Hidden Intellectualism In his article "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff criticizes those that do not put value into "street smarts." Graff insists that knowledge goes far beyond academic learning and continues into the everyday world. As a child‚ Graff always looked for a happy medium between brawn and brain. As Graff describes‚ he felt "the need to prove I was smart and the fear of a beating if I proved it too well." In a culture that values sports and entertainment‚ Gerald knew he would
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Hidden In the Words In Middle Eastern literature‚ political‚ economic‚ and domestic crises created large movements that changed topics that were used to write. For example‚ Israeli and Hebrew literature was highly influenced by American culture post WWII. With these topic changes came various negative emotions due to the reasons the topics were changed. For instance‚ Palestinian literature went from folk ballad to resistance and activist poetry teeming with themes of a dislocated people and
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REFLECTION: POETRY THEME: Dance- The Hidden Language of the Soul EXPOSITORY TOPIC: How can dance be considered as a communicable form of non-verbal language? PREFACE The purpose of the poem under theme “The Hidden Language of the Soul” is to evoke an emotional response in the reader and to cause him to ponder about dance as a language but to also inform them on the difficulties of speaking that language. The poem shows the definitions of verbal language in dance and how emotional an
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Aiza Daud Lucinda Channon English 1301 5 September 2011 Interest Initiates Learning In Gerald Graff’s essay‚ Hidden Intellectualism‚ one is exposed to the author’s view of different means of intellectualism. Graff gives the reader an uncommon perception of what it means to be an intellectual. He expresses his views by stating that a person can be an intellectual in fields that have nothing to do with academia‚ such as street smarts or particular interests. He also states that if you incorporate
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Hidden Talents Everyone is talented at something. It may be sports‚ drawing‚ playing a musical instrument‚ or writing. Some people discover this almost instantly‚ while others do not realize it at all. Either way‚ everyone is talented at something. But what’s worse than finding out you are talented at something‚ even if at a late time in your life? However big or small it may be‚ the saddest thing in life is wasted talent. I discovered my talent‚ unintentionally‚ I suppose‚ when I was 12 years
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A glance at the title "Deportation at Breakfast" immediately drew my attention. Perhaps it was Larry Fondation’s choice of words that struck me. The words "deportation" and "breakfast" could be interpreted as two contrasting terms. "Deportation" could be associated with an extreme situation‚ while "breakfast" simply suggests a mundane activity. By injecting a sudden twist in the plot‚ Fondation was able to create an extraordinary situation out of an ordinary day at the restaurant. However‚ what intrigued
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was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle manner. (http://www
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What is that you are wearing? A question that I have been asked many times whenever I wear my black and white Keffiyeh. The Keffiyeh is a scarf which is a symbol of the Palestinian solidarity. Palestinians feel the connection among each other when wearing it whether they are in Palestine or in any other country. The pattern in the Keffiyeh turned nowadays into a fashion trend. In this paper I will be talking about the Keffiyeh as a cultural symbol and how it became a fashion trend stating after that
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Describe and evaluate how certain major concepts/ theories or theorists considered in this course help to identify and explain both 1. Key aspects of the ‘hidden face of power’ and 2. how the news media relate to such forms or sources of power. Throughout history it is evident that the media is necessary and at the core of liberal governance‚ it changed and improved the way ideas and information were addressed and communicated in society‚ therefore giving rise to public opinions and improving
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and to not judge people by how they appear. After reading the book: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald‚ I have realized that all this time that I have been striving to be a good person‚ I have actually been judging them due to a part of my brain that I had no idea existed until now‚ it is called my “blindspot”. In the book Mahzarin and Anthony call a person’s hidden bias their “blindspot”. That is due to one thinking they are a good person‚ but
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