Marcin Drop Professor Lord Reflective Essay WRD 103 This semester‚ I have learned many new ways to summarize articles and further expand my knowledge of using quotes to enhance my writing. A key area in which I struggled beforehand was my repetition of words‚ which made my writing contain more words than needed to prove my point. I would introduce a small phrase in the beginning of my sentences‚ which I discovered are not needed. For example
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Reflection 1: Cameron Thorp 4433952 A: From this unit I expect to have a greater ability to problem solve and think out solutions clearly and concisely. It is important that I gain these skills so that I can make valuable contributions‚ according to Samuel Greengard‚ “Developing our abilities to think more clearly‚ richly‚ fully—individually and collectively—is absolutely crucial [to solving world problems].” (Greengard‚ 2009) With great critical thinking skills comes great opportunity not only
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Reflection of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed So far throughout my school career‚ I have noticed that I have become a victim of memorizing information the teacher preaches but I never really analyze the importance. For example‚ the Healthcare debate that has been going on throughout the last couple of years. I know that Obama is establishing a new healthcare plan but if someone asked me a question about the importance of the healthcare plan‚ I could not tell you the answer. I have finally been able
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A Reflection of Faith As I reflect upon my faith journey‚ I realize that like so many other “cradle Catholics‚” I had become complacent. I was raised in a predominantly Catholic nation‚ by an Anglican mother and Catholic father. After being dutifully baptized into the church‚ I was set upon my path as any ‘good Catholic” should. Even though I attended Catholic girls’ school‚ my early days of catechesis consisted of Mass and Sunday school more as a ritual than an integral part of living my
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Personal Reflection on the Self Kea Williams Psy/400 Dr. Lauren Hall-Davis May 5‚ 2013 Personal Reflection I will begin observing the environment through nurture and nature in developing our self concept. Self concepts are the realization of experiences gathered from history and the future in how people were‚ and who he or she aspires to be. Studies demonstrate
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abandon his family and society to find his genuine self. Chris thought that he was not the person that he was supposed to be so he went on a long journey that ended in Alaska. After living alone for 112 days‚ he died due to starvation. Life is a precious gift. In life‚ we all have some responsibilities to fulfill. There’s no question that Chris abandoned those responsibilities‚ his family‚ severed all ties with the people he loved‚ and died selfishly. But do we really know the whole story? Do we really
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The three arguments for deciding the ultimate source of knowledge are skepticism‚ empiricism‚ and rationalism. The theory that knowledge comes from sense experience is called empiricism. It is my belief that empiricism is the strongest argument of the three. Empiricism is the theory that knowledge comes from sense experience. My main reasoning for believing this is because of John Locke’s Tabula Rasa theory. Tabula Rasa is translated a “blank slate”‚ which Locke says is like our mind at birth. Overtime
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Vincent Locklear HIST-102-6 Candide: A Reflection The age of Enlightenment brought us many well respected and influential thinkers. These thinkers had different views and ideas as to the world we live in. In an age where people are looking for social progress and happiness‚ Voltaire’s Candide provided a satirical view of Enlightenment ideas. Candide reflects Voltaire’s beliefs about religion‚ philosophy‚ and corruption of power. Voltaire publicly criticized the church during his life and in
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Each of the five chapters in The Gift of Sex‚ (2003) will be look at to summarize the different dynamics of people’s sexual intimacy. In the majority of churches‚ sex is a taboo subject that people do not discussed openly with one another. This correlates with the first chapter of The gift of sex‚ (2003). In order to have the best sexual experiences‚ couples must understand how God designed their bodies. This way couples can clearly understand the functions. Not only is this important‚ but couples
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have now and in future jobs. I work for the school system‚ so knowing I will be praised and possibly even get a raise by my employer once I graduate is a huge external motivation. Achieving a degree also serves as a tangible building block for my ultimate dream‚ to become a speech pathologist. I must first have these core classes finished and printed on a transcript before I can begin a focused level of study. Intrinsically‚ I have been out of high school for nearly a decade‚ and sometimes it hurts
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