It is not enough to divide perceptions objectives fragments. The subjective structure‚ forms given by previous experience‚ they are crucial and cannot be omitted. " Ruth Benedict (1934)‚ Patterns of culture: 51/182. Benedict devotes the last chapter of Patterns of culture to the conflict that sometimes occurs between the individual’s personality and values of their culture. Although it is common for individuals to
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In part 2 of They Say/I Say‚ authors Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein begin the process of teaching how to present the writer’s counter-argument‚ the “I say.” The “I say” segment is where you discuss and offer your own argument to what they have said or wrote. The three most common ways of using “I Say” are agreement‚ disagreement‚ and a combination of the two. Graff and Birkenstein goes on to explain that when you agree‚ disagree‚ or even both‚ you should not mildly or incompetently do either
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subtlety as dismissive of the relationship between Idgie and Ruth‚ while others applaud the story nonetheless. As a reader‚ I applaud the subtlety because the portrayal is of a positive and healthy relationship‚ even though there are extreme tribulations and ultimately a death that end the relationship. Readers could easily see themselves in Idgie and Ruth or know people who have shared a love like theirs. The fact that Idgie loses Ruth to illness is an experience countless people of the LGBT community
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In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” written by Gerald Graff‚ Graff target college students to inform them about a hidden intellectualism that can be found in our everyday society. In the article Graff draws attention to the many types and ways different people can identify with intellectualism. He argues that people are intelligent in several ways and just need to learn how to plug the intellectualism they enjoy into a school-like setting during classes. He exemplifies this by using his own intellect
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Basically‚ the one template he wants known the most is the‚ “’they say _____ ; I say _____’ formula” (Graff 3). To summarize most of what Gerald had to say about this template for writers‚is to use it when a writer wants to use either someone’s words or information that that does not originate from themselves; and with
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In Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff‚ he begins with the argument of “street-smarts” versus “school-smarts”. Graff explains that school-smarts can be hidden within street smarts and can be learnt through not just talking with friends‚ but also from the media and our surroundings‚ hence the “hidden” intellectualism. He goes onto explain that “schools and colleges overlook the intellectual potential of street-smarts” (198) because these types of intellectualism are actually considered anti-intellectualism
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meticulously researched book. She is particularly interested in what the transformation of the term weisheng can tell us about the attitudes and practices of imperial powers and the indigenous elite. Approaching the shifting meaning of the term through a case study of Tianjin that spans almost a century. Tapping into‚ but then choosing not to engage in the convoluted discussion as to which form of colonialism would be more pernicious‚ Rogaski illustrates the various phases of colonialism and “semi-colonialism”
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stated by one of the greatest minds of all time‚ every individual has the capacity to be an intellectual‚ but the way society currently measures intellect purely based off of one’s “book smarts” not everyone’s genius is fully realized. As stated by Gerald Graff In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Graff states that our current system of teaching does by no means try to foster the intelligence of street smart people who account for many in our society. In Graff’s experience he thinks that a style of
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I sat down with Elisabeth Deaton today in the table section of a movie theater as that was the only time and place we could agree on. We only able to speak briefly‚ because of a prior engagement on her part. Nevertheless‚ the interview was quite informative and helpful. I asked her first about her education‚ Deaton received her undergraduate degree in history at The College of William and Mary‚ in 2000. Deaton wanted to become a history professor at that point in time. At the College of William and
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In his essay "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff argues that intellectualism is not something that can only be archived through proper eduaction like school or college‚ but with subjects that people consider non academics as sports and cars. The writer consider "street smart" to those people who learn things outside of an academic environment‚ for example in the streets of their neighborhood. The writer argues that educators should let students decide on the subject that thay are more
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