Instinct –About A Mere Illusion One of the two main characters in this movie is Dr. Ethan Powell‚ an anthropologist. The study of primatology is present in this movie‚ because Dr. Powell is shown several times living with the mountain gorillas. He gains their trust by adapting to the way they live and interact. I think a little bit of cultural anthropology is also present because although he is studying primates‚ I believe they have a culture and Dr. Powell has adapted to their nature. The second
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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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presidents that have made an impact on the country. The most important is Theodore Roosevelt. As a boy‚ Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family‚ however he had frail health. By no means did that mean that he was less of an intellectual. In fact‚ his intellectualism led to his great achievements we know today. These great achievements were‚ the square deal‚ his foreign policy and the FDA. In Theodore Roosevelt’s first term of presidency‚ he created the “square deal” it expressed his views of labor‚ parenthood
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When someone is called intelligent‚ people automatically think of how book smart someone is. Book smart relates to how much information about math‚ science‚ and english a person knows. In Hidden Intellectualism‚ Graff brings up the idea that intelligence isn’t all about a scholarly form of thinking. “Everyone knows some young person who is impressively “street smart” but does poorly in school” is the first line of Graff’s essay (Graff 787). Nowadays‚ it is popular for a person to have the experience
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William Goulding When the boys let the signal fire‚ their only hope of rescue‚ out bad things happen. Golding uses the twins seeing the “beastie” when the fire goes out and how “flames blew fifteen yards away from them came the flapping of fabric blown open.” to display that when the fire goes out. A second example is when Golding has a boy report a ship passed by when the signal smoke goes out in chapter 4‚ to exhibit that the boy’s need to keep the fire‚ their life‚ alive if they want to get rescued
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In the movie “instinct”‚ Dr. Ethan Powell is caught committing a crime and subsequently imprisoned in a Florida mental institution‚ where aspiring psychiatrist Dr. Theo Caulder takes over his important case. Dr. Powell‚ who has been with a group of gorillas during all that time‚ is not talking at all and seems to be living in a dream world. In this essay‚ we will look at the psychological perspective “Behaviourism” and how behaviourism influences the character’s characteristics. It is stated
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According to Gerald Graff’s essay‚ Hidden Intellectualism‚ street smart students are often thought of as anti-intellectuals because of educators limited and narrow views that intellectualism is only associated with book smarts instead of realizing that students can develop their intellectual and academic way of thinking through non-traditional subjects that interest them. Graff conveys that by making students non-academic interests the focus can attract and motivate them to learn but acknowledges
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Technology vs Anti-Intellectualism Technology promotes anti-intellectualism. The extent of these effects vary‚ but technology poses many negative results. Growing up‚ with technology surrounding us‚ everyone becomes impacted by technology in some way or another. Since my generation has been born‚ email‚ cell phones‚ and TV has consumed a great deal of our lives. Not knowing much differently‚ many young people fall into the anti-intellectual category when it comes to technology. They tend to
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born with morals‚ but in reality it is said that morals are taught. People can say that morals are universal. They are taught what is right from wrong. People might disagree with others‚ but to each his own. In The New York Times article “The Moral Instinct” ‚ author Steven Pinker expresses his view on morals and argues that the study of the moral sense can help people become “better” . He also argues that morality is universal‚ but it varies depending upon each individual’s religion‚
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Christian truth‚ the glory that lay ahead‚ and the solid ground of Christian morality” (70). In the next chapter on the Enlightenment‚ Wright brings the narrative to the present in order to make a case against anti-intellectualism‚ but also against the veneration of intellectualism. Today‚ he argues‚ we ought to be aware what Enlightenment “assertions must be politely denied‚ which of
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