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“Meanwhile, children learn from the adult societies around them, which typically direct this “projective disgust” onto one or more concrete subordinate groups.” pg. 33 I think this is very true. Kids follow who their parents are and slowly mold themselves into how they see their parents. They take in all their views and believe in what they believe in. But I don’t think this is true for everyone. Some kids find their own ways and change how they see the…

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Nussbaum’s argument is the fact that liberal arts is slowly falling off the map. On page 2 it talks about how the U.S. is cutting away humanities and arts schools in primary and secondary school. On page nine the last paragraph states that it doesn’t just prepare students for being a citizen of the world but it teaches them so much more. Nussbaum writes: “Another aspect of the U.S. educational tradition that stubbornly refuses assimilation into the growth-directed model is…

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Make a text-to-self connection in writing. Can you think of an example from your own life of an object that evokes stories from the past that would not be recorded in any written form? One object that always reminds me of stories in my life is my old lacrosse sticks, every stick has been through their own journeys and played their own games and they always remind me of fun stories that I have had with them.  In the article,…

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I think this article is going to be about how you should think about liberal arts and what liberal arts is. I think it will help me learn more about thinking deeper and expanding my knowledge in liberal arts. I think liberal arts is all about writing and getting to understand how to properly write and express yourself. Quote: “Liberal comes from the notion of freeing the mind; there’s nothing wrong with that” I think it is always great to…

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Write 4-5 sentences drawing a connection/relationship between something specific in the Core Handbook and your Fall classes, between the goals/values expressed and your own goals. In the core handbook it talks about English composition and how these courses teach students and expose them to a range of reading and writing techniques that they can employ in other courses and are introduced to fundamental skills of information literacy. I have three classes that are very heavy on the writing aspect. I…

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I joined the surf club but only the surf club. I had also for got to take pictures.