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    sentence was merited. The laws continue to argue that if Socrates were to leave, he could never lecture on justice, virtue, and the importance of law in society if he were to break the laws so blatantly. Additionally, if Socrates were to go through with plan set forth by Crito and run to Thessaly, a loosely governed state, he would not be able to discuss on matters of importance but instead would be relegated to speak on his escape from the city state, which again, would be subject to reproach from his

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    Personal Philosophy Paper Introduction For the purpose of the paper, famous philosophies and a personal nursing philosophy is presented, including the personal definitions of the four phenomena of nursing namely person, environment, health, and nursing. The said philosophy will then be compared to other professionally-acclaimed philosophies. Included in the discussion is the importance of a nurse’s role in providing health care to persons, family, and the society and how it is able to address problems

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    1. Developmentally Appropriate Practice In order to respond this question, we must first review the history of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) and Early Childhood Education (ECE). Although ECE has been around since the creation of kindergarten in the 1800’s, the decade of the 1980’s was an important period for ECE. “By the 1980’s, meta-analysis of the well-designed US projects offered compelling evidence on the positive outcomes of [early childhood education and intervention]” (Woodhead

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    A clear leadership philosophy is important to the success of a leader, development of the leader’s employees, and growth of the organization. As a future leader, I will explore my own leadership philosophy built on the principles of integrity, openness, and humility. I will discuss the importance of creating an environment that fosters mutual respect, recognizes each individual’s potential, and inspires success. Using my own philosophy as a guide, I will discuss and analyze the approach a commander

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    Many of the philosophies from both movements and people of the past have been able to benefit the present. At the same time, however, there are still other philosophies that one wishes had more influence today in some form, such as Transcendentalism. The Transcendentalists respected nature and the individual spirit, all while believing everything has divinity. One person heavily inspired by the Transcendentalist’s philosophy would be the poet Walt Whitman. Although this belief shows up throughout

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    Utilizing the medical model and philosophies of nursing allow the DNP graduate to contribute to the discipline of nursing through a more holistic approach. Carper stated that the profession should “define itself separate from the medical model” (Zander, 2018). Another viewpoint is that advanced practice nurses learn to acquire knowledge from many sources and the medical model is a small part of that learning (Zander). If you examine the two professions closely it has been stated that the advanced

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    Educational Philosophy There have been many philosophies passed down through the years by many great educators. Views and opinions that have varied from individual to individual. Some ideas were widely accepted and others were not. I feel that it is important for every educator to obtain their own individual educational philosophy. An individual philosophy is good way to help an educator become grounded in what they believe and strive to make that philosophy happen in the classroom. It is a belief

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    In my eyes, leadership is being able to effectively get the job done meanwhile being a trustworthy role model. One of the most influential leaders I have had during my career, Captain Matthew Walker, truly aligned with this definition. I feel that he significantly influenced my career because we shared similar values such as success, family, and health. For example, he valued the success of everyone at the unit by promoting education and advancement and often gave members time during the work day

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    A coaching philosophy is a key base for which a coach works and builds on, said to be “built on a set of standards by which a coach influences, teaches, and models (Brunner 2013)”. Lyle (2002 )Has also described Coaching Philosophy as a collective of values, beliefs, assumptions, attitudes, principles and priorities which underpin practice. When creating a Coaching Philosophy there are four key aspects a coach should reflect upon, and scaffold their philosophy around-Axiology, Ontology, Epistemology

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    reaffirmed by Plato and Aristotle, also regarded highly in the academic discipline of philosophy (Fackenheim 165). It is simple to define philosophy as a general term and a way of learning about the world, however it is not as clear how to divide philosophy into the so-called genres. This idea introduces many implications to the disciple of philosophy. For example, by creating a category of Jewish philosophy, ideas are categorized by having specifically Jewish qualities. This creates a need to

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