Sanford J. Ungar: Defender of the Liberal Arts William Butler Yeats is accredited with once saying “Education is not the filling of a pail‚ but the lighting of a fire.” It seems this idiom no longer rings true; today’s preferred education encompasses the regurgitation of technical jargon in the hopes of finding a job. People now deem Liberal Arts degree worthless; it’s too expensive and impractical in today’s job market. The sciences and career colleges are where the jobs lie. In the battle over
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website you are analysing. Double click at the top of the page where “Name:” appears. Type your name. Men in the Media – What is your opinion on the representation of men in the media? Men are represented as strong‚ powerful‚ tall and manly. Being manly in that they are rough and tough. This is the general stereo type of men in the media. What sorts of movies and television shows do you watch and what sorts of men are represented in those shows? I watch action and adventure movies and in
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Being Heard Being heard is something important because it gives your audience a chance to see different sides of yourself. Being heard could do as little as make someone feel content or very important. Listening to one another could be very useful in that we obtain information‚ understand‚ listen for enjoyment and last but not least learn. In a recent article that I’ve read‚ “Talking a stranger through the night” by Sherry Amatenstein‚ a great portion of the message that she sends out‚ has all
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Many people disagreed with the outcome of the O.J. Simpson trial for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ronald Lyle Goldman. One of the reasons why O.J Simpson was not convicted was because a glove found at the scene didn’t fit Simpson’s hands. But even though the glove didn’t fit‚ he should have been found guilty because he was known to be abusive towards his wife and Simpson was found rapidly leaving the crime scene in his van. Therefore‚ O.J Simpson most definitely did not get a fair trial. In October
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It is stated in the paper “How to Write a Feature Article” that” Feature writing often centers around people and their interests rather than events‚ but many of the same writing conventions of news writing (particularly a concern for accuracy) are also required for feature writing” (How to Write a Feature Article). Feature article can be found similar to the news reports‚ because they tell a story about the occurring event. However‚ such articles are often much longer and they tell the audience more
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Checkpoint: Skinner Article By Shelley McCann B. F. Skinner emphasized the importance of making psychology a science‚ using controlled experiments to objectively measure behavior influencing cognitive psychology. Skinner believed that each person is born a blank slate. He contributed the theory of operant conditioning. For example reinforcement strengthens behavior and punishment weakens behavior. Skinner developed this theory by conducting experiments on rats and pigeons in a “Skinner Box”
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Running Head: ARTICLE REVIEW #1 Article Review #1 Merriann Hiett Liberty University Summary Review After looking at various both theoretical and empirical data the author decided to focus on the importance of the relationship between teacher-student relationships for adolescence with high incidence (2007). The author wanted to focus on this because the relationships between elementary teachers and the students were in a good place after all elementary classrooms are smaller
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H is for Hammock "Your father and I are leaving to go shopping in Wichita. Please stay out of trouble‚ and don’t make a mess." Said my mom on her way out the door. I heard the car start‚ as it pulled out of the driveway and out of site. Normally when my parents go shopping and don’t take my sisters and I with them‚ that means they are buying things for us. I couldn’t wait for them to get home‚ and see what they got us. Hours past and the sound of the garage door opened. I flipped off the tv and
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longer limited to the classroom. Online classes are becoming more prevalent in this day and age. As these online classes grow in abundance‚ the issues that affect the traditional classroom are now issues that occur in online communities. In the article‚ Read-only participants a case for student communication in online classes‚ authors Nagel‚ Blignaut‚ and Cronj (2009) tackle reasons why participation is an underlying cause for successful class completion. With the use of a learning management
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which attest to our standing as a good corporate citizen. Recently‚ however‚ its handling of a stubborn image-staining problem has tainted our reputation. Specifically‚ there was illegal abuse of its shoemaker ’s glue by homeless Central American children who became addicted to the product ’s intoxicating and dangerous fumes (Henriques‚
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