On the other hand, reflective knowledge is internalist knowledge. It is acquired by reflecting on the principles that underlie animal knowledge. Those who have this knowledge are consciously aware of the conditions that produced it. Gettier’s case can be evaluated as not being true knowledge. Because Smith does not have intellectual knowledge about Jones owing a Ford or Brown is in Barcelona.
Brandon Knights Professor Burgey Engl 1101-32 27 September 2010 Declarations and Customs Have you ever had to choose between two things that seem equally important to you? Maybe you've had to make a sacrifice in one area in order to fulfill another. At times, everyone feels like they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. No matter how cliché it may sound, the concept is still relevant. In her book, Something to Declare, Julia Alvarez explains her struggles between maintaining customs versus declaring what Alvarez felt it was the right path for her own life.
In her review she stated which sentences, and where to find them, that needed the most help. She commented on the fact they were hard to follow and confusing. She also pointed out that I needed to elaborate more on the summary. I only mentioned Ken, a classmate from the excerpt, once in my paper. I need to introduce him in my summary to understand my reference in the conclusion.
In O’Brien’s ‘How To Tell A True War Story’, the story he tells us about Rat Kiley shooting the baby water buffalo both disturbs and intrigues. The act itself is without a doubt horrific, but it does not elicit a response of disgust. The question itself remains however, why did he shoot the buffalo in the first place? Rat’s actions were not random, pointless cruelty, but are in fact indicative of a much deeper, more complex emotional state. We must eliminate several more obvious answers first, but we can find that Rat Kiley is trying to reconcile what he is feeling with the situation he finds himself in.
I found Lane’s arguments to be tied closely to Kantism and Utilitarism. Lane’s Kantism way of reflects the Categorical Imperative (1st formulation). Lane contends that we are hypocritical in our way of thinking and acting. We eat animals that are of “lesser” intelligence, where animals of “higher” intelligence are overlooked. I found this way of thinking to be narrow minded and impractical.
Secondly, the clash among discourse. This is a big issue. Dictionary definition of discourse is ‘verbal expression in speech or writing’ or ‘a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject either written or spoken’. Students begin university, they see things they recognize, and that’s what they want to communicate about. Discourse proves difficult for the newer students as they aren’t familiar with university curriculum.
Humans have more opportunities and chances on the way they want there life to be and animals really don’t have the choice even though they could also live where they want to live. Like I had said before, it would be nice to live like a weasel, but think about it, living like a weasel really means not caring for what others do, say. Like Henry David Thoreau stated, “Can there not be a government in which the majorities do not virtually decide right from wrong, but conscience”? We have the right to live how we want and where we want and by doing what we want, we are willing to face the consequences. Humans also have to worry about the ecnmical burden that comes with every thing.
The readers also have a choice to read the classic or not but, changing it should not be in question. Pitts argues that Twain was only trying to replicate the time by his use of the n-word. Also, a point well stressed is that our children are only being sheltered and protected and thus the cause of their poor ability to comprehend
Dear Appeals Committee, My name is Iulia Blaschevici, and I am writing to appeal the Readers’ decision to reject my Elements of Writing Proficiency essay, “Animal Consciousness.” Contrary to the opinion of one or more of the judges, I believe that my paper demonstrates my ability to read, write and think critically. For example, Reader #38 challenges my critical thinking skills when they claimed that I “did not select appropriate or relevant evidence from the reading set.” I, however, believe that the evidence I used was relative to my points. For instance, on page 3 of my essay, I wrote: “ I also think that it is important to know about human and animal brains;” right after this statement I gave an example from the reading set to back up my claim: “Bernard J. Baars writes, ‘the brain and behavioral evidence for subjective consciousness is essentially identical in humans and other mammals.” The similarity between human and mammalian brains led me to the conclusion that animal brains are an important area of study. While Reader # 38 criticized the former aspect of my writing, they admitted that I had a clear and concise thesis statement. I agree, I think I connected everything to my thesis statement.
Commentary The Loom The passage taken from The Loom by R. L. Sasaki opens with a quote “ I gave up” said Jo”. From this short sentence we are able to guess many things about the structure of the novel; firstly that it is a third person narrative and secondly that it was written in the past tense. The quote itself “ I give up” creates an effect on the reader; the short sentence has a dramatic effect as it is ambiguous. What is the character giving up? It also brings into play, named Jo, who is the character?