WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE

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WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE

                                                                                                      Economics- Mr. Smith

What is knowledge one may ask? Some say knowledge is the fact of knowing or acknowledging a certain fact or generalization about a particular subject matter. Others say knowledge is experience and is gained through age and wisdom. Still others believe knowledge is street smart and getting around having connections in order to get the job done. Whatever it may be, knowledge is a powerful and useful tool to any being to master his wants and needs. In this essay we shall examine the subject matter further in greater detail.

            Knowledge according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is defined as    �acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique.� This leads us to believe that knowledge is a science a certain form of art of a certain skill that one has that gives an edge to another. Many ask however what use is knowledge? How does it give an edge over another without as much knowledge? An easy example of this is in the job market. A person with greater knowledge from simply the art of speech in his/her interview through the interworkings and requirements of skill needed for the job is more likely to get the job than say a person with less knowledge of these subject matters. This of course gives the personal paycheck fulfilling his/her basis of survival in the monetary world we exist in today. Knowledge can also act as a sense of security. A radical example of this would be say in the form of living with nature. If one has the skills of fishing, canoeing, camping, hunting and general outdoor wilderness activities, he/she has a great survival rate in the middle of the woods than a person who has never done any of these things. Thus, knowledge also as one can see can give a person security.

            The stick insect uses its natural disguise in its body shape and camouflage to catch its prey. This in turn further helps its survival in its natural habitat. This technique or knowledge one would say has been applied extensively to mankind. This ability to camouflag...

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