Final Graded Discussion Questions for A Raisin in the Sun Wednesday‚ March 25‚ 2015 Directions: In order to get full credit in the Graded Discussion (Assessment basically your midterm exam)‚ you must complete each prompt in detail using quotes from the play as support where appropriate. Each answer must be at least three (3) bullet points. You may prepare for the discussion with a partner; identify your planning partner at the top of your discussion notes. 1. What external factors hindered
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Ted-Talk Socratic Seminar Alternate The first closed-ended question I have is: Does decision making related to psychology? The answer is definitely yes. Because in the first video David Redish said that : “Whether you are talking about neuroscience‚ psychology‚ or behavior economic‚ or robotics‚ they all come up with the same type of decision”. David Redish has studied the dynamic of brain and behavior‚ he has also published a book‚ he know this adequately. In my opinion‚ decision making is
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Montessori Method � PAGE �8� The Montessori Method Judge Edward Singleton Instruction Television College Prof. Eileen Roth PSY 41 - Lifespan Psychology July 7‚ 2007 � When Dr. Maria Montessori became the director of a school for mentally-handicapped children‚ she exposed them to an environment that was highly conducive to learning. After two years‚ the children‚ who had formerly been labeled _uneducable_‚ were able to pass a test with normal children. This dramatic success led her to study
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Wisdom‚ simply put‚ is “the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity‚ discernment‚ or insight.” (wisdom‚ Dictionary.com Unabridged). The Socratic view of wisdom was that there should be a balance between knowing what you do and acknowledging that which you don’t‚ or‚ at the very least that is how Socrates wished to remain within the recounting of his speech in Plato’s The Apology: “So I made myself spokesman for the oracle
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Empedocles was the Pre-Socratic philosopher that I found to have the most compelling ideas. Empedocles was a Greek philosopher from 490-430 B.C.E. He felt that reality was everlasting and fixed. He also believed that the changes we go through are more than illusion‚ when another philosopher by the name of Parmenides believed just the opposite. Parmenides believed that "change and motion are illusions of the senses". Empedocles also partially believed what philosopher Heraclitus had said about reality
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of the most well-known philosophers in the history of the world. His studies were based on passion; he truly did love wisdom. However‚ philosophy itself existed long before Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Descartes. Philosophers who studied before Socratic philosophy came about studied arché. Arché simply means “stuff.” The focus of their studies was metaphysics‚ or the study of the physical world. They tried to define reality by studying physical objects such as the Earth and Sun. Socrates‚ on the
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It is in my opinion that modern man can absolutely benefit from leading if not a complete Socratic lifestyle‚ then a moderate one. Often I observe how fast paced society is and wonder if anyone takes the time to think of their words and actions based on logic and actual meaning instead of impulse or emotion. We’re instantly available to contact from others‚ but it is not face to face contact. It’s said that the average number of text messages a person receives a day is 110‚ to which a response is
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Three of the earliest teaching methods were the Grammar-Translation Method‚ the Direct Method‚ and the Audio-lingual Method. Discuss these three methods. Also‚ explain their shortcomings which led to more current approaches in the teaching of grammar to L2 speakers. 1. i) Grammar Translation Method (GTM): Grammar-translation method is the extension of the Classical method which began in Germany (Prussia) in the late 18th century. It was then become popular in the early 19th century. It is one
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Thomas Szasz says‚ “ Two wrongs don’t make a right‚ but they make a good excuse.” In the book Song of Solomon‚ Toni Morrison tells the story during the time where whites could kill blacks and get away with it. She paints us a picture of how it was back then when she says‚ “A young Negro boy had been found stomped to death in Sunflower County‚ Mississippi. There were no questions asked about who stomped him- his murderers had boasted freely- and there were no questions about the motive.” Does this
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Romeo & Juliet Socratic Seminar Written Response Annie Kang 5) Turn one of the following topics (fate‚ family ties‚ friendship‚ or love) into a universal theme and analyze how it develops throughout the play. Love is so strong that it can never be broken. In Romeo & Juliet ‚ their love is one that progresses very quickly‚ leading to the two getting married recklessly. Romeo is someone who falls in love easily‚ and when he sees Juliet‚ he immediately falls in love with her‚ despite
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