essay titled "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff discusses the nonacceptance of nonintellectual street smarts vs academic book smarts. I agree with Graff’s views on street smarts being a hidden intellectually from society and academics. Gerald Graff is correct in thinking that modern education strongly favors classic literary subjects over real world "street" subject matters. As I read "Hidden Intellectualism" I could not help but empathize with Graff instantly. I was transported back to middle
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In part 2 of They Say/I Say‚ authors Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein begin the process of teaching how to present the writer’s counter-argument‚ the “I say.” The “I say” segment is where you discuss and offer your own argument to what they have said or wrote. The three most common ways of using “I Say” are agreement‚ disagreement‚ and a combination of the two. Graff and Birkenstein goes on to explain that when you agree‚ disagree‚ or even both‚ you should not mildly or incompetently do either
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GENERADOR DE VAN DE GRAAFF [pic] 1. Generalización El generador de Van der Graaff‚ GVG‚ es un aparato utilizado para crear grandes voltajes. En realidad es un electróforo de funcionamiento continuo. Se basa en los fenómenos de electrización por contacto y en la inducción de carga. Este efecto es creado por un campo intenso y se asocia a la alta densidad de carga en las puntas. A machine‚ first demonstrated in 1929 by the American physicist Robert J. Van der Graaf (1901-1967)‚ which
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meets a man named Graff. Graff’s main objective is to train Ender to save the world from the buggers. Graff changes from a cold hearted man to an empathetic and caring person who feels guilt and remorse or Ender at the end of the novel. Colonel Graff is a fascinating character in the book‚ Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. He displays many different traits that make him interesting to read. This strong character‚ Colonel Graff transforms over the course of the book. In
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In Gerald Graff’s essay Hidden Intellectualism; he criticizes those who do not put appropriate value into "street smarts." Graff persists that knowledge extends further than academic learning and carries into the everyday life. He writes about some of his precollege experiences with being as a “nonintellectual” due to his lack of interest in academic literary subjects. Graff also discusses how his interest in sports actually led him into academic intellectualism as an adult. Graff’s theses that intellectualism
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mechanics certification rather than a university for a degree. This is very common and probably sounds sensible to you. Gerald Graff‚ author of‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” an article published in the writing guidebook They Say‚ I Say would disagree. Graff would probably fault my friend’s teachers for not using his interest in cars as a way to encourage academic thinking. Graff believes that street smarts can be used as a medium to reach higher levels of intellectualism. He asserts that usually they
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a nerd and picked on in rough area of the city. I saw some of my peers try to dumb down the way they would talk when they come down to the park to play basketball because not too many people in the area had the vocabulary they had. The way Gerald Graff is putting it in a different twist to street smart. He’s putting it in a way of words where
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Gonzalez 1 Smith Eng. - 50 September 28‚ 2013 Pop Culture in Academics In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Graff argues that schools should encourage students to think critically‚ read‚ and write about areas of personal interest such as cars‚ fashion‚ or music but as long as they do so in an intellectually way. I happen to agree with Graff and his perspective for many different reasons. I personally believe that students should be giving the opportunity to engage intellectually
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In my opinion‚ Graff makes one very strong statement in his essay‚ and also a lot of personal background to support his point. This main point is on hidden intellectualism itself‚ and what exactly it means to be intellectual. He argues that intellectualism can be found almost anywhere‚ and I strongly support his argument. Graff’s argument is based around the ideas of two different types of smarts‚ book smarts and street smarts. Being a teacher himself‚ he sees the students as more of a street
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Jessie Graff recently made history. The NYC-born stunt woman was the first woman in history to make it up the 14 1/2-foot Warped Wall on America Ninja Warrior. This obstacle (the final one in the course) is 6 inches taller than previous seasons‚ only adding to the difficulty. Graff completed the course during the Los Angeles city finals. She also holds the distinction of becoming the first woman to qualify for the city finals‚ a feat she completed in season 5 of the show. Graff is an established
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