Running head: Morals Morals Amy Lindsay Allied American University Author Note This paper was prepared for PHI 107 Introduction to Ethics, Module 1 Assignment taught by Professor Rob Wolf. PART I Directions: The following problems ask you to evaluate hypothetical situations and/or concepts related to the reading in this module. While there are no "correct answers" for these problems, you must demonstrate a strong understanding of the concepts and lessons from this module's reading assignment. Please provide detailed and elaborate responses to the following problems. Your responses should include examples from the reading assignments.
Critique #3 1. What importance does Dewey give to the group in learning? Examine the contemporary emphasis on collaborative learning as an example of the educative power of the group. Provide specific examples from your experiences. As John Dewey once stated “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”, his perspective of education also emphasizes on the collaboration among learners to an end of academic achievement, just like how importance for people to interact with others if they are to succeed.
| | |“Topic sentences make a point and give reasons or examples to support it” (Hornbeck). | |MLA Format and Documentation |“The Modern Language Association provides a method for source citation that is used in most humanities courses”| |by Roxy Hornbeck |(Hornbeck). | | |“Put only the page number in parentheses when you have already mentioned the author name” (Hornbeck). | |Critical Think |“No matter the area of study, the application of critical thinking skills leads to clear and flexible thinking | | |and a better understanding of the subject at hand” (DasBender 38). | | |“To be a critical thinker you not only have to have an informed opinion about the text but also a thoughtful
2. Thoreau’s writing is characterized by extensive use of metaphor. Choose several of these to analyze in detail. How well does metaphor contribute to clarifying Thoreau’s ideas? In the excerpt, “Why I Went to the Woods,” Henry David Thoreau reiterates his main argument, which states that it is essential for people to stop focusing on the trivial details of life.
Question: How has your understanding of the concept 'The Wild' been enhanced through your study of your class texts’? The concept of nature is how nature has the ability to be seen as a source of inspiration, reflection and renewal. The concept is profoundly displayed through the persuasive literature of poems and visual emotive effects of films. Ultimately the texts have reshaped, translated and revolutionised the concept of nature. Nature through diverse texts is deeply analysed and the concept is challenged and explored making personal, social and political comments on nature through strong, persuasive techniques and understandings to shape the reader’s view.
First of all, it can be said that this desire for books and affinity for words is an innate ability to all human beings. In Fahrenheit 451, Faber, the professor helping Montag, was taught like all other citizen not to think of books, and to denunciate anyone who might own books. Nevertheless, he decides to read them, because he is attracted by the material and intellectual content of them. He, of course, hid these, but he still had to bring them back home, which was dangerous. He put himself in danger for books, which proves that human are ready to take big risks for culture, which shows they have this innate and natural desire for books.
Support your discussion with evidence from the text. 1. Write your Basic Thesis Statement in the space below. Wordsworth and Muir express their deep connection and love with nature using similes and amplifications to show the reader how nature is impacted their life. Go through the Thesis Statement Essentials Checklist.
All are white. The one man of honor in this phantasmagoria is 'Nigger Jim' as Twain called him to emphasize the irony of a society in which the only true gentleman was held beneath contempt.”-Russell Baker of the New York Times, 1982. This quote emphasizes the greatness of this book as an anti-racist and anti-slavery book. Anyone that thinks that Huck Finn or Twain are racist needs only to read this quote and their beliefs will immediately change because they will realize the context in which Twain was writing, and the point he was trying to emphasize; slavery and racism are horrible. They will only be able to do this if they think for themselves and challenge themselves to be open to new ideas.
In place of instructing learners on old and outdated information, instructors should insist on verbal and writing techniques. Every person is supposed to have proper writing techniques and present information in a great and frequently employed manner to depict opinions as well as suppositions. This majorly applies in the English subject, whereby instead of instructing on outdated literacy information, teachers should instruct on what is actually significant for the children (Chou 1). A different educational problem is that instructors appear to encourage learners despite the learners performing poorly. “Wow!
The article starts off with the Headline ‘Dirty Boy’ and underneath it, a subtitle ‘Wish your man was less of a slob?’ They both suggest the nature of males. They are boys, then men who are slobs inside. The abstract noun ‘wish’ suggests that it is a fantasy that men will always be slobs and can’t be changed. The phrase ‘your man’ has a possessive determinant which gives the impression the reader has a man which can start to put together the target audience for the piece of writing. ‘Was’ is a verb which implies that the man is definitely a slob, they are making the assumption as if the reader didn’t know he was.