The Life Of The Mind By Hannah Arendt

“Essentials of a Good Education” is an article by Diane Ravitch regarding the No Child Left Behind legislation and its effect on public schools in America. According to her, since that legislation was put into place, schools have cut funding to subjects that don’t get tested. This has taken some of the most ambitious students in the schools in poorer communities and put them at the same level as the students that don’t care about school and don’t try. That keeps the ambitious and advanced students from reaching their full potential in school. Although Ravitch makes good points about her opinion, she doesn’t consider any opposing opinion and she cites little to no sources for her information.

We also learn about the new SAT and its essay component, which some college completely ignore. Some college and universities are eliminating their requirement for the SAT or ACT in an effort to minimize their importance and stress that surrounds them.

The ingenious and vigorous use of metaphors reveal to the reader how crucial division between the laudable ones and those who live in contempt is and the role that possessing a unique identity plays in that. The book explains that each man should be left alone "in the temple of his spirit", and one should let it be “untouched and undefiled”, distinguished by their personalities and traits. (Rand 79). By likening a man's spirit to a temple, it establishes that every man's spirit exhibits sacrality. This comparison implies that a man may not dirty others’ hearts just so their own soul shines brighter by contrast. Soon afterwards, these thoughts are tied to the word "we" when it is written that the pronoun should "never be placed first within man's soul" or else it will "become a monster", one that is inherently evil (Rand 79). When the word “we” equates to a monster, the reader sees that not retaining individuality and submitting to the will of many leads to being like a monster taking root inside of men,

In most affluent schools, parents have the expectation that their kids are being offered a full liberal arts curriculum that will allow them to further their creativity and curiosity. However, many schools have been only focusing on the subjects that are being tested on standardized tests set by the state, because they receive more school funding if they achieve higher test scores. In her article titled “The Essentials of a Good Education”, Diane Ravitch, utilizing direct examples of schools, and policies that limit student’s knowledge of the arts in order to have more time preparing for tests, points out that this shift in focus is causing students to suffer academically and is killing their curiosity and creativity.

The reading I chose to critically analyze was written by Diane Ravitch and is named, “Essentials of a Good Education.” In the article, education activist Diane Ravitch, expresses her opinion about how the public education and schools in the United States are failing society. She indicates that schools are wasting their money and time on preparing students to pass state test instead of teaching them valuable life skills needed to succeed. She provides interesting support for this argument and explains why schools need to stop teaching the importance of test scores and focus on a full liberal arts curriculum, where students have a better chance to obtain an education they can take into the real world. Ms. Ravitch’s argument that the

“One Self or Many Selves” givens a claim that: “In sort, change the situation and you change my

The command center of the human body can be described as the most organized, and most chaotic place known. It's focus could transfer from emotional thoughts to life-saving commands within a matter of seconds. Though this intellectual masterpiece is possessed by every human, it is rarely acknowledged. In An Alchemy of Mind, Diane Ackerman interprets this seemingly supernatural organ. She goes in depth with spectacular use of figurative language, and reveals some of the most amazing aspects of an object so vital to existence. Ackerman uses metaphors and paradoxes to examine the nature of the brain.

All humans throughout life are faced with the challenge of growing up. Reading Eleven by Sandra Cisneros shows the struggles of an eleven-year-old girl trying to act her age and not any younger. When coming upon an another year of life it can feel exactly like last. This is because no one ever gets rid of the one, two, three, four and five-year-old self that they once represented. Age is simply a number to tell people when they ask. Instead, the obstacles and experiences during those years truly shape a person.

My two sister’s mindsets After I read the article “The Mindsets” by Carol Dweck”, she discussed two types of mindsets. Also she explained how people differ with fixed and growth mindset. I started to think about my two sister’s mindsets. I think they have two different kind mindsets. My sister Tania has a growth mindset about learning, she is not afraid any challenges, my other sister, Olga has a fixed mindset.

indicating that the ego is the consciousness in our mind, and though one would think that

Although CHEER may seem hard and overwhelming to students, they have to push themselves to achieve an A in both courses. Establishing a growth mindset in summer school is key to being successful in the classes that are being taken. Students should take advantage of tutoring and lab time that is offered. Wisely using both opportunities, CHEER students have the ability to obtain an A in both courses. In order to do so, students have to keep a healthy brain by getting rest, exercising and living a healthy lifestyle. By doing such things, students will be prompt and ready for class.

Death and dying is an inescapable process that all humans will face at some time in life, whether it is the death of a friend or family member. After experiencing the death of a loved one comes the process of grieving, which is part of coping with the loss of a loved one. The Optimist’s Daughter is a novel written by Eudora Welty, and it is based on a girl named Laurel McKelva Hand and her struggles with grief. Laurel utilizes memory to overcome the grief she experiences, resulting from the loss of her family.

The relation between the self and the otherness is necessary to define human awareness and more importantly desire. This desire is part of the primordial human

Henry David Thoreau once said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” While this advice is encouraging, it becomes concerning when the history of science is studied. In the 17th and 18th centuries, science was heavily dominated by men, discouraging many women from succeeding in their goals. These women were not necessarily allowed to travel in the “direction of their dreams,” but rather back to the kitchen. The few women, however, who did attempt to achieve their scientific goals paved a way from future women in fields of science. A few of these women are seen in The Mind Has No Sex? (Schiebinger) and How can a little girl like you teach a big class of men? (Weisstein). These women, and their trades,

Perception is everything. People never know what is going on with the another race or side. In Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” she brings up racism and the societal normal. She never reveals the race of either of the girls in this story. Never knowing the race of the girls other than they are two different races shows how one race never knows that the other is thinking about or where they are coming from. In this story, two girls meet from very different back grounds and different races and become friends, then go separate directions. They continue to meet throughout their lives and try to rekindle the childhood friendship as adults. This shows how children do not know the differences or the color lines that society has put into place. As children, gender, race, and religion is never an issue. Racism is something that society has created. Society has made racism one of the main barriers throughout the world. In the story, the two girls are friends and live in a group home. The girls are witnesses to some bad things carried out by the older girls in the home. They end up separating and going different ways in life. When they meet up later, while rekindling their relationship they begin to reminisce about their childhood. They come to find out that their perception and memories do not exactly match up. The way things are perceived can change an outlook on life; after finding out how others see the same situation, it might change who you are and what you