In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” written by Gerald Graff‚ Graff target college students to inform them about a hidden intellectualism that can be found in our everyday society. In the article Graff draws attention to the many types and ways different people can identify with intellectualism. He argues that people are intelligent in several ways and just need to learn how to plug the intellectualism they enjoy into a school-like setting during classes. He exemplifies this by using his own intellect
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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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Basically‚ the one template he wants known the most is the‚ “’they say _____ ; I say _____’ formula” (Graff 3). To summarize most of what Gerald had to say about this template for writers‚is to use it when a writer wants to use either someone’s words or information that that does not originate from themselves; and with
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In Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff‚ he begins with the argument of “street-smarts” versus “school-smarts”. Graff explains that school-smarts can be hidden within street smarts and can be learnt through not just talking with friends‚ but also from the media and our surroundings‚ hence the “hidden” intellectualism. He goes onto explain that “schools and colleges overlook the intellectual potential of street-smarts” (198) because these types of intellectualism are actually considered anti-intellectualism
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stated by one of the greatest minds of all time‚ every individual has the capacity to be an intellectual‚ but the way society currently measures intellect purely based off of one’s “book smarts” not everyone’s genius is fully realized. As stated by Gerald Graff In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Graff states that our current system of teaching does by no means try to foster the intelligence of street smart people who account for many in our society. In Graff’s experience he thinks that a style of
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In his essay "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff argues that intellectualism is not something that can only be archived through proper eduaction like school or college‚ but with subjects that people consider non academics as sports and cars. The writer consider "street smart" to those people who learn things outside of an academic environment‚ for example in the streets of their neighborhood. The writer argues that educators should let students decide on the subject that thay are more
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My Grandma is Going to Broadway The usher is walking us to our seats‚ row H seat twelve and fourteen. We sit down and I look around. I look behind me and see all other seats just like ours. The red fabric seats are endless. I look in front of me and see the depth stage. I reach out and grab a familiar hand. The warmth running through me. I look up and see her. Our eyes meet. Beyond the old glasses is a sea of brown. These pearls are full of kindness‚ knowledge‚ and have seen many things
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My name goes way back to my great grandma Luci. My mom and great grandma were very close. You could say they were always together. My great grandma passed away when I was in the 4th grade and she didn’t live here in Hawaii‚ so I didn’t really see her much. My mom always use to tell me little stories about things they would do‚ like gardening‚ shopping in the city‚ cooking‚ etc. My mom says I’m very much like her in little ways. Is it because I’m named after her? I have a couple of memories with her
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The day that my grandma passed away is the most vivid day of my life‚ and its something that will forever be burnt into my memories. I lived the entirety of my childhood with my grandma; after her death‚ my already ravaged childhood became force and almost non-existent. My story starts on August 9th‚ 2009‚ the day my grandma passed away. I was camping with my brother and the people that I considered his parents‚ not my own. Because the camp grounds didn’t have cell phone reception‚ my mother didn’t
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