actions would cause on his friends and family around him. Which persuaded Colonel Graff that if he couldn’t make Ender fear himself and what he could become if unhinged ‚ and transform in to peter or worse . The next method used in Enders
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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 street smarts into academic work. Schools tend to believe that only certain topics are appropriate for an academic environment. While other topics may not be traditional‚ that does not mean they are without merit. Graff agrees‚ when he writes‚ “We assume that it’s possible to wax intellectual about Plato‚ Shakespeare‚
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Thiel Dillon F 26 October 2012 Article 92 Essay 760th ORD CO (EOD) While at his NTC rotation PFC Thiel was tasked by SFC Graff with being at the trucks at 0630 to begin the duty day. PFC Thiel along with a few others were late to the trucks. As a result everyone in the company lost the privilege of going to the shoppete to get supplies by punishment of SFC Graff. While on guard duty the night before going to the field PFC Thiel was unable to clean his weapon because he did not have a weapons
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reflect based upon Ender’s character and his way of thinking countering General Graff and his belief. Ender begins to interpret the real reason why he has to fight against the buggers‚ and why General Graff and Major Anderson use Ender as a tool. In Ender’s Game General Graff explains Ender the reason why fighting against the buggers is the only way to save humanity and no other path could be taken. Although General Graff has a point‚ at a different angle if the situation was to conquer another world
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Cited: Graff‚ Gerald‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. "They Say‚ I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing : With Readings. New York: Norton‚ 2012. Print.
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Ender who’s real name is Andrew is part of the Wiggin family he has two siblings‚ Valentine and Peter. Ender has a good caring relationship with his sister valentine. He has been picked on at school by bullies like Stilson and his gang. However ender is able to handle his bullies just like he did Stilston. He was able to handle his bullies because he has some of the aggression that his brother peter has. Ender does not want to be like his brother‚ he does not want to be a bully to others. This shows
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You asked me to determine whether our client‚ Paul Grantham‚ can challenge the sufficiency of substituted service on his secretary at Mr. Grantham’s accounting office‚ when the landlord sued him individually. I have researched Oklahoma’s service of process statute‚ and I believe that Mr. Grantham’s challenge will be successful. The Oklahoma service of process statute provides that service is valid when copies of the summons and petition are served by personal delivery. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12‚
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Gonzalez English 111 Critical Analysis Who ever said being street smart but not book smart was a bad thing? In his short essay “Hidden Intellectualism” written in 2003 Gerald Graff talks about what people call book smart (Intellectualism) can hide into what one calls “Street Smart”(Hidden Intellectualism). Graff argues about how teachers are going the wrong way on how they should do their job‚ stating that they can use this to their advantage by using topics that such individuals are interested
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In Graff’s chapter 15 “On Closer Examination”‚ he explains different ways to interpret writings. Graff speaks about literary criticism and literary analysis. Instead of critics making comments about work they actually help debate and continue writings. Graff writes “Literary critics after all don’t make assertions about literary works out of the blue. Rather‚ they contribute to discussions and debates about the meaning and significance of literary works‚ some which may continue for years and even
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Intro A running theme in Affluenza‚ brave new world (BNW) and religion a dialogue is that people are sheep and are consumed by physical needs and desires. Advertising/ consumption is like religion it deceives the masses‚ shapes young minds‚ the end result don’t ask questions just consume. In the BNW the masses are trained to performer creation task and consume. In Affluenza people are trained to consume trough advertisement. In religion a dialogue people are trained philosophically by questing truths
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