When there are so many different breeds of intellectuals in society, how and who decides who are the more meaningful or effective if they are not evaluated in different settings? Having a college degree or having great grades throughout the years in school is not necessarily a reflection of one person’s intelligence. In “Hidden Intelligence”, Gerald Graff argues for the merging of the “street smarts” students adequately into the classroom curriculum, stating that student’s interests are identified as anti-intellectual, and that the educational system ignores the potential that might emerge from their areas of interest. Graff also calls into question the legitimacy of the educational system that favors more notable literary books or subjects…
Have you ever seen the movie Cats and Dogs? The cats are the villians and the dogs are the good ones in the movie. Now, there's a reason why the cats are the villians, it's because their charateristics resemble a typical villian in a movie. Cats are selfish and most are unfriendly depending on their moods- but dogs on the other hand are more approachable. Dogs are loyal and kind, no matter what breed they are- all dogs are friendly depending on how you approach them.…
The Bearded Collie is a dog that likes to have fun. The can be shy with strangers. The Bearded Collie will weigh 40 to 55 pounds and be 20 to 22 inches tall. They have a long straight shaggy coat.…
Another example of this is when the author writes “Decline” in the first line to show neutrality when he could have written a word that is more hateful like “Reject”, this helps the author gain support from the readers to show that they were weighing both argument and that the other side of the argument isn’t wrong for believing what they do. Another example is the choice of the word “Therefore” in the first line to build on the formal tone. A forth example is the word “Joust” in the second sentence that builds a formal tone when he could’ve just written competition instead. One last example of this is the word…
A dog and his Owner In the article Through the Nose, by Frances Killea, it discusses how dogs have the ability to smell more scents then humans. These smells that dogs detected are also able to determine certain traits or moods. Dog’s ability to smell beyond our ability helps humans, and for example when a human goes missing and humans cannot find them they might call in a searching hound. This searching hound due to its great senses can find a human.…
In more urban environments the dog was bred smaller and smaller as even today that pattern continues with several breeding projects trying…
Gerald Graff mentioned critical points about intellectualism. He mentions that schools fail in providing students with materials of their interests. Graff learned the principles of intelligence by reading sport magazines, even though sports are considering a waste among many educators. I agree that schools need to let students read and write about what interests them. Even if the subject is not considered to be “intellectual,” the student can make it work.…
An example from the excerpt that showed strong emotional language or exaggeration was when FDR described the conquering of Europe by the Germans. " In times like these it is immature — and incidentally, untrue — for anybody to brag that an unprepared America, single-handed, and with one hand tied behind its back, can hold off the whole world. " The quote showed his worry about the advance of Hitler as he was set to take over "the world" with his military and political power as well as the momentum of the Nazi party. Anoither example of FDR showing strong emotional language is when he states"I find it, unhappily, necessary to report that the future and the safety of our country and of our democracy are overwhelmingly involved in events far beyond…
(287). This example is pathos, because he is referring to past experiences; this quote also had great parallel…
But the dogs are breed for these conditions and they are in fit for it too. The dogs might look like they are too skinny and will freeze but that is not true the dogs have so much fur that it keeps the cold out and they are skinny because they are in fit. These details prove that the dogs are so intelligent and smart. First, they were trained to pull sleds. When the dogs were little the dog were trained when they were puppies.…
M1 Draft Assignment In recent years the socioeconomic classes have taken a huge toll on our education system at all levels. It starts at the young age of students who have trouble learning because every student is different and it takes a vast amount of strategies to help each student learn, but our schools are failing to do that. Which then leads us to the issue of “street smart” vs. “book smarts”. Which one is more valuable?…
What if people were defined by their intellectual ability and not by their educational creditionals or if people where taught how to be intellectual along with obtaining a formal education? Well in the articles, “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff and “Blue Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose both illustrates the term being intellectual is beyond the norm of school textbook knowledge. They believes that there are many forms of intelligence in which it can be capitalize and utilize as a life learned tool if its nurture properly. Our society is conditioned to rely solely on board-approved standard of education while suppressing those unique individuals who may be illiterate or not as book smart as the next person. Yet, these individuals have…
According to Jonah Lehrer’s article from The New Yorker, “Why Smart People Are Stupid,” They overlook their choices from their mental thinking, leading to the wrong choices (Lehrer). Many people who are street smart tend to make mistakes saying that they are smarter than other people. They tend to overthink the easy things that they know how to do that surprises schools that focus more on them. To not have that happen, teachers can assign an assignment that they can do on their own so that they are showing the effort they put in school. That can help them do as good as those who are book…
Animals are Smart Some people think that we are superior to animals but I think that animals are as smart as we are. Pets react to your moods and seem to know just when It’s dinner time! Some animals use tools, communicate and think for their own. If animals can use tools, they must be smart.…
For example: “"Yes," said Snow-White, "with all my heart." So, she kept house every morning while they went into the mountains mining for ore and gold, and in the evening when they returned home, they expected their meal to be prepared. During the day, the little girl was…