happen. Bobby said that people should get what they give and he is all for it. Erika said that we shouldn’t be reinforcing death as a solution for everything‚ to which Joshua‚ Tameisha‚ and Maddie agreed. Ana continued the discussion and asked what about the justice for the victim’s family. She agreed with what Erika said‚ but she also believes that death of the killer would give peace and justice for them families. The final question I asked was are you scared of death. Queeny finally spoke up and
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dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience
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In her article “The Argument Culture‚” Deborah Tannen suggest that in today’s society people most confront others‚ in order to solve a problem. “The best way to discuss an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover the news is to find a spokespeople who express the most extreme‚ polarized views and present them as “both side.” Tannen gives as an example. Tannen explains the actions argument culture uses in order to find a solution. The right to express an opinion can be great‚ but it can create
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Kabot-Zinn clarifies that it is only required to pay attention and see things as they are in order to activate awareness‚ it does not require alteration. An attitude that can determine if awareness is activated is non-striving. When we just simply observe our thinking process and sensations rather than criticizing ourselves‚ we are allowing these things that we experience to be here in the present moment with us. Criticisms would only stimulate more negative thoughts and emotions. Moreover‚ our minds
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Analysis of “Violent Media is Good for Kids” Gerard Jones’ essay “Violent Media is Good for Kids” was a very interesting paper. He opens with a story of him as a child‚ “alone and afraid” of the rage that was inside of him. His parents taught him that violence was wrong and that rage was something that could be simply overcome. Jones’ main argument was aimed at parents‚ saying that they are stifling a child’s natural instinct of anger and rage. He wrote that “we send the message to our children
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I know the issue of political correctness is using language that is nondiscriminatory so that we are not offending a group within our society. I understand to be politically correct means to avoid language that someone could find offensive. Before reading the assigned articles‚ my opinion on being political correct is that it is essential. We should take consideration when we say something. It is no longer ‘man’s society‚’ women are just as equal. In some cases‚ the opposition is from men being too
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amongst other universities because it has diversity and different aspects of the world on their campus. In this article‚ The Stanford Daily Editorial Board supports affirmative action as it asserts‚ “We support race-based affirmative action to bring about a more diverse student body.” In the article‚ “The Justification for Affirmative Action and its Unforeseen Effects” by The Stanford Daily Editorial Board‚ the board reasons why affirmative action should be encouraged. According to the article‚ The
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There are thousands of voices all trying to talk over one another‚ and it’s his job to see that they don’t. He does his best to offer each one of them a deal: go through him‚ and you’ll get an equal chance to speak with everyone. It’s a deal many of them take. Outside of their own circle‚ after all‚ most of these voices have little chance of reaching the limelight. If they let him act as a go-between‚ they can get a little farther out‚ even if it’s just to the other people desperate to be heard.
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how they gain for their sport. The media has made us‚ the public‚ look at baseball as America’s sport and they display that throughout the game. They sing “Take me out to the ball game”‚ mentioning that the usual food would be peanuts and crackerjacks. Baseball was one of the first sports that started with having the national anthem sung before the game would start‚ signifying another way how Baseball has promoted this as America’s game. Now that is how the media portrays Major League Baseball‚ but
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The class did not have any reading assignments for this week as we are going to watch the presidential debate during class. During this time‚ I will keep in mind the material and concepts we have been discussing so far in class. A topic that seems to reappear in class is the debate on whether environmental degradation should be considered an impairment to humans. This goes back to David Orr’s article and relates to Rebecca Pope’s article presentation. Aside from questioning the American political
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