Critical Thinking 6

When the news airs each night, right before a commercial, they say something like, "And coming up next, its in dinner every night, what could be killing your children." Stuff like this is really unnecessary, it creates fear. A way to get a more accurate picture of issues such as this could be the Internet, if you went straight to the source, or you could ask a trusted intelligent friend. The media usually has good information, but they normally twist it to the way that they want you to hear it. One must take in the media with a grain of salt.

Pre-reading 4

There has never been any crime in the neighborhoods that i have lived in. I get my sources of information from my parents and the news. I have never been the victim of a crime and i hope i never will be. I think crime is the most evident in low income areas, because people with low income usually don't go to school, are not educated, and have nothing better to do. It really is too bad. My parents have avoided those kinds of places to live, and it looks like it has payed off because i have never been the victim of a crime.

Critical Thinking 5

The media gives a lot of things a false sense of what they truly are. One of these i have found to be teen magazines. They make teens seem like they are always happy, on the move and rich enough to buy all the expensive items featured in the magazine. I am not saying this because i don't like these magazines actually Seventeen is my favorite magazine and i cherish receiving it once a month. But i have just found these few things to be quite annoying. They will showcase a spring look, but they make it seem like the only way you can achieve that look is by buying all the makeup and clothes they show. Teens generally do not have enough money to buy all these expensive clothes.

Pre-Reading 3

Tv has not played an important part in my life; especially when I was younger. My family was Waldorf [look it up] so the television was not on very much at all. I was forbidden to watch the TV so I relished it at friends houses. As I grew older, the TV laws become looser. My dad got cable and now I have to watch my certain television shows. When I was younger the only TV I watched was when I was home alone on days that i was sick. We only got PBS so I got addicted to shows like "Clifford" and "Between the Lions" I never watched "Spongebob" or "Blues Clues" like most of my friends. Televsion did not make a big impact on my young education either, because Waldorf did not have any televsions [and I'm glad about that]. I dont think TV is an important part of education, I just think it was a thing that teachers use when they are tired, and a thing that students think is fun.

Critical Thinking 4

The main hallmarks of critical reading are really understanding what you are reading. Not just skimming and getting the gist of it, I mean understanding what the writer is trying to get across. When you just read a text, you are doing just that, reading it; when you are reading it critically, that's when you can really understand it. I would say the difference between regular listening and critical listening is the same as the reading. Really understanding it. A person can listen critically and have any opinion, just because you are listening critically doesn't mean you have to agree with what is being said.

Critical Thinking 3

1. How can I deal with my friend who regularly says she cannot hang out but when its my turn to deny her, she acts like its a huge deal? As if my life were much less as important as hers.

2. How can I best deal with the situation of my parents [Mother] not accepting the most important person in my life? A person who will be in my life for many years to come, and he has proven himself time and time again, therefore she has absolutely no reason to not accept him.

Critical Thinking 2

I am currently reading "New Moon" the second book from the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. The main character, Bella has just recently been faced with a problem of sorts. Her vampire lover, Edward has left her without a word and for no reason. Her life is now crushed. Bella had promised Edward that she would not do anything stupid or reckless. For many months after his disappearance, she numbs herself. Now, after five months she realizes that Edward hasn't kept any promises to her so why should she keep this empty promise to him? This is the problem she is faced with. Bella, not being perfectly rational but acting upon emotion decided to do the most reckless thing she can do; buy a motorcycle. Even though she knows nothing about them or even how to ride them. What Bella is kind of trying to do here is do everything Edward doesn't want her to do. Why should she not? He left her heartlessly. So here is a perfect example of a character faced with a problem and not exactly dealing with it perfectly, but dealing with it humanly.