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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The journal entry that I chose to write about is based on the article “Weighing the Grandma Factor; In Some Societies‚ It’s a Matter of Life and Death” written by Natalie Angier. I chose this journal entry in particular because it brought memories that I enjoyed to the forefront that I haven’t thought about in a while. This article also discussed the impact grandmothers have and unique role they play in our lives‚ from birth to the transition off of breast milk and beyond. Through reading this article
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married her husband‚ Roland‚ in 1961. She retired‚ in Lisbon‚ Maine in her early sixties‚ staying in the same house she raised her kids in. She was my biological grandmother’s best friend before she passed. After my grandmother’s death‚ Cynthia (or Grandma Bonsey) took over the role as my grandmother. Cynthia was mostly concerned with her arthritis when I asked about any physical pain she was experiencing. This is common among people in late adulthood‚ and is caused by inflammation of one or more joints
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There are many people in my life that have inspired me‚ and I look up to many people‚ one in particular is my grandma. There are so many things that she has gone through many situations good and bad in her life‚ but she has never let it set her back. It was never easy for her‚ she didn’t have the best life as a kid it was very hard. Her dad was an alcoholic and they didn’t have much money. At least she knew what she wanted‚ maybe she didn’t know exactly what she wanted long term. She
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The Life and Death of Cholmondeley In this essay‚ "The Life and Death of Cholmondeley" Gerald M. Durrel effectively illustrates that the needs of Chumley‚ the intelligent ape are better met by him rather then the authorities of the London Zoo. Firstly‚ Chumley shows many qualities of a curios infant‚ he demonstrates a considerable potential to learn and analyze simple skills ideas and situations. Like a small child‚ it is evident that Chumley needs certain intimate attention not properly provided
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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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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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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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