2 People Described The Same Person To A Forensic Artist And This Is What Happened. A Stand Against Wikipedia. As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students, some professors have become increasingly concerned about the online, reader-produced encyclopedia.
While plenty of professors have complained about the lack of accuracy or completeness of entries, and some have discouraged or tried to bar students from using it, the history department at Middlebury College is trying to take a stronger, collective stand. It voted this month to bar students from citing the Web site as a source in papers or other academic work. All faculty members will be telling students about the policy and explaining why material on Wikipedia -- while convenient -- may not be trustworthy. "As educators, we are in the business of reducing the dissemination of misinformation," said Don Wyatt, chair of the department. "Even though Wikipedia may have some value, particularly from the value of leading students to citable sources, it is not itself an appropriate source for citation," he said. Video game controversies. Video game controversies are societal and scientific arguments about whether or not the content of video games can change the behavior and attitudes of a player.
Since the early 1980s, advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium, arguing for their protection under the laws governing freedom of speech and also as an educational tool. Detractors argue that video games are harmful and therefore should be subject to legislative oversight and restrictions. The positive and negative characteristics and effects of video games are the subject of scientific study. Results of investigations into links between video games and addiction, aggression, violence, social development, and a variety of stereotyping and sexual morality issues are debated.[1] Background[edit] The Entertainment Software Association reports twenty percent of video game players are boys under the age of 17 and twenty-six percents are men and women over the age of 50.
Research methods[edit] 5 Surprising Ways Your Language Affects How You Think. Most linguists agree that, to some extent, the languages you speak play a role in shaping how you see the world.
If you speak German, you might be a little more pragmatic; if you speak French, you might be just a touch more emotional; if you speak Klingon, you might be a bit of a virgin -- you see where we're going with this. But you might be surprised about the extent that your brain is wired differently depending on whether you think thoughts in Japanese, English, or Swahili. For example ... #5. "Gendered" Languages Encourage Discrimination Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images Speakers of English are often confounded by gender markers in foreign languages. Martin FalbisonerThey're probably manufactured by Mercedes-Petz. Now, you may not think that identifying all bridges as being female ("die brucke") would have any ramifications for ladies who speak German, but this is Cracked, and we pretty much only bring things up if you're wrong about them. . #4. BJW24"Japanese? #3. Unemployed, Miserable Man Still Remembers Teacher Who First Made Him Fall In Love With Writing.
Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado On First Day of Legalization. Web Exclusive - The Case for Not Teaching Grammar. Paul Budra, my colleague in the English Department at Simon Fraser University, recently brought to my attention his engaging essay, “The Case for Teaching Grammar”, published in Education Canada in 2010.[1] Although my response is a bit tardy, the topic – the value of grammar instruction in improving students’ writing – has been debated for at least 150 years, and is showing no signs of tiring.
Though Budra’s proposal is a modest one – that instructors “carve out a bit of time in the K–12 years to teach writing skills” (by which he means grammar lessons) – I would argue that the impact of such instruction will be even more modest, perhaps nonexistent; in fact, I want to make the case for not teaching grammar. I should emphasize at the outset that my disagreement is pedagogical, not personal: Paul is not only the most collegial of colleagues, but an experienced and award-winning teacher. The simple solution, it would seem, is to teach those skills. A “little bit” of grammar instruction? Pope Francis Condemns Racism And Declares That “All Religions Are True” At Historic Third Vatican Council. For the last six months, Catholic cardinals, bishops and theologians have been deliberating in Vatican City, discussing the future of the church and redefining long-held Catholic doctrines and dogmas.
The Third Vatican Council, is undoubtedly the largest and most important since the Second Vatican Council was concluded in 1962. Pope Francis convened the new council to “finally finish the work of the Second Vatican Council.” While some traditionalists and conservative reactionaries on the far right have decried these efforts, they have delighted progressives around the world.
The Third Vatican Council concluded today with Pope Francis announcing that Catholicism is now a “modern and reasonable religion, which has undergone evolutionary changes. The time has come to abandon all intolerance. “Through humility, soul searching, and prayerful contemplation we have gained a new understanding of certain dogmas. His voice loudly echoing through St. Like this: Like Loading...