Berkeley Application Essay

Essay on Berkeley's Idealism
Berkeley's Idealism
In this essay I shall give the historical background to Berkeley's Idealism and then offer an argument
for Idealism and suggest how an idealist could defend his theory against common objections and
criticisms.
Bishop George Berkeley's Idealism or Immaterialism is the theory that the physical world exists only
in the experiences minds have of it. Berkeley's Idealism restricts minds to God, human beings,
animals and whatever other spirits there may commonly thought to be, and says that everything else
– the intrinsically non–mental – exists only as features of the experience of these minds.
Although this would initially seem to be a bizarre view, if we look at the science and philosophy of
the seventeenth...show more content...
Further, not only are these worlds different qualitatively, but they are located in different realms. If
we accept that the things of which we are immediately aware possess secondary qualities and that
these secondary qualities exist only 'in the mind', then what we are aware of are, 'ideas in the
mind', not objects in the external world. Therefore, although these ideas of which we are aware can
be held to represent, and in terms of primary qualities, resemble, objects in the world, they also
constitute a 'veil of perception' which stands between the perceiver and the external world. From this
we can conclude that the external world, as investigated by science, is different from the experiential
or phenomenal realm.
One of the important things we must be clear about when taking about Idealism is the term 'idea'
itself. As used by Berkeley and Locke the term 'idea' does not have its normal sense. We tend to
think of ideas as things that are thought, and indeed ideas are considered to be close to concepts.
John Locke, however, defined an idea as 'whatever is the object of the understanding when a man
thinks' and he included sensations and sensory images amongst ideas. By adopting the term 'idea' for
all mental objects Locke declared his intent to assimilate
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George Berkeley's Response To Materialism
George Berkeley seeks to prove that "everything there is, is a mind or a mind's contents" . His
overall goal consists of arguing against materialism in an attempt to promote idealism instead.
Berkeley does this by introducing his "likeness objection", in opposition to the traditional
representation theory of perception. Another approach that Berkeley takes in describing the lack of
distinction between primary and secondary qualities. I, however, believe that his "likeness
objection" and his thoughts towards primary and secondary qualities is not as convincing as he
honestly thinks it is, and that its usage could potentially help promote materialism instead of
dismantling it. In order to fully explain how I believe the "likeness objection" is ineffective, I will
present three sections worth of information. In section one, I will state Berkeley's approach to
idealism and how he integrates his "likeness objection" into it; in section two, I will put forth my
thoughts and claims about the matter; and in section three, I will anticipate one possible criticism
and respond to that criticism accordingly. Section I Berkeley's advocacy of idealism stemmed from
the different definition that...show more content...
And what do we perceive besides our own ideas or sensations? And is it not plainly repugnant that
any one of these or any combination of them should exist unperceived?" In an effort to anticipate
any criticism that his argument might obtain, Berkeley plans to respond to what someone might
say if they were to support a representational theory of perception. A representationalist might
suggest that Berkeley's argument is invalid because premise one could only be true his idea of
"perceive" is being used indirectly, and premise two could only be true if "perceive" is being directly

UC Berkeley Short Answers Essay
UC Berkeley Short Answers
1.The word that describes me best is knowledgeable. Many people say I have a great knowledge,
because they use me as their resource.
2.My step–dad inspires me every day. He came into my life and impacted it. I now will be going to
St. Mary's high school, because of him.
3.If I could have any superpower it would be shapeshifting. If I lose my house key or Car key, then I
would be able to shapeshift into it.
Personal Responses
A struggle I see in my family is the lack of pursuit of higher education. This problem is like an
epidemic much like infectious disease throughout my family, which has resulted in `poverty and
lack of opportunities. For example, my grandparents on both sides of my mom and dad came here
as refugees...show more content...
I had a reunion with my grandfather. We visited the historical killing fields and the S–21 Prison.
These places had a profound effect on me. Thus, I now have a better understanding of how my
grandparents and parents experience by the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Realizing that, I now fully
appreciate the significant and importance of my life. While my trip to Cambodia, I had many
wonderful experiences such as visiting Angkor wat and the nice warm ocean. However, I witness
many of my age and young homeless and disnature. They were not in school and no place to live.
Seeing this broke my heart. I want to make a difference. My mom founded a non–profit organization
in 2012 to help disadvantage children in Cambodia. One of my goal is as I am pursuing my
education is to work in my mom's organizations, to make a difference in Cambodia. In closing, my
mother is a true inspiration to me, several years ago, she began the journey of obtaining a college
education she part time, while working full time to support my brother and I. Recently, she has
become a full–time college student and a stay home mom. Seeing how hard my mom works helps
motivate me even more for example, even though she was not exceptional in high school, however,
she is a 4.0 student and has been on the honor roll ever

UC Berkeley AMSA Chapter Analysis
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) at UC Berkeley is a chapter composed of
pre–med students. The mission of the UC Berkeley AMSA Chapter is to foster the next generation
of passionate, dedicated, and altruistic Healthcare Professionals. The chapter provides pre–med
students with a community where students can partake in a variety of different activities, including
committees and task forces. While the chapter is viewed as a professional organization it also
focuses on breaking the stigma attached around pre–med students. The chapter also caters to a
diverse group of students, ranging from age, gender, race, and religious affiliation. The AMSA
chapter continues to educate its members on a prolific amount of issues present in modern...show
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The AMSA chapter is composed of all types of students, these include White, Black, Asian,
Hispanic, and Middle Eastern students. The general population is also split evenly between male
and female students. The AMSA chapter recognizes that the STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics) field is composed mainly of white men. Minorities and women
make a small percentage of individuals present in the STEM field due to the racial and gender bias
they are often subjected to. The chapter understands how important it is to address the discrimination
that many minority groups and women face on a daily basis as they continue to pursue an education
in the STEM field during their pre med careers. It is due to this reason that AMSA has established
the "Race Ethnicity and Culture of Health/ Gender and Sexuality (REACH/GS) Committee. This
committee was designed specifically to encourage more women and minority groups to join AMSA.
The committee's main function is to present the different resources available for students belonging
to these minority groups. For instance AMSA has hosted events in affiliation with other
organizations on campus, such as BESSA (Black Engineering & Science Student Association) and
the Cal Latin Pre Med Society. By hosting such events AMSA is able to create an inclusive
environment for its members. Inclusivity is a very important factor of

Analysis Of George Berkeley 's Philosophy
George Berkeley is considered one the greatest modern philosophers, yet when he is studied he is
seen as misguided and inaccurate. It seems that sometimes we study his errors more than his
achievements. Many critiques of Berkeley are results of misunderstanding Berkeley's philosophy.
One very famous critique is from Samuel Johnson who lived around the same time as Berkeley.
Johnson kicked a stone and said, "I refute it thus". Why did Johnson believe he could refute
Berkeley by kicking a stone? Did he misunderstand Berkeley, and if not what did he mean by this?
To discover what Johnson meant we must first learn about what he was refuting. Berkeley has three
main beliefs: 1. Idealism: the only things that exist are minds and their ideas; 2. Phenomenalism:
Physicals objects are big collections of possible senses; and 3. Immaterialism: there is no such thing
as a physical substance (something that exists independently). With Berkeley's beliefs he has two
motivations: 1. to oppose skepticism and 2. to promote religion, Berkeley was a bishop of the
Anglican church so you can see why promoting religion was so important to him.
Berkeley was an empiricist. Empiricism is the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense
experiences. Some other famous empiricists are Thomas Locke and David Hume. Berkeley is
thought to be the bridge between Locke and Hume. Locke believed that primary qualities such as
length, shape, and motion existed in the world. While secondary qualities such

Berkeley Admissions Essay
The election night of 2000 was a pivotal moment in my life. I stayed up all night on November 7th,
2000, not because I was enthralled with watching Florida flip–flop between Gore and Bush, but
because I had an IV in my arm which made it impossible to be comfortable. Earlier that evening, I
was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes, a disease affecting 1 of 800 people in America. This was an
especially crucial time in my life, considering I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis–an
autoimmune disease that attacks the GI track in 1 of 1400 Americans–the June before, and I had my
Bar–Mitzvah in September. According to the Jewish religion, I had become an adult, and as such, I
had decided to greet my new medical challenges with gusto, attempting...show more content...
I found the latter to be the most satisfying, as many kids, especially the older ones, were curious
about the effects, but hesitant to ask an adult about the repercussions. The most challenging thing to
me was the number of parents who seemed to simply give up. I saw a large amount of inaction;
which in the case of diabetes is simply unacceptable. I enjoyed educating and motivating these kids
to make beneficial lifestyle changes, so that good health rather than disease can help to define their
futures, as well as my own.
While I started my volunteer educational program, another man was well ensconced in his own.
Al Gore took up a cause that many people seemed to be ignoring, our environment. The issues of
climate change and general environmentalism are very important to me. I see similarities between
the challenges of managing a clean environment for our globe and the challenges of managing
good health to me. Through concerted efforts to make routine changes we have the capacity to
live more ecologically friendly, and often healthier lives. I have seen that with just a few
adjustments, I can control my diabetes to the point where most people do not even know I have it.
Likewise, I believe that if we commit to making fundamental changes in the way we go about our
lives, we can easily remedy several environmental issues we face today. By going to Berkeley Law
School and focusing on Environmental Law, I can apply my own life's lessons

Middle School Application Essay Sample
Since submitting my original application to Berkeley back in November, I organized and took a
leading role in a project called the Brown Middle School Health Sciences Pilot Program, a project
which has been considerably meaningful to me and my growth as an individual, learner, and leader.
As mentioned previously in my original application, I was perplexed by the seemingly never ending
complexity of human anatomy, and I developed a love for medicine at an early age. Unfortunately,
no classes or programs were offered by my middle school that explored these topics. Although my
desire to seek the health sciences was fulfilled in high school, an opportunity to explore medicine at
an even earlier age would have garnered even further success and would help me progress through
my secondary education at a more focused rate.
Now, as a senior in high school, I was given the opportunity to create a project to help my
community in some way related to health sciences. I immediately formed a small team to organize a
program to benefit my community educationally by giving middle schoolers the chance to explore
medical careers and human anatomy, something I didn't have the chance to do myself at that age.
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Our vision for these lessons was to give the middle schoolers a candid perspective on the medical
field, letting them know not just the benefits of becoming a doctor, but also the trials and
tribulations they must undego. Furthermore, we wanted them to explore anatomy and medical
procedures hands–on, rather than through books or videos. They were to learn how to suture on
meshes that accurately simulated real skin, perform CPR on mannequins that gave real time
feedback, measure and chart vitals of their partners, and cut into and explore organ specimens that
reflected the structure of their human

Berkeley's Subjective Idealism
Different philosophers have different ontologies, for instance some philosophers, such as Locke,
believe that objects have primary and secondary qualities and that those objects exist independent
of our mind and are composed of a substance that they call "matter". Berkeley's "subjective idealist"
ontology, which may seem unreasonable to most at first, is strong enough to counter most
objections. The main thesis of this essay will be presenting Berkeley's ontology and what he argues
for, explaining his claims and conclusion, followed by an objection and a reply for Berkeley to the
objection.
In order to understand Berkeley's argument and where it comes from it is important to analyze the
ideologies of at least one of his predecessors. For...show more content...
And so, all the things we perceive are ideas and objects are a collection of ideas. He also believes
that there must be something distinct that knows and perceives these ideas, he refers to it as "mind",
"spirit" or "soul". And so Berkeley contends that there are no such things that are material, he
thinks that objects such as mountains, rivers, tables only "exist" because we perceive them or
because they are perceived by other spirits, he goes on to argue that all the objects listed above
are perceived through senses and that we only perceive our own ideas and sensations, hence
these objects couldn't exist unperceived. He objects to the fact that there are things, objects that
exist without being perceived, because he believes that to "exist" is to be perceived, so objects
couldn't possibly be out of the mind that perceives them. In order to support his theory, one of his
arguments is that you can't separate in your own thoughts the existence of a perceptible thing from
its being perceived, he goes on to argue that it is impossible for us to conceive of a copy or
resemblance unless it is between two ideas, because the only thing an idea can resemble is another
idea. Berkeley counter argues Locke's epistemology, by saying that primary qualities cannot be
conceived as separate from secondary qualities, which relate to the senses, therefore they both exist in

Middle School Application Essay
My passion for mathematics was fixed at the age of ten, on the morning that my mathematics
teacher told I would be sitting the Junior Maths Challenge, 'as practice for when you are older'. As
I nervously started to answer the questions, a whole world began to open before me. I revelled in
the problem solving, answering questions of a nature I had not seen before. My teachers were
delighted when I emerged from the exam hungry for more. Since then I have consistently
demonstrated my aptitude, achieving gold awards through to senior level, and scoring highly in the
European Kangaroo.
My middle school supported me by arranging weekly one–hour lessons with Dr Taylor, a local upper
schoolteacher. These sessions nurtured my inquisitiveness and explored...show more content...
I believe my mathematical studies are complemented by my third A level– music. I hear and see
music in numbers, and my approach to playing or singing is similar to the mindset I use in maths.
I am a dedicated and conscientious student in class, and a key member in many extra–curricular
activities. As a keen musician, playing violin, trombone and piano, I contribute to a number of
musical ensembles in school and played an integral part in the organisation of our school's summer
concert. I am also a member of several local youth orchestras and bands, with whom I have toured
abroad many times, most recently to Italy, France and Belgium.
I have been a volunteer at my local Brownie unit for four years. Over this time I have taken on an
increasingly important role in the organisation: working with the girls, the leadership team and the
division executive team, running meetings, and latterly keeping the unit accounts. I am working
towards my leadership warrant to become a Guider. I believe that the skills and experience that I
have gained as a Brownie volunteer have benefited all areas of my life, including in my role as
Deputy Head

Benefits Of UC Berkeley
"You are at the #1 public university in the world," are the words implanted into the University of
California, Berkeley. UC Berkeley is defined as #1 for its programs, history, faculty, environment,
and prospective influences but ultimately, what defines UC Berkeley are its students. Through the
impact its students make and the legacies they leave, a high level of prestige has been established
when discussing the university. Another aspect of the university that engenders prestige is the
admission process, which is set in place to assess who would best "fit" the university. A project
done in 1999 that produced a film called "Making the Grade," observes two students from two
different school dynamics in San Francisco that both want to attend...show more content...
Ailed and Damon are on different spectrums of life that result in completely different lifestyles and
determinants of importance. Ailed comes from a low socioeconomic background where her parents
work endlessly to provide for their children, leaving Ailed responsible for her younger brothers
where "her hands are never at rest." Along with school, Ailed works 18 hours a week to help her
parents financially and send money to her grandfather in the Philippines. Though Ailed seeks higher
education, she recognizes that her family does not have the means to provide for her financially
due to their position in America as part of the working class. Inversely, Damon comes from a
family where both of his parents attended UC Berkeley and now spend $30,000 per year
altogether for him and his sister to go to a private school. Damon describes his life as unlavish
compared to his peers, but ultimately he has the ability and access to afford college with no family
responsibilities due to a more advantaged life in the affluent professional class. Though this is not
always true, the positions of both Damon and Ailed's family socioeconomically affect their schooling
environment because they are submerged into schools that produce students alike to their
socioeconomic status. Since Ailed's family is of the working class, she goes to a school that
parallels her social class, with a large people of color population and a great focus on moving onto
work. Balboa High School has a limited amount of AP classes, little to no college preparation help,
and underfunding in terms of the physical infrastructure of the institution as well as the programs
and teachers, considering some teachers are being laid off from their jobs. Like Ailed, Damon's

The Benefits Of UC Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley, or UC Berkeley, is one of the finest colleges. UC
Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California, and is a public coed school with approximately 27,496
students. Oski the Bear, the mascot, was first seen in 1941 with the school colors, Berkeley Blue
and California Gold. Despite all the choices students have after high school, UC Berkeley is the most
sensible option considering its academics, achievements, and uniqueness. First, Berkeley is an
amazing school academically. There are a myriad of majors for incoming freshman to choose from.
Some of them include art, biology, business, and math. The more popular of the majors are social
sciences, biological sciences, and engineering. Therefore, by going

UC Berkeley Research Paper
Zach Peterson
Lovejoy
AP ELA
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UC Berkeley is the number one public university in the USA as of September 2013 (Source 5).
UC Berkeley has one of the most diverse campuses and fantastic academics as well as an amazing
sports program with them being free to watch with the exception of football and men's basketball
(Source 1). UC Berkeley overall has a fantastic vibe and beautiful scenery.
The campus safety includes a couple of options to contact the campus police department, you can
either text an anonymous tip by texting "UCPD (Insert Tip)" to 847411 or send an anonymous tip
through an Online Anonymous Tip Forum. The UCPD's website states that "Through collaboration
with our community partners we strive to provide the highest level of...show more content...
As there is so much diversity this might bring forth an opportunity to learn about a new culture, or
just have a study mate. As of 2017 the enrollment although a rough estimate, is as follows, 2.9%
African American/Black, 9.9% Mexican American/Chicano, 3.7% Other Hispanic/Latino, 0.4%
Native American/Alaskan Native, 0.2% Pacific Islander,18.6% Chinese,3.2% Filipino,1.5%
Japanese,4.6% Korean,1.1% Other Asian,10.4% South Asian,2.8% Vietnamese,24.5% White
/Caucasian, and 16.3% are either international or declined to state (Source 6). UC Berkeley
although some big negatives, has a large number of big positives that almost outweigh the negatives.
It is an overall fantastic school and needs to be considered a viable option when searching for

Berkeley Law Personal Statement
One of the reasons why I am pursuing a law degree is to fight against the perpetuated injustices in
my community back home in Kenya, and those that occur globally. I believe that Berkeley Law is
the best school to train me on how to tackle social injustice and public interest advocacy, especially
due to its great public interest and international law reputation, which allows students to receive an
experimental learning experience by getting involved in Berkeley Law's sponsored clinics. If
accepted, I would love to get involved in the International Human rights Law clinic, Policy
Advocacy clinic, and the East Bay Community clinic. In addition to the clinics, I would love to get
involved in the Human Rights Center Fellowship, as this has been one of my goals as a future law
student. The fellowship embodies why I am pursuing a law degree and will give me an opportunity
to for meaningful human rights work both domestically and internationally. Through this fellowship,
I would hopefully get a chance to continue with my "Ending Child Marriage" project that I began as
a Brueggeman Fellow at Xavier...show more content...
These organizations will enhance my found passion for service and justice and empower me to do
more. Beyond the opportunities Berkeley law offers to me, I know that I will add a unique
perspective on law and justice to the already diverse and inclusive student body because I have a
unique background, and experiences including, my experiences from my immersion trips in various
communities in Kenya, Tanzania, and the United

"To be just is to be perceived", or as Irish philosopher George Berkeley prefers to put it, "esse est
percipi". In this argument, Berkeley details extensively how material objects, as humans have
come to know them, do not exist. Berkeley uses a series of premises to aid in the elimination of
skepticism surrounding the existence of the world humans have come to know and grow fond
of. At first read, Berkeley's conclusion that the abstract ideas of substance, matter, or any
physical objects simply are not real is very hard to grasp when humans have based their
justifications on what is real versus not real on their own senses, and the validation of other
people. However, Berkeley does an excellent job of making an argument one cannot refute. In
order to fully understand Berkeley's argument for the dismissal of material objects, one must
understand his preceding argument on abstract ideas. According to Berkeley, the existence of
abstract ideas is actually a myth. Humans tend to generalize concepts, such as the general idea of
a table, a car, or a triangle, for example. However, Berkeley claims in his argument that there is no
explainable way to have a general idea of anything. So if someone tells another to think of a table,
that person will have a very specific picture of a very specific table –maybe a brown dining table
with large, carved wooden legs, or a plastic folding table. There is not one table that has all of the
characteristics of a table and none of them at the

George Berkeley's Elaboration Of Idealism
George Berkeley's elaboration of idealism has become one of the most widely discussed ideologies
in Western philosophy. This discussion has come with some controversy; many individuals today
view Berkeley's ideas as maverick due to the increasing acceptance of materialism due to
developments in science and technology over the last century. Others might even view Berkeley's
work as fundamentally wrong. For example, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would view
Berkeley's argument for God as a way for moralists to try to control and stifle the ability of others to
be happy and virtuous. Nonetheless, Berkeley's work is notable due to his bold claims, such as the
argument against the existence of matter. Berkeley's seemingly wild claims...show more content...
"In reading a book, what I immediately perceive are the letters on the page, but mediately or by
means of these the notions of God, virtue, truth, etc. are suggested to my mind."2 In other words,
people immediately perceive the shapes of letters with their eyes, but mediately derive the meaning
of words in the mind. With this Berkeley progresses the argument by asserting that sensible things,
that is, things which are perceived by the senses, are only things "that can be perceived
immediately by sense," not mediately.3 Hylas then makes the erroneous claim that "to exist is one
thing, and to be perceived is another."4 However, because sensible things exist only due to sensible
qualities that the mind perceives, and these sensible qualities cannot exist outside of the mind,
Berkeley's stipulates that the existence of something is predicated upon its ability to be perceived
by the mind; hence, to be is to be perceived. If existence requires perception, then an event cannot
occur if it is not perceived; for example, if a tree falls in a forest and no one sees or hears it, then
the tree could not have fallen. "Upon looking into it I find that I can't understand how anything but
an idea can be like an idea. And it is most evident that no idea can exist outside of the mind."5

UC Berkeley Personal Statement
My experiences as a student at UC Berkeley have prepared me for success in Vanderbilt University
School of Nursing's intense accelerated program. As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley I persisted
through semesters of full course loads while volunteering in two labs on campus and working late
shifts as a barista. Although my lunch breaks at work usually consisted of a rushed croissant with
my head in the books, I will never forget those days because they taught me to thrive in stressful
situations. Despite the heavy workload and time commitment I earned a 3.65 GPA and never fell
behind in my research assignments or coursework. My dedication to learning, a positive attitude,
organizational ability and time management contributed to my success as

Going To Berkeley Research Paper
I feel that Berkeley is the right school for me to be at. It has always been the school I have dreamt
of going to. I know it sounds clichГ©, but if I had the opportunity to attend Berkeley, I would
learn and take everything that Berkeley has to offer. Since I am a first generation student, the
chance to attend Berkeley would be a great achievement for me. I want to make my family proud
and make my parents feel that their hard work of raising me has paid off. I am currently majoring in
sociology and trying to achieve a minor in psychology. In the future, I want to help the less fortunate
in society. Since I have lived in Southern California my entire life, I feel that attending Berkeley
would give me a chance to gain knowledge of other communities.

Berkeley Personal Statement
"You made a mistake." I am sure that hundreds of students and parents have spoken these sentiments
to the admission department at UC Berkeley in the course of the past few weeks. I am sure that
thousands more throughout the state, throughout the country even, have laughed, cried, and yelled
these words, being sure to diminish your institution with each remark. Personally, I hold Berkeley
in the highest regards as far as colleges go; having been a life long Bay Area resident, I have come
to cherish the diverse atmosphere and thirst for knowledge in Berkeley and the surrounding area
entropy. It is in this high–esteem for the university and the community that I write this candid letter.
When a school such as Berkeley is so inundated with qualified...show more content...
A final, more personal note as to why I so desire to attend Berkeley over a few of my other
possibilities: in the middle of November, in the midst of completing the bulk of my college
applications, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Combined with applying to college,
completing homework, staying on top of classes, and keeping my commitments to extra–curricular
activities, the knowledge that my mom has a serious form of cancer made those few months all the
more stress–filled and difficult. Thank the Lord, my mom has successfully completed radiation
and continues to see specialists regularly, solidifying her status in my mind as the strongest
person I know. Going off to college, I am going to miss my mom dearly, and she will dearly miss
me. I've always been very close with her, and I recognize the ambivalence within her of wanting
me to stay close to home in the Bay Area while wanting what's best for me. I feel similar
sentiments, having the strong urge to protect and care for my mom, visiting on a regular basis,
while desiring to grow as a person into the man I strive to be. Berkeley would be the perfect choice
of school in relation to both aspects: its proximity to my home town of Livermore, as well as the
educational opportunities Berkeley

Ubc Application Essay
UBC Application
Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that taught you something about yourself and/or the
world around you. (maximum 200 words One evening, my family and I were approached by a
homeless man asking for money as we were about to enter a restaurant. My siblings jolted behind
my father; however, his eyes caught my attention. He was starving; not only for food but for
clothes, warmth, a home, and a family. All of which are aspects of our lives that we take for
granted. My father offered to pay for any meal of his choice. Up to this point in my life, I had
never realized how privileged I am to be able to walk into any restaurant and complain about how
full I was; while others are out in the cold, starving. The most prominent memory of this night was
when I saw the...show more content...
To reach our goal, we focus on eight fields: health, livelihood, water sanitation, hygiene, education,
child protection, humanitarian assistance and emergency response. We sponsor Jamila Kanchoro,
a young girl in Kenya. We provide access to basic necessities such as clean water, food, education
and health care for Jamila. Child sponsorships assist in the hiatus of the poverty cycle by
empowering young minds, their families, and communities. In a 'Thank You' card, Jamila
mentioned her love for science; a passion that we both share. I made it one of my personal goals
to raise money for scientific instruments for Jamila to use one day. This large financial goal was a
challenge for me to think of multiple fundraising events. One activity that I organized was a 40
Hour Famine which raised awareness and over $1500. This experience has challenged me to not
only make a difference in my community but to also impact globally. My involvement in this club
has also contributed to my desire of exploring the science and medical field at UBC to aid those in

George Berkeley Essay
George Berkeley was an Irish philosopher. His philosophical beliefs were centered on one main
belief, the belief that perception is the basis for existence. In doing so, he rejected the notion of a
material world in favor of an immaterial world.
Berkeley felt that all we really know about an object we learn from our perception of that object. He
recognized that in the materialist's view the real object is independent of any perceiver's perception.
The pen on my desk would exist, whether or not I was in the room to see it or have a sensory
experience of it in some way. Berkeley rejected this idea. He realized that knowledge is limited to
perception. In this realization, he postulated that everything we know we learned through...show
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What, then, happens to an object when no one can perceive it anymore? If no one sees the tree
and no one has a sensory experience of it, does it cease to exist? This idea suggests that objects
pop in and out of reality when not being perceived by any human perceiver. Berkeley argues from
an immaterialist standpoint and says that objects do not act in such a manner. He tries to save his
theory by saying that the tree does in fact exist because God is the continuous perceiver of all things
and therefore God always perceives the tree.
This is an illegitimate appeal to save his philosophy. By saving his theory in this manner he "shoots
himself in the foot.'; If God cannot be perceived, and if to be is to be perceived, then God cannot
possibly exist. Although the existence of God can be inferred through the classical ontological
argument, doing so scuttles his immaterial world. If one can have knowledge through inference, then
one can infer the existence of a material world.
Berkeley's answer to the existence of the tree in the quad is not convincing because his argument is
circular. If something must be perceived in

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