1000 Search Results for Assumptions
Assumptions Should be Avoided Unless They are Productive
An assumption is an opinion or belief often held without evidence or proof to support it. Assumptions tend to be based on preconceived ideas about certain people, places, things or events. One Continue Reading...
... If gun manufacturers are responsible for violence, why not the makers of the steel used in the guns?" (Levy, 2004, p. 80)
The application of the principles of assumption of risk and product liability to incidents that are ever more removed from Continue Reading...
El Greco
The Assumption of the Virgin
The Assumption of the Virgin is a work of art depicting the Virgin as she ascends to heaven, surrounded by the apostles. The underlying theme of The Assumption of the Virgin is religious as it depicts the assum Continue Reading...
Epistemological Assumptions
Reconciling Safety and Succession Planning
Focus Organization
This paper discusses the philosophical assumptions and epistemological stances of Belfast Petroleum, Inc. As they relate to issues of on-boarding, transition Continue Reading...
However, the purpose of the article is to explain how 9/11 changed the approach to psychological intervention. The article discusses advances that have been made in a variety of areas, including different ways to assess needs, screen potential clien Continue Reading...
The people from the new company are assuming that Jeffrey will come in and do the job required of him, not necessarily recognizing that Jeffrey's ego will have to be continually stroked.
Jeffrey needs to validate his assumptions by talking to his Continue Reading...
Seeking to strip his conception of knowledge to the bare minimum by removing all notions which can subject to reasonable doubt, Descartes differentiates between assumptions and true knowledge because, in his estimation, any perception based solely o Continue Reading...
Self-Directed Learning Assumptions, Andragogy
Self-Directed Learning Assumptions Andragogy
Self-Directed Learning
What do you think about self-directed learning in what and how we learn?
Self-directed learning is extremely beneficial in situation Continue Reading...
However, the sum total of the organization's output extends beyond the realm of the quantifiable. Qualitative measures also exist, and they can impact on the quality of the organization's output as well. It can be argued that even qualitative output Continue Reading...
Kelly has made many assumptions that Pat does not know anything about how the iScanner product works and the basics of quality control. He thinks that Pat is trying to undermine him by talking to one of his programmers and appears to be basing, in pa Continue Reading...
Conscription
This study makes assumptions that the proposed sample comprises of young Americans. The study further assumes that this segment of the country's population, which is vulnerable, is the target of conscription. The study explains that yo Continue Reading...
Bellamy's own assumptions or presuppositions about human nature, social institutions, history, and ideal social relationships. Analyze his assumptions in some or all of these areas."
Introduction to the Book
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (1945/1888) Continue Reading...
I figured that in the lifelong journey of self-development brought about by leadership self-reflection is indeed essential and crucial. It is indeed important to be self-aware before pursuing leadership. It is essential that one fully knows his or Continue Reading...
Statistical Techniques
Introduction
Statistics is defined as a methodology of gathering data, analyzing it, understanding the data and forming appropriate conclusions from the analysis. Not many subjects are as broad or have as many important applica Continue Reading...
False Assumptions and Business ErrorsAccording to Warren Buffett, hindsight in business is always 20/20. Most businesses in retrospect understand where they went wrong. It is a rare business that can anticipate shifts in market demand and problems wh Continue Reading...
Theory X and Theory Y
When working with people, regardless of the organization, one must be cognizant of the way individuals are motivated. Motivation, in fact, is one of the basic driving forces that allow individuals to work, change, and even actu Continue Reading...
America, for every 10.000 people having a home, twenty other are experiencing homelessness, as indicated by a report from the Homelessness Research Institute (HRI) (2013, p. 5). Nevertheless, it was only when the author of this paper was given the p Continue Reading...
Education -- Self-Directed Learning Issue
Section I-Self-Directed Learning:
(1) What is the connection between self-directed learning in what and how we learn?
According to Knowles, self-directed learners typically learn more broadly (i.e. they le Continue Reading...
Butterfly, David Hwang questions many assumptions about Asian women that are apparent in Madame Butterfly. In Madame Butterfly, the beautiful young Japanese geisha, Butterfly, sacrifices her family ties, religion, and eventually her life for an Ameri Continue Reading...
system of concepts, assumptions, expectations, etc. that supports and informs the research. So as I understand it, this section (F) is basically outlining and recapping the research done from the literature review. Section G. is the methods explorat Continue Reading...
The parents, teachers, and other adults express their id desires on South Park too. The core human instincts that Freud discussed in his theories, such as instinctual aggression, become common motifs on South Park. Related to the aggression instinc Continue Reading...
infused my original assumptions with greater specificity over the course of the gathering of my information. At first, I conducted a literature review of my topic (human trafficking) to establish that there is a recorded tendency that women are more Continue Reading...
(National LambdaRail)
Conclusion
As the NLR seeks to bring diverse research communities together to confront and solve complex challenges "of building network architecture, end-to-end performance, and scaling," (Tash 32-33), the thought presented Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking Action Project
The assumptions that can be reached through deductive reasoning -- that there are most definitely problems between the home office and the foreign office; and that the two offices have different objectives -- are cer Continue Reading...
Sex in the City: Reflecting Common Assumptions About Women, But Not Women's Real Lives
The popular HBO comedy series Sex in the City portrayed the fortunes of four upscale Manhattan women looking for love. The feminist or liberated nature of the sho Continue Reading...
Watergate was a viable accusation because it could be proved with recordings of the entire affair. Clinton's sexgate could be proved because there were people, individuals, who could vouch for what had happened. However, in this case, there is no ac Continue Reading...
Cold War Rhetoric and American Involvement: An Evaluation of the Validity of the Cold War Assumptions made by U.S. policy makers in the 1940's and 1950's
During the 1940s and the 1950s, U.S. foreign policy makers were faced with an unprecedented and Continue Reading...
Ian Teford. My assumptions of his motivations.
Telford's motivation seems to be money, although he also seems to be a person who cannot be content with one project, is restless and ambitious, and constantly rushing onto something new. He is also cu Continue Reading...
Rape Myths
How Assumptions can lead to False Belief, and the Importance of Truth
Rape is a serious issue in today's overtly sexualized society. Bare skin seems to be everywhere, no matter what the season: music, art, television shows, advertisement Continue Reading...
Human services and social services workers need to remain aware of their personal assumptions, biases, and value systems when working with clients to achieve the high ethical standards established by professional organizations like the National Orga Continue Reading...
In "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus," we have a similar lesson regarding knowledge. Icarus, much like Phaeton, does not follow his father's advice. In the air, he is distracted by everything happening below and before long "left his father, / Soar Continue Reading...
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These figures that be used to convert the CAD cash Continue Reading...
Student Technology Teachers' Values and Assumptions: How They Impact on Teaching Practice" by Wendy J. Dow. The study that Dow conducted involved a phenomenological evaluation of student teachers' experiences of learning which led to her conclusions Continue Reading...
This will allow the company to build share in large projects, phasing out small projects gradually as prices are increased. If the point comes where the company is faced with resource constraints and therefore needs to choose between mutually exclus Continue Reading...
Critical Literacy in Science1. Evaluate the role of the educator when implementing critical literacy in the secondary classroom. The educator\\\'s role is to build an environment where critical literacy is encouraged as part of the learning process. Continue Reading...
Q1. Of the six areas outlined in the Case for CLAS which one is most compelling for you? Which do you think would be most compelling to your organization?
Of all of the areas outlined in the Case for CLAS, the issue of health and healthcare disparit Continue Reading...
Volcanoes
Many people make the assumption that the most severe damage done by volcanoes results from the hot lava that flows from some volcanoes. For example, the lava that flows from Hawaiian volcanoes -- called "Hawaiian volcanism" -- are quite st Continue Reading...
These factors -- self-awareness, self-concept and emotional intelligence -- will also affect one's leadership style. High levels of these traits would make one a perfect candidate for servant leadership, but if levels of these traits differ, they c Continue Reading...
The self-organization concept refers to the identity, vision, mission, and values of the organization. An organization's identity includes current interpretations of its history, present decisions and activities, and its sense of its future. It is Continue Reading...
Respect for self, others, and the teacher is a primary rule that must be followed at all times (Holowicki, 2013). Putting forth best effort, coming to class every day prepared, following directions, paying attention, and preserving a positive learni Continue Reading...