article “Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World‚” David Orr (1992) presents his argument about the lack of emphasis on ecological literacy by our education system and how this discrepancy can be bad for society as a whole. Orr (1992) precedes his argument with an explanation of ecological literacy‚ and its importance in the lives of all people. He claims that just as regular literacy and mathematical skills are vital to everyday life‚ so is ecological literacy‚ the only
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discussing so far in class. A topic that seems to reappear in class is the debate on whether environmental degradation should be considered an impairment to humans. This goes back to David Orr’s article and relates to Rebecca Pope’s article presentation. Aside from questioning the American political system‚ David Orr discussed how the degradation of the environment affects our health. He argued that it may even violate our unalienable right in maintaining a healthy life and furthered argued that
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David Orr comparison Julia Schor The goals between two ecofriendly people in many ways are the same. David Orr is very active in his beliefs of making a greener community just as Julia Schor is very opinionated on the ties between the economy and the environment. Both David and Julia voice their goals on the issues with the current education system‚ communities need to practice more eco-friendly choices‚ individuals’ knowledge about greener economies‚ and how an economy effects the environment and
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In the article “The New Literacy” by Clive Thompson‚ he argues alongside with Stanford University professor Andrea Lunsford that technology‚ specifically social media‚ is improving students’ writing ability. There is a great deal of debate when judging social media and how it has affected this generation for the better or worse. According to Thompson‚ Lunsford indicates that technology is motivating and improving the writing capability of our peers today. Personally‚ I disagree with Thompson’s positive
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This Rhetorical analysis essay was very difficult for me to get started but once I did I made many changes before I came into class with my first draft. I started by making a web trying to get my ideas onto paper so that it would eventually make it easier to organize into a paper. I have a hard time with organization so I thought pulling quotes and basic ideas I wanted to bring up in this essay would make it flow a little better. I started out by using the Faigly book to and looking at the layout
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Rhetorical analysis of The New Literacy BY Clive Thompson The Clive Thompson article is aimed at showing the development of new literacy where students are learning how to write for a specific audience and making a good essay. The new literacy‚ according to Thompson‚ has been facilitated by the internet-enabled social networking such as Facebook and Twitter as they have increased the number of writings modern-day students make. Also‚ these kinds of writings have enabled the students to understand
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masterpieces‚ the David was created by Michelangelo in Florence between 1501 and 1504. It is made of marble‚ measuring 5.17 meters tall. It depicts a male nude figure that represents David‚ a biblical hero. Traditionally‚ David was portrayed after his victorious triumph over Goliath. Looking back at both Verrochio’s and Donatello’s Davids‚ the sculpture was depicted standing over Goliath’s severed head. However‚ Michelangelo depicted David before the battle. Michelangelo’s David will become one of
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EUROPEAN´S READING LITERACY Nowadays‚ european countries are experiencing a new phenomenon called reading literacy. Reading literacy is understanding‚ using‚ and reflecting on written texts‚ in order to achieve one’s goals‚ to develop one’s knowledge and potential‚ and to participate in society. Reading literacy is currently being studied by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which is an internationally standardised assessment tool that was developed by the OECD and given
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A Rhetorical Analysis of David Brooks “The Abortion Memo” “Without pro-life voters‚ Ronald Reagan never would have been elected. Without the single-issue voters…‚ there would never have been a President Donald Trump” (Brooks). David Brooks‚ author of “The Abortion Memo‚” published in February 1‚ 2018‚ in the New York Times‚ argued that while Democrat leaders are prioritizing late-term abortions‚ Republicans who are pro-life are dominating in the United State more than Democrats. David Brooks
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David Steindl-Rast gave an interesting TED talk on how gratefulness leads to happiness. Something that really stuck out to me was people who have experienced misfortunes are still able to be happy because they are grateful. Many people lead depressed lives because they dwell on their misfortunes. I find this quite sad‚ especially because I really want to spread happiness. Another part that fascinated me was when Steindl explained that within every new moment we are given a new opportunity‚ or a gift
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