After significant thought and analysis, I have determined that Roy Scranton's essay "Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene" would be appealing to the UTA community, but some revision would be recommended as the issue at hand may be viewed as pessimistic to some. Many readers are likely to find the piece interesting as it addresses the issues regarding humanity's heavy involvement in shaping the world we share today. The essay argues that due to scientific evidence pointing towards the fact that the planet is plunging towards its inevitable end, humanity's focus should not be on how to stop or save the planet anymore, but on how to deal with its impending death as well as facing whatever problems the present offers. As you can see, the article in question offers a controversial as well as relevant topic to many therefore making it a suitable addition to The Shorthorn. .
Scranton supports his central claim and establishes his credibility by drawing information from his own personal experiences in order to provide his claim with a solid base. Not three years after witnessing the military "unleash the end of the world" on a city of six million, Scranton returned home only to witness the "shock and awe" brought about by Hurricane Katrina (Scranton 1). His time spent providing relief in post-Katrina New Orleans gave him a glimpse of an apocalyptic future. He mentions, "I saw the same chaos and urban collapse I'd seen in Baghdad, the same failure of planning and the same tide of anarchy The grim future I'd seen in Baghdad was coming home: not terrorism, not even W.M.D.'s, but a civilization in collapse" (Scranton 2) It is at this point that Scranton realizes that there's little difference between war and natural disasters as both have the power to completely disrupt infrastructure and throw civilization into chaos. So how does one come to terms with the inevitable? For Scranton, as well as anyone else I imagine, learning how to die is a bit of a process.
It is an assumption that influences how we understand the world and how we take action. ... Me: How did the presentation go? Does he really not know how bad it was? ... I can't believe he doesn't realize how disastrous that presentation was to our moving ahead. ... Team learning involves the need to think about complex issues so that teams may learn how to best tap the potential of many minds. ...
It is an assumption that influences how we understand the world and how we take action. ... Me: How did the presentation go? Does he really not know how bad it was? ... I can't believe he doesn't realize how disastrous that presentation was to our moving ahead. ... Team learning involves the need to think about complex issues so that teams may learn how to best tap the potential of many minds. ...
There are several widely used learning functions these include latent, insight learning and classical and operant conditioning. ... Latent learning is a type of learning that is not noticed instantly, but arises without any encouragement to display it. ... There are two types of Latent learning: Spatial Latent Learning and Irrelevant-Incentive Latent Learning (Stouffer, 2006). ... The apes would stare at the fruit for long periods of time as if thinking about how to reach it, until they suddenly got a few stacks of crates and climbed it to reach the fruit- the insight moment of learning. ......
Distance Learning is a new way of learning and study. ... Distance learning has several benefits that make it a good learning option and a different learning experience. ... At last, distance learning teaches students discipline. ... The best form to take a distance learning course is by Internet. ... Second, there are programs designed to give a distance learning course. ...
How does the influence of medical professionals impact the success of the Right to Die movement? In order to answer this, I will use the relative deprivation theory to explain how medical professionals feel deprived, as they are not able to carry out the wants/needs of their patients and are also deprived of the ability to open private practices. Additionally, I will use resource mobilization theory to explain how medical professionals serve as the most influential resources to the success of the Right to Die movement. Description of the Social Movement Summary of the Right to Die Movement...
Colleges are making online learning more effective and student friendly with learning programs such as the etudes initiative from Sierra College. ... For instance, new students are taken through the tutorials on how to navigate their courses within the online learning platform. ... Once the email has been verified, one is required to log in regularly to attend classes and also given guidelines on how to prints modules, discussions or tests I chose Sierra College because I found it best when it comes to computer systems since they are very user friendly and one can get anything they need to ...
The purpose of this article was to discuss how Public Learning Communities (PLC) can help strengthen the impact of physical education classes on students and teachers, and also allow there to be a starting point in which new physical education programs can develop. ... The main purpose of the meetings are to point out what the PLC is already doing, what they are not doing, and what they could be doing to improve the students' learning environment. ... Professional learning communities already exist, and strive, in many educational disciplines, but physical education classes usually lack t...
Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory, which is also referred to as Observational Learning, is the idea that people had the ability to learn information and behaviors by watching others. ... Perhaps the most influential theory of learning and development, social learning is effective and successful through attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. ... When a student imitates my behavior I will be sure to give them praise and announce how much I appreciate their politeness and wish that everyone could do so. ... The students will learn the importance of teamwork and how to w...
There are many types of groupings including cooperative learning, collaborative learning and ability groupings, which all can all differ in learning outcomes. ... Also, the research today is not clear how cooperative learning affects high achievers and this may discourage many teachers from utilizing this effective teaching tool. Cooperative learning is a very effective learning tool for all learners when it is successfully used. To successfully use cooperative learning, one may use the five elements of cooperative learning. ... Based on the cooperative learning experience in class, my co...
