Association president‚ Gerald Graff argues that if a student’s individual interests are incorporated into learning techniques‚ they will gain more academically. In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” published in 2003‚ he suggests having interests in things besides standard common core curriculum is not anti-intellectualism. People gravitate towards certain interests because it perhaps requires more of their intellect in a way they can easily comprehend and engage. Furthermore‚ valuable real world connections
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Underestimating the power of weather and what comes with it can often lead to regret. Weather is an important factor in everyday lifestyles. In the short story “To Build a Fire” written by Jack London the protagonist undergoes an important inner change. The man in this short story is both dynamic and the protagonist. He is living the same everyday lifestyle‚ but soon becomes too comfortable with this everyday lifestyle. At the beginning our first impression of the man is that he is confident within
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Graff‚ however‚ expresses his different perspective in his article‚ Hidden Intellectualism. By looking back at his childhood‚ he realizes that his non-academic interest‚ which is reading sports magazines‚ is the actual foundation to his current social position as a professor and a writer. Similarly to Graff with his interest in sports magazines‚ the first batch of brownies that I made was the discovery of my hidden intellectualism
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world-renowned restaurants‚ jazz and blues’ clubs‚ and universities‚ saw many of its neighborhoods flooded‚ even washed away by Katrina’s strong waters that breached the barrier of its levees. The extent of this catastrophe has triggered fierce debate over how the city should be rebuilt; taking into consideration the city’s population shift‚ economic emergency‚ and continued below sea-level vulnerability. Actually‚ there are some who think that the potential for a similar disaster in the future
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A long time ago there was a girl named Raina who lived in the woods outside of Athens. She had long‚ dark black hair and was a marvelous hunter. In fact‚ she was such an avid hunter that she would daily boast she was the best in Greece‚ even better than Artemis herself. Artemis became very upset at Raina. Every time Raina boasted about herself‚ Artemis made sure the next animal she tried to kill she would not catch. Raina ignored Artemis’s hints to stop boasting. One day‚ Artemis decided to test
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There are two schools of thought‚ when it pertains to the topic of intellectualism. On one end‚ many individuals believe intellectuals read‚ write and review great literature and other areas of classical education. On the other end‚ there are those that believe collective experiences in all phases of life‚ completely reaches beyond what a person is able to learn alone. Generally and perhaps to an extent‚ we associate the educated life of the mind with serious subjects and texts. Gerald Graff agrees
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Revenge and vengeance are basic tools of human instinct. Whether society chooses to accept or blind itself to this fact‚ it is an indisputable truth. Francis Bacon examines this truth in "Of Revenge"‚ a view of society and literary characters that reflects the strive for vengeance. However‚ "Of Revenge" deeply underestimates the corruption of the human spirit and soul. It completely disregards the presence of the basic human instinct which thrives on the manipulation and destruction of others‚ for
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Hidden Intellectualism Essay Could sports fans become great intellectuals? Well when speaking in forms of intellectualism‚ Gerald Graff considers Sports and other forms of “street smarts” do seem to be their own form of intellectualism. The new Hidden Intellectualism that is found within these “street smarts”. Hidden intellectualism to Graff in early life was the argument/debate on who is the toughest and what sports team was the best. When arguing about these things graph found himself doing
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Economic developments matched this new surge of intellectualism‚ bringing al-Andalus and the dhimmi into the global sphere. While other dhimmi took advantage of cultural and social opportunities‚ still countless others became active participants and leaders in the economy. As second class citizens‚ the dhimmis were the most viable candidates for an urban middle class and soon had access to multiple professional and administrative careers. They collaborated closely with Muslims to urbanize the empire
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Building a Fire to Fight Nature Jack London’s title for the story "To Build a Fire" starts the reader off with a very basic idea; building a fire. Almost anyone can build a fire. All it takes is a match and some kindling. London’s story is about more then building a fire‚ though. This story is about a man’s belief in himself‚ self-confidence and even arrogance‚ to such an extent that he doesn’t recognize the power of nature around him. London’s story is more like a "Man against Nature" story. London’s
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