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Online dating is an increasingly common way to meet potential romantic partners in this increasingly technological age. Many online dating websites, such as OKCupid.com, use questions users answer to statistically match them with other users they would be compatible with, and display compatibility percentages or “match percentages” next to each profile a user encounters. These … Read more
A seemingly excited lad initiates Plato’s Meno. Meno appears to have learned what virtue is and is eager to share this knowledge with the renowned Socrates. Thus, Meno tactically lays out calculated questions to Socrates: “…is virtue something that can be taught? Or does it come by practice? Or is it neither teaching nor practice … Read more
Postmodernity Reflection In class thus far we have discussed two entirely different schools of thought. One: modernity, which contained a society of new and enlightening individuals. On the other hand is the second school of thought: postmodernity. Postmodernity is a cultural phenomenon that is the rejection of modernist principles. Postmodernity challenges the society we have, … Read more
Metacognitive awareness is based on the notion of metacognition. The word Metacognition has its root in the Greek word ‘Meta’ which means going behind and is used to denote the concept which is an abstraction behind another concept. Generally, Metacognition is referred to as “cognition about Cognition” or “thinking about thinking”. But it’s just a … Read more
Bilingualism is a natural phenomenon worldwide. Unwittingly, however, monolingualism has been used as a standard to characterize and define bilingualism and multilingualism in linguistic research. Such a conception led to a “fractional” “irregular” and “distorted” view of bilingualism, which is becoming rapidly outmoded in the light of multipronged, rapidly growing interdisciplinary research. Other central concepts … Read more
Linguistic Phenomena In today’s society people are consistently voicing their feelings, opinions, and emotions in effort to try and enlighten others about what they believe is right and wrong. Many of these opinions that are voiced are concerns are topics that closely relate to our society and its problems that people perceive. The author/speaker attempts … Read more
In the Meno and the Phaedo, the character of Socrates argues for the recollection theory of learning. In this paper I will first briefly explain what the recollection theory of learning is. Then, I will consider how Socrates argues for the recollection theory in the Phaedo. Next, I will consider why Socrates thinks that the … Read more
