Thinking Maps

In the article “It’s Time To Say Goodbye to Books,” by Tony Gates, the author persuades the audience how books printed on paper are no longer socially responsible. To develop his argument, the author uses a delayed thesis and literary allusion. He includes these rhetorical devices in order to show the audience how books are not as socially responsible as it was in the past. Throughout the entire article, the author explains how the argument about books is not always better than electronic books…

As I prepare to leave the high school and step into the world that is full of temptations and dangerous it is important to think about how I want to live my life. Drug is one of the most important theme in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Nurse Ratchet, the most powerful person in the ward, give patients medication(drug) to destroy and brainwash their mind. Many live in hallucination, they cannot distinguish and face the real world. In my adult life, I’ll be optimistic,…

The effect of personal anecdotal evidence on confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the common human tendency to notice or seek out information which confirms our already existing beliefs while ignoring evidence which conflicts our beliefs. It is particularly prevalent in cases where our beliefs are mere prejudice or based on superstition. Confirmation bias is the reason why many people believe in the supernatural such as ESP, lucky charms or the lunar effect: a claim that human behaviour is…

Deforestation, a highly controversial topic that has multiple sides with different opinions flying everywhere. And sure enough, this opinionated topic has one of the greatest impacts on the planet, and that is if our species will continue thriving, or face our own demise. From learning about the ecological standpoint of our green nature around earth, I found the topic exciting and an opportunity to see how we as humans can change the course of history for our planet. Yet what I come to find…

this sparked their interest in service learning. Entry level instructors incorporated more developmental assessments involving communication and critical thinking skills. They created a study in which they observed the critical thinking of beginning nursing students during their service learning time. These studies showed better comprehensive thinking skills in students after service learning. “94 undergraduate nursing students who were all in their first sophomore semester participated. They…

In this magazine article by Green we see Robbins performing his “magical” trick of pickpocketing by taking advantage of peoples’ change blindness. Green in his article says: “Robbins needs to get close to his victims without setting off alarms bells” which reminds me of the examples of the boat, the advertisement, and the cards trick, where the change was happening so slowly that it was unnoticeable. The same way Robbins is slowly getting close to his victims, and thus allowing him to have easy…

The text, Mind over Mass Media Steven Pinker argues against the suggestion that new types of electronic media are harmful to people's intelligence and suggests they are actually beneficial to us. This claim is supported by the body of the text. For example, Pinker states, “If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying” (1030). This helps support the claim by making a…

The termites seemed to focus and not become disoriented by the straight line. However, the sharp angle line seemed to confuse the termites. According to Joe Culin, from the Department of Entomology at Clemson University, “Termites are better at following relatively straight or gently curved lines rather than those containing sharp angles”(Culin). In the lab the termites were tested on a straight line and another line, which had closely drawn sharp angles. With this information in mind, that…

Both of the authors had a different style of producing the resource. For proof, the author of the fictional resource put characters with much different personalities. Though not every kid is alike of course, Rhode Dahl had managed to make them completely different, as if to show the different lifestyles and attitudes of the kids to spice up the story. For example, the characters in the book were Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee. Each of them had…

One objection to hosting the World Cup mentioned by author one includes the excessive amount of government money used to host the event. In addition, concerns that hosting the event led to increased government corruption have also led to objections. On the other hand, author one explains how hosting the World Cup benefitted Brazil’s tourist industry. Due to the World Cup, companies trained workers to better satisfy customers by learning new languages. As a result, workers in Brazil became more…