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Donnellan On Attribution And Reference Idiolects
966 Words - 4 Pages.... denotation of C, thus enabling the speaker to use an expression that denotes some forms of the entity. Second, the speaker uses “the definite description to refer to something, and call this use the referential use of a definite description.”2
Donnellan asserts that there are two uses of definite descriptions that he will call the attributive use and the referential use. A speaker exercising the attributive use of definite descriptions asserts something about “whoever or whatever is the so-and-so”, whereas a speaker using a definite description referentially enables his audience to choose or decide whom or whatever he is talking about and asserts something in lieu o ....
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Fordism And Scientific Managem
2232 Words - 9 Pages.... way to improve output was to improve the techniques or methods used by the workers. (Robbins p.38)
Many comparisons can be made between the two theories, such as the mechanisation, fragmentation and specialisation of work and that a lack of intellectual or skilled content will speed up the work at hand. Fordism's mechanisation of mass production further emphasised many of Taylor’s popular beliefs about management being divorced from human affairs and emotions, using ‘humans as instruments or machines to be manipulated by their leaders’ (Hersey p.84). Fordism fused and emphasised the scientific methods to get things done by Ford’s successful mass-pr ....
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Physical Education In Schools
667 Words - 3 Pages.... eight year olds can be
classified as obese, and beyond the age of twelve only ten percent of
Canadian youth are active enough to receive any kind of health benefit. I
am proud to be among this minority, however; I recognize that our nation is
experiencing a health crisis. What we need to do (both parents and
students) is encourage the introduction of a new school program, which
develops and maintains cardio-respiratory efficiency, muscular strength,
muscular endurance and flexibility. This program must be for everyone, not
just the elite athlete. We need a program that encourages a positive
attitude towards personal fitness by meeting the needs and interests of all
studen ....
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Martial Arts
326 Words - 2 Pages.... as Judo, involve
throwing, locking, and neutralising the opponent. They are far less aggressive.
Kung-Fu is an interesting type of martial art, the origins of which are
unknown. Some historians believe it started as early as 1500 BC
There are two major types of Japanese martial arts. They are Bujitsu,
and Budo. The bujitsu martial art is a relatively new one. It emphasises combat
and willingness to face death as a matter of honour.
Budo, which was started during the late 1800's, focuses on developing
moral and aesthetic developments. Karate-do and Judo are forms of Budo. People
who learn budo learn it to use it only as a last resort.
Another martial art that d ....
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Parental Hostility
665 Words - 3 Pages.... Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Dimensions of Temperament Survey (DOTS), Personality Inventory for Children (PIC), The Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI), The Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), and the Children's Depression Rating Scale (CDRS).
A research assistant administered the questionnaires to each child after admission. Following a structured interview with each child the assistant completed the CDRS. A member of the nursing staff completed the SSI after conducting a semi structured interview with each child and after observing his/her on unit behavior. Additionally, the one parent completed questionnaires like the SCL-90, PIC, and the DOTS. Af ....
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The Importance Of Being Earnes
1502 Words - 6 Pages.... first pair in the play are Jack and Algernon who are both “Bunburyists” leading double lives. Algernon has invented an “invaluable permanent invalid called “Bunbury”, which enables him to go on pleasure trips to the country. On the other hand, Jack has created a fictitious brother named Ernest in order to go to the city whenever he wishes. At the start of the play, we find that Jack wants to marry Gwendolen Fairfax whom he adores greatly. Moreover, in Act 2 the audience sees Algernon proposing to Cecily Cardew: “I love you, Cecily. You will marry me, won’t you?” However, it has always been Cecily’s and Gwendolen ....
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Habits That Hinder Thinking
825 Words - 3 Pages.... to himself as he keeps reading.
What Julie and John don’t know is that they’ve both used some to come up with their opinions. They both had strong initial feelings about the death penalty. And
they both finished with those same feelings because they were the most satisfying. But Julie and John failed to try to learn about their opposing opinion. Without even realizing it, they both
became victims of thobbing.
Henshaw Ward termed thobbing for considering and evaluating ideas. “The term combines the th from thinking, the o from opinion, and the b from believing” (qtd. in Ruggiero 53). You can be aware of when you are thobbing by paying close attention to your initial ....
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TV Violence
1418 Words - 6 Pages.... behavior in children.
The truth about television violence and children has been shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it and hoping it will go away.
Still others don't even seem to care. However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out and all the results point to one conclusion:
Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life-long. The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect
children.
The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police caught him and asked him why he was
wearing gloves he replied that ....
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