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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would be the most beneficial to the animal. After reading an article on South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers (SPWRC) website‚ I was surprised to learn doing the exact opposite would be better for the birds’ ultimate well-being. There are many issues that can be easily over looked because they do not necessarily affect one’s life directly. The both educational and environmentally beneficial programs at the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center can be a useful tool‚ to not only open one’s
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The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Madurai‚ India: In Service for Sight 1) Identify the key factors that led to Aravind’s success. What was Dr. V’s role in all this? What was the support staff’s role in all this? Key success factors: The key success factor was to align a great social benefit with a sustainable business model. The conservative financial management with no debt allows sustainable growth. The vision and mission of the organization is well articulated and the collaborators are well
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tive campaign is having the right market. The process of identifying the most probable customers that will avail to a product or service starts with a clear objective and follows the identification of its audience or its market. In the case of Hidden Valley Mountain and Wavepool Resort‚ the resort have already a market but not yet identified and also the communication objectives are not well-established particularly in disseminating information about the resort’s new add-on amenity. The resort should
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There is an estimate that 70% of people within the UK have a hidden disability and 10% of people that have some kind of medical condition that is considered a type of hidden disability like dyslexia or bipolar disorder which within the UK 1.5 million people suffer with. Having a hidden disability means that either you have a medical disorder that you cannot ‘see’. You could see types of supports like wheelchairs but the main meaning is that you cannot generally see anything wrong with them by looking
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Bradstreet incorporate the Puritan plain writing style in her poems? In the Puritan culture‚ there is a form of writing style called the “plain writing style”. Some Puritans use this style because they believed that it would help them to express themselves clearly according to their religious beliefs. The definition of this writing style is defined as “a type of writing in which uncomplicated sentences and ordinary words are used to make simple‚ direct statements” (Puritan Plain Style‚ 1). Anne Bradstreet’s
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Context Journal for “Hidden Intellectualism “ Undoubtedly‚ some of the language in this week’s assigned reading challenges readers. The context journal helps students meet this challenge by identifying: • the basic features and structures of the text; • unfamiliar words and references; • reproduce good text; • explain their thinking‚ • and fill in their vocabulary gaps by connecting the language they have now with the language they need to navigate academic
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In his essay "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff argues that intellectualism is not something that can only be archived through proper eduaction like school or college‚ but with subjects that people consider non academics as sports and cars. The writer consider "street smart" to those people who learn things outside of an academic environment‚ for example in the streets of their neighborhood. The writer argues that educators should let students decide on the subject that thay are more
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with intraocular lens (ECCE) • Always performed under an operating microscope • Requires close to 30 minutes • Patients do not require corrective spectacles to restore vision • Quality of restored sight is near natural & free of distortion • Patients usually experience significant improvement in sight within days of operation Note: About 30% of cataract surgeries in India performed by government sector free of cost‚ 40% of cataract surgeries were performed by private sector for a fee‚ 30% performed
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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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