1. As you read, make annotations that help you Understand, Ask Questions, Draw Relationships, and Challenge. Post pictures of at least 4 different annotations, using at least two of the moves we’ve been practicing. 2. Pay attention to what happened to Clyde Ross, one example of a Black man who moved from the south to Chicago in the great migration. How does the information Coates provides about housing in Chicago complicate the perhaps more commonly known narrative of historical discrimination?…

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The liberal arts and all that it encompasses is somewhat of a highly debated topic. Many question the actual benefits of such an education and cannot see how it is helpful, and quite frankly necessary, for so many people’s success post education in the real world.  If one is skeptical of the liberal arts they need only look at the UNE Core Handbook, as it clearly embodies the ideal liberal arts education style.  This handbook, along with the writings of…

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The phrase “liberal arts” can be interpreted in a few different ways.  Scheuer describes the three main interpretations in his article. The first description he gives says, “One, typified by America’s liberal arts colleges, embraces the ideal of the integrated curriculum, encompassing virtually all nonprofessional higher learning, from the natural and social sciences to the humanities and the performing arts” (Scheuer, paragraph 9).  This definition of liberal arts is the broadest and most inclusive definition.  Many people believe that this…

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1. As you consider Scheuer and Ungar, are there parts of their projects or their focus that you find missing in the Core Handbook? Put differently, they write about conceptions of the liberal arts and the value of a liberal education. What, if anything, do they focus on that the Core Handbook seems not to emphasize? If the connection is neat and tidy – and you find no missing pieces – link at least one Ungar response to a misperception…

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Both Ungar and Scheuer believe that liberal arts education is the way to go. First and foremost, they push the idea that liberal arts is far more inclusive than the name suggests.  Ungar states that, “The liberal arts encompass the broadest possible range of disciplines in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. In fact, the historical basis of a liberal education is in the classical artes liberales, comprising the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) and the quadrivium…

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I believe that from the title this will be about the importance of liberal arts to students’s development and well-roundedness. It is pretty well known how important liberal arts are, as they teach students to formulate their own thoughts and stimulate creativity. The liberal arts, I think, are the subjects such as english, music and philosophy that are not simply following some instructions or doing the same formulas. What Are the Liberal Arts?: The liberal arts have a couple different…

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Lukianoff/Haidt state, “According to the most-basic tenets of psychology, helping people with anxiety disorders avoid the things they fear is misguided” (paragraph 4). In the Ted Talk hosted by Carol Dweck, she claims that, “From their more fixed mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment, and they failed. Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of now” (00:35). Ellipses: Lukianoff/Haidt state, “…helping people with anxiety disorders avoid the things they fear…

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