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The scientific method is a systematic approach to investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. It is used in all scientific disciplines, including physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, materials science, engineering, and computer science. There are four basic steps in the scientific method: 1) Observation and description of a phenomenon … Read more
Hello Again, Here are the notes I will be using for tomorrows class. I’m sharing my personal notes and there are some typos. If you want to earn some extra credit points feel free to transfer them into a word document and fix the typo’s and email them back to me. Ether way these notes … Read more
Endurantism and Perdurantism are the two traditional accounts of the persistence of object through time. In this essay I will compare and contrast these two accounts, determine which account is more coherent. Assuming objects do persist through time I will argue that Perdurantism is a more plausible account of persistence and manages to solve Lewis’ … Read more
The Scientific Process is commonly represented as a linear process, but is better represented by a web or cyclic process because there is no distinct beginning or end. The cyclic process shows that there is no pattern to the process of science, and that one discovery can lead to a whole new process. Scientists can’t … Read more
As long as intelligence analysis continues to be tradecraft, it will remain a mystery. The quality of any tradecraft depends on the innate cognitive capabilities of the individual and the good fortune one has in finding a mentor who has discovered, through many years of trial and error, unique methods that seem to be effective. … Read more
During the late 18th century arose the movement of Romanticism. Ideas emphasized during this period was poetry, art, imagination, and emotions over reasoning. This proceeded the Enlightenment era which began earlier in that century. The focuses of these two eras were different but I believe both were important to the development of the world and … Read more
The Mortalities of Scientific Research-Creation In Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, many believe the true monster is Victor Frankenstein; however, the real monster is the knowledge of scientific research and creation. Scientific research is performing a methodical study in order to perform a hypothesis or answer a question (cite) and creation is the act of … Read more
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell explores the idea of “thin-slicing,” which is the act of the brain only using a small bit of information to make a decision. These types of snap judgements are sometimes thought to be inferior to well thought out and studied decisions. Gladwell shows that well researched decisions are not always better … Read more
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a horror story revolving around Victor Frankenstein’s obsession for success and science. Born out of great scientific knowledge and months of ardent dedication, the Creature should have been the pride of his creator, Frankenstein. However, Frankenstein is blinded by a scientific education; his ignorance of moral implications allows him to … Read more
I.In this paper, I will be arguing for the following claim…….. As stated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist, “Once upon a time, people identified the god Neptune as the source of storms at sea. Today we call these storms hurricanes… The only people who still call hurricanes acts of God are the people who … Read more
Galileo was born on Feb 15, 1564 in Pisa (Machamer). He was born when there was no such thing as ‘science’, yet by the time he died science was well on its way to becoming a discipline and its concepts and method a whole philosophical systems (Machamer). Galileo started to study for the priesthood, but … Read more
