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    Psychology of Personality Bart Simpson is the oldest son of Homer and Marge Simpson on the Fox TV show The Simpsons. At only 10 years of age‚ Bart has already established himself in the community and in his family as a trouble-maker. He is the oldest child in his family with two younger sister‚ Maggie and Lisa. To Karen Horney‚ Bart’s experiences with his parents would greatly influence his future personality. Bart’s interactions with his father‚ Homer‚ provide a perfect situation for the analysis

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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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    Context Journal for “Hidden Intellectualism “ Undoubtedly‚ some of the language in this week’s assigned reading challenges readers. The context journal helps students meet this challenge by identifying: • the basic features and structures of the text; • unfamiliar words and references; • reproduce good text; • explain their thinking‚ • and fill in their vocabulary gaps by connecting the language they have now with the language they need to navigate academic

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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 “hiddenintellectualism. 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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    Einstein once said “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will spend its whole life thinking it ’s stupid”. As 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

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    of Reality TV Shows on Teenage Girls The beginning of reality television started in the 1940s. Allen Funt’s Candid Camera went on air in the year 1948. Candid Camera was a hidden camera television series‚ which record people who are placed in embarrassing‚ ridiculous‚ and hilarious positions‚ and show their reactions. When people watch reality TV‚ they tend to think that what they are seeing is a true depiction of reality. Because of that‚ they tend to believe that what they see on TV is how life

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    inventions in human history. It appeared to be a stress buster by entertaining us with moives‚ dramas… As a result of its development‚ many TV programmes were produced to satisfy the audience whose demand is getting more and more everyday. There are various kinds of TV programme‚ they can be classified according to the age of the watchers. First of all‚ it is the TV programmes for children. After studying‚ these programmes not only help them relax but also give them information which is useful for their

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    s1001218 Course: Composition II Instructor: Dr. Tseng Due Date: 03/11/2013 TV Watching or No TV Watching for Children‚ Which One is Better? Nowadays there are many experts and parents have discussed whether it is good for children to watch TV‚ some of them approve of keeping children away from TV because of the inappropriate information or the harm to kids’ eyes‚ however‚ others prefer to let the children watch TV as long as their parents accompany them‚ because by doing so‚ kids can learn plenty

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    Does the internet makes us smarter? Nowadays‚ technology is so advanced people are using it more and more‚ but have they ever stopped and asked themselves if the internet is changing their brain. The internet is a tool that makes it possible for tasks to be done easier than ever before. Internet users have found that the internet is a great place to do marvelous work and be more productive. Even though many critics believe that the internet has been harming people’s brain rather than helping them

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    Branley Rodriguez Professor Gonzalez English 111 Critical Analysis Who ever said being street smart but not book smart was a bad thing? In his short essay “Hidden Intellectualism” written in 2003 Gerald Graff talks about what people call book smart (Intellectualism) can hide into what one calls “Street Smart”(Hidden Intellectualism). Graff argues about how teachers are going the wrong way on how they should do their job‚ stating that they can use this to their advantage by using topics that

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