Epistemology – Prof Caitlin Gilson Q – ‘’Outline the three major theories of knowledge in the Theatatus’’ The three types of knowledge discussed in the Theatatus are: knowledge is perception, knowledge is true judgement, and knowledge is true judgement with an account. Knowledge is perception - Plato's strategy tries to portray that knowledge is derived from the perceptible or sensible world. Plato explains that this ‘’perception only’’ knowledge is not the whole truth because the sensible
Conditional payment clauses are also called pay-if –paid provisions. These are one of the most contentious construction contract provisions (Brennan, 2008). They are applicable in contractor-subcontractor contracts where the contractor agrees in writing to only pay the subcontractor, once he has been paid by the owner of the construction project (Brennan, 2008). The agreement places on the subcontractor the duty of completely abiding by the provision. The clause seeks to create an obligation on the
payment clause that conditions the payment to a subcontractor upon payment to the general contractor by the owner. This trend tends to trickle down from general contractor to subcontractor and from subcontractor to sub-subcontractor (Enforcing Conditional Payment Clauses). Some courts have found that these clauses violate state lien statutes and public policy. In any case, it is important that subcontractors determine before signing a contract whether or not there is a pay-when-paid or a paid-if-paid
The third support argument that Parliament imposes the judiciary to place too much emphasis on incarceration is by restricting the use of conditional sentences of imprisonment. In Canada, the number of pre-trial detention cases in provincial/territorial custody has soared dramatically. The traditional proportion of ‘sentenced’ to ‘remand’ in the inmate population, went from ‘75% sentenced’ to ‘25% remand’, to a ‘50/50 split’, and this trend has been accelerating. It now goes without saying that
conformable taking less risk as well as traveling familiar territory. Probability is the chance or likelihood of an event occurring (Mirabella, 2011). The focus will be on the various types of possibilities such as simple, joint, additional and conditional probabilities in answering five distinct practicability questions. A simple probability is demonstrated by first creating a pivot table with correct values. A pivot table was created using the Student Data File eliminating insignificant table
Planned Pethood Plus, Inc. a veterinarian-owned clinic borrowed $389,000 from KeyBank. The interest rate was 9.3 percent for 10 years. The loan had a “prepayment penalty” clause that clearly stated that if the loan was paid off early, a specific formula would be used to asses a lump-sum payment to extinguish the obligation. It was very clear that sooner the loan was paid off, the higher the prepayment penalty would be. After one year the veterinarians decide to pay off the loan. KeyBank invoked
Both countries chose to create Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) to fight short term poverty and hopefully put an end to intergenerational poverty as well. According to the World Bank, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) programs provide cash payments to poor household that meet certain behavioral requirements, generally related to children’s health care and education. The signature of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994 by Mexico was the beginning of serious social policies
Prison Overcrowding Sebastian Acosta Veliz The Conditional Early Release Bond is a strong solution to manage prison overcrowding, ultimately assuring the safety of people and the community. Implementing the early-release bond can effectively relieve the problem of prison overcrowding while keeping the people safe. In the early years of America, the problem of prison overcrowding was a significant problem that dates back to the 1800s. The Pennsylvania System tried to address prison overcrowding by
The achievement gap in education refers to the differences that many students present throughout their academic life. There are many reasons that promote the developing of this gap among students. Race, language barrier and economic status are just a few of many that make some students do better than others. In the article “Achievement Gap” the author states that “the achievement gap shows up in grades, standardized tests scores, course selection, dropout rates and college-completion rates among
One issue prevalent in our society today is the reliance some people have on the welfare system. The welfare system was put in place several decades ago in order to assist those who, due to lack of opportunity, are unable to work and or care for their families in a sufficient manner. The idea of welfare assistance, such as food stamps and unemployment disbursements is just. People need help. And, often times, the assistance they seek is short term. However, over time, there has developed a sect
Strengthen Welfare Policy Welfare in the United States represents an array of topics, including Social Security, food stamps, monetary checks, and other government-regulated programs giving free, taxpayer-funded money to the needy individuals of our nation (those living at or below the poverty line). The current policies regarding the welfare system in America are completely flawed; these systems promote individuals to not work or contribute to society by providing these individuals with monetary
Maycomb is prejudice in so many ways. The way they live life is through racism and money. They don't treat black people and poor people right. They humiliate the poor, make fun of negro and negro protectors. White people feel like everything is their property. Prejudice means preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. One prejudice thing is how they say that Atticus don’t like guns, but somehow he the best shooter in Maycomb. The kid’s at Scout school were prejudice
“Look at what’s happening in the world. Everyday there’s something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that’s going on, how could I stop?” (Brooks). During 1917-2000, Gwendolyn Brooks, an African American poet, wrote the poem “The Bean Eaters” because she wanted others to know about the unspoken problem of poverty. Brooks wants to elaborate on poverty by trying to teach it through her words inside of the poem, the techniques, and writing style she used. Brooks used certain techniques
Many programs have been set up by the United States Government in order to help poverty levels drop, and better the lives of those in poverty. People living in poor conditions often are unhealthy, as they do not have the resources to live to their fullest potential. In America, for a three person household, the poverty line is equal or lesser than $20,090 (2015 Poverty Guidelines). In 1935, on April 8th, the U.S. Government enacted the Works Progress Administration, given $4.9 billion dollars to
Social welfare is a multifaceted concept that has brought forth multifarious political, philosophical, social, economic, and most important, spiritual perspectives and arguments on assessing and addressing the needs of the poor. Additionally, social welfare also posed an important question: Who is responsible for helping the poor? Ultimately, the Federal government of the United States decided it was their responsibility in taking care of the poor and implemented federal and state welfare programs
In the article “Social Separation in Oryx and Crake” by Sarah Nielsen, Nielsen covers the main theme that surrounds the story of Atwood’s take on what could happen to our own world if we make decisions without calculating all of the possible outcomes. It begins by stating how the division in class in the novel is important because it is like a glimpse into our future. She briefly explains how the separation of class is an important factor as to how the world ended in Oryx and Crake. Nielsen goes
To what extent is Education responsible for poverty and misery? Education is one of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get. William Lowe Bryan (1860–1955) 10th president of Indiana University (1902 to 1937). Education is one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought. Bertrand A. Russell (1872-1970) English philosopher, mathematician, and writer. People who lack education are the people who are not been taught. The
1. Should Australia Allow the employment of domestic helpers from countries such as China, Fiji, Indonesia, India, the Philippines and Samoa? Yes, Australia should allow domestic helpers. In many of the developing countries the domestic work sector absorbs a significant numbers of workers, many of whom belong to the poor society with little access to other work or employment, basically resulting from a very limited educational opportunity in their host countries. It is a form of aid given to certain
Welfare There are different types of assistance programs in the United States for people in need. When these programs are utilized as intended, they can be real lifesavers. When people abuse these programs, it causes long life patterns that can be nearly impossible to break before passing the habit to our children, which leaves our future and our children’s futures continuously in debt. Welfare systems in the United States are set up for short-term use, not to be a source of income, or way of living
Should the United States continue to provide welfare programs do these programs really help to reduce poverty? Many argue that they only perpetuate the cycles of poverty and others disagree that their own paycheck should contribute to the assistance of the unemployed. The truth is that only a small proportion of tax money goes to welfare programs and more benefits are being found than negative outcomes of welfare programs, suggesting that these programs may be well worth government backing. However