The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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2. What do we want to learn? What are the key concepts (form‚ function‚ causation‚ change‚ connection‚ perspective‚ responsibility‚ reflection) to be emphasized within this inquiry Key concepts: Form‚ responsibility‚ connection Related concepts: cooperation or conflict‚ interdependence What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? Lines of inquiry
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Many individuals claim that there is nothing worse than death. But what about the great misfortunes and cruelties one endures long before they meet their demise? Perhaps something worse than death is the actual living itself‚ when a person’s differences are constantly condemned and excoriated by those around them. Andre Gide writes‚ “Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” For gay teens‚ the vitriolic diatribes by peers at school‚ the ostracism
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Empathy – fake it till you make it Big Bang Theory – Yeah that’s what happens after too many curries. Place an Aakhirah perspective on things Change your glasses – Change your paradigm Drop the drama – pick up reality Don’t judge a book by its cover If you want to be better in the eyes of Allah‚ then call to Allah‚ do righteous deeds‚ stand firm and say‚ ‘I am one of the muslims.’ If the whole world rejects you‚ you have Allah‚ Allah is sufficient for us. OnLY true power is Allahs power
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What do you want to be when you grow up? What are your plans for your future? Have you thought about college? Have you thought about a career choice? These are questions we are bombarded with on a daily basis by our parents. We shrug them off‚ telling them that we have another three years to think about college‚ careers‚ or our future. We don’t know what we want to be when we grow up‚ because we don’t even know who we are yet. Yet in a blink of an eye‚ we’re seniors and now the decisions we tried
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What contribution can you make to the learning environment? Every educational institution aims to provide a quality‚ effective and engaging learning experience for all its students. This aim has always been central to every institution’s objective to achieve a significant success. And in this learning experience‚ the learning environment is one of its critical components. Those superior-quality services to support learning depend on effective collaboration between the academic staff responsible
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1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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You are never too old to do anything People that think that elderly people are too old to do the things which the younger generation are quite capable to do are guilty of both; lack of conviction and uncertainty. Long-standing people are just as capable as we are of fulfilling their dreams and living the way that they want to live due to them being more experienced than us in life for which they know more than the younger generation. Undoubtedly‚ there will be differing opinions from their family
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Do You Believe‚ That You Can Fly? “It’s impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case‚ you’ve failed by default.” – J.K. Rowling. Too many pilots have lost the confidence to fly. A one time crash‚ or a flight instructor’s demeaning attitude has left them with the belief that taking off again is just not for them. Goals and dreams have been abandoned‚ either forever‚ or put on long term hold‚ because of
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accomplishment‚ however how we communicate can greatly affect the way we ’re understood‚ and how we understand others. Communication is a learned ability with many skills‚ which are programmed into us (for better or worse) by our parents‚ friends and all that we have contact with. These skills can be defined as listening‚ assertion and conflict resolution skills‚ and with all of these skills being used appropriately‚ we can bring down the barriers to communication‚ and put an end to the frustration that comes
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