LESSONS FROM GEESE By Milton Olson* 1. As each bird flaps its wings‚ it creates “uplift” for the following bird. By flying in a “V” formation‚ the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. 2. Whenever a goose falls out of formation‚ it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone
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Call of the Wild‚ By: Jack London Dear Judge Miller‚ Wow…it’s been quite awhile since I saw your warm smile. It’s been so long since “I sat by Judge Miller in the warm Santa Clara Valley sun”‚-pg.2. It’s been so long since that fateful night when Manuel took me for a walk‚ I was foolish to trust any man that came across my path‚ but by trusting Manuel my whole life changed. “During the four years since his puppy hood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat”‚-pg.3 I was plunged
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I found the process of writing the reading responses quite tedious; especially when it came to my first reading response. My first reading response was focused on the article‚ “What Every American Should Know”; inquiring whether the use of Hirsch’s list to determine if one is culturally literate is well-thought-out. I found coming up with witty counterarguments tiring and difficult‚ the end result being I had to create an outline (which I barley do)‚ to aid me in the development of this ‘blog post’
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VISUAL Title: Where the Wild Things Are Director: Spike Jonze Cultural Perspective: American Gender Perspective: Male Critical Reputation: Yes (Nominated for the Saturn Award) Date of Response: 21 September 2011 ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ directed by Spike Jonze links to the theme crisis and change through the character Max and his struggle to control his emotions. Max runs away and falls asleep and dreams of the island where the wild things live each wild thing representing parts of
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Jennifer Macias 8/25/12 English 121 Roberta Fabiani "The Plug-In Drug" Reading Response The Plug-In Drug is a very good story that get’s you thinking about a lot. It makes you think about all the times you’ve ever watched television and if you were actually controlling the amount of time you spent watching it or if you were sucked into the television set and had a temporary spell on you. The only thing about this story is whether this writer based it all on facts or a matter of opinion? Marie
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Reading Response: Malcolm X 1. Subject: This reading is about Malcolm X gaining inspiration to learn how to read and write during his time in prison and the many wonders of the world he learns of through reading. The topic is Malcolm X’s passion for learning and the main ideas are what he learns about which drives him to fight for the nonwhite man. The setting takes place in Charlestown Prison and Norfolk Prison Colony where Malcolm X was imprisoned in 1946-1953. Characters included in the reading
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Reading Response 4: Civil Society In the reading‚ “Civil Society‚” Edwards discusses the concepts of civil society as a voluntary‚ associational life that primarily thrives within western cultures and deals with a community of citizens that have a shared common interest. The reading also focused on how civil societies promote progressive policies‚ nurture positive social norms that encourages stability‚ and advocates accountability and checks against state authority. Moreover‚ noting the beneficial
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SOC101 Classical Sociological Theory Sections 107 and 108 Reading Response Questions for Wednesday 5 November: Durkheim on DoL (III) The following questions pertain to The Division of Labor in Society (pp. 201-6‚ 258-74‚ 277-303‚ 309-19). Pp. 320-31 are recommended. Please respond to each question in two to four sentences. Use brief quotes and/or page citations to support each answer. 1. According to Durkheim‚ what are the primary causes of the division of labor in general? Increase in material
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Serrano‚ Edric “HIDDEN INTELLECTUALISM” Reading Response Journal In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff‚ The Author is telling us that knowledge can be seen not only from academic thinking but also in the form of “street smarts”. Graff explains that we know some “impressively street smarts” but does not do well in school‚ but Graff argues that “street smarts” are just as important as “book smarts”. Many people think that it is such a waste‚ that “street smarts” should be taking
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I am having a hard time with this reading response because this was the book I was the most excited to read for this class but I really struggled to like or even finish the book‚ which is very disappointing. Regardless of the notes we were given about the story in class I felt as if I had no idea what was going on during the first third of the book and after that I continuously wondered if I had missed very vital details to the story because I was so confused to begin with. Despite the interactions
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