1) He brought up the words might, may have and guilt by association. I believe, by saying this, that he was trying to say that people will believe what they want to believe. People always have assumptions about other people, places and things. If evidence is provided to them they will still somewhat believe what they believe to exist. When Jon Stewart said might, might have, and guilt by association he was just saying what a lot of people are thinking. By thinking this, you are assuming that your thought process is the truth and what you are being told is false.
2) “Right now evil people are planning evil thing,” “America must stop its predictable pattern of reaction.” These are two quotes from the video by Charlton Heston. I believe these
Throughout the speech, the Former President George W Bush strives to empower Americans by instructing them to remain resolute, but to “go back to [their] lives and routines”. He uses the personal pronoun we and the common pronoun us repeatedly to indicate that the people of the United States, who either saw the event on television or experienced this event firsthand, were and still are involved in this national tragedy. He implements this emotional appeal into his speech to involve all Americans--people living in the United States of America, regardless of their ethnicity, race, or culture, and to acknowledge that the American people have endured this together, and that they will continue to advance after this event with stronger resolve, stronger than ever. In addition, he implements personification to motivate and empower the American people. “Our nation, this generation, will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future” (Bush, 2001). “This generation”, again a synonym for the American people, with its unwavering resolve, will fight for its freedom persistently. He intimates that the future of America and of democratic freedom is in the hands of the American people: that the American people have the power to control their fate. The next sentence leads into America’s “philanthropically” democratic nature: “We will rally the world to this cause, by our efforts and by our courage” (Bush, 2001). This statement has been followed up by action only a few years later, when the United States intervened in the Iraqi War, Libyan Revolution, and even more civil wars to ensure the freedom of citizens from dictatorships, which in Islāmic nations, were militant groups, like the Hamas and Taliban. Lastly, the president utilized anaphora, specifically a tripartite structure, by affirming that the American people “will not tire”, “will not falter”, and “will not fail”. He implies that the American people will relentlessly fight for the worldwide establishment of peace and democratic institutions, a promise which America has kept even in the face of its own national crisis.
2)"later, in the dark, after the movie had started, i heard Hassan next to me, croaking, tears were sliding down his cheeks."
The play, Doubt: A Parable written by John Patrick Shanley, is based purely on uncertainty. Throughout the whole play, all I felt was uncertainty and I have still not come to a firm conclusion about what Father Flynn has done. There are many pieces of evidence proving his guilt and proving his innocence. I did enjoy reading the play and I think my favorite part about it is that I will never fully know what happened and who was right. I like being able to create my own ending to a book because you get to use your imagination. Today during the debate I started out as defending Father Flynn’s innocence. I do stand by what I was defending because there is no certain evidence against him that can prove him guilty; it is all based on assumption.
Young-Helmholtz trichromatic (three color) theory: The theory that the retina contains three different color receptors-one most sensitive to red, one to green, one to blue-which when stimulated in combination can produce the perception of any color.
Hanson’s op-ed piece “Heavy Price Of Defense Spending Cuts: nations that choose butter over guns atrophy and die” contains significant thinking shortcomings. Using Gerras’ paper, “Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking: A Fundamental Guide for Strategic Leaders,” one gains insights to analyze these shortcomings.
During the earlier times of America, many people had different opinions on the forming country, debating if it was free or not. It was called “the land of the free” and many other important documents backed up the argument. Yet, there are many concepts that go against that and really show what America was. A particular slave named Dred Scott, African-Americans, and new immigrants can all testify that America was not independent, but was in fact very restricting. Juries would go against previously made laws to make sure that what they wanted would always be insured. Multiple regulations would be formulated to be beneficial to the Americans. People that were not truly American were seen as property not people. Many were pushed around and harrased and it
Myth is often falsely misunderstood as fake; however, when using myth in a religious studies atmosphere, it takes on a new meaning. Myths are stories created by a group of people which believe the stories are true. These stories are understood to be “narratives concerning sacred reality and its relationship to humanity” (Cunningham and Kelsay 59). There are numerous types of myths which people have created; for example, how humans, religious figures, and Earth came to be. Not a great deal is known about Earth’s origination to humanity since people were not around when the universe began. Countless myths focus on creation of someone or something, since humans have an abundance of questions about how life
According to Osmond & Darlington (2005, p.3), as a professional social worker that critical reflection could be a fundamental approach to contribute to their work. Besides, the best value of the critically reflective approach might have a chance to engage with different ideas, knowledge, feelings and theories. Thus, critical reflection is a necessary approach to every social work to contribute them to be professional.
What technological advances do you think will arise in the next decade? How will these advances influence citizens, crime, social control, and criminal justice?
Critical thinking occurs when a person thinks about a subject or problem to where the improvement of the quality of ones own thinking using skillful analogies, then assessing and reconstructing them. A few important skills that is learned through critical thinking is learning how to discipline oneself in thinking, understanding the world as well as learning themselves. Critical thinking in the business world has many benefits in the process of decision making by employers as well as employees.
Our five senses –sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch help the ways in which we perceive the world around us. And while they seem to work independently at time they can effect each other and the way we comprehend something. Seeing something pretty, touching something soft, eating something cold and smelling something rotten are the sense we use to connect with the world around us and will all effect how we move forward in that situation. When you look at the top picture say the color of the word not the word itself. It is harder than it seems and takes a little practice to do it efficiently. It is because we see the spelling we were taught not the color it was written in. It is hard to process it the other way, but not impossible. Take the bottom picture for another example is this a
Reasoning is not enough in and of itself, it must be based on “data, information and evidence” (Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2007). The third step in Dr. Paul’s model of critical thinking is to collect the data present in the argument to solve the question at issue. Mr. Managadze’s email details his personal thoughts, beliefs and observations and how these ideas are in direct correlation of why he chose not to pursue his college degree with only two weeks left in the semester. The information presented by Mr. Managadze as evidence is as follows:
For AIX160, which is called Introduction To University Study. That means based on this unit, we can learn different strategies to improve our learning skills. For example, on week 1, the lecturer taught us how to management the time, and how to listening/note-taking from the power point. And on week 2, there are some librarians taught us how to using the library database to search the key information then can write the essay or report, there are also have another different strategies in this unit, however, there are three important strategies are very important as my future’s learning skills, which includes time management, elevation information and critical thinking.
Over the years, I had developed my critical thinking skills to allow myself to be prepared for the best and the worst of a situation. In my past life, I was not afforded the ability to not be prepared for every situation. I mentioned this to my husband and he reminded me how he is always working to improve his critical thinking skills. He reminded me of a time when he was 16 years old and his critical thinking skills were lacking. At 16 my husband was trying to find his way in life and decided the best way to do this was to figure it out on his own. This is what most people would consider the hard way. This decision although it was difficult, was also life changing for my husband. He was able to reassess his critical thinking skills and his life choices, to start him on the path the he is on today.
Dennis Hayes, a professor of Education at the University of Derby. Citing philosophers such as John Passmore and John Anderson, as well as the Victorian cultural critic, Matthew Arnold, the article discusses the impossibility of teaching students critical thinking without a critical spirit. Furthermore, the article cites common misconceptions that all do disservice to critical thinking, namely, that it is a skill, that it entails indoctrination, and that critical theories are uncritical theories. Hayes takes a controversial stance on the issue, but his lack of evidence and failure to clarify his terms render his arguments questionable.