Week 4 Assignment 1 Tutankhamen HUM-111 Trudy Oglesby Professor Marcia Robinson Nov 6 2012 Tutankhamen Speculation has surrounded the death of King Tutankhamen ever since the discovery of his tomb. The questions have been asked, was he a victim of some sort of curse? Or could he have been affected by generations of in-breeding, which caused imperfection within his genes, or was he just a sickly man because in that time of the BC ages, a lot of men only lived to get
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Identifying & Overcoming Blocks that Hinder Critical Thinking Student Name HUM/111 Date Instructor Identifying & Overcoming Blocks that Hinder Critical Thinking Assignment Directions Complete Part 1-4 of the assignment below after reading the article: Salazar, M. (2013). "Nuclear Power is a Viable Source of Renewable Energy." Nuclear Power. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Note: This article is not on the Materials Tab or in the Electronic Reserve Readings. You
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Assumptions and Fallacies Malaea Sauvao HUM/111 August 12, 2012 Maureen Frye Assumptions and Fallacies Assumptions are our beliefs that may or may not be true. I think when we made assumptions we are basically more like guessing instead of researching the information if it is based on facts or more like our own beliefs. This is where assumptions get interfere with critical thinking because it will become a wall that blocks us from evaluating a situation or problem and issues from every
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Assumptions & Fallacies HUM/111 April 17, 2014 Pam Strunk Assumptions & Fallacies 1) What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? Elder, L. & Paul, R. (2002) define assumptions as "is something we take for granted or presuppose" 25 (3), 34. It is imperative to identify what we believe on the basis of an argument, as opposed to what we know. Develop critical thinking made us able to abstract our prejudices and
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Assumptions and Fallacies Robin Combs HUM/111 August 9, 2013 Alicia Carter-Watts Assumptions and Fallacies * Assumptions are when something is taken for granted. When assumptions are made the facts are sometimes overlooked. Unfortunately, assumptions are often incorrect, and can cause huge misunderstandings or ever hurt others feelings. By assuming something, the thought process is interrupted, leaving the thinker short. When one assumes answers to their questions, or problems they no
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The Importance of Renewable Energy Tammy Nilsen HUM/111 12/01/2013 Renae Hellman Renewable energies are clean energies that do not pollute the air and does not contribute to the alarming increase of the greenhouse effects. The huge disadvantage to all these energies is that the producing of large amounts of electricity represents a difficulty comparing to the easiness of the energy producing by the fossil fuels. The biggest disadvantage to all renewable energy sources
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“ Bayeux Tapestry Letter” Tara Brown Professor Dr. Gavin HUM 111-World Cultures I December 3, 2012 This letter was instructed and taught by Professor Dr. Gavin. Dear Brown
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“ Bayeux Tapestry Letter” Tara Brown Professor Dr. Gavin HUM 111-World Cultures I December 3, 2012 This letter was instructed and taught by Professor Dr. Gavin. Dear Brown
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“ Bayeux Tapestry Letter” Tara Brown Professor Dr. Gavin HUM 111-World Cultures I December 3, 2012 This letter was instructed and taught by Professor Dr. Gavin. Dear Brown
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Detecting Media Bias Bobbi Secrist HUM/111 Critical and Creative Thinking Kathy Kildow The first article that I came across when I did a search for national politics was one done by fox news, but since I have a bias against fox news I decided not to go with that one because I was not sure I could remain objective. The reason for my bias against them is that they have a reputation for having a particular political bias and I didn’t want that opinion to hinder my review of the article
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