Open Mind

The open question is the opposite of a closed question. An open question would probably receive a long answer (Open and Closed Questions, n.d.). These questions would ask the respondent to think and reflect. They will give people opinions and feelings. These questions give the respondent the control of the conversation. Open questions begin with what, why, how and describe. However, a neutral question does not begin with the word ‘why’. An example of an open question is in IB- Biology…

James S Brady, prompting what would become a new wave of gun-control activism led [...] ( riding along). as you can see my statement the man is around his mid 20 he tries to assassin the President that is terrible, if every human being has the same mind as the young man. we could create a lot conflict with each other and also with government, because of the weapon this world is full of sickness and horrifying. See parents or kids dead by a harmful weapon that not suppose to exist, almost…

The short story “The Open Boat” by author Stephen Crane, tells the tale of four unlucky men that become stranded at sea in a small lifeboat after they are forced to abandon their steamship. The survivors were composed of an oiler, a cook, a captain and a correspondent. At first the men focus on keeping the lifeboat afloat as they wait for someone to come and rescue them. However, soon the gravity of the situation hits the men and they realize that they are on their own, so the four men then…

In this assignment, the contribution of talk will be looked at in three main areas; drama, reciprocal reading and questioning. Linking talk to how it helps children’s understanding of texts. A text is defined as meaningful phrases of language that is either written or spoken (Halliday, 1985). The national curriculum shows a variety of oral activities that can be used in the classroom, which includes persuading, drama, explaining, storytelling, and discussion (Grigg, 2010). These examples set in…

delayed thesis statement causes gun advocates and anti-gun activists to read throughout most of article before they hear his opinion. If his thesis statement was in the beginning, it would cause these people to either stop reading or shut down their open mind. The article is informal because it uses very little statistics or facts. The author uses events from his life and hypotheticals that could of happened to him. The article still has a serious tone, which it needs when talking about a topic…

As we are drawing near the end of 2016, another election is near. Voters will not only be voting on a presidential candidate, but the anticipated ballot items as well. Through the years, many potential laws have appeared on the ballot and either left the ballot becoming a passed law or becoming another rejected idea. However, there is one law that has remained relevant and appeared on the ballot many times before: the law to Carry Weapons. Rejecters of the Carry of Weapons law proclaim that the…

A fishing trip turns into a terrifying test of survival after Salvador Alvarenga becomes one man against the sea. Salvador Alvarenga loved the simple lines of the fiberglass craft. No cabin or roof. Just a 25-foot-long narrow, canoe-shaped boat designed to carve up the waves like a huge surfboard, agile and fast, with the engine mounted on the back. Alvarenga was a 37-year-old Salvadoran fisherman living and working in Mexico. A heavy drinker quick to pick up the tab, he had no family tying…

In the sports of women’s professional tennis and U.S. college football, athletes can often times be constructed as a body with a talent in athleticism, and at the same time be neglected in the acknowledgment of their citizenship through discourses, language, and institutional networks. In the sport of U.S. college football the athlete that is constituted by the network of institutions discourses, and languages as an overworked and underpaid laborer who is denied their ability to exercise their…

around a 16-year-old basketball star, Daniel Williams, who was shot and severely wounded in 2003 by a firearm that was purchased through negligent firearm dealing. Sonner writes on the important firearm case, “If the plaintiff wins this case, it will open the floodgates of [gun] litigation. Trail lawyers will go crazy. They’ll bankrupt the gun industry” (Sonner 969). A threat of this magnitude, litigation, would definitely change the gun industry for the better. The gun dealers who are not…

Open Source Software Projects: A Balance of Trust and Control According to Jones et al. (2005), trust is the single most important driver for the success of virtual teams. However, as a result of Michael Gallivan’s (2001) case study on open source software projects, he now believes that there is another variable to this movement that can be found in control. He presents the McDonaldization theory by identifying four aspects of modern organizations: efficiency, calculability, predictability and…