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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Becca Dix In Spoon River Anthology‚ Edgar Lee Masters shatters the myths of small town life in America by his use of style and tone. Masters characterizes the Town Marshall and Jack McGuire by their Thoughts‚ similarities‚ and their point of views. The Towns’ people thought of him as “ Grim‚righteous‚strong‚courageous‚ and a hater of saloons and drinkers”(19) just because they thought of him as a terrible man for killing a swede while he was drunk‚ which derived his hatred for alcohol. A waste
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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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Technology; Is it getting too Involved in our Daily Lives? Over the past few years technology has advanced in so many ways. It has become a large part of different areas in people’s lives. Younger generations cannot function without help. Could too much use of technology harm people’s health‚ meanwhile‚ leaving a gap between generations? If you look around‚ technology is a large part of every aspect of our modern day life. There are computer controlled cars‚ planes‚ and houses. Most people need
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Sam Student Professor Bakehouse COM152 Topic: Sex offenders’ use of social media General Purpose: To persuade the audience that it is a problem there are no regulations against sex offenders using social media Specific Purpose: To convince the audience to participate in ways to protect our community from unregulated sex offenders using social media sites Thesis: In order to protect the community of Omaha‚ we must find ways protect ourselves from sex offenders on social media sites. I. Introduction
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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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