getting knowledge cause some people to doubt the functions of the college‚ and claim that the college has been already not the best place in nurturing intellectuals. Gerald Graff expresses the similar idea depending on his childhood’s experience in “Hidden intellectualism”‚ and claims the “street smarts” can provide more benefits than “book smart” which we learn in the college. I would argue that the college is still the best place for students become intellectuals because of the unique benefits such
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object is‚ it has also become a form of communication in many different ways. So much of people’s lives are impacted by social media‚ and there are many debates that whether or not it has a positive or negative effects on society. Graff‚ Gerald. “Hidden Intellectualism.” “They Say/I Say” The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2012.
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Immigrants flooded into the United States during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century‚ providing cheap labor‚ creating an economic boom‚ and making the United States a global superpower (Gale). Although immigrants enabled the industrial revolution‚ most Americans believed the immigrants were a threat: “They worried that the newcomers carried or spread disease‚ they were disturbed because the immigrants followed different religions and customs‚ and they felt outnumbered by the large
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A gender doesn’t define how intelligent‚ skilled‚ or motivated an individual can be. Based on a true story‚ the film Hidden Figures proved the importance of Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind in the launching of the first man into space. Surpassing the math skills of all her male colleagues‚ Johnson calculated the landing coordinates of a capsule when no one else could
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According to your social status‚ it determines what education you will receive. The author Jean Anyon states in her article “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” that “In the two working-class schools‚ work is following the steps of a procedure. The procedure is usually mechanical‚ involving rote behavior and very little decision making or choice”(7). She establishes is that the education
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A student who is less susceptible to retaining new information is forced to turn to other forms of information rather than the provided public schooling. In Hidden Intellectualism‚ Graff shows how he had gained intellectualism‚ not through the public education system but from the sources he sees every day such as sports and magazines. Graff states‚ “Until I entered college‚ I hated books and cared for only sports…
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Kristeena Gonzalez Gonzalez 1 Smith Eng. - 50 September 28‚ 2013 Pop Culture in Academics In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Graff argues that schools should encourage students to think critically‚ read‚ and write about areas of personal interest such as cars‚ fashion‚ or music but as long as they do so in an intellectually way. I happen to agree with Graff and his perspective for many different reasons. I personally
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Characters in the stories we have read so far this semester have been faced with a multitude of problems‚ emotions and impulses to work through. It seems that from three stories the characters carry out very different actions‚ but they all have an underlying bond‚ selfishness and the desire to be something there not. It also seems that they are judged in the eyes of the narrator‚ as either succeeding or failing due to the way they carried themselves throughout the story. In the short story‚ “A
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Teenage Smoking There are several causes for teenage smoking‚ as well as many effects. There are no positive effects of teenage smoking‚ so there are no only negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects of teenage smoking can be both physical and mental. Despite all of the warnings there are‚ teenage smoking is not on a decline. Teenage smoking has many causes. Several teens take that first puff just to try something new. One might see his or her peers smoking and think it is the coolest thing
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The quality of a good citizen Is good character the same as being a good citizen? Many confuse having good character with being a good citizen. They aren’t the same. It would be similar to saying that having good character is the same as being a good parent or being a good manager. Character relates to the quality of one’s actions such as acting in a manner that is honorable‚ courageous‚ compassionate‚ and/or ethical. Good citizenship relates to the type of one’s actions such as actions that
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