Gardner’s Theory Throughout history‚ people have defined someone who is intelligent as an individual who can solve problems and think critically. Gardner saw that in a different way‚ he saw that learning was different for each individual. He believed that everyone was capable of learning. In His theory he says that we all have varied intelligence strengths and weaknesses Gardner’s seven intelligent are musical‚ bodily-kinesthetic‚ logical-mathematical‚ linguistic‚ spatial‚ interpersonal‚ and intrapersonal
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Gardner’s theory and its significance Gardner defines intelligence as “the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting” (Gardner & Hatch‚ 1989) (Alexander‚ Clugston‚ & Tice‚ 2009‚ Chapter 2.2). Intelligence is generally regarding someone who solves problems logically and is a very acute scholar. Through his research‚ Dr. Gardner found that every person can solve problems logically and be an acute scholar‚ if only the problem at hand
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In the novel‚ Grendel by John Gardener‚ Grendel is a human-like creature capable of rational thought as well as feeling emotions. Early on in the story Gardener depicts Grendel as being very observant‚ critical and somewhat spiteful of the world around him. He describes himself as a murderous monster who smells of death and crouches in the shadows. Grendel watches the humans from the shadows of the trees and at first it seems as though they are the real monsters‚ slaughtering and pillaging all for
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answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selections “from Beowulf‚ Part One‚” “from Grendel‚” “Life in 999: A Grim Struggle‚” and “from Beowulf‚ Part Two.” ____ 1. Beowulf slays Grendel in order to — |a. |save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster | |b. |prevent Grendel from invading the land of the Geats | |c. |keep
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About Howard Gardner Howard Gardner born on July 11 in 1943 in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania.He is an American developmental psychologist.At the same time‚he is the professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University..He is the son of Ralph Gardner and Hilde Weilheimer.At 1995‚ he has been the co-director of the GoodWork Project since Hilde Gardner married to Ralph Gardner. He is the Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero.Howard Gardener author of over twenty
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11/19/13 Grendel Diagnosis Mental and physical illnesses can cause many issues for people and are often not taken as seriously as they should. They can pose a tremendous amount of future and permanent problems for whom they effect. If there is a thought that someone has an issue‚ they should immediately be tested for further diagnosis. Once diagnosed‚ help should be received to get the individual the medical attention they need. As a local doctor and psychologist‚ I have studied Grendel and concluded
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Intelligence‚ the ability to solve a problem‚ comes to different people in many different ways. The gateway or multiple intelligences to solving these problems is what Gardner is trying to explain. Gardner is simply stating that different people learn in different ways. The significance of this is that if you are learning something one way and don’t quite get it then there are other options to learning the exact same thing. We all have strengths and weaknesses when it comes to learning and with
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existence‚ while inauthentic people are characterized by passivity. John Gardner disagrees with moral relativism evidenced in Sartre’s existentialism and chooses to believe in moral absolutes. He portrays Grendel in his book Grendel as a condemnation of the moral relativism expressed by Jean Paul Sartre’s ideas of atheistic existentialism. Through Grendel ’s experiences with contrasting religions and his philosophical mentors‚ Grendel chooses to embody Sartre’s idea of authenticity by terrorizing the
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Existentialism in Grendel Nihilism‚ as well as existentialism and a host of other philosophies are boldly explored in Grendel‚ a novel by John Gardner. The antagonist Grendel travels on a journey of self-discovery‚ eventually becoming a nihilist‚ only to be gallantly disproved by the hero Beowulf. In the end Gardner proves that the virtues of individuality and meaning triumph over meaningless violence and destruction. While Gardner presents countless philosophies and thoughts in Grendel‚ the two most
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Lucas Teixeira 2/24/2014 Grendel Essay Exam Grendel by John Gardner is a novel riddled with philosophical questions and stances taken by characters that invoke a reader to think beyond the words to get the meaning. At the end of the novel Beowulf says to Grendel‚ “As you see it it is‚ while the seeing lasts‚ dark nightmare history‚ time as coffin; but where the water was rigid there will be fish‚ and men will survive on their flesh till spring. It’s coming‚ my brother. Believe it or not. Though
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