My first experience with college-level peer review was honestly a little underwhelming. I received some general feedback but was expecting to receive more insight than what I got. In my peer’s work I focused on giving advice and specific ways to make their essay stronger. I didn’t receive the same effort. While working on my peer’s article I noticed things that they did very well in their essay, specifically quote choices. I want to apply this to my own writing,…
Personal Goal A personal goal I have for myself is to create more eco-friendly habits. Specifically, I would like to get better about purchasing reusable products, biodegradable products, and actively recycling. This goal of mine is best supported by Scheuer’s “Critical Thinking and the Liberal Arts.” Scheuer says under ‘Why do We Need the Liberal Arts?’, that a dimension of ecology is “economic citizenship, which means being a productive member of a community.” I believe that in my goals to…
In “The Limits of Friendship,” Maria Konnikova goes into great detail about the Dunbar number and its relevance to our changing modern world that uses social media to enable connections. The Dunbar number suggests that there exists a “cognitive limit” to the number of personal social relationships a person can keep at a given time. Konnikova studies what this number may really mean, and if our ever-expanding social networks through social media have done anything to change the relevancy of…
Original: The Dunbar number, as I understand, is a suggested limit to the number of personal social relationships a person can keep at a time. This number grows and decreases by a rule of 3. Your casual friend group might be about 150 people. Your close friends probably make up around 50, and then your most intimate support system might be around 5. Konnikova proves that this is not a recent social behavior. In fact this “rule of three” can…
Section 1 of this article covers the changing conversation about the liberal arts, and the concerns many have about this framework of education, specifically in relation to jobs. Despite these concerns, the number of degrees in the humanities has only dropped .1 percent in 3 decades, proving that liberal learning has more value than initially thought. This section segues into why we should defend the liberal arts at all, when STEM disciplines are the new norm. Section 2 of this…
Megan Phelps-Roper was born as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. She was raised to “Obey. Obey. Obey.” the Bible. Religion wasn’t optional, it was her whole life. At age 13 she was baptized, and all she wanted to do was make her family proud and go to Heaven. She believed that when she protested gay pride parades, and AIDS victims funerals that she was “engaged in a profound act of love,” by expressing her concern…
After reading the CORE I believe a liberal arts education is based on balance. I think this article is going to challenge why some people believe that a liberal arts education isn’t worth the money or time. The purpose of the liberal arts is to learn skills that can be applied to all subjects and careers. One of the misconceptions Ungar challenges in this article is that a liberal arts degree is a luxury, and there are better educational options….
This fall 2021 semester I am enrolled in 5 classes. One of them being this class, my GUST first year seminar. My other courses are English 110, Intro to Environmental Issues 104, Animals Literature & Culture 204, and Visual Sociology 180. My GUST seminar is, I would consider, my most vital class. Within this 3 credit course I will be assimilated into the UNE community, learn how to use digital and in-person resources, become familiar with the ways that characterize…
The “false growth mindset”, as Carol Dweck describes it, is “a misunderstanding of the idea’s core message.” This applies to people who have a misconstrued idea of what it means to fully embrace the “growth mindset” as Dweck describes in her TED talk. Dweck explains that encouraging a genuine growth mindset in children is more complex than an educator just expressing “empty praise.” Often people, especially educators, assume they have a growth mindset because they believe they understand what it…
Professor Dweck claims that your ability to succeed comes from your mindset. How you think about yourself, your goals, and your relationships affects what you can achieve. Carol Dweck offers two key terms in her TED talk: Growth Mindset and Fixed Mindset. The concept of having a Growth mindset means you are more likely to succeed in the future. Having a growth mindset means understanding and believing that your “abilities could be developed.” This is the power behind “yet.” A…
