PCR0025 CRITICAL THINKING 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 SECTION A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS [80 MARKS] 1. Susan is about to make a business deal with a Japanese organization‚ and she thinks that the business deal will be successful because all Japanese are hardworking. Which critical thinking hindrance does this issue exhibit? A. Stereotype B. Egocentrism C. Herd instinct D. Wishful thinking 2. In a 1989 international study of 13-year-olds‚ Koreans finished first in Mathematics and Americans finished
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How could you use an analysis of the pattern of looks or the identity of the gaze to develop a critical reading of contemporary mainstream film? “The concept of gaze is how an audience views the people presented.” The types of gaze are categorized by who is involved and who is looking. “The male gaze” which is a term whom Laura Mulvey introduced in this piece of writing‚ “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”. Mulvey suggests that women are typically presented as just ‘objects’ in film‚ serving
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Final Essay The second half of the twentieth century has seen many changes in political policies‚ the economy‚ religion‚ and technology. All of these have affected each other. The study of the history of humankind allows us to look back and learn from past accomplishments and mistakes. Although technology has allowed for incredible communication and reporting around the world‚ as individuals do we use this to our advantage and grow as better people? We continue to struggle with ingrained prejudices
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1. Critical Pedagogy Kurt Love‚ Ph.D. Central Connecticut State University 2. Critical Pedagogy • Major Focus: Understanding and disrupting power imbalances that are present in educational settings especially connected to issues of race and class • Etymology: Critical Social Theory‚ Frankfurt School of Thought‚ Michel Foucault‚ Marxism‚ Critical Race Theory • Major Contributors: W.E.B. DuBois‚ Carter Woodson‚ Paulo Freire‚ bell hooks‚ Henry Giroux‚ Joe Kincheloe‚ Peter McLaren‚ Antonia Darder
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I come from two worlds; one of fantasies and adventures‚ and another of reality and life. Throughout my life I have always loved books; I have always thought that the books that I read put me in a different world. Throughout my life I have graduated from Dr. Seuss books‚ to the Captain Underpants Series‚ to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. These books have shaped have shaped my personality and the dreams I am still chasing today. The other world that I live in would be the world of reality‚ whether
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XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX 3 May 2011 Creative Title: Critical Analogist In The Yellow Wallpaper‚ various factors fostered a sense of isolation in the protagonist ’s psyche‚ which eventually drove her into insanity. The Narrator experiences isolation in numerous ways that include intellectual isolation‚ physical isolation‚ and emotional isolation‚ and each brings The Narrator closer the deterioration of her sanity. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s character John‚ and his behavior‚ explain why the
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Will Behan Critical lens for The Crucible Edmund Burke once stated “No passion so effectively robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear”. In other words fear of anything especially what a person does not know or understand can cripple one’s mind very effectively and with a large magnitude. A person would only need to recall the last time they were afraid of something they didn’t understand or when they didn’t know what to do to stop something from happening and reflect upon
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J.R. Miller’s article entitled “Victoria’s “Red Children”: The “Great White Queen Mother” and Native-Newcomer Relations in Canada” was published in July 2008 in the Native Studies Review‚ Vol. 17 Issue 1‚ p1 -23. The article examines how even though First Nations people suffered tremendously during Queen Victoria’s reign‚ they maintained their strong allegiance to the Crown mostly due to their kinship mentality. Miller notes that slowly but noticeably‚ by the end of Victoria’s reign the Great
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Winnie Chow 9/14/11 Critical Lens Essay L.M. Montgomery once said‚ "... we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world..." In other words‚ there are consequences that we receive for everything we take in this society. This quote is especially true and best exemplified by two works of literature‚ "Forgive My Guilt" by Robert P. Tristram Coffin and "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. The use of literary elements such as metaphor and irony further illustrate the validity of the
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Critical Response of “The Provocations of Lenina in Huxley’s Brave New World” Lenina is an important female character in Brave New World; however‚ it is also a controversial figure among readers. In David Leon Higdon’s “The Provocations of Lenina in Huxley’s Brave New World”‚ he claims that Huxley had bias towards women and therefore made Lenina a disputable character. The author first proves that Huxley tends to disgust with the whole human species especially women. One anonymous character
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