Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? HUM/111 August 5‚ 2012 Jennifer Summers‚ ESQ. Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is that mode of thinking about any subject‚ content‚ or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully imposing intellectual standards upon his or her thoughts. (Paul & Elder‚ 2008) The three most significant things I learned about critical thinking are: how to broaden my perspective
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Two minutes could change how you feel and think? Social Psychologist‚ Amy Cuddy in her article‚ Fake it till you make it‚ claims If you do certain postures for 2 minutes they can change how you think and feel. She supports her claim by first showing graphs of how a person’s hormones were affected by their posture. Then in Part II 07:24 of Amy Cuddy’s speech she says “There’s some evidence that they [our non verbals] do [change the way we see ourselves]. So‚ for example‚ we smile when we feel happy
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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak‚ but their echoes are truly endless.” This quotation was from Mother Teresa of Calcutta and demonstrates the positive effects of speaking kindly. Speaking kindly can encourage people and it can make you new friends. Kind words can also solve conflict and other various problems. With that being said I believe that kind words can and do help people with problems like loneliness and anxiety. The reason I believe so is because it had happened to me before
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Sometimes everyone must consider if what they have done‚ or how they make decisions‚ is acceptable‚ or even logical. As discussed in the paper written by J.N. Hooker entitled‚ “Three Kinds of Ethics”‚ it goes on to describe how the three kinds of ethics are applied‚ and created. To distinguish between the three kinds‚ we must dedicate thought to our actions‚ and consider why we make these choices. Since the world isn’t perfect‚ and we cannot stop the criminal‚ let’s put a halt to the crimes that they
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The Joy Luck Club‚ by the Chinese-American author Amy Tan‚ deals with many different themes. However‚ the idea from this novel that piqued my interest the most was how the story dealt with the language and cultural barriers that exist between generations in families that have immigrated to the United States. The book deals with four Chinese women who moved to the United States in hopes of finding better lives for their children‚ and it deals with each of their daughters who have grown up in America
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Kinds of Friendship according to St. Augustine A. Friendship is the highest expression of family. •Friendship begins in the family. •Augustine enjoys a loving relationship with his parents‚ particularly his mom. Augustine cared for his mother in her later years and was at her side when she died. He sees the example of child-parent relations in Jesus command to John when he was on the cross. •So that a human being might not be alone a system of friendship was created. Friendship begins with one’s
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ANY KIND CHECKS CASHED‚ INC. V. TALCOTT ANY KIND CHECKS CASHED‚ INC. V. TALCOTT Southern New Hampshire University Any Kind Checks Cashed‚ Inc. v. Talcott According to the UCC‚ a holder in due course is a holder who takes an instrument for value in good faith and devoid of notice of assured claims‚ as well as defenses on the instrument. It is imperative in the case of ‘Any Kind Checks Cashed‚ Inc. v. Talcott’ to determine if the holder of the instrument acted in good faith
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Related Text Rationale Title of text The Red Tree Composer/Director Shaun Tan Text Type Picture Book Brief Synopsis of Plot The Red Tree by Shaun Tan is a picture book following the day of a young girl who finds herself walking through a vast variety of scenes and landscapes Main thematic concerns and big ideas in the text The story line follows a young girl going through scenes‚ with scarce amounts of wording on each page. Each picture has a visual representation and meaning behind it‚ creating
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Stone is successful in understanding and exploiting the views of the most devout followers of rock and roll and has grown to become a Fifth Avenue enterprise worth over $250 million dollars. On June 14th 2007‚ British singer/song writer the late Amy Winehouse was featured on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Most commonly known for her out of control behavior‚ the magazine is trying to contradict her reputation by making her look timid shy and quiet. From the way her head is down and tilted and from
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As science recall‚ most often the reason why bullies intimidate others is because they are actually not as fierce as they act Flike on the inside. People living in the 1930s‚ famously known as the time of the Great Depression are all bullies in the gloomy reality they are living in. Carlson is a character in the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ represent the typical man living in that era. He is one of the ranch workers that George and Lennie meet. Carlson is not a very joyful person
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