Wishful thinking

On the article “Sirius Black Man or Dog?” by Eric Saidel, the author explained about the concept on whether Sirius Black, a character on the Harry Potter series, have the mind of a dog or a human when he transformed into Padfoot. The author’s thought process was back and forth towards the theories that he had already said and dismisses them but later on bring back again to reevaluate. There are strengths and weaknesses that the author had made while writing this article, just like bringing back…

Area 51: Aliens, True or Real? Area 51 has long been understood to obscure real evidence about aliens since the twentieth century. In the article Area 51’s Facade, the author states the significance of the structures in Area 51 which alludes to the fact of the existence of aliens. This paper will analyze the validity of the article by analyzing the claims, assumptions, and evidence made by the author, analyze how the author’s views are more pseudoscientific than scientific, and by using…

Why the Audience Changes How Writers Tell a Story Two articles, one newspaper, one peer reviewed, that share the same story in completely different ways. “How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain” is an article in the New York Times written by Gretchen Reynolds, and “Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation” a peer reviewed article by Gregory Bratman, J. Paul Hamilton, Kevin S. Hahn, Gretchen Daily, and James Gross. Both describe that city life can be…

The most important thing that I have learned from these chapters is how to engage in civil political discord on the issues that we are facing today. In a time when there is very little positive discord in Washington among politicians there. Using the Heie's approach means that we can begin to look for ways to communicate with those we disagree with in a more polite fashion. We must realize that truth telling is a very important part of winning over those we seek to influence. One of the…

skeptic does not believe in being wrong or right, they actually reject that knowledge can be obtained. If only they would realize that all they are observing and absorbing in life expands their minds more than they give themselves credit for. Their thinking could also conflict with good and bad morals. If they were watching someone being murdered they would not think it was bad or good. Most likely, they would not intervene. A meaning of true self would be almost impossible to grasp without…

If one were to turn on their television right now, and switched to a news station, would they trust the information that is given? Would one second guess the news reporter? News stations are under fire a lot for being biased. One will often hear the President of the United States, Donald Trump, make claims about how there is “fake news”. But is there some truth to that, or is it all “fake news”? It’s almost ironic. Either normal news has “fake news”, or the people that are saying there is “fake…

Every year after AP exams are over, APUSH students—old and current—ask teachers if they can miss their class period to watch the student debates. The hype surrounding these debates were mostly due to three reasons: the controversial topics, the “hot seat questions,” where students are placed on the spot much like in court, and of course, the opportunity to dress up. My partner and I chose to argue against the death penalty, and while I thought our in-class research sessions had been productive,…

Today in class we discussed the Roper, Logan Tierney Model’s biological factors and Gibbs Reflection cycle. Our tutor explained RLT model is the theory of nursing care based on the activities of daily living. Similarly, the purpose of this theory is an assessment used throughout the patient’s care which might be in checklist format. (Roper-Logan-Tierney Model Of Nursing, 2013). Using Gibbs reflection cycle I am putting my views about the information I achieved from the class. After knowing about…

I attended a seminar at the business school last year called the Midwest Undergrad Business Summit where many very talented speakers spoke. However, Dr. Laplante stood out to me. He gave a speech on capitalisms. The first thing I noticed about him was his clear passion for the topic. It had been a very long and busy day and he somehow got me to listen to every word he spoke. I believe this was because of his passion for the subject and his tone of voice. Dr. Laplante on average talks louder than…

The goal of this paper is to present a map of the argument in the article “Dude” by Scott F. Kiesling. This argument mapping will do the following things. First, it will present what I believe are the main claims of the article. While doing this I will also explain any important terms or concepts needed to understand the Kiesling’s argument. I will then link the claims to the kinds of evidence that Kiesling uses in order to support them. Finally, I will close my argument mapping with an overview…