TOK Essay Natural Sciences - How far do expectations influence observations? Alysia Francis In my opinion I believe that expectations influence or observations greatly. If we think something will happen we are more likely to look hard for it. If we want something to appear then it is more likely that we will think that we see it. An example of this is when people hallucinate. Someone is more likely to see a ghost if they believe or are expecting to see one. In natural sciences when looking
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moral‚ and political philosophies are three branches that share elements‚ but are different in application. This paper considers what the fields have in common‚ how they are different‚ and how they apply to modern life. When thinkers contemplate such diverse ideas such as justice‚ love‚ friendship‚ democracy‚ and divorce‚ they are considering concepts that fit in one or more of the three fields of philosophy discussed in this paper. Contrasts and Commonality When philosophy addresses questions
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he consequences of natural selection for all the species that do not vary and that are genetically identical is that the environment around them may cause them to go extinct. The environment has many powerful factors that play a role in natural selection. 2. Thomas Robert inspired Darwin and Wallace to write the theory for natural selection. He was an English clergyman and economist. The essay was about the increase and decrease of resources and population. It said the while the mankind population
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Lab title: Natural Selection Lab Purpose: * To understand natural selection and its effect on population. * Increase‚ decrease‚ survival and adaption Hypothesis: If I have a pink/yellow environment then the pink/yellow organisms will tend to survive. Ind. Variable: color of dots Dep. Variable: how many dots survive Constants: Environment‚ 6 colors/ amount of colors Materials: Cloth color: Pink (dark‚ medium‚ lights) yellow‚ paper dots: pink‚ blue‚ yellow‚ brown‚ green‚ and peach
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The author of Meditations on First Philosophy‚ Descartes‚ is a philosopher of the 17th century. After his vision of philosophical insight‚ Descartes realized we have no basis for our knowledge. With his background of a Jesuit education and training in law‚ Descartes began to write. He begins by making his first philosophical claim: the fundamental characteristic of human beings is that we all have an equal ability to reason (Discourse on Method‚ 1). Through Descartes’ meditations and skepticism‚
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Assignment Eastern and Western Philosophers Comparison Paper Philosophy has divided into two separate categories‚ the Eastern philosophy‚ and Western Philosophy. The Eastern philosophies are mainly consists of the Asian philosophies such as: the Hinduism and Buddhism in India (McGraw & Hill‚ 2008). Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Ch’an Buddhism in China‚ and Zen Buddhism and Samurai tradition in Japan (McGraw & Hill 2008). The Eastern philosopher‚ I believed that Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ Mohandas
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Biomes and Diversity Extinction is a natural selection process. Should humans strive to preserve a representative sample of all biomes or aquatic zones? Why should humans be concerned with the extinction rate? This is an interesting question. Lets consider the fact that it begins by stating extinction is a natural selection process. This seems to stifle one side of this argument.The side of the argument that rallies humans to be concerned with the extinction rate and strive to preserve a representation
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SOCRATES Socrates 469 BC–399 BC‚ was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy‚ he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers‚ especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon‚ and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Many would claim that Plato’s dialogues are the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity. Through his portrayal in Plato’s dialogues‚ Socrates has
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Natural Law VS. Positive Law Laws are rules established by a governing authority to organize and maintain orderly existence. It can generally be divided into two principles: Natural law‚ which is based on the divine‚ and Positive law which states that laws are what the lawmakers command. Throughout history many philosophers have come to be linked to either branch of law. Philosophers such as Aristotle advocated Natural law‚ while others‚ such as Thomas Hobbes‚ supported Positive law. Each
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The Natural Gas Case In the Natural Gas case‚ a German company and a Dutch gas reseller (the plaintiffs) is suing an Austrian partnership company (the defendant) for a breach of contract. The plaintiffs negotiated and agreed to purchase 3000 metric tons of propane gas for $381 per metric ton from the defendant. Because of the two companies never conducting business with one another‚ the plaintiffs agreed to secure a letter of credit with its purchase. To secure the letter of credit with the purchase
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