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The Importance Of Knowledge In Gone With The Wind

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“It was better to know the worst than to wonder.” Margaret Mitchell penned this in her novel, Gone with the Wind, and the lesson resonates even today. In many situations, it is better to have easy knowledge than to figure out and wonder about knowledge that is more difficult. Knowledge means something different to everyone, and does not always have a clear explanation. A simple way to explain the concept is to say knowledge is information and experience. Information with no experience is just information, experience with no information is simply itself. To gain knowledge, we use eight processes called “Ways of Knowing.” These intertwine together in all areas of our lives to help us understand and retain knowledge. Distinguishing the trends of knowledge usage can provide insight into our lives. From this, it can be seen that knowledge produced with difficulty does have value, but easily created knowledge is more significant due to how simple and accessible is.
When it comes to sense perception, one finds more value in knowledge easily deciphered. First, touch is a major sense where ‘simple’ knowledge is valued more than ‘complex’ knowledge. Think of touching different fabrics or surfaces and being able to deftly distinguish what they are. This would be considered easily produced knowledge, as there is little time or energy put into obtaining the information. Sight is very similar, especially when it comes to interpreting colors and letters. Majority of the time, one is able

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