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Thinking Skills Paper 2 1. a) (i) One factor that reduces the reliability of Jane’s report in the daily log is that she makes the assumption that the reason Charlie is uncooperative is because she does not let him eat chips. (ii) One factor that reduces the reliability of Alan’s report in the daily log is that when Alan was taking care of Charlie, he might have still been feeling the effects of the sedative that was given the day before. b) Source C shows that Jane had warned Charlie about…

The past plays a vital role in one’s development by demonstrating a person’s identity in society. Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes shows how the protagonist, Charlie Gordon, tries to change the way he is viewed in society from a mentally incapacitated individual to having a highly developed, profound mind. Give more background: An example of this is revealed after he speaks to Alice Kinnian and feels slightly rejected and says: “One of the things that confuses me is never really knowing…

Charlie Gordon is 37-years-old and mentally challenged. He writes daily progress reports about everything that has happened to him. “Mr. Strauss says I [should] [write] down what I think and [everything] that [happens] to me from now on,” as Charlie states in progress report 1- March 5,1965. As Charlie’s intelligence increases since he had the operation, the progress that he has made in his writing and perspectives on things is very clear. In progress report 2- March 6 Charlie goes into take an…

31st 1919 a true American hero who against all odds, pushing back against the crippling weight of oppression and injustice was born. The movie 42 tells the compelling and heart-warming story of Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, a name that will forever be engraved in both American and baseball culture so deeply. Jackie is remembered for fighting to bring about change and doing something that everyone said and thought was not possible,…

Jackie earned the title of Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1943 and was assigned to Fort Riley in Kansas. Here, he was the victim of tireless discrimination and intense racial hatred, resulting in him requesting a transfer. He was relocated to Fort Hood in Texas, but things were no different here, as the racist harassment continued. Finally, Jackie had had enough. On July 6th, 1943, he was ordered to move to the back of a military bus he had been seated on. Twelve whole years…

Jackie Robinson Did you know that having your number retired in sports is considered one of the highest accomplishments someone can achieve? If someone 's number is retired, it is usually retired from just one team. In fact, only one play in Major League Baseball history has his number retired across the entire league. That player is Jackie Robinson. Besides his incredible career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, his number is retired for what he represents. While most people recognize him as the…

Not everyone served their country by fighting the Axis Powers on the front line. Many did their part in their hometown and Dorothy Haener was one of them. She contributed to the war effort by working in a plant and inspecting B-24 parts. Even growing up, Dorothy was exposed to the expectation that women were to aspire to marriage and raise a family while their husbands worked. She also noticed that many men thought women were inferior to them and were even lower in their eyes if they were…

Organizations such as the ACE Mentor Program of America, Jackie Robinson Foundation, and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) all try and motivate young adults to become educated also develop certain working skills for the real world. The ACE Mentor Program of America helps mentor high school students and inspires them to pursue careers in design and construction. This program reaches over 8,000 students per year. The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a non profit organization which provides…

broke many barriers for the race, not only in sports, but also in society. The desegregation of baseball helped lead to the desegregation of society as a whole. This broken barrier paved the way for many opportunities for African Americans. In 1947, Jackie Robinson made history by doing what no other African American had ever done. Major League Baseball started in 1867, and until the 1940s, only Caucasians were allowed to play. From 1947 to 1959, the MLB had slowly but surely started to shed…

42. Today it has become a national icon – a symbol of the past and a treasured reminder for the future. Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball forever, becoming the first African-American to enter the major leagues with the help of Branch Rickey, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The movie 42: The Jackie Robinson Story richly displays the career, involving the highs and lows, of Jackie Robinson, and his emergence as one of the influential and trailblazing baseball players of all time.…