...Liberal Studies: Hundreds feared dead in ferry disaster off South Korea Discuss these questions with your classmates: Have you ever been on a cruise ship? Would you know what to do if your yacht, sailboat or cruise ship went down? Where is South Korea? Have you ever been to South Korea? Vocabulary: Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right: Missing | Stuck | Trapped | Save | Rescue | Close | Survivors | Explanation | Leaning | Tilting | Nearby | Stayers | Account | Lost | Match the words with the meaning: Word | Meaning | Capsize | The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. | Distress | Cause (something) to be under water. | Tilting | (Of a boat) be overturned in the water. | Submerged | Move or cause to move into a sloping position. | Administration | A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. | Disaster | Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. | Impact | The management of public affairs; government. | Choose two or three of the words from the vocabulary and make them into a sentence: Article: Hundreds feared dead in ferry disaster off South Korea - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5572222/hundreds-feared-dead-ferry-disaster-south-korea.html Hundreds feared dead in ferry disaster off South Korea The ferry went down off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul AP By KAREN MORRISON Published: 16th...
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...As a Liberal Studies student, I am aware that I need to pass the CBEST, CSET, and RICA to be able to get my credentials. With that being said, I decided to study for the CBEST the first test last summer. I recall going to my local bookstore after having extensively researched for the best CBEST study guide. In the bookstore, I read the first page of every possible study guide they had, to decide which one I liked the best. Finally, I got my book and I paid about 40 dollars and that has been one of the best investments that I have made. Before I started studying for the CBEST, I registered for the test and paid the fees. July 11th was the big day for me. The reason why I decided to register for the test before studying was a way to officially...
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...Gandhian liberalism M. K. Gandhi (1869-1948) requires no introduction even to the layman. “The Father of the Nation”,”Bapu”, and numerous other honorifics have long been affectionately applied to him by the citizens of India. His appearance on the Indian political scene in 1915 changed the face of Indian liberalism and made him the most influential and prominent liberal in India and I aim to shed more light on his theory of liberalism in this section of the essay. Gandhi acknowledged Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political mentor. He took Gokhale’s strict liberal position and adapted it to fit what he believed to be India’s needs. The most radical departure was that Gandhi believed that the only way to ensure the British acceded to Indian demands was by non-violent protest or what he termed “Satyagraha”, unlike the traditional liberal who strictly adhered to the system and never attempted to work against it. Simply put, the liberals that preceded Gandhi such as Gokhale and Ranade were heavily shaped by western liberal movements and the British Whigs while he was able to provide Indian liberalism with its own distinct ideas. Gandhi heavily emphasised features of negative liberty in his agenda for the political, social and economic transformation of India. He favoured a government which was minimalistic in nature and occupied itself with maintaining law and order. He strongly believed in the maximum freedom of the individual as well. One distinctive feature of his thinking was...
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...1.0 The Liberal Approach to Understanding Economic Relations In the field of economics, a Liberal approach relates itself to the various classes of economics. They are the classical economics, neoclassical economics, the Australian School of Economics, and the Chicago School of Economics. Liberal approach seeks to analyze the role of financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank in the world of economics. The approach examines the economic relations with the three views, such as; 1.1 Realistic View Most scholars often prefer the use of game theory in order to give an explanation that relates the final outcomes with a result from the negotiations. The simplest being the issue of the discussions that entails two characters in it. Liberal in the early 21st century was the nationalist approach. The earliest school of thought during this time is the mercantilism. 1.2 Marxist View It analyzes the international meetings of the G-20 nations that took place in London in the year 2009. This creates a wider understanding of the many other various kinds of approaches. These may have negligible similarity with the view that Marx presents in the lecture room. However, it stresses the strong belief in the public power. The labels of approaches that this view put into its consideration are the feminists, and the radicals. They include the structuralisms, the critical, low developments, and the systems of the world. It is, therefore...
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...every day. But if fact everyone has a different way of dealing with those changes. Liberalism, Romanticism, Feminism, and Social Darwinism all had their own individual ways of thinking and dealing with what was happening around them. Each way different, but as unique as the next. Liberalism became popular during the Industrial revolution especially with Factory owners, as the demand for workers was always much less than the supply. Capitalism was all the justification they needed to operate their factories and deal with their employees as they saw fit. Liberals didn't believe in violence to take action. Liberals of tthis time era believed the government give society freedom as they tried to figure themselves out as individuals. Liberal also believed that the prices of goods should be based off the demand for the product. Which clearly what was going on with the ruling and working class was going against everything the liberals believed in. Throughout this modernization it brought about many major changes in the way society lived. One of the many influences was the awakening of the female mind. With the rapid changes being brought about in the financial industry and the woman movement, a lot of attention was being brought to this all around. The typical role of woman that everyone was used to; the traditional submissive, dependent and the childbearing quickly changed to the modern woman demanding equal rights, authority, and independence. Modernization changed the roles of...
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...and each other. In other words in can be inferred that they found themselves, and during the Saturday detention, assisted others in finding themselves. I’m in no way implying that and entire Introduction to Liberal Studies class can be taught by locking students in a library for nine hours on a Saturday. With all Hollywood productions you need to suspend some of your disbelief. The question that I will answer is: What does Liberal Studies mean to you? I will touch on question two, which was to explain my goal for this program, but I feel it does not apply to me as I am graduating now. I instead will explain what Liberal Studies will mean to me going forward. An outstanding Professor at University once introduced me a notion, and I believe that I have grasped the concept he so elegantly explained. To be a successful leader is to allow others to find their voice. That leader will inspire and connect with his team on a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical level, and inspire others to find their voice. Getting back to the movie mentioned above. The question asked of the “breakfast club” students was to write a one thousand word essay explaining their answer to the question…”who do you think you are.” I will answer the question what does Liberal Studies mean to you, within the answer to the question, who do I think I am. “Screws fall out all the time…the world is an...
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...The association between moral foundation and political orientation in Australia: Do the American studies carry over to an Australian Population? HAYDEN TIPPING -100594202 Swinburne University of Technology Psych 101-Assesment 1 Due Date: 31st August 2015 Tutorial: Thursday 4.30-5.30 Introduction Political preferences seem an obvious topic of research, as the findings of such research are highly sought after. As such any research relating to what motivates political orientation would be very useful. For this reason a great deal of research into the relationship between moral foundation and political orientation has been done in recent years. For this study political orientation is measured using a 7-point scale from liberal to conservative. Liberal being characterised by an emphasis on social and political liberty, holding ideals of equity, individualism, liberty and rationalism (Ballamy, 2015, pp.26-31). Conservative is characterised by an emphasis on traditional class systems and government control (Sigmund, 2015, pp. 689-691). For this study moral foundation is measured by a scale from the moral foundations questionnaire (MFQ)(Graham Et Al, 2011). This is derived from Haidt and Joseph’s Moral foundations theory (MFT) (2004). Although the original theory has 4 foundations, the MFQ revolves of five different categories. Them being Harm / Care, Fairness / Reciprocity, Ingroup / Loyalty, Authority / Respect, and Purity / Sanctity (Graham Et Al, 2011). Previous research in this...
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...Zachary Wilson Writing 121-037 Z Hitzel Unit #1 Essay February 3, 2014 Liberal Arts: Is it Necessary? Liberal arts education has proven to be a very controversial topic to those concerned or affected by it, and it is questioned how or if it should be implemented into college curriculum. Liberal arts education is defined as “the academic course of instruction at a college intended to provide general knowledge and comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects” (“liberal arts”). Generally, American colleges allow students to choose a major and take prerequisites, however students usually aren’t able to get into the meat of their major studies until their junior year, leaving the first two years of college to liberal arts classes. So, how should it be put into practice? In Patrick N. Allitt’s essay, “Should undergraduates specialize?” and in Mark Jackson’s “The Liberal Arts: A Practical View,” both authors explain how they think such education should be implemented. Although Allitt argues that students should be able to choose whether or not they want a liberal arts education, and Jackson argues that it should be required in order to create versatile students, I believe their ideas should be combined, and that a liberal arts education should be encouraged but not required of students, because I think it is ultimately up to the students themselves what classes they want to take as well as whether...
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...The Modern Liberal Arts The “New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J. Ungar refers to when money is tight in the economy people starting to despise the liberal arts education which unavoidably brings criticism from policy makers and news media. However, the critique seems to have the wrong judgement of the liberal arts. Ungar is the president of a Liberal Arts College in Baltimore, Maryland and has states many misperceptions about the complexities, the financial issues, and the diversities of liberal arts. Ungar disagrees with the idea that “Many people think liberal-arts degree is a luxury that most families can no longer afford, it’s only for low income and first generation college students pursue.” (Ungar, 191,192) According to Ungar, this is another...
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...A. Having watched the film “Dead Poets Society”, discuss the notion of the importance of liberal arts. Liberal arts, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary, are areas of study that are intended to give you general knowledge, rather than to develop specific skills needed for a profession. To simplify the definition, liberal arts enhances the intellectual capacities of the person, it enhances his/her reasons and judgement. This movie did and did not really show the real ideals of the importance of liberal arts. As stated in the definition, liberal arts enhances the person’s reasons and judgement, the film did a good job with the development of the characters but there is no enhancement of judgement (of the characters) present in the film. Dead Poets Society, for me, did not really show me the real meaning of liberal arts because of the way the characters decide for their own fate. For example is Neil Perry, because of his amusement to the new teacher (Mr. Keating), he joined the bandwagon and went to acting even though his parents doesn’t allow him to. I know people might contradict me with do-want-you-want statement but I will argue with them about know the consequences of your actions and decisions and how it will affect the people around you. (I know there is a theory about that but I already forgot what it is.) Todd did warn Neil about what will happen but Neil insisted. Another from Neil is him killing himself, Mr. Keating told them, “ ‘….what good amid these O me...
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...CONCEPT OF CHRISTIAN LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION Purposes of Liberal Arts Education Liberal Arts Education can better equip young adults for the future. It broadens students’ knowledge and further open more opportunities for students to make connections with others whether in the career or social life. This generation is geared to international standards; which becomes even more competitive. Various fields of study in Liberal Arts Education provide different angles to grow and challenge students. The students will work through both subject matters that they are familiar as well as the non-familiars. Different expectations within different courses will build their common sense as well as their work ethic and characters....
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...Society today is focused more on what they know and are fearful of the unknown. In the essay, “The New Liberal Arts”, Sanford J. Ungar takes a stance for why having a liberal-arts education is beneficial for all college bound students by stating his claims against the misperceptions of the public about a liberal-arts college. Some of the misperceptions discussed were, college graduates with a liberal-arts degree are finding it much more difficult to find jobs and the liberal Democrats are the reason the country is in trouble and should not be influencing college students. The first misperception discussed was a liberal-arts education becoming a luxury that most families cannot afford as the years go on. He argues this with this type of education...
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...article, "Liberal Arts for New Millennium", of whether or not a liberal arts background should still be included in the definition of "an educated person". A half a century ago the traditional college degree was a bachelors in a liberal arts discipline. Recently a large number of degrees acquired are in a specific profession or in business, or business administration type discipline. While that worked for a long period of time, we are now in a changing world of advanced technology and globalization and reshaping and remodeling college curriculum to be up to-date needs to be evaluated. One of the issues is identifying the best way for colleges to prepare students in all facets of their life in the new millennium. There is an urgent need for a new set of guidelines, a revamping of our educational system to keep up with the times and to prepare students, as Baldwin puts it, "for life, work, and citizenship, safeguard our democratic society, and meet our obligations in the world" thus preparing students to be well rounded educated citizens. The sharp rise in tuition cost and the expectations of both students and parents have them scrutinizing whether or not they are getting the education they are paying for. Another concern is if the education they receive will enable them the ability to acquire a good job in today's marketplace. Student protesting against the educational system as well as boycotting standardized testing, emphasizing a need to integrate liberal learning...
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...Democratic peace theory, in its wider interpretation, is the empirical observation that democracies rarely, if ever, fight one another and it is this empirical dyadic observation that that has been described as the “closest thing we have to empirical law” in international relations. [1] Although what is meant by democratic peace is contested, and indeed as its validity as this essay will explore, the theory has been previously under Woodrow Wilson and more currently the Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, a significant conceptual factor in the formation of American foreign policy.[2] Our aim is a democratic peace, a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. America acts in this course with friends and allies at our sides, yet we understand our special calling: this great republic will lead the cause of freedom. In light of this statement, ongoing U.S. policy and its likely persistence an examination and understanding of the democracy peace proposition is clearly with merit. This essay will look at the democratic peace proposition at a several levels of analysis: at the monadic level of interstate war on whether democracies generally are more peaceful and whether transitional democracies are more inclined to war; and at the intrastate level as to whether democracies experience more or less civil war. It will examine the validity of the proposition(s), reasons for is occurrence and postulate on what implication there may be for...
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...In the article, Gerald Greenberg compares the liberal arts to the concept of ‘Tao’ expounds on the breadth of what a liberal arts education is. He states that everything is a part of ‘liberal arts’ and the liberal arts are a part of everything. Thus far, I agree with him. I, however, do not think that a liberal arts education is the best form, or the only form of education that will lead to a successful and empowering life. Both liberal arts and STEM have their own merits and demerits. Both of them provide a different base, and are designed to equip student differently. A liberal arts student will explore a variety of subjects (‘breadth’), while a STEM major will mostly be exploring a single subject in its depth, It is difficult to conclude which of these is better, since a liberal arts major will probably not hold the same jobs as a STEM major....
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