Critical period

Hearing the statement “America isn’t the great country in the world” would send most people over 75 to epileptic shock. They fortunately actually got to live through a time where that was true. We use to be number one for all the right reasons. Now we are topping the charts with number of incarcerated citizens, defense spending, and obesity. An audience hearing the truth they’ve been hiding from or even not even aware can be a bit of a shock. According to the five general principals concerning…

The topic that I was assigned was the affirmative side of gay adoption and initially I thought it would be a nightmare to defend. The only background knowledge that I had on the subject was that it was becoming a more common thing. It was also hard to defend because I was for gay adoption before I was assigned this role. So the question I kept asking my self was how to defend a topic from a different perspective then I am for. Another concern I came across in this topic was trying to stay away…

senior vice president of people operations for Google he does the hiring process. In interview he mentioned that Google has five hiring attributes and they are very strike with those rules. This article was published two years ago and I will be doing critical analysis…

If I were asked to explain learning to someone who has never taken this course I imagine my response would be far more insightful now than ever before. Prior to my enrollment in this course I would have probably alluded to the idea that learning can only be successful if you are a self-motivated person or if you reach out for help from as many people as you can to make it through a course that may seem difficult for you. I was also of the mindset that being a good learner or studier was either…

There has been a lot said over recent years about college graduates and if getting that college degree is even worth it anymore. Personally, I believe that it is worth it, as long as you have prepared before hand by choosing a program or field that you are passionate about and is growing. David Brooks argues that the reason current college graduates are not prepared is because of the shock of going from a rigorously structured life to extreme openness and freedom. The graduates are not ready…

Imagine an entity whose is in a constant stage of metamorphosis yet seemingly goes unnoticed. Now imagine this entity is the definition of gender. Judith Lorber 's essay The Social Construction of Gender poses an effective argument to explain how and why gender is defined and constantly redefined through social interactions. In order to effectively argue her point of view Lorber 's essay is constructed with academic diction to appeal to her audience, logical reasoning to make content plausible…

Social conformity is the phenomenon when an individual follows decisions made by the majority. This type of social influence may also be referred to as peer pressure in more juvenile situations. The article and the clips cover many interesting aspects of social conformity, and just how vital it may be to understand it. I was quite baffled by the “What Were You Thinking?” clips presented by NBC Dateline. Some of the examples were certainly theatrical in my opinion. At the begining of a clip,…

ancient Romans called invention” (Jaffe p110). Selecting the best information requires critical thinking skills as well as the typically requirement of finding 5 to 7 sources (Jaffe p110). Critical thinking is crucial to the process of planning, presenting, and evaluating effective speeches. Critical thinking is simply making reasoned judgements that are logical and well thought out. Through developing critical skills, one is able to “analyze information, sort through persuasive appeals,…

In my IB English class, we are studying Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, in which the main character, Gregor Samsa awakes one morning “from agitated dreams” and finds “himself, in his bed, transformed into a monstrous vermin” (Kafka 1). In the first pages, as Gregor contemplates his reformation personally before revealing himself to his family and boss outside his door, the fact that he has transformed into a bug remains known solely to himself, therefore existing as personal knowledge. In this…

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs. Whether it is religion or personal preference, people like to have their opinions. People often force their opinion on others and think they should have the same opinions because they think their opinion is “fact.” Some people do not have an open mind to listen to or accept that others can have their own views on things. I had a terrible experience once where a normal jog around the neighbor turned into a heated argument. This story…