Debate and Rhetoric. Logic and Rhetoric. Speaking clearly: Making sure your heard and people understand w. 8 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills. The World's Greatest Public Speakers: The Speeches of Winston Churchill. In 1940, Europe - and the world - stood on the brink of a precipice.
The armies of Hitler's third Reich had stormed across Europe at record speed, all the nations of Western Europe falling before them. Only the Britain remained defiant in the face of the Nazi war machine. And the future looked bleak for Britain - massively outnumbered by the military might of the Nazis. Certain voices in Britain called for appeasement, and for a deal to be made with Hitler. Steven Pinker on language and thought. Why Smart People Have Poor Communication Skills – and What to Do About It. On October 23, 1990, David Pologruto, a high school physics teacher, was stabbed by his smart student Jason Haffizulla.
Jason was not a teenager you think would try to kill someone. He got straight A’s and was determined to study medicine at Harvard, yet this was his downfall. His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine his entrance to Harvard. After discovering his B, Jason took a butcher knife to school then stabbed his physics teacher before being reprimanded in a struggle. Two years following the incident in a New York Times article, it was reported Jason raised his grade average to 4.614 (exceeding the perfect average of 4) by taking advanced courses and graduated with highest honors.