tak...
 A Guide to "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
might ask students to consider the following ques- tions. Let them cite concrete details in the novel or from their own lives when answering: • How important are ideas in shaping our every- day lives? • What types of ideas are the most influential—reli- gious, political, socia...
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might ask students to consider the following ques- tions. Let them cite concrete details in the novel or from their own lives when answering: • How important are ideas in shaping our every- day lives? • What types of ideas are the most influential—reli- gious, political, social? • To what extent should parents try to shape the beliefs of their children? 2. Researching a Religion Students can learn by studying unfamiliar beliefs. Have them read up on a religion—perhaps Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, or Taoism. Then
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might ask students to consider the following ques- tions. Let them cite concrete details in the <span class="highlight">novel</span> or from their own lives when answering: • How important are ideas in shaping our every- day lives? • What types of ideas are the most influential—reli- gious, political, social? • To what extent should parents try to <span class="highlight">shape</span> the beliefs of their children? 2. Researching <span class="highlight">a</span> Religion Students can learn by studying unfamiliar beliefs. Have them read up on <span class="highlight">a</span> religion—perhaps Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, or Taoism. Then
Smoke and Mirrors: Internalizing the Magic Lantern Show in Villette
mother who has been murdered, displaced, or unjustly separated from her children. Such a representation suggests a conservative ideological position on the part of Brontë, and certainly women in her novel are being positioned front and center in their maternal roles...
Yale: New Haven Teachers Institute-Popular Mexican
but rather a sculpture that notes the cosmic motion of time. An example of this stone can be seen in Mary Miller=�s book (fig. 168, pg. 211), The Art of Mesoamerica from Olmec to Aztec. The stone is considered to be the most common single image of Mesoamerica and is usu...
Yale-Popular Mexican Arts
but rather a sculpture that notes the cosmic motion of time. An example of this stone can be seen in Mary Miller=�s book (fig. 168, pg. 211), The Art of Mesoamerica from Olmec to Aztec. The stone is considered to be the most common single image of Mesoamerica and is usu...
Geographic Information Systems
into the system. How does a GIS work? Relating information from different sources The power of a GIS comes from the ability to relate different information in a spatial context and to reach a conclusion about this relationship. Most of the information we have...
Noxious Lightning
the flash, and the energy of the flash. The key is to see if the space-based optical measurements can be related to the ground-based flash energy estimates. If this can be done, it would be possible to use sensors in space to remotely retrieve flash energetics over a much larger...
Opthalmology in Ancient Rome
Cataracts were treated with a specialized procedure, that included the lowering of the opaque crystalline using a special "needle" with cutting edges. In the Northern provinces of the Empire, in particular the great frequency of various forms of conjunctivitis led to t...
Penguin Teacher Guide: The Mousetrap and Other Plays
each to write a memoir of the events preceeding and immediately following the murder. Prior to reading the novel, students can assume one of the characters in the play and write her or his memoir of the events. Another less important difference between the play and the novel is...
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each to write a memoir of the events preceeding and immediately following the murder. Prior to reading the novel, students can assume one of the characters in the play and write her or his memoir of the events. Another less important difference between the play and the novel is that the novel uses the nursery rhyme “Five Little Pigs” as a plot organizer. After students have read the novel, they can discuss or write about how effective the use of this nursery rhyme is in the novel. Why did Christie remove
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us.penguingroup.com/static/pdf/teachersguides/mousetrap.pdf#page=14
had thrown <span class="highlight">a</span> stool through the window and had hung on the ledge of the rock. He attempts to strangle Audrey, but is stopped by the returning police officers. Royde returns, at first not seeing Audrey. When he sees her he asks, “Are you all right?” She goes to his outstretched arms and laughing says, “Am I all right? Oh, Thomas!” And, the curtain falls. B. ACTIVITIES FOR TOWARDS ZERO • Become <span class="highlight">a</span> Detective Do this activity before reading the final scene of the play. <span class="highlight">Using</span> <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">technique</span> frequently suggested in
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each to write <span class="highlight">a</span> memoir of the events preceeding and immediately following the murder. Prior to reading the <span class="highlight">novel</span>, students can assume one of the characters in the play and write her or his memoir of the events. Another less important difference between the play and the <span class="highlight">novel</span> is that the <span class="highlight">novel</span> uses the nursery rhyme “Five Little Pigs” as <span class="highlight">a</span> plot organizer. After students have read the <span class="highlight">novel</span>, they can discuss or write about how <span class="highlight">effective</span> the use of this nursery rhyme is in the <span class="highlight">novel</span>. Why did Christie remove
A Science Primer: Microarrays
Biomedical research evolves and advances not only through the compilation of knowledge but also through the development of new technologies. Using traditional methods to assay gene expression, researchers were able to survey a relatively small number of genes at a time. The emer...
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