Praise

Praise the Football Gods Whether you hate it or love it, how often do find that your Sunday involves the NFL. You see it on social media, you hear people talk about it or an NFL game may be on your television. Or do you find yourself celebrating the newfound American holiday also known as the super bowl. Since its humble beginnings in 1920 the NFL has expanded at exponential rate while at the same time encompassing American culture. The NFL has a predominant affect on our lives, from a decline…

Within Ian Frazier's essay, "In Praise of Margins," he defines "marginal" as a negative tinge. He introduces the essay with his past childhood experience where he roamed "the woods" and now that he is an adult, he feels goals should have a purpose. The woods were his marginal space where he played with his friends aimlessly. Thus, his perspective has changed; seeing his children get distracted from their original plans to fish, a sense of unstructured play is quite valuable. He also states that…

In Ian Frazier’s essay “In Praise of Margins,” he sees marginal places and activates valuable. The very word marginal to Ian Frazier has a simple meaning of a “negative tinge” (Frazier) where it is defined as actions and decisions that are non-goal oriented, or without purpose. In Frazier’s Own life, a marginal activity and a place for him and his friends were out in the woods as it was there “part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse” (Frazier). However, growing up Frazier and his…

Jun’ichirō Tanizaki's work, “In Praise of Shadows”, is an eloquent commentary on Japanese aesthetics. He describes the beauty in Japanese architecture, pottery, food, physical characteristics and many other details and traditions that shape his country. As the author was writing his book, Japan was beginning to adopt Western technology and values. He emphasizes the introduction of electric lights; how their harsh brightness clashed with the soft shadows and the elemental darkness that created…

theory on moral praise, Kant’s theory on imperfect duties, and finally by Kant’s formulation analysis of a categorical imperative. I will use Kantian ethics to support why Harriet deserves moral praise. After supporting why Harriet deserves moral praise I will briefly discuss the arguments against why Harriet does not deserve moral praise under Kantian ethics. Kant’s Theory of Moral Praise The first reason why Harriet deserves moral praise can be supported by Kant’s idea of moral praise.…

In the article “In Praise of the F Word”, by Mary Sherry, she explains how flunking a student is for the wellbeing of students than to pass them if they absolutely do not understand the materials of that class. Mary Sherry speaks of this, due to the fact that she is an adult…

In John Orlando’s “Is Praise Undermining Student Motivation?”, he makes the claim that “students are becoming dependent on praise because it is wrapped up with their self-esteem. They start thinking that the goal of school is praise, or grades, rather than learning.” I have seen evidence supporting this claim throughout the entirety of my years spent in school. From being pushed by my parents and teachers to obtain and maintain an all-A report card, watching students being punished or excluded…

Can Failure Lead to Success? In the article “In Praise of the F Word” by Marry Sherry,Sherry argues for the need to be able to fail students. Sherry argues for the threat of failure as means of motivation for students. Sherry argues kids don’t value education as much as adults do and need motivation. Sherry also argues that if it worked in the past it will work today. In Sherry’s “In Praise of the F Word, one controversial issue has been flunking students to influence them to care about their…

Praise the Response In Mary Sherry’s article In praise of the ‘F’ word she sets here idea that having the ability to flunk is good for the students. Mary is an adult literacy teacher and her students often say they wished that someone had made them study. She states that most students cannot prioritize correctly. In most cases I would agree that most students have difficulty prioritizing school. Mary’s main point however was that flunking students is a good way to get students to learn…

In the short video, “He got up praise break” by Richard Smallwood, the quest for complex subjectivity is shown in various forms of expression. Church goers in the video are seen praising God with rejoicing, shouting, all spiritual elements of “The Holy Ghost”. Praise and worship in the black church is one of the highest forms of praise and thanking God for deliverance from their old lives, or just giving praise because God is the Alpha and Omega and is worthy of praise. These religious…