...In Sanford J. Ungar’s article, “The New Liberal Arts”, he claims there are some misperceptions present in respects to the Liberal Arts and Sciences. Sanford J. Ungar is an American Journalist, author, and the former president of Goucher College located in Baltimore Maryland. Amongst Ungar’s prodigious texts is his essay, “The New Liberal Arts”, in which he depicts, analyzes, and counters seven misperceptions there are to the field of the Liberal Arts and Sciences; for instance, a few of the common misconceptions Ungar elaborates on in his essay are that college graduates are having little to no luck finding employment with degrees on the liberal arts and sciences, such degrees on the liberal arts and sciences do not pertain to “first generation...
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...Summary Literature Review This assignment will analyse the common misconceptions pupils have when working with fractions. This essay will look at what some the misconceptions are and how we can try to help pupils overcome them. Common misconception associated with fractions. Fractions is a great area of mathematics to explore misconceptions as ‘Many errors occur when children work with fractions because of the lack of understanding of the concept of the unit involved.’ Frobisher et al (1999). Thus this assignment will only to look at a few misconceptions that occur at the beginning of studying fractions. We will look at what the common errors are when pupils are studying fractions and what the literature suggests to help pupils understand fractions and overcome these misconceptions. Understanding what a fraction represents Lamon (2005) explains how this is where a lot of misconceptions develop from early on where pupils don’t understand a fraction actually represents. A common error is that pupils look at fractions like they are ‘two unrelated whole numbers’ and would describe ‘2/3’ as ‘two and three’ (Mcleod & Newmarch, 2006). This is also an area which Hart (1981) highlights as when pupils are presented with a fraction ,for example, 2/5 many of the pupils will see this as 5/2 as they do not understand what the fraction represents and it is not interchangeable. Clausen-May (2005) discusses how the use of pictures can be useful to help pupils understand...
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...Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk on “The danger of a single story” emphasizes the problems with a story being told from just one perspective. Due to stereotypes many misconceptions have occurred due to only one side of the story being shared. In Adichie’s speech, she uses herself as a main example. Many people in America saw Adichie as an impoverished, uneducated Nigerian woman who was lucky enough to get out of Africa and start a better life in America. This viewpoint is not the blame of the individual, but the media the individual has been exposed too. The stereotypical African person is an untrue representation that most people in America have. Learning about the world is good for becoming more diverse, but if the information shared is one sided the experience may become limited because the person learning will become misinformed on a certain culture, person, or beliefs. Adichie’s goal in her speech was to educate the viewers on the problems with only hearing one side of a situation. In her speech she gives personal examples of situations where a person has assumed Adichie is a certain way due to stereotypes the person has learned. Adichie also shares personal examples of when she has assumed something about another person due to the stereotypes she has picked up over time. Adichie explains her speech that even though the stereotypes people have of certain cultures are misrepresented sometimes, still hold truth to some extend. Again, Adichie uses personal example to back...
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...Essay The word essay comes from the French: essayer = to try. An essay puts a thesis on trial – a bit like a science ‘experiment’ puts a hypothesis on trial. An essay is a self-directed academic exercise. Unlike a report or a research project, which both of which summarize information or proceedings, an essay is an inquiry in itself; the understadning gained is authentic and new to the student. Generating the Essay The Essay Question An essay begins with a question – a thesis question. Sometimes that question is given; sometimes the student generates the question. The answer to the question is the thesis. The thesis is the ‘hypothesis’ you will set out to ‘prove’ Main Entry: prove Pronunciation: 'prüv Function: verb Inflected form(s): proved; proved or prov•en /'prü-v&n, Britain also 'prO-/; prov•ing _ Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French prover, pruver, from Latin probare to test, prove, from probus good, honest, from pro- for, in favor + -bus (akin to Old English bEon to be) -- more at _ HYPERLINK transitive verb 1 archaic : to learn or find out by experience 2 a : to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of b : to test the worth or quality of; specifically : to compare against a standard -- sometimes used with up or out c : to check the correctness of (as an arithmetic result) 3 a : to establish the existence, truth, or validity of (as by evidence or logic) b : to demonstrate as having a particular quality or worth 4 : to show...
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...Eduardo Carrillo Expository Writing Alex Leslie “Narratives of Cultural Progress” Ethan Watters’ essay is not so much on depression but analyzing the distinctive differences between cultures. In the essay, we are introduced to a campaign held by western pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline not just trying to open a new market for their drug but change the perception of another country on a subject. That subject being depression, conflicts arise on defining it. The narratives or theory of cultural progress is in a way subjective. The theory of one culture being more advanced, better, or years ahead of another have no base to stand on without realizing cultures themselves are indeed different to one another. GlaxoSmithKline, like many other drug companies, are confusing the idea of two cultures being incomparable to the thought of one being less than the other. This being said, what comes of companies using these narratives of culture progress? The danger of the narratives of cultural progress is the risk of our cultures misconception of illnesses being adopted by another culture we claim are behind their predetermined evolution. On one side of the coin you have the western pharmaceutical companies and on the other, countries like Japan. Depression can be defined and described differently by both sides but who is right? Should any of the two be right? US’s “depression” and Japan’s “utsubyo” mean similar things but are experienced differently by the population of...
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...English 105 28 February 2013 Though some may believe that good writers are naturally born, a writer is excavated; much like a paleontologist excavates an ancient fossil; through the careful process of rewriting and perseverance a writer is revealed through the rubble. I began this course I suppose like many of my classmates…little to no college experience and no classroom interaction within the last decade. Again, like many in class this semester I come from a military background; I served in the Air Force for 14 years. Much like the Air Force, writing has rules; grammar, punctuation, syntax, clarity, purpose, the list goes on and on. You must follow these guidelines in order to produce an effective product. It is often said that good writers are not born but rather created. EN105 begins this process with students and has done so for me. It has broken the rigid walls of military style writing (cut and dry) and began the process of exhumation to reveal my hidden inner essayist. My experience in EN105 began at a pinnacle time in my life of complete change. My transition from active duty back to the civilian world came at an unforeseen time and I had to change quickly. I had to learn to speak civilian English again and now I had to learn to write it. Through collaborative interaction with my peers via threaded discussion boards and insightful weekly reading assignments, I have gained a vast amount of knowledge; experienced different unique writing styles and...
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...In this essay I will be stating all of the five food which are protein, fruits, grains, veggies, and dairy. These five food groups are important because they are more healthier than fast food from Mcdonalds or Burger King. To start out with is Protein. Protein isn’t just meat it includes poultry, beans, eggs, seeds, nuts, and processed soy products ( All about the Protein Foods Group"). The amount of protein recommended is in this chart. Some misconceptions about protein is that it is only meat or poultry, but there can be more to protein like eggs, beans, even processed soy products. Girls 9-13 years old should eat 5 ounces of protein and boys 9-13 years old should eat 5 to 6.5 ounces daily(How Much Food from the Protein Foods Group…). Some nutrients provided in protein products are sodium, fibers, and also fats....
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...Some say that one would need faith to be an atheist. Consider the irony of being faithful to be unfaithful. (BizarroWorks, Piraro) Atheistic followers believe in the absence of God. A common misconception is that atheists are closed minded people who believe in nothing at all and that there are no higher powers. When in reality they are just humans like the rest of us and can be open minded about religions and quite a plethora at that. "The truth is that most atheists are well-informed when it comes to religions and are usually familiar with several, while most theists are only familiar with their own and may often know less than the atheist they are hoping to convert." (Misconceptions of Religion, Kantor) In conclusion, atheism is the belief that God does not exist and that humans only exist because of a random combination of explosions and collisions. Although atheism is the idea of there being no God that does not mean that it cannot be considered a religion, although in some “sub-ideas” of this belief, it is thought to be the religion of no religion, But whether atheism can be considered a religion has been puzzling people for years. It has pitted the faithful versus the unfaithful since the idea has been around and at the conclusion of this essay has determined that it is not my statement to...
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...perceptions of the Americans and other audiences about Indians. In most cases, Hollywood stereotype Indians as savages, as well as primitives. They portray Indians as vicious and dangerous people headed for extinction. Even with the production of Indians and western films, this wrong perception of Indians still remains in the mind of many movie audiences (Aleiss, 35). The Native American has experienced extensive damage from mass media in the way it portrays cowboys and their process of moving in the west. These cowboys moved across the west conquering the lands while riding the horses. In real sense, they were driving the Indians out (Mihelich, 130). This example points out at some of the cultural misconceptions created by the Hollywood. The conception of the movie by young Americans is inaccurate, as well as highly damaging. This misconception especially in young children makes it difficult for them to learn about the Native Americans of the present days (O'Connor, 72). The stereotype on Indians has also affected the Indians in America. Many of them suffer from self-esteem deficiency caused by the stereotyped depicted by the Hollywood. Over the decades, the culture and the religion of the native Indians has been suppressed violently. Therefore, many people nowadays learn about Indians from distorted information available through movies and televisions. The negative images of the American Indians have served to hide the oppressors from the crimes they committed against the...
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...results are not significant enough to separate those two elements. Steven Pinker, a Harvard College Professor and the Johnstone Family Professor at Harvard University, is primarily focusing in language and cognition for his research. He is the author of six books, and some of which include, “How the Mind Works” (1991), “The Language Instinct” (2000), and “The Blank State” (2002). In the article, “Why nature and nurture won’t go away”, Pinker argues that nature and nurture are two essential players in human growth and those two elements cannot be separated because one cannot perform without the other. To persuade the audience, Pinker shows his ethos and logos through various examples between nature and nurture throughout the article. In his essay, Pinker helps his readers understand the ideas of holistic interactionism by leading his audience through his points consistently with organized examples and interpretations. In order to catch the audience’s attention and guide them into the argument, Pinker begins with several questions to examine his readers’ knowledge about the inheritance and environment. Targeting the general public, he simply gives questions that are easy to understand and have common answers, but still able to express his point in the nature versus nurture debate. One of them is “Did adolescents engage in violence because of the way their parents treated them early in life?” (1), and the other is “Are people inherently aggressive and selfish, calling for a market economy...
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...Since ancient ages, a lot has been talked about the matter of communication between the two sexes. Do men and women speak differently, or do they speak alike? Do men speak to command attention and authority? Are women more likely to speak in a more deferential tone? Are there any notable differences in the speaking styles of women and men? In antiquity, the answer was a simple and fascinating ‘yes’. In his essay “Sex Differences”, Ronald Macaulay believes there is no differences as such that affects language acquisition, although social factors interfere in the way they both talk. In contrast, Janet Holmes expresses in her essay “Women talk too much” that language is biased because it is men who have positions of power and seek authority, who judges when talk is too much, when its appropriate, and that women assert themselves less when speech is more valued. As we progress, we shall examine more closely their positions and expose the nature of their claims. In fact, the use and style in language has no bearing on one’s gender. The way one communicates with others has much to do with personal life experiences, self-image, and the overall make up of our personality and character. According to Macaulay, women are more straightforward and use the language in a simpler manner while men tend to be more creative. First of all, men are associated with toughness and aggression, sometimes boldness whereas women are associated with sweetness, being innocent, shy and loyal. These...
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...realizing it. Tanzina Vega also illustrates this in her New York Times article “Schools’ Discipline for Girls Differs by Race and Hue,” where she reports on information from a sociological study that exposes the difference in how a girl is punished based on the shade of her skin color. Additionally Ta-Nehisi Coates’ essay “Letter to My Son” demonstrates many stereotypes as he writes a very personal piece passing on his knowledge to his 15-year-old son on several important themes including consequences from generations of stereotyping and his observations of the...
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...Allen de los reyes Role Ray Yes All Ally Lass Sea Land Sole Loner Leader Lend Eraser Ram Ares TEXT TWIST; NAME TWIST Our characters are simplified by our names. Do you believe so? Based on my research the name Allen means noble and fair while de lo Are you familiar with the vocabulary enhancing game, Super Text Twist? That’s good! It is a computer game created by the GAMEHOUSE. It is played by forming words as many as you can from the set of jumbled letters. This morning we will play it using my name, ALLEN de los Reyes. But before anything else, let me give you simple facts about my name. Based on my research, the name Allen means noble and fair while my last name de los Reyes means royal. So what are we waiting for? Let’s now play TEXT TWIST. Technical writing, a form of technical communication, is a style of writing used in fields as diverse as computer hardware and software, engineering, chemistry, the aerospace industry, robotics, finance, consumer electronics, and biotechnology. [ Technical writers begin by forming a clear understanding of the purpose of the document they will create. If payment for production comes from a second party, this includes a detailed interview with the party that pays for the document's production. Technical writers then typically go on to gather information from existing documentation and from subject matter experts. A subject matter expert (SME) is any expert on the topic that the writer is working on. Technical writers are...
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...in school which is the place where we are prepared for what’s to come after high school. Now, single gender schools do not fully fulfill this demand as they do not have the same advantages coed schools may have. Correspondingly, single gender schools do not prepare their students to interact with the opposite sex which is something they will need as they will not always be around the same gender. Aside from that, specific genders are not exposed to the different ways of learning that one must know in order to succeed in the later stages of life. But also, the outside world is a rough place for individuals who are not realistic of the misconceptions of the opposite gender and the stereotypes that go accordingly to their sex, and its important to be aware of them, as it builds your confidence and you are more knowledgeable. Furthermore, this essay will prove that single gender schools do not prepare their students with the specific expertise that is needed to be successful after high school as their communication is limited because of the lack of interaction with the opposite sex, also the students are only used to one specific style of learning which might affect their future grades in post secondary and they are oblivious to the different stereotypes/...
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...Hip hop has been a very controversial topic in American society. I plan to discuss the positive and negative impact that hip hop and its artist have on today’s society. This topic has been argued over many years, and still remains a very touchy subject amongst many people. Weather discussing race, stereotypes, misconceptions, lyrical content, or the social behaviors of hip hop artist, there will always be room for debate. The merits of hip hop are often under question, and the negativity that surrounds it does not help its cause. While hip hop and its artist have both a negative and positive effects on today’s society, the positives outweigh the negatives. Hip hop and its artist have many misconceptions associated with them, and one of the biggest misconceptions about the artist is that they were all once criminals. As popular as this belief may be in some social circles it simply is not true. Grant it, there are negative events involved with hip hop and the artist, but to judge hip hop as a whole based on a few incidents is stereotypical and simply not right. Lyrical content may be to blame for certain stereotypes. What I want people to realize is hip hop is a form of entertainment and should be viewed as such. Everything said in a hip hop song should not be taken literally. More often than not the lyrical content represents past behaviors and not current or future endeavors. The fact that they are doing something positive should be proof enough that they do not condone...
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