TO DRILL OR NOT TO DRILL HUM/111 February 20‚ 2011 TO DRILL OR NOT TO DRILL Throughout his presidential campaign‚ and since taking office in January 2009‚ President Barack Obama has pushed forward his agenda to free America from dependency on foreign oil. A growth of green jobs is predicted in the coming years as new technologies‚ such as solar power and clean coal‚ are pursued and expanded. Meanwhile‚ many people and opposing politicians believe this is an unnecessary and expensive push
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Critical and Creative Thinking The Art of Thinking and the Detecting Media Bias HUM/111 December 15 2013 Ms. Barbara Wilt The Art of Thinking and the Detecting of Media Bias 1. How might you use the strategies for applying creativity to problems and issues in addressing this topic? Detecting media bias in the news is a good way to strengthen your critical reading and listening skills. The more we practice critical thinking the easier it will be for
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Critical Thinking Presentation HUM/111 CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING Is this topic a problem or an issue? How would you express it? The issue is what I would call it. It can affect the planning and development processes. Incorporating this into the processes could make a huge impact on the overall project. What methods could you use to produce ideas to resolve this problem or issue? The first thing I would do is to focus on what this is going to help and why the committee
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Kristy Coon September 11‚ 2011 HUM/111 - CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING Paula LeClaire Assessment A: Distinguishing Between an Issue and a Problem | "They said one hit wouldn’t hurt." What problems or issues do you see with this? | ☐ Mostly issues - people might have different opinions on if a single hit could hurt‚ much less kill you as in the commercial. | ☑ It’s a problem - I think most people would agree that a single use of drugs could potentially be deadly. | | OK‚ so
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Vicky Mitchell Hum-111 Option 2: Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you identify a situation in your life‚ or in the life of someone you know‚ that is distressing to you. Examples of situations could include working for an unfair boss‚ having a fear of being laid off‚ considering ending an unhappy relationship‚ experiencing behavior problems with children‚ or being on academic probation. Use the following questions to develop your paper: Is this situation a problem or an issue? Describe
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Stages of Critical Thinking Complete the matrix by identifying the six stages of critical thinking‚ describing how to move from each stage to the next‚ and listing obstacles you may face as you move to the next stage of critical thinking. Stages of Critical Thinking How to Move to the Next Stage Obstacles to Moving to the Next Stage EXAMPLE: The Unreflective Thinker Examine my thinking to identify problems that affect my thinking. Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of my thinking
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Question 1 .4 out of 4 points Correct In which river’s valley did the Chinese people first settle around 7000 BCE? Answer Selected Answer: Yellow River Correct Answer: Yellow River . Question 2 .4 out of 4 points Correct Why around 1500 BCE did the longest-lasting class system begin in India? Answer Selected Answer: Invading Aryans conquered and enslaved the inhabitants Correct Answer: Invading Aryans conquered and enslaved the inhabitants . Question 3 .0 out of 4 points
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Barriers to Critical Thinking Name HUM/111 Date Professor Enculturation is the process in which a person learns and adopts characteristics of the culture around them. Enculturation can teach moral values‚ behaviors‚ expectations‚ rituals and language. This helps unify people to create functional societies. It can also create barriers in the way a person thinks and behaves. Most of us are products of our own enculturation unless we make a conscious effort to remain objective. A
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Detecting Media Bias name HUM 111 May 05‚ 2013 teacher Detecting Media Bias After reading several articles on two of Tulsa Oklahoma’s most popular new station. I finally found one that would have enough substance for me to be able to make an accurate evaluation. The article was titled “Oklahoma House Resurrects Bill to Arm School Teachers”. It wasn’t very long and length like all the articles I found. I read over the article several
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Persuading Your Audience Angie Brown HUM/111 6/03/2012 Prepared for: Professor Marilyn Jean Trollope Persuading Your Audience To persuade your audience you must first help your audience recognize the quality of your ideas‚ using techniques that will work is the best way to do this. The techniques I would use to persuade my audience effectively are as follows: Understanding why people reject ideas: The more people challenge one’s ideas or beliefs‚ the more likely they
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