Spatial-temporal reasoning

the influence of the enchanted and disenchanted Greek world differently. This allows for a deep exploration of the role of human reasoning within the two texts. Both text’s as a whole generally explore the same main points of Greek reasoning, yet key differences among the themes of the disenchanted and enchanted world provide variances in the presentation of reasoning and rationality. The disenchanted world has a large influence on human reason as portrayed by Oedipus the King. The ancient…

stimulates a new way of thinking, and inspires innovation. Regrettably, most people see a college degree as an essential way to make it in life. It is nothing but a prerequisite for the job they are after. It is fair to say that one’s initial reasoning for pursuing an education is to acquire his or her dream job, but a well-rounded education should…

Ever wondered what this law of attraction is? Well the answer for this question is most probably a no, assuming so now let me tell you my story how I stumbled upon this law. Being an engineering student all that I ever wondered was about my exams, marks and placements which represented my limited thought process until very recently I happened to read a book. Now do not consider me a great nerd,well as a part of my English assignment I was asked to read a book and write a review for my…

Education should aim to emphasis the freedom of the learner to explore different ways of developing their uniqueness and lead them to a greater understanding of themselves. In my personal philosophy of education, I believe that an individual should be learning in all aspects of life and therefore education should aim to provide direction for them to think critical and have self-knowledge. I believe that if individuals are equipped with the type of knowledge which allows them to think about…

Statement of Purpose “How do we ask the turtle to trace out a circle? Remember, it only knows how to walk in straight lines and turn around.” Playing with the Logo turtle on screen in sixth grade was my first exposure to computer science. I was immediately fascinated by the idea of approximating a smooth circle with a regular polygon of, say, 360 sides. Staring at the “circle” on screen, I could not quite digest the fact that it was something produced in a fundamentally different way compared to…

According to Marlys Mayfield, Observation means to take time to pay attention to an object or an event. When one observes an object, they will know that they are staying awake and carefully attentive. Mayfield says that using one 's observation skills can strengthen one 's thinking process and create new knowledge in the brain. The observation process works by sensing, perceiving, and thinking. When one forms information in advance before they fully experience or understand, they are sensing.…

The article under analysis is "Critical Thinking? You Need Knowledge" by author Diane Ravitch. Ravitch presents the idea that for people need to learn to value knowledge as it's required to think critically and it's an important aspect for people to have. I, as a reader and critique, agree with her point that to further grasp anything we must learn about it first. Ravitch's Idea that "Thinking critically involves comparing and contrasting and synthesizing what one has learned." (Ravitch 230) is…

Community Project The assignment I was assigned was to do a community project for my community or anywhere that needed some significant help. What I choose was to pick a park near my home in Stockton which is called Panella Park. This was an ideal place because, everyone enjoyed the park when I was a kid, however no one really comes by anymore because of the increase of technology. With this I decided that I wanted to pick up the trash that laid there because of how much fun I had when I was…

As humans, we are always reacting to someone else’s actions. The Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel. M Wenger and Blink by Malcom Gladwell the books talked about a person’s psychological thinking and how we interact with other people’s actions. These books shine a light on why we act a certain way while thinking. The books also gave me a different perspective about we interact with each other. There were many concepts that were introduced in these books like unconscious will, priming, and…

The Saint Mary’s seminar classes are so unlike traditional teacher-centered learning. The Western Tradition II focuses on three learning goals; shared inquiry, critical thinking, and written and oral communication. These three learning goals really help students explore the Western Tradition by examine the themes written by the authors we discussed. De Las Casas, Rene Descartes, and Voltaire really influenced the way I thought about how our culture started and the major flaws we stay face today…