Introduction to Western Philosophy: Wisdom, Identity, and the Meaning of Life Critical Reflection Metaphysics, Epistemology and God How are you doing in the class? Are you satisfied with your progress? This section was the most difficult in the class – identify three (3) challenges you faced with learning the material. Metaphysics, Epistemology, and God In this class, we covered four (4) major philosophies of metaphysics and epistemology. Each of these Platonic Dualism, Cartesian Rationalism, Lockean Empiricism, and Kantian Synthesis are major philosophical perspectives held by philosophers today. Plato asserts that there are two parts of our reality – an observable world we know through the senses and an ‘invisible’ world we can only know with our minds through higher levels of reasoning. Do you agree with this or not? If you believe in God don’t you already accept much of Plato’s world? Rene Descartes also argued that the world is dualistic – mind and body. Do you agree with this? Are mind and body best understood as separate ‘substances?” What is the relationship between mind and body? John Locke rejected Descartes’ dualism in favor of knowledge only from the senses. Do you agree with Locke that what really matters is what the senses can discover for us? Immanuel Kant stated that both Rationalism and Empiricism ‘fail’ philosophically. What does mean by that and do you agree with him?

Green Office Company is considering options for manufacture for a desk. There is a machine available which the company could rent and which could be used to carry out some processes and an alternative to completely manual methods. The expected selling price per desk is expected to be £150. At this price, it is expected that the company will sell 500 desk per year. Each desk require materials that cost £40. Without the machine, the labour cost of each desk is expected to be £90, and the fixed costs related to the manufacture and sale of this product are expected to be £5,000. If the machine is rented, the labour cost is expected to increase to £15,000. a. Based on the case study information provided, please carry out a break-even analysis for both options facing the company (lease or buy), and calculate the following : • The contribution per desk for each option? • The break-even point (BEP) for desk per year? • The margin of safety? • The expected profit per year? b. Which decision would you recommend, and discuss 4 ways in which this type of analysis could be used in supporting the development of the company’s business plan. GUIDE 1. This request requires a first-rate analysis 2. This report should be handled by writer # 202249 3. Use, at least, 5 references from relevant textbooks, peer reviewed journals, webpages and online materials to enrich your analysis (References from Investopedia, Wikipedia not allowed). Where feasible, please include the reference: Barrow, C., Barrow, P. & Brown, and R. (2018) The Business Plan Workshop: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a successful Business, 10th edition, Kogan Page, London. 4. Words in “quotes” should not be more than 2% of the total word count for this essay 5. Emphasis should focus more on critical analysis to energize your discussion 6. Give at least, 2 organizational examples to assess the viability or otherwise of the business idea.

Assessment DescriptionMotivation plays a key role in the daily duties of an educator. Students are much more likely to take on the task of learning when they have compelling reasons to do so. Therefore, when students are motivated they are much more likely to succeed.  Digital PresentationFor this assignment, create an 8-10 slide digital presentation to be used as a professional development to be used to educate colleagues on how to use motivational strategies in their classrooms to promote student success.Include the following in your presentation:  Describe the role of motivation in adolescent learning.Use your researched knowledge of motivation, as well as physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development principles learned in this course, to suggest 4-5 appropriate instructional strategies that help motivate adolescent students.Suggest 2-3 prevention or intervention techniques to use in the classroom to support and help motivate students who might be struggling, facing a challenging situation, have a specific learning disability, exceptionality, or language barrier.Provide an example of a digital tool used to support learning, motivation, and engagement.A title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.