Claim: If an employer is looking for an employee with "good problem solving skills", he/she is is looking for someone with analytical skills.
Reason: Having analytical skills would mean that the person has the ability to solve both complex and simple problems. Their solution would most likely be more accurate then someone using common sense because they have actually learned how to do those types of things specifically. Having common sense just means you may know some things from a personal experience, which is not always good. You need someone who is rather more logical and put their feelings aside, which I think is analytical.
Warrant: The fact that some jobs require more specific knowledge means that they are looking for someone who has more analytical skills rather than common sense.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Week 10 Group Discussion
Claim: If an employer is looking for an employee with "good problem solving skills", he/she is is looking for someone with analytical skills.
Reason: Having analytical skills would mean that the person has the ability to solve both complex and simple problems. Their solution would most likely be more accurate then someone using common sense because they have actually learned how to do those types of things specifically. Having common sense just means you may know some things from a personal experience, which is not always good. You need someone who is rather more logical and put their feelings aside, which I think is analytical.
Warrant: The fact that some jobs require more specific knowledge means that they are looking for someone who has more analytical skills rather than common sense.
Reason: Having analytical skills would mean that the person has the ability to solve both complex and simple problems. Their solution would most likely be more accurate then someone using common sense because they have actually learned how to do those types of things specifically. Having common sense just means you may know some things from a personal experience, which is not always good. You need someone who is rather more logical and put their feelings aside, which I think is analytical.
Warrant: The fact that some jobs require more specific knowledge means that they are looking for someone who has more analytical skills rather than common sense.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Discussion Prompt #8
1.
a.) I have not had that experience but I have a friend who went through this experience. Spanish was her natural language and what was spoken in her household. She was never really comfortable with the English language. She always felt insecure and thought she would say something wrong.
b.) I could greatly compare the experience of speaking one language and another at school to the idea of me having to the language pretaining to my career field. That is so because nursing requires a whole new language that is not normally spoken in my home. There will be a lot of terms for me to process and can be a hard thing to do because I am so use to the way I normally speak at home. But it must be learned becuase it will be the only way I can succeed in that career field.
c.)Yes, it will be important in my career field. It will be important because others will be using the language and you must be able to know what they are talking about. In the hospital they use very specific terms that I would not normally hear or use in my household. That means that I must really get into learning it because I will have to communicate with others in a totally different way than which I am use to doing.
2.
a.)Yes, families do change as the children grow up. They change because as the kids get other they find different things tha appeal to them rather than what their family does. They learn new things and meet new people that help them develop into themselves. No, success is never attainable without a scarafice. We all had to give up something we love or enjoyed for better reasons. If scarafices were not made many people would not be in the great positions that they are in now.
b.) Yes, you can have intimacy with language in academic disciplines and career fields that would be fulfilling. You can have intimacy with the language depending how strongly you feel or care a bout your career. Also if you strongly feel for the thing in which you will be using the language to do.
c.) I do not feel that Rodriguez feels like the scarafice was worth it. I think he does not feel that way because of the way he felt when he heard some people speaking Spanish. He felt like it brought him back to his childhood days and all he could do was smile.
a.) I have not had that experience but I have a friend who went through this experience. Spanish was her natural language and what was spoken in her household. She was never really comfortable with the English language. She always felt insecure and thought she would say something wrong.
b.) I could greatly compare the experience of speaking one language and another at school to the idea of me having to the language pretaining to my career field. That is so because nursing requires a whole new language that is not normally spoken in my home. There will be a lot of terms for me to process and can be a hard thing to do because I am so use to the way I normally speak at home. But it must be learned becuase it will be the only way I can succeed in that career field.
c.)Yes, it will be important in my career field. It will be important because others will be using the language and you must be able to know what they are talking about. In the hospital they use very specific terms that I would not normally hear or use in my household. That means that I must really get into learning it because I will have to communicate with others in a totally different way than which I am use to doing.
2.
a.)Yes, families do change as the children grow up. They change because as the kids get other they find different things tha appeal to them rather than what their family does. They learn new things and meet new people that help them develop into themselves. No, success is never attainable without a scarafice. We all had to give up something we love or enjoyed for better reasons. If scarafices were not made many people would not be in the great positions that they are in now.
b.) Yes, you can have intimacy with language in academic disciplines and career fields that would be fulfilling. You can have intimacy with the language depending how strongly you feel or care a bout your career. Also if you strongly feel for the thing in which you will be using the language to do.
c.) I do not feel that Rodriguez feels like the scarafice was worth it. I think he does not feel that way because of the way he felt when he heard some people speaking Spanish. He felt like it brought him back to his childhood days and all he could do was smile.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Discussion Prompt #7
Im doing my rhetorical analysis on the essay, "Education in a Multicultural Society: Our Future's Greatest Challenge," by Lisa D. Delpit. Delpit's purpose for writing this essay is to bring everyone's attention the difficulty educators have educating diverse students. For her background she use personal encounters to show how students of different cultures had to be taught differently.
Delpit's audience is teachers and prospective teachers. This purpose is to instill information into them on how to become better educators.
The text is basically telling teachers that they need to see things and do not consider how the students sees things. The tools that were used to make the text were personal experiences of Delpit.
This essay takes occurs in todays society. It takes place in various places across the United States.
Delpit's audience is teachers and prospective teachers. This purpose is to instill information into them on how to become better educators.
The text is basically telling teachers that they need to see things and do not consider how the students sees things. The tools that were used to make the text were personal experiences of Delpit.
This essay takes occurs in todays society. It takes place in various places across the United States.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
"On Self-Respect" by Joan Didion
1.) The allusions that Didion uses that related to literature could have a negative and positive effect on the reader. It could have a negative effect because some readers may not have read the books that she is using as an example. It could be positive because if the readers are familiar with the books they will be able to get a better understanding of what Didion is saying. It can be both helpful and non helpful, it just depends on the person's understanding of what Didion is trying to explain. On the other hand I do not find it to be alienating at all.
2.) Didion stated "self-respect is something that our grandparents, whether or not they had it, knew all about." "Although the careless, suicidal Julian English in Appointment in Samarra and the careless, incurably dishonest Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby seem to equally improbable candidates for self-respect, Jordan Baker had it, Julian English Did not." I think these two statements are based on assumptions that people would generally agree with. Personally I think that it takes a very courageous person to ask for forgiveness no matter what their wrong doing was because they are acknowledging to everyone that they were wrong. Your character becomes ruin whenever you make certain mistakes but you are able to regain you character when people notice you are asking for forgiveness.
3.) Those statements are connected to building writing skills because you have to be very disciplined in order to write well and she classifies discipline as a sign of self-respect. You have to be properly trained and develope writing skills over time. You cant neccessarily take that you are a great writer because it will show in the quality of your work.
2.) Didion stated "self-respect is something that our grandparents, whether or not they had it, knew all about." "Although the careless, suicidal Julian English in Appointment in Samarra and the careless, incurably dishonest Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby seem to equally improbable candidates for self-respect, Jordan Baker had it, Julian English Did not." I think these two statements are based on assumptions that people would generally agree with. Personally I think that it takes a very courageous person to ask for forgiveness no matter what their wrong doing was because they are acknowledging to everyone that they were wrong. Your character becomes ruin whenever you make certain mistakes but you are able to regain you character when people notice you are asking for forgiveness.
3.) Those statements are connected to building writing skills because you have to be very disciplined in order to write well and she classifies discipline as a sign of self-respect. You have to be properly trained and develope writing skills over time. You cant neccessarily take that you are a great writer because it will show in the quality of your work.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Discussion Prompt #5
1.)
Who? Acadian people
What? the disappearance of the French language in Louisiana's history
When? from about three hundred years ago until present today
Where? Southern Louisiana
Why? to keep the French language alive in Southern Louisiana
2.)
Sentence One: M - She is giving the main idea.
Sentence Two-Four and Seven: E - She is giving examples.
Sentences Five, Eight, and Nine: A - She is doing her analysis that connects her main point and thesis.
Sentences Six and Ten: L - She is linking everything together.
Overall I do think that it works well for me as though it would for an audience member. I feel that she did great the way she arranged her sentences in this paragraph. I was able to pin point her examples and understand everything whe was explaining.
3.)
Who? Acadian people
What? the disappearance of the French language in Louisiana's history
When? from about three hundred years ago until present today
Where? Southern Louisiana
Why? to keep the French language alive in Southern Louisiana
2.)
Sentence One: M - She is giving the main idea.
Sentence Two-Four and Seven: E - She is giving examples.
Sentences Five, Eight, and Nine: A - She is doing her analysis that connects her main point and thesis.
Sentences Six and Ten: L - She is linking everything together.
Overall I do think that it works well for me as though it would for an audience member. I feel that she did great the way she arranged her sentences in this paragraph. I was able to pin point her examples and understand everything whe was explaining.
3.)
- She explained what her essay was about again
- Gave examples on the benefits would be some benefits of knowing your heritage language
- Provided a better understanding of her thesis
- Provide information on why the French language should be kept alive
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Discussion Prompt #4
I think that passage applies to men as well as it did to women in many ways. In my opinion I think it applies to everyone because we all try to take the easy way when doing things sometimes. In some way or form we have all let someone else think for us. This passage is basically telling everyone in general what it means to be responsible of themself. I think so because both men and women sometimes have a hard time at finding their place in life and what she is stating fits both genders.
I think what Rich meant by the "ethical and intellectual contract" that exist between teacher and student was that teachers should try to look at every aspect of their students and try to get them to their full potential. I think it means that they should try see students views on things and understand where they are coming from. At the same time, in this contract students are agreeing to aim for the best and try to obtain as much knowledge possible from their teachers. Ethical and intellectual goes well together because the ethical part has to do with how important knowledge is to you and the intellecutal part is how you plan to use that given knowledge.
I think what Rich meant by the "ethical and intellectual contract" that exist between teacher and student was that teachers should try to look at every aspect of their students and try to get them to their full potential. I think it means that they should try see students views on things and understand where they are coming from. At the same time, in this contract students are agreeing to aim for the best and try to obtain as much knowledge possible from their teachers. Ethical and intellectual goes well together because the ethical part has to do with how important knowledge is to you and the intellecutal part is how you plan to use that given knowledge.
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