...September 2015 Hidden Intellectualism Analysis In his eight page essay, Gerald Graff argues that street smarts can very well be more intellectual than street smarts. Street smarts should be encouraged to learn in a way that interests them so they have the same equal opportunity to be just as or more intelligent to book smarts who benefit from school in a different way. Back in the 1950’s, you had to choose whether you were a “hood” or a “clean cut” boy. The culture the students grew up in forced them to pick whether they wanted to be book smart and be made fun of, or impress the hoods by being physically and verbally tough. Graff did not agree with this. Graff Believes that schools should want all students to learn efficiently on something that interests them. He argues that street smarts could be equally smart if schools would allow them to learn off of something in their interest. Graff benefited more from playing on the streets and magazines because he was interested in what he was doing. Book smarts enjoy reading schools books, so it is beneficial to them. Gerald Graff’s essay “Hidden Intellectualism” is a critique on how schools are missing out on the opportunity to encourage street smarts to learn in a more effective way. To inform schools and universities, Graff was driven into the writing of his essay from the frustration of street smarts not being able to receive a beneficial education at school like the other students in the 1950’s after World War II. His personal experience...
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...How has the development of fingerprinting techniques in forensics increased the succession rate of convicting criminals from the period of 1890-1950? Introduction The birth of forensic science within the use of the police force revolutionised how crime investigations were conducted, via the work of the forensic scientists, or also known as ‘forensic officers’. This work would consist of collecting evidence from a crime scene such as looking for fingerprints on either a suspected murder weapon used by the murder or on a touchable surface which is in the crime scene where the suspect laid their hand on. Furthermore this collectivisation of evidence from the crime scene could mean collecting; foreign fibres (unusual fibres that seem to look like that they do not belong their i.e. due to their different colour, type of fabric or thickness of the fibre.); retrieving bullets and firearms form the crime scene and any possible DNA samples that can be collected in the crime scene such as blood spatter on the walls of a room, where in this case the crime was committed. This evidence would then be sent to be analysed by more forensic scientists in different subdivisions to help led a path to a final suspect, thus leading the police to a quick and successful conviction of a criminal and bring justice to their crimes. Overall this revolution of the police force saw the birth of a new era of fighting crime throughout the whole of the country, as well as throughout the rest of the...
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...mother or any siblings; she started reading her father’s work at the age of 15. Her relationship with her siblings wasn’t quite the best; in fact Anna refers to her 2 years older sister Sophie as her rival. Anna felt relieved when Sophie went out and got marry, as the relationship wouldn’t be as competitive as it had been most of their lives. Anna gained a special interest in the field of psychology such as her father and in a time were men had made significant contributions to the field of psychology, then comes a little a girl who since a very early age learned to speak 5 different languages; German, Italian, Hebrew, English and French. At the age of 19 Anna graduated from he Cottage Lyceum in Vienna in 1912 and worked as an elementary school teacher. Her interest in children’s psychology made her get involved more in the field. But it wasn’t until 1910 that Anna became more involved in psychoanalysis thanks to her father, who began to psychoanalyze...
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...Economic Thought In this essay I plan on discussing three schools of economic thought. The first school I will be discussing is the Keynesian school of economic thought followed by, the Monetarist and concluding with the Austrian school of economic thought. Throughout this essay I will explain and discuss the key components, philosophy and history of each of the following. I also plan on discussing how each school is accepted today in society and what the future of these schools hold. To concluded the essay, I will elaborate on which school I believe is more relevant in todays society and which economic school of thought I believe is best for our society today. The Keynesian school of economic thought, is a theory based on total spending in an economy, and the potential results on inflation and input. Keynesian believe that aggregate demand is highly influenced by several economic factors and decisions. Some of those decisions include; monetary, fiscal policies as well as changes in aggregate demand. "According to Keynesian theory, changes in aggregate demand, whether anticipated or unanticipated, have their greatest short-run effect on real output and employment, not on prices". Summarizing the previous quote, Keynesians in general believe that the short run can't infer what can or shall occur in the long run. In todays society many people would agree that prices and wages increase promptly with any sudden change in supply and demand, but that is a different case for...
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...is trying to convey is, how it is viewed more important to know what started the French Revolution, than it is to know how to keep a conversation going, even when the two people have nothing in common. Although keeping up conversation would not be viewed as non-academic, but could very well be used to give presentations or speeches in class or in a debate. Graff goes on to offer his own experience of his youth. He describes himself as a typical anti-intellectual teenager that preferred sports to schoolwork. He explains how intellectualism was treated very hostile in the 1950’s and because of that he tried avoiding seeming book smart. He explains about how he was torn between proving he is smart and the fear of being beaten up, and that it was a choice between physically tough or verbally. Graff uses his own experience to make himself sound convincing. He describes himself as a typical teenager from the 1950’s, but yet he goes on to be a well-educated man with a position at a very prestigious university. Graff recalls...
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...revolutionizing the scene of the American culture displayed to the outside world. Becoming an artist is an intensive process requiring talent and social recognition through provision of social support. In the early ages, artists in America were selected basing on their race. However, the beginning of the 19th century saw the establishment of Negro movement that advocated for social recognition of the black artists in America. This provided the artists with a platform for expressing their talents through music, writings, and visual artworks on issues related to social, political, and economic conditions facing the blacks in America. Therefore, this research paper will examine the life history of two famous African American artists in history. The analysis will consider their early lives, education backgrounds and their contributions that led to their social recognition. The research will end with the comparison of the two personalities and come up with a conclusion. The two personalities examined in the research paper are Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Romare Bearden. Romare Bearden’s Early Life Romare Bearden is one of the African American artist and writer born in the year 1911 in Charlotte town in North Carolina. At his tender age, Bearden changed his residence by moving to the New York. Bearden artistic work is traceable to his early ages where he began focusing on promoting cooperation and unity between the African American communities. Bearden not only engaged himself in artistic work...
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...ineffective in reducing crime. I shall demonstrate my argument with a discussion of post World War II criminology and penology, and provide practical examples of how partial criminology has lead to a failure in crime reduction [by 'partial criminology', I refer to criminological theories which have focussed and relied too heavily on one particular aspect of crime and have as a result, failed to help its reduction]. I shall then conclude this essay by discussing some of the more recent criminological approaches which have emerged in the latter decades of the twentieth century, and discuss how these writings and debate might have paved the way for a brighter future in terms of effective crime control. From the latter part of the 1950's to the early 70's, the study of deviance and crime by criminologists entered an intensive period of development. The dominant criminological paradigm to emerge in this post World War II period became known as 'social democratic positivism'. The central principle of this approach was a belief that the increases in crime and anti-social behaviour which had been witnessed in this period were due to the demise of social conditions, social...
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...understanding 1 ½ side A02 – 10 marks analysis – evaluation – 1 side A4 A01 – describe the main trends in birth/death rates. Into – give an opening statement that answers the question – definitions of key terms – death/birth rate – dependency ratio - dependents (aged 0-14 and over the age of 65) to the total population (aged 15-64). births – fall of death rate (1900 was 28.7, 2007 was 10.7) | Birth rate – number of live births per 1000 of the population per year. | Was high in 1900 due to baby boom after the war. | Total fertility rate in 1964 – 2.95.| 2001 – 1.63. | 2006 – 1.84. Fertile = how many kids they can have. | More women reminding childless, waiting longer to have children. | Child bearing (age 15-44) older women = less fertile so they produce fewer children. | Death – death rate is number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year. Remained stable since 1900 at around 600,000 per year | world wars raised numbers of death. | Influenza epidemic 1918 brought death to a record of 690,000 | 1900 death rate = 19 | 2007 = 10 | A02 – explain causes. Reasons women is waiting longer to have kids – legal equality with men, increased educational opportunities, easier access to divorce, changes in family life ( women work ), access to abortion. | 2006 – 1 in 5 women aged 45 was childless. | Smaller family sizes, means women can go out and work and have more freedom. Lower birth rate = consequences for public services, few schools etc. reasons for death rate –...
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...be easily modified or customized for different applications. Road King Trucks also builds school buses. The company is considering an expansion of its current product line to include transit buses. Mr. Livingston feels that due to high gasoline prices, commuters will be more willing to consider using mass transit instead of using their cars to commute to work. Company Profile Road King Trucks, Inc. was established by the Smith brothers in 1880 as the California Wagon Company. The firm started manufacturing horse-drawn wagons to serve the growing population in California. The brothers quickly realized that the times were changing, so they started looking for the technologies that would keep them at the forefront of their field of business. In 1915, the Smith brothers decided that they needed to make trucks as replacements for the wagons, because trucks were starting to serve the same uses as wagons, and the wagon industry was not going to be viable in the longer term. The company started making school buses in the early 1940’s. Most manufacturers had been commissioned by the government to produce different large vehicles to support World War II operations. Road King Trucks opted to produce buses. It was an easy decision to make, since the buses would use common parts with the company’s trucks, and the customers were local governments. Starting in the 1950’s, the school...
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...mind (eg. How do the mind and bosy interact?) (need to know dates for exams) * psychology was a sub discipline of these areas William Wundt * Professor od physiology * 1879 created first experimental psych lab in Germany * The father of psych * 1879 = psych date of birth * Focused on consciousness * He taught many students, and they began teaching once they graduated and it began to spread * 1883 – 1893 = new psych research labs in north America G. Stanley Hall * former student of Wundt * 1883 = started first US research lab in John Hopkins Uni, Baltimore Maryland * 1887 = first psych journal * Early theories: structuralism vs. Functionalism * Structuralism – late 1800’s to 1927 * Edward Tichener (student of Wundt) * Studying...
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...generation, young Americans wanted and demanded change. These changes affected education, values, laws, entertainment, and the way of life for several citizens around the country. As society, it is extremely important to understand that although the valiant efforts and impact that African American’s had, particularly in the 1950’s and 1960’s, in helping restructure American culture, many of the racist views of the past still play apart in American society. The 1950’s is often described as the calm before the storm of the 1960’s. During this time period, society was very much conformed to the views of conservative living. The desire for security during this era, reinforced by McCarthyism at home and the Korean War, created was known as the cold war culture. During the post WWII period in America, the face of the nation changed greatly under President Truman and Eisenhower. Because of extreme paranoia caused by Communism following WWII, conformity in the United States became an ideal way to distinguish American culture from the rest of the world. Conformity became evident through the medium of culture, society, and politics throughout the era of the 1950’s. The country was in such fear of Communism, that President Truman led the government in a revolt against any who claimed to be a Communist in the American government. Again, due to fear of being ostracized, Eisenhower, the proceeding president, was reluctant to confront McCarythism. The...
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...CROSS-CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS IN THE INDIA-U.S. BUSINESS CONTEXT Rama Subba Rao Appikatla University of Central Oklahoma aramasubbarao@ucok.edu HU UH Mark E. Hillon University of Central Oklahoma mhillon@ucok.edu HU UH ABSTRACT India’s economic liberalization in 1991 opened the gateway for new opportunities in emerging market trade relations. Although the U.S. has quickly become India’s largest trading partner, surprisingly little research has been devoted to cross-cultural perceptions in the India-U.S. business context. We developed an approach based on Levinson’s (1950) ethnocentrist model to explore the underlying values of the two cultures, specifically in relation to perceptions of work. Preliminary results indicate a potential misalignment of motivating values. This study may have further implications for the selection of strategic business partners and other important crosscultural transactions. Keywords: India, Ethnocentrist, Levinson Introduction The genesis for this study was a question posed by an Indian graduate student on her first visit to the U.S. who simply wanted to know what Americans thought of Indians and her home country. India’s economic liberalization in 1991 opened the gateway for new multilateral business opportunities, and in a broader sense, the world gained access to a vast wealth of untapped resources in India, including a highly educated workforce to satisfy the global desire for outsourced services. Although the U.S. has quickly become...
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...Introduction The Roaring Dragon Hotel, one of the reputed three star hotels in South West China had a very bright and successful period since 1950. By 2000, there was increase in competition and management has never bothered to review its policies, and this probed a concern in to hotel business. Back Ground Due to competition and lack of policy reviews in the hotel management, there was sign of decline in business. So the board decided to change the tradition Chinese management to international management by giving contract to Hotel International Company. The company came up with new harsh rules and amendments to make the hotel professional and profitable. The changes in rules and regulations impacted the employees severely in the hotel. Problem The new management observed most of the employees are from long term, old and incapable of performing duties according to the demand. So, the management decided to trim the employee’s strength and hire fresh legs to increase efficiency. They conducted strict trainings and observed them on notice periods, offered redundancies to employees etc. Since many are guanxi employees, they hold many contacts with the government and other business, as they left the job they also took away many long term trusted customers of the hotel. Opportunity Major employee satisfaction could be fulfilled and communication gap could be reduced among employees and management, which results in efficient working of the hotel. Since hotel was already in to...
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...Essay – One Friday Morning ”One Friday Morning” is written by Langston Hughes in 1950’s. When I was reading the story I couldn’t stop thinking about racism and difference between black people and white people and how the black people have to fight for them self all the time, back then but also now a days. The main character is Nancy Lee. She goes to school a white school, called George Washington High and she seems proud of being a Negro American. She also seems to be a calm and friendly girl, a girl that knows what she wants, and is following her dreams. I can see that because the last line in the text is “that is the land we must make” when I read that, I could see she is a real fighter and a girl who wants to change the country. The theme of the text is racism and difference between black people and white people, because the committee found out that Nancy Lee was black and then they changed their plans about her getting the “art scholarship of the year”. Analysis - composition: The text starts with in medias res, because we don’t get an introduction or a presentation. It is a chronological order, and the end is open. Because Nancy Lee could have done something and I think that it is obvious that she would, with the last words she is thinking. Story-teller: it is a 3.Person story-teller. I think the story-teller knows about Nancy Lee’s feelings, or maybe it is a person who knows her very well. And it is always this person’s point of view we see in the story...
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...A Case Analysis of Bally Total Fitness’s External Environment Group 2: Meghan Cree, Sarah Medve, Rachel Hamrick, Jacob Rath, James Wallerstedt, Samuel Kube Due: 01/27/15 Word Count: 2039 Case: Bally Total Fitness By 2004, Bally Total Fitness was a major leader in the $14.1 billion health club industry. With over 400 million facilities worldwide, Bally was the “largest publicly traded health club operator in the United States in 2003” (Wells, John R., 1-7). Bally’s success was fueled by many components including membership revenue, various products and programs, and their recognizable, worldwide image; however, in 2004, Bally faced a major shock to its reputation. Fraudulent accounting practices were discovered and examined, resulting in an uproar from shareholders, complaining of financial misrepresentation. As a result, Bally Total Fitness faced a drop in their stock price, lawsuits from current shareholders, and a damaged repute. The following analysis will evaluate how the general external environment affects Bally Total Fitness, examine Bally Total Fitness’s current standing in the health club industry, options on how to rebuild its status in this industry, and solutions to implement for eliminating any skepticism among shareholders and increasing membership numbers. Macro–Environment Analysis Gym and exercise equipment manufacturers are constantly upgrading current models of exercise machines as well as developing innovative designs...
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