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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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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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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with Graff conversing with yet another high ranking military authority‚ or possibly the same individual from the previous chapter. The conversation is based around the idea that Ender appears to be in trouble due to the fact that his launch group is split apart and he is still stuck at the “Giant’s Drink” portion of a game‚ which the soon men discuss. The two men make reference to a boy who killed himself‚ through Graff insinuates that the death had nothing to do with the mind game. Graff is then
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weak anymore and this was the only way he would show superiority. That same day after Ender gets back home he is surprised by a visit from Colonel Hyrum Graff a member of the Command School where they train all there troops to fight the Formics also known as the “Buggers” an alien species. At first the Wiggin’s family is surprised that Col. Graff has asked to take Ender instead of his brother Peter. Peter was known as the stronger sibling and highly
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Intellectualism‚" by Gerald Graff is a very persuasive argument. It seems to be a sound‚ strong argument for the authors point. he not only lists exactly what he is talking about‚ but also what could help other; specifically how street smarts can very well be more intellectual than book smarts. 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
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Andres G. Camacho Bonet Andrea Pecinkas INGL3104 Sec 011 9 March 2015 Character Analysis: Ender’s Game-Andrew “Ender” Wiggins In the book Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card‚ Andrew Wiggin is the main character or protagonist. Although his real name is Andrew Wiggin‚ he goes by the nickname “Ender”. He is the protagonist since the main plot is centered on him. In its majority‚ the story is centered in Ender’s development in battle school to become the Commander who will save mankind from the
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One of them was a scene in the movie‚ that was also explained in the book‚ that had a lot to do with the manipulation of Ender at battle school. When Colonel Graff asked all the launchies a question about gravity‚ none know the answer‚ except Ender of course. After Enders answer‚ Graff replies with “There’s only one boy on this launch with any brains at all‚ and that’s Ender Wiggin. Take a good look at him‚ little boys. He’s going to be a commander when you’re still in
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Earth’s government and army to fight against the Buggers) named Colonel Graff comes under the pretense of interrogating Ender for the incident with Stilson the previous day. Ender explains that he defended himself‚ and then decided to keep kicking because‚ "Knocking him down won the first fight. I wanted to win all the next ones‚ too. So they’d leave me alone." Chapter 3‚ pg 19. So Ender was invited to join the
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