To make an initial clarification, what I have in mind is an image of a philosopher who first intends to create a theory and then proceeds to construct and strengthen his or her theory in a discursive and elaborative manner in which language inevitably plays an indispensable role. ... Afterwards, he then attempts to characterize an alternative theory of epistemic justification, which is his coherence theory, and in doing so he makes use of language to present and develop arguments and elaborations in a discursive and analytic manner, all towards the objective of constructing a strong and robus...

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Through these social interactions, games activity can allow ego identity, a key beneficial factor mentioned by Erikson (1959) within the Psycho-social theory. ... Educational Learning theories adopted for pupils to learn include; Social Constructivist learning theory (Vygotsky, 1978) (see appendix 6) and behaviourist learning theory (Skinner, 1976) (see appendix 7) to name a few. ... In contrast, Skinner's behaviourist theory focuses on a teacher-centred viewpoint whereby selection, pacing and evaluation of learning are ordained by the teacher. This learning theory lends itself to teachin...

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A number of different theories have been made to bring together an explanation on the ways in which social class is viewed and how society notices this effect. ... In correspondence to this, the "labeling theory" developed by (Becker, 1963), theory states that "deviance is not a quality of the act, since results from personality factors associated with committing deviance. ... Evidently to the theory, self identity as well as behaviors of individuals can be influenced by the terms used to describe them. ...

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This essay will analyse the 2013 television advert for the brand Coca-Cola and will explore aspects such as audience and purpose, narrative, use of language and visual and technical codes, investigating how they are used to represent and communicate the main message of the advert and promote the product and brand. ... Media communication theory will also be explored to identify and deconstruct how the encoder of the institution has used various persuasive devices and media techniques to create an advert that will serve the company's agenda and will contribute to the success and longevity ...

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In dealing with the contemporary world, it is desirable for therapists to examine and understand psychotherapy broadly, not only vertically across time, but horizontally across cultures, in order to grasp the overall experience of human beings with regard to theories, knowledge, and practices involved in the healing of the mind (Tseng, 1999). ... Language has a small function in traditional healing processes. ...

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Carrington implies in theory, by allocate people (immigrants) to a country where wage is high, human resource will functioning at maximum output level to provide the optimal benefits to the country receiving immigrants. ...

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One theory given is that this limitation is likely because these types of research are through self-report and the aggregates are possibly not being entirely forthcoming about the impact the abuse (CITE POST TRAUMA). ...

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The Napoleonic Empire came into existence following the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France at Notre Dame in 1804. The frontiers of the ancien regime had been expanded up to and beyond France's natural borders, with the momentum of expansion following in direct correlation with the pace of France's military conquests under the leadership of Bonaparte himself. The 'Great Empire' is often referred to as a single entity embracing French controlled Europe, but territories were in fact separated depending on the levels of French control. Territory ruled direc...

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The strict language of these policies were intended to hold students accountable for their misbehavior at school; however, according to Skiba & Knesting (2002), the lack of consideration for context in these cases has resulted in the criminalization of what are considered by many to be normative adolescent behaviors. ...

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