Sederra Ross Mrs. Wilson English Composition 105-06 23 September 2012 The Cult of Anti-Intellectualism Discussion Questions 1. Define the term “Cult of Victomology.” Then explain how it works as a factor in encouraging poor academic performance. “Cult of Victomology” is defined as the black Americans fixation upon remnants of racism and resolutely downplays all signs of its demise which becomes a keystone of cultural blackness to treat victimhood not as a problem to be solved but as an
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Research essay outline: Title: Anti-gay Hate Crimes in San Francisco Research question: Is San Francisco Safe for Gay People? Purpose: I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the SF Bay Area‚ and I will suggest some solutions to prevent or reduce the sexual prejudice‚ hate crimes and any discriminatory acts. Introduction: - I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the San Francisco Bay Area‚ which people recognize as one of the foremost liberal cities in
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but instead our current schooling system is focused on ensuring students memorize the facts required to pass an exam. In his essay‚ “Hidden Intellectualism”‚ Gerald Graff explores the limits current education standards impose on our youth’s development. Graff presents the idea that perhaps the subjects that we normally associate with “anti-intellectualism” are just as capable of being subject of critical thought as Shakespeare’s plays. “Real intellectuals turn any subject‚ however lightweight
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PSYC 100/201 The Secret to Raising Smart Kids Carol Dweck wrote this article on December 2007. She is Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She has held professorships at Columbia University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her most recent book is Mindset. In this article she discuss the topic of raising smart children. Her theory is that with more than three decades of research an overemphasis on intellect or talent
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The hate group that I chose to research was the Anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States. After the attacks on September 11‚ 2001 there has been a rise in the number of Muslim hate groups. The people in these groups see Muslims as “irrational‚ intolerant and violent.”(SPLC) They also believe that The Muslim community is a danger to America and its people. The Muslim hate groups suspect that Muslims are trying to convert American Democracy into their own law‚ which in most cases is Shariah law
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On the eve of his wedding rehearsal‚ an author who wrote an “I Hate Kids” book suddenly learns that he’s a father and agrees to help his new son find his biological mother. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: NICK PEARSON (30’s) an author‚ who wrote I HATE KIDS‚ is about to get married to SYDNEY. During his wedding rehearsal‚ a teen boy MASON (13) claims to be Nick’s biological son. Nick doesn’t believe him. The AMAZING FABULAR‚ a questionable psychic‚ supports Mason’s claim. He’s the one who told Mason that
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sensible and thorough in its worthy aspect. Not only does he excel as a reporter and a columnist at the New York Times‚ but where it concerns his authorship he has been equally exceptional in his craft. In his latest book‚ “Freedom for the Thought That We Hate” Lewis has the same heroic view of the American Judiciary to portray and he does it with his usual flair‚ with his typical – subtle‚ but very much inherent – admiration for the Judiciary‚ and for everything that he stands for. Similar to his incomparable
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The history of hate crimes against African-Americans can date back all the way until slavery. However‚ I will discuss those more recent within the last 50 years. During the Civil Rights Movement some of the most violence acts against African Americans occur. 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed African Americans in Confederate states still dealt with inequality‚ segregation‚ oppression and race-inspired violence. In fact legally by way of the “Jim Crow” laws‚ African-Americans
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“The Secret to Raising Smart Kids” by psychologist Carol S. Dweck is a scientific research article focused on encouraging parents and teachers to promote growth mind-set rather than fixed mind-set to allow students to be successful in school and life. A challenge many teachers and parents are facing today is due to society’s stigma that innate intelligence produces success. Teachers and parents are praising the intelligence of kids rather than valuing the process of learning to be successful; as
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the article‚ “Hidden Intellectualism”‚ Gerald Graff‚ is arguing that street smart people are unable to apply their intelligence to academic work. Graff wants schools to expand avenues of what is taught in class. Graff expresses that the educated life is narrow and exclusive with subjects and text that are boring and heavy. I believe schools should allow students to learn about topics that interest them. Schools should create a setting where no subject is discriminated. If we talk about actual everyday
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