Intellectual

This makes more sense when looking at Douglass’ point about the slaveholder keeping slaves in a false reality. Not letting them have intellectual freedom to defend for themselves. Douglas continue on by explaining, “Slaveholders never encourage […] communication with the slaves […] Ignorance is a high virtue in a human chattel, and as the master studies to keep the slaves ignorant” (5).…

Nicholas G. Carr was born in 1959, and is the author of, 2011 General Non-fiction Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brain’s. He is also the author of the highly debated article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” published in July of 2008. This article is about how he noticed that he had a shorter attention span and could not focus on long pieces of writing. He describes the neurological consequences of the internet, and how it is shaping how we read. When we…

Of the intellectuals, no one would exemplify this philosophy more than Benjamin Rush. Similar to many of the American intellectuals, Rush wanted to produce a new generation of highly educated and politically active young men with formal republican education; “republican machines” as he would come to call them. He truly…

regarding the relationship between sex offenders and intellectual and developmental disabilities. It will also look into the background of sex offenders with these disabilities in particular and what characteristics make up this group of individuals. Possible treatments and interventions for sex offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities will also be discussed. This topic is impertinent to research as to make sure sex offenders with intellectual disabilities get the proper help…

The 17th century marks a major turning point in scientific development due to the political climate in Western Europe. Strong centralized European states began to compete on an international scale through acquiring wealth and power through their colonies in the Americas and Asia. They also began to fight one another in Europe, which resulted in warfare growing more complex and expensive. The demand for new military technology increased which also furthered the scientific research during this…

Auditory Processing includes the knowledge and skills related to analyzing and synthesizing speech sounds, as well as the ability to accurately understand words when distorted by background noise. Matthew’s ability in these areas was assessed through the use of two subtests on the WJ-IV COG. The first subtest, Phonological Processing, is used to measure the depth and breadth of word access and retrieval via phonology. This subtest has three different components. On the first part, word…

The minor character Tiresias in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles serves as a foil to the main character Oedipus. The extreme contrast between the two men emphasizes the inherent weaknesses that Oedipus possesses. Oedipus is able-bodied, whereas Tiresias is old and blind. Oedipus ignorantly denies fate, whereas Tiresias humbly accepts it. Tiresias may be physically weak, but he possesses an inner strength - he is able to recognize and accept the truth of the myth. Tiresias is frail and…

me in addressing the parental and community concerns of Success Middle School. As a school building leader, it is essential that I am aware of how to “mobilize community resources…to show my appreciation and use for diverse cultural, social and intellectual resources” (ELCC 4.2). Resources from the local community will be utilized to help support the school in organizing events that welcome parents into the school to collaborate with their children and the school community. “Communities are…

Holism, in the concept of self, can be seen as the most widespread understanding when it comes to Indigenous education and philosophy. It is understood, within the perspective of Indigenous groups in Canada, that an individual has four elements: intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual. This concept can often be seen as an expression through a visual concept known as the Medicine Wheel. The Medicine Wheel is a modern holistic concept with the intention of representing the Anishnaabe…

Company Y (acquirer). As part of the merger agreement a shareholder/employee with a 6% ownership in Company X, named Dr. Frederick, from Company X has agreed to give up his shares, work for Company Y, and give up all claims and interests in his intellectual property. In return for his agreement, Dr. Frederick was payed a sum of $1 million. According to the merger agreement, which Dr. Frederick consented to, the $1 million would be allocated as $350,000 capital gain and $650,000 ordinary income…