And over the time generation society‚ region and whole nation become more hybrid. An example to illustrate‚ globally popular films Crouching Tiger‚ Hidden Dragon has characterized the hybridization of cultural products. It contains Chinese stories and utilizing Chinese settings. This movie has the highest grossing foreign language film in American history. Crouching Tiger implies that modern cinema
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Everyone has dreams they want to achieve‚ and don’t want to give up‚ no matter how much of a struggle it is. This is what “Hidden Figures” of Theodore Melfi conveys in a warm‚ lively‚ and funny way. The story of a team of African American women mathematicians who served an important role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. It is a story of brilliance‚ and struggle. Set in 1960s‚ Hampton‚ Virginia‚ during the space race. Katherine Johnson (Taraji Henson)‚ Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia
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In Jacob Bronowski’s essay he discusses about the nature of scientific theorems. He uses multiple examples of great scientists who have ground breaking discoveries and huge impacts on humanity. Bronowski says that science looks for “unity hidden likeliness” (par.8) by creativity and imaginary. He uses a famous story of Newton discovering the gravity as an example. He says that we have a misconception of an apple falling on his head and that lead to the discovery of gravity‚ instead‚ he saw an apple
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Connor Martin 1/31/2017 Sonny Haynes ENG 111 760 Timed Writing Assignment When reading "Hidden Intellectualism" by Gerald Graff‚ I noticed that he used a lot of examples and illustrations. Throughout this article‚ he uses this rhetorical strategy as a way to create a mental image in the reader’s head. One example of this is where he states "In the Chicago neighborhood I grew up in‚ which had become a melting pot after World War 2 our block was solidly middle class" (Graff 246). For me‚ it not
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Hidden Challenges of Cross Border Negotiation Sebenius in this article explicates his business experiences and offers pragmatic advice on how to foresee and overcome barriers to a successful cross-border negotiation. James Sebenius‚ in giving view of his experiences‚ explains that it would not be of one choice to make the error of presenting a feasible Saudi Arabian client with one profitable kind of offer done up in pigskin binder‚ as this is thought about nefarious and bad by lots of Muslims
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The Hidden History of Trinity Church A historic gem in a city where change is the only constant‚ Trinity Church has played a key role in New York City’s history for well over 300 years now. Though the church has appeared in numerous incarnations‚ each has been critical to the cultural and social fabric of the city. Few people‚ however‚ really know the true history of this iconic church. Here’s a quick look at the hidden history of Trinity Church in New York City! The origins of the church date back
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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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getting knowledge cause some people to doubt the functions of the college‚ and claim that the college has been already not the best place in nurturing intellectuals. Gerald Graff expresses the similar idea depending on his childhood’s experience in “Hidden intellectualism”‚ and claims the “street smarts” can provide more benefits than “book smart” which we learn in the college. I would argue that the college is still the best place for students become intellectuals because of the unique benefits such
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object is‚ it has also become a form of communication in many different ways. So much of people’s lives are impacted by social media‚ and there are many debates that whether or not it has a positive or negative effects on society. Graff‚ Gerald. “Hidden Intellectualism.” “They Say/I Say” The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2012.
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A gender doesn’t define how intelligent‚ skilled‚ or motivated an individual can be. Based on a true story‚ the film Hidden Figures proved the importance of Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind in the launching of the first man into space. Surpassing the math skills of all her male colleagues‚ Johnson calculated the landing coordinates of a capsule when no one else could
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