Published in 1953‚ the origin of this source is from Gerald Reitlinger‚ an English art historian who fought as a British soldier during World War II. The purpose of this book is to provide information on the nature of the Holocaust. A benefit of this source in reference to its origin is that Reitlinger fought during World War II therefore his experience with the British military qualifies him to discuss Nazi tactics and anti-Jewish legislation. A limitation of this source in reference to its origin
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Legal scholars and sociologists have debated the effectiveness of litigation and whether it is an effective tool for bringing social change to marginalized groups. Gerald Rosenberg is one of the legal scholars that believes that courts are ineffective due to the fact they are inherently constrained by political and constitutional limitations. According to his first perspective‚ Rosenberg believes courts by design are unable to hear social reform claims‚ courts lack independence from the political
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In “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff explains his view on intellectualism and how the education system only limits intellectualism to book smarts. Graff also enlightens the misunderstanding on society with “street smarts.” He explains that everyone including “street smart have potential and they are overlooked. Graff explains that we only associate the educated lifestyle with texts and subjects. He argues that the education system assumes that its possible to “wax intellectual’s about
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Gerald Graff’s essay‚ "Hidden Intellectualism‚" is a critique on how schools are missing out on a valuable opportunity to encourage students to learn more academically. Graff feels that utilizing what he calls "street smarts" is an effective way to relate to students. I feel Graff’s theory is an effective way to use student’s interests to engage them in school. I agree with Graff because if a student is more interested in the lesson that is being taught‚ they are more likely to pay attention and
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Gerald Abbing’s Amusement Park Gerald Abbing sat in the corner of his dark‚ musty living room. He held the paper in his hands‚ gently flipping the pages every moment or so. He hadn’t done much since his wife had left for vacation last week. In fact‚ he had done almost nothing at all. Gerald had spent the last few days re-reading his newspaper and taking sips of his water. But then he heard the piercing ring of the telephone come from the kitchen. It took him a minute‚ but he got himself out of
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In Gerald Haslam’s short story "Grandma‚" the relationship between having pride in one’s cultural heritage and assimilation into the culture of the status quo is illustrated by his inclusion of Spanish in addition to the English spoken by most of the other characters. This can also be evidenced by Grandma’s use of Spanish and then English as well as the narrator’s decision to intersperse Spanish words into the English used to tell the story. Grandma’s application of Spanish also serves as a contrast
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Street or Book Smart… How About Both Often times “street smart” and “book smart” are treated as two different identities‚ street-smart individuals are lacking any real intelligence and substance‚ good “Hidden Intellectualism”‚ by Gerald Graff is an article in which the author suggests that intelligence cannot only be obtained by being school or being “book smart" individual but can also be achieved by what he describes as being "Street smart‚" Graff argues that intellectualism is not only
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Hidden Intellectualism In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Graff argues that by not involving non-academic elements to the curriculum‚ schools are missing out on opportunities to encourage their students to learn. Students may be more prone to pick up intellectual identities if they were encouraged to do so on subjects that interest them. Graff recalls moments in his youth when his interests in academic subjects were minimal. Although his interests in non-academic subjects were vast‚ his
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perfect example of this. I never have a problem with understanding simply that my brain will not work very effectively when concentrating on such polar opposites of subject. Separate one or the other and I have no problem‚ but together? No way. Clearly Gerald Callahan does not have this problem. In his essay‚ “Chimera” he deftly weaves a personal narrative with an overreaching scientific explanation. He attempts to solve a deeply personal problem with seeing visions of his dead wife‚ by trying to apply
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Analysis of Gerald Graff’s Essay “Hidden Intelligence” Most people‚ when asked‚ say that a person is intelligent if they have “book smarts.” People that are book smart can write and converse about subjects taught in school. On the other hand‚ people with “street smarts” aren’t seen as intellectuals because the subjects they are knowledgeable about are not traditional. In his essay called “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Gerald Graff insists that schools and colleges are missing an opportunity to translate
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