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For each section: Identify one or two passages (quotes) that resonate in some way and draw text-to-self, text-to-world, or text-to-text connections. Introduction; “Here’s the point: broad education helped them to make those choices as they learned to see connections between liberal education and the specialty they would pursue.” I would put this one as text …
Something that stuck out to me about this workshop was that it was literally only four of us. That has nothing to do with writing but for some reason I thought it was going to be like a big class. Anyways though I thought the workshop was actually helpful, more helpful than I was expecting. …
GOAL DIMENSIONS Near Term Goals (Fall ‘21 & 2021-22) Longer Term Goals (2022-2025+) PERSONAL Short term: Go to the gym a couple times a week, good for my health and gets me out of room Continue conversations with people and work on social skills, ask questions and listen to answers. Long term: I would …
In the article The Limits of Friendship, Maria Konnikova informs readers about the Dunbar Number, or average number of friends that a human can maintain real relationships with. Her research of the Dunbar Number continues into showing us that the effect of social media on relationships may become a problem in the future, and anthropologist/psychologist …
The text has four sections. For each section, write a 3-5 sentence summary, pick ONE quote (include it in the HW response), and respond to or comment on the quote. Part 1 – The first section, What Are the Liberal Arts, is about exactly what it sounds like it would be about. In this section …
Original: There is actually a series of dunbar numbers. On page 2, where he starts to break down the numbers he groups it as 150 people, then 50, then 15 then 5. As the number decreases, usually your closeness to the people in the group would increase. That’s where the rule of three comes in. …
Write a brief summary, using your words and direct quotes, of Megan Phelps-Roper’s personal transformation, as described in Chen’s piece. Be sure to include 2-3 direct quotes (with proper MLA citations) that illuminate changes Phelps-Roper experienced along the way. In the beginning of the article Unfollow, Megan Phelps- Rogers volunteered to tweet for the congregation. …
Finish reading the Core Handbook Selections (IV, VI, VII). How do these sections help you put your courses into context? Look back to your responses to HW#3 and add 1-2 sentences for each course that links it to these sections of the handbook. Stats- Taking math courses has always seemed a little irrelevant to me …
Christine Gross-Loh interviews Dweck after the initial success of her research when it becomes clear that parents and educators have misunderstood or misapplied her ideas. Use a quote or two from the interview to explain the “false growth mindset.” Dweck describes the false mindset trend as “a misunderstanding of the ideas core message. Leading educators …
In the Core Handbook it says that “students will develop foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills that are necessary for understanding and assuming their roles in natural, social, humanistic and other environments.” I take english comp and one of things they talked about was how the skills learned in the class will be able to …
