Thought

In Richard Nisbett 's "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why", the differences between Eastern and Western cultures are discussed thoroughly. Nisbett primarily compares them through their differing thought processes. Western culture is primarily very individualistic, while Eastern culture is very collectivist. I personally have grown up with both of these cultures myself and can back up Nisbett 's claims through personal experience. There are many…

When examining the history of the United States Civil War, there are three schools of thought: that the war was fought over states’ rights; that it was fought over the issue of slavery and its abolition; and that it was fought purely because two different societies had been created that could not peacefully life in the same country. The school of thought that claims slavery is the cause of the Civil War believes the most straightforward explanation of the Civil War’s roots. It is the most…

Continental Congress in Philadelphia while Abigail remained at their home in Braintree, Massachusetts (History.com Staff). However, even though she was away, Abigail still managed to get her opinion out there. Knowing John was writing his essay, Thoughts on Government, Abigail writes reminding John of many ignored issues– slavery and women 's rights. In the beginning of…

These first five questions were asked to test Kimora’s ability to create concrete operational thoughts. It was designed for her to use her classification skills to come up with the correct answer. Kimora answered all questions with confidence, but was unable to understand that one set of object could contain another. She was able to see all three smiles, and two sunglasses, but only two pictures therefore the amount of pictures and sunglasses were the same amount. The next activity was using 3…

freedom of thought? Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying, "Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom & no such thing as publick liberty without freedom of speech." Freedom of thought is defined as the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints1. In Chapter 2 of John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty, Mill addresses the issue of whether people should be allowed to limit, or eliminate, anyone’s thoughts or opinions…

In Jennifer Grossman’s essay “Food for Thought (and for Credit)” states that home economics should be reinstated as a mainstream program in our schooling system because of the rising obesity epidemic in modern society. Home economics is very important in creating a healthier and more knowledgeable a generation. In the past participating in a home-ec class is exceedingly more common than it is today, however, this was not without its drawbacks. She says this program was mainly used to teach women…

In conjunction, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road highlights that humans dislike remembering bad memories and often fabricate the past. The Road details the story of a man and his son through a post-apocalyptic landscape and their struggle to maintain their morals. This distaste for reality leads to a romantic remembrance of the past that doesn’t allow people to accept the present. An example would be the nightmares that the man experiences. His nightmares are more like memories of his past and…

Humanism in A Brief History of Thought was defined as “ man found himself for the first time alone, deprived of the support of both cosmos and GOD.” Before this idea of humanism came around the cosmos was in the forefront along with God. The cosmos was a way of looking at things in a natural order and God was sought after for salvation. Humanism came in and changed it and created a new revolution with different ways of thinking and attaining ideas. Humanism gave people more reassurance that…

Yong, Ed. “Fish Watches Food. Scientists Watch Fish’s Thoughts”. National Geographic 31 January 2013, 1-2. In the article "Fish Watches Food. Scientists Watch Fish’s Thoughts”, by Ed Yong, Japanese scientists modified a larval zebrafish’s neurons to produce a bright green glow whenever they fire by injecting a jellyfish protein called GFP which gives a bright green glow when neurons pass signals to one another allowing the scientists to see its brain activity. Since larval zebrafishes’ bodies…

In the book, African American Criminological Thought by Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon was a very inspiring book. This book discussed African American’s and their past and present thoughts and understanding on crime. Many of the names that were mention in this book, I have never of or I heard of them but had a vague understand on their contributions. There were a lot of African American scholars that America has failed to recognize and teach us in schools from elementary through high…