Summary of Hidden Intellectualism In his essay‚ Hidden Intellectualism‚ Gerald Graff asserts that although many overlook it‚ street smarts are as important to a person as book smarts. He demonstrates that while some people come across as very street smart‚ with knowledge on a variety of subjects‚ they do poorly in school and seem like they are not smart. Also‚ schools overlook street smarts as they associate it with anti-intellectual concerns. But what truly makes someone a good thinker‚ Graff
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2.6 Some Factors that Influence Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement There are two factors that influence the students’ reading comprehension achievements and they are related one another‚ they are: internal factor and the external factor. 2.6.1 The Internal Factor The internal factor means the factor which come from the reader himself (Kahayanto‚ 2005:13). Or usually known as personal factor‚ because the factor has existed inside the reader. This factor dealt with self-motivation and
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The Omnipresence of Reading Reading is part of everyday life and a necessity. We read every day even when we are not aware that we are. We are introduced to reading and start reading since the day we are born‚ I may even say that even so when we are in our mother’s womb. Reading is first done by our nervous system in our body. A newborn is capable of feeling things such as pain. Take a sleeping newborn and pinch him. The nervous system will pick up the action and send the signal to the brain‚ where
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Hidden Figures is a film about three African American women‚ who work at NASA in Hampton Virginia‚ Katherine Goble‚ Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine is a gifted mathematician‚ who is move to work in an all white male team‚ that is working on launching an man into space. Kartherine struggle to prove herself‚ as her colleagues doubt her ability since she is a woman of color. Mary Jackson has the dream to become an engineer‚ yet NASA will not take her since she does not have the right education
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as‚ we need contract to rent an apartment‚ to get a wireless phone service‚ to install a cable TV‚ to get a job‚ to open a bank account etc. However‚ the contract is not simple and straightforward. There are many hidden dangers that we are not conscious. We must be careful of the hidden clause in contract in order to protect the benefit of us. At the first glance‚ you may feel eased since there are a lot of tedious clauses in contract to protect you if the service does not get delivered in time
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Reading Fluency and its Effect on Reading Comprehension Topic Selection As an elementary teacher‚ I have often thought reading fluency plays a large role in a child’s reading development. Few reading programs give fluency the recognition it deserves. Reading fluency has been a prominent and reliable benchmark for me‚ even when students have comprehension difficulties. Once fluency is assessed‚ the results were used to place students in their reading ability group. Often times‚
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MOVIE REVIEW “Hidden Figures” is a biography film directed and written by Theodore Melfi in 2016 that adapted from the true story of three women who are African-American mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. These three women had succeeded in making the first man who managed to go into orbit‚ Glen Powell as John Glenn. In this film illustrates how the three women who worked at NASA in their work‚ they actually still have to
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Flight? Themes Characters The old man Alice Lucy Steven Setting The author’s technique Body language Dialogue Language Symbolism Studying Flight for English literature Attitudes The author Comparisons Implied meaning Readers and reading Studying Flight for English Subject and implications Style‚ structure and narrative craft Effects of language Introduction to prose Fiction Poetry in the Anthology Introduction This guide should help you study Flight. It should be useful
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The Hidden History of the Flatiron Building Since 1902‚ the Flatiron Building has stood as one of New York City’s most iconic and celebrated skyscrapers. Known for its unique‚ triangular design‚ the building was once one of the tallest in the entire world when it was completed. Though long since overshadowed by taller‚ more modern skyscrapers‚ the Flatiron Building remains a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors alike. But how much do you really know about this famed tower? Here’s a quick look at
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+ READING SKILLS. 3Rd October ‚ 2012. Whereas writing is the most common means of communication in any academic or carrier circles‚the quality of the writing is dependent on the quality of reading done prior to the writing. As part of planing in the writing process‚information is usually gathered through the following main channels : Memory : free writing and listening. Observation : speculation and mapping . Research : interviewing and reading. Therefore‚ reading especially
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