Most people say being stupid will lead no where. They claim that it is the worst possible condition in which to spend one's life, and if possible, it should be completely avoided. They would even suggest if the symptoms of stupidity are caught in the early stages, it could easily be treated by a surgeon. Yet, perhaps if people took a closer look at some of the advantages stupidity had to offer, they wouldn't have such a negative attitude toward it. After reading this paper, one will understand the advantages of stupidity along the lines of work ethic and even how their minds work. I will also show you that they have a large amount of free time and how they are forever ingrained in the minds of the more intelligent.
The first advantage is very easy to understand. Stupid people are never asked to do a lot. Many have noticed that people tend to steer away from someone they feel may be stupid. This is for a very good reason. The stupidity which they posses makes a name for themselves, a name which can be very difficult to shake. Possibly, it is a word which describes the working habits of the person. A close friend was quoted as saying, “ the working habits of a stupid idiot suck, they work like crap.” Yet, this creates a positive situation for the stupid person. They will have a lot of free time on their hands for more of life’s truly meaningful pleasures. Some of these activities are combing facial hair, and counting the pixels on a Sony TV.
Free time is also great for brainstorming (Admittedly this seems to be a bad choice of words!). Yet the ideas stupid people create tend to be original. For example, when was the last time someone stupid said something, and made one think about it? It seems that people are always talking about someone else’s dumb idea. For example, in my 12th grade english c "How many stories will that English teacher drop before having a stroke?" This would suggest that stupid people might have the upper hand when it comes to thinking up original ideas. In fact, the next time someone wants an original idea for something, they should try talking to their local, community stupid person. The reason for this is that while a stupid person thinks with his head, he does not do so an organized manner.
A famous quote by Martin Luther King states “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” The two articles “Hidden Intellectualism” and “Blue Collar Brilliance” both emphasis the author's opinion on the qualifications and measurements of someone's intelligence. “Hidden Intellectualism” focuses on students or younger people who have trouble with academic work because, they are not interested in the topic. Today, in schools students are taught academic skills that are not very interesting, the author mentions this is why children are not motivated in schools. The main viewpoint of this article is that schools need to encourage students
In “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff pens an impressive argument wrought from personal experience, wisdom and heart. In his essay, Graff argues that street smarts have intellectual potential. A simple gem of wisdom, yet one that remains hidden beneath a sea of academic tradition. However, Graff navigates the reader through this ponderous sea with near perfection.
The story Maus is a graphic novel about a son Artie interviewing his father Vladek because Vladek survived the Holocaust. Vladek is explaining to Artie what his life was like during the Holocaust for him and his family. Vladek was the only one left still alive during this time to tell the story to Artie. The story has many different links to the history of the Holocaust and helps readers understand the horrible facts these families had to face. Since it is from the perspective of someone who lived through it, it helps the reader understand really just what was going on in this time. The graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman offers the modern reader a unique window showing the horrors and the history of the Holocaust and its repercussions by the differences of Vladek’s past and present, the value of luck, guilt that Artie and Vladek felt, and the mice characters being a representation during this time of racism.
Psychopath and Sociopath are so closely related that many don’t know they are different illness. Both psychopath and sociopath have similar illness but their factors are completely different. Study’s shows this may be a product of nature vs nurture. Secondly, Psychopath behavior is shown to be controlled while sociopath is shown to have uncontrollable behavior. Thirdly, there violence outburst is different, psychopath usually plan out their crimes while sociopaths are erratic and careless with their crimes. Fourthly, Psychopaths don’t feel any type emotion towards others but they can be in relationships when it comes beneficial to them. Sociopaths often don’t have relationships, they don’t become attached to others. Lastly, Psychopath are actually
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Experts believe that these two share similar traits, such as incapable of feeling or understand the emotions of others and lack of sense to determine what is right or wrong. But the key difference between a sociopath and a psychopath is the ability to have a conscience.
When I refer to sociopaths as men, it is because it is seventy-five more times likely for a male to possess this aliment (CITE). A psychopath doesn’t have a conscience. If he lies to you so he can steal your money, he won’t feel any moral qualms, though he may pretend to. A sociopath typically has a conscience, but it’s weak. He may know that taking your money is wrong, and he might feel some guilt or remorse, but that won’t stop his behavior. Both psychopaths and sociopaths lack empathy, but in differentiating the ability to stand in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel separates the two a psychopath has less regard for
Psychopaths and sociopaths have different origins. Every person is different, most of the time. Yet, they all share similarities of their upbringings. There is a common theory residing for both sociopaths and psychopaths, and it is called nurture versus nature. These things imply that one was due to society that changed them, forming into the empathy lacking humans they
“At the heart of resilience is a belief in oneself, a belief that can be fostered and strengthened”, Argues Hara Estroff Marano in her persuasive article “The Art of Resilience”. The belief in oneself, a strong enough self-esteem, and a reminder of the strength oneself has goes a long way in the pursuit and achievement of resiliency.
“Resilience is defined as an attitude that enables the individual to examine, enhance and utilize the strengths, characteristics and other resources available to him or her”. (Harrington, 2012) By learning how to manage resilience in the key elements of your life such as your emotions, spiritual and social relationships, along with how to deal family situations and placing a positive spin on obstacles that arise will help reduce stress. I find that I use resilience when a trying to organize a group of people with many moving parts and they are creating their own agenda, this is when I use the emotion element relating to resilience. It is important that I can work through stressful situations and manage my emotions within my personal life as well as in
“Psychopath” and “sociopath”, words that are thrown around easily by people who don’t know what they mean and if they do, they misunderstand it. These two types of people have many similarities, such as being manipulative and unfeeling, but they are extremely different. Although the differences are barely noticeable, it’s important to know them so that you don’t mix up the two. Maybe even prevent yourself from being brutally murdered. Differences include how they interact or build relationships, how they think or feel in a certain situation, and how they even became the way they are.
Street smart students are much smarter than book smart students because of their knowledge and experiences. Author states in the article “I believe that street smarts beat out book smarts in our culture not because street smarts are nonintellectual, as we generally suppose, but because they satisfy an intellectual thirst more thoroughly than school culture, which seems pale and unreal,” which means that street smart students are smarter than book smart students because of their vast amount of information about many things and previous experiences. Author is right about his point that street smart students get more out of their mistakes and learn more from their previous experiences. According to author, street smart students always try to learn from their mistakes where book smart students rely on the books and information from the studies. Book smart students never try to experience the situation of an issue, which gives them biased information and they don’t learn much, where street smart students experience the situation of an issue and learn much more than book smarts. Book smart students are also smart because they learn a lot of information from books and readings also they know how to use that information properly to succeed in academic area, but these students learn very much less from their mistakes and previous experiences to succeed, than street smart students.
It is difficult for some students to pay off their student loans. According to Kantrowitz, “This year, more than two-thirds of college graduates graduated with debt, and their average debt at graduation was about $35,000” (Kantrowitz). $35,000 dollars is a significant amount of money to owe. Students need to get a well paying job to be able to pay off that debt.. The problem is that students are struggling to receive jobs due to the weak job market and their being a large amount of competition for the jobs their are. (Lewis 586). A weak job market can keep students from getting a job that can help them pay off their loans. Hence, student loans producing debt should be considered a
One of the things that characterize a psychopath is their lack of empathy. Psychopathy has been also called sociopathy but, there is a slight difference.