The Novice Critical Analysis

Cleaning up down South: supermarkets, ethical trade and African horticulture is a piece by Susanne Freidberg published in Social and Cultural Geography journal in 2003 (Freidberg, 2003). Susanne Friedberg holds PhD from UC Berkely and is a Professor of Geography in Darmouth College, New Hampshire (“Susanne Freidberg,” n.d.). In the article the author argues that the ethical standards have become fetishised. The UK supermarkets compliance with such standards edges on paranoia. It does not mean that the supermarkets care about these standards from moral point of view but that the compliance is driven by fear of bad

Midterms had ended, everything comes back to normal. The past couple days not only my roommates and me had gone through a really busy study week. No matter what the result is, we had all tried our best to conquer them. Film as my major, requires my critical thinking skills while viewing the movies. However, in the last midterm it had made me reconsider my critical thinking skill for future.

As Billy Wilder first stated in 1958, “nobody’s perfect:” throughout life everyone commits immoral actions that they wish they could undo. And although many would rather pretend they never committed an awful sin or run away from the consequences, people must let the mistake change their identity and fully accept the reality of their actions in order to completely move past it. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s historical novel, The Scarlet Letter, he reveals that only after incorporating a sin into their identity, can people truly move on.

The novel, Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, follows a teenage girl named Lina and her family as they are taken from their home in Lithuania, and put in multiple labor camps across Siberia by the NKVD. Lina, along with her mother, Elena, and younger brother, Jonas, are forced into filthy cattle cars and taken to camps to serve as prisoners. Lina and her brother have no clue as to what their family did that was considered a crime to the NKVD. Along the harsh journey, Lina makes friends with many people that group together in effort to help each other survive.

The final role play assessment was used to test the knowledge and skills that were learnt and attained throughout the curriculum which was followed by personal critical reflection on the interview. According to Payne (1998), critical reflection is the core of social work, as it enhances one’s development and improves practice which ultimately lead to improved outcomes for clients (Askeland & Fook, 2009).

In a modern society of 21st century, we live in a “free world”, but talking much about freedom. We consider ourselves as individuals, yet the conception of the word “individual” becomes cloudier than with every day. While we are proudly saying, “I decide for myself, I’m an individual”, some of us do not even recognize that most of our own ideas and principles depend on influence of the society on us. Our behavior is often depends on if we are in a large group or by our own. Our principles and are often come out of imitation of ideas of people who surround us.

Of the nine studies that meet the established criteria, Devine, Farrell, & Hartman (2005), indicated a lack of FVC studies amid low-income families as a justification for need. FVC focused intervention studies in community education setting within this population sector have become more prevalent due to the growing evidence of a correlation between chronic disease and dietary habits. Seven of the nine investigations cite low-income adults and their families consuming below national averages of recommended daily FVC servings as the primary problem and justification for research. On the other hand, there are a plethora of studies identifying FVC barriers among low-income populations. There is also, an abundance of FVC studies in clinical and

According to the information in chapter two of Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life, I seem to relate most to the role of a stage four “Practicing Thinker.” In this role, I am always trying to improve and enhance my way of thinking. I search for new innovative to expand my range of thinking and work hard to improve where I lack strength in thinking critically. One thing I'm in the process of developing to advance towards the next level of thinking is planning. In making a plan, I would be constructing a schedule that makes time for everything, including critical thinking. I want to make some time to challenge myself and study harder while also making time for myself. Additionally, I took the egocentric quiz

Secondly, one of the ways to find any solution to avoid the loss of at least 200000 jobs in Australia is with a critical reflection. The Gibbs model has provided an easy tool to analyse in simple steps a philosophical and practical cycle, to develop a strategic solution to solve and maintain enterprises in health. In comparison with the Stephenson critical reflection framework, Gibbs brings a rapid solution, being a pragmatic approach building the knowledge through past and present events. The tools, as well as, description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and an action plan and again the Gibbs’cycle is repeated (Jasper, 2013)

By looking through various perspectives, we can use critical lens to read the world. Critical lens are a type of analytical view on a piece of work or literature ranging from a reader response to the author's history. Many different types of critical lens exist and are useful when used to further understand a novel. Mainly critics and students use critical lenses; however, all readers who appreciate the deeper messages in novels or want the full experience should use critical lens. Although many people argue that critical lens are distracting and do not aid in reading a novel, students need to learn how to read with a critical eye so they can further enrich their understanding and reading experience.

While I ventured through the critical thinking website I saw a lot of interesting topics and discussions towards the cognitive process of thinking. The most interesting topic that caught my eye was the substantive critical thinking discussion. This article talks about what’s effective in raising SAT and ACT scores. It explains how critical thinking raises students test scores greatly. It gives precise statistics of the student’s test scores making this a very accurate article. When you think you exercise your mind and that’s good for your brain. It’s always good to stay educated and think above the level because it will impact your performance greatly. When a student doesn’t go over the level to think above they will be considered average and

They have set out their argument and clearly outlined the essay topic. They have adequately covered crucial themes and integrated some ideas of their own arguments. There reasoning is logical and is substantiated it with relevant, up to date and factual details. They have made valid explanations of the topics from their course. More critical analysis and original thoughts that aren't paraphrased from other theorists would be needed for a higher grade. Sometimes their essay detracted from their argument with unnecessary information. They have mostly written with clarity, but did have moments where their assignment became too colloquial. The table and figure were both seemingly integrated into the essay, and enhanced their argument. The essay

For years, families and individuals worldwide have watched and loved Coca Cola commercials for their originality, humor, and positive messages. However, one can also find their subtle meanings of the commercials by using Charles Temple analysis. Charles Temple’s “Critical Literacy” is used in this context to analyze and better understand the ideas behind the messages conveyed in a particular Coca- Cola advertisement. The ad contains components of “Critical Literacy” that can be used to better understand the student learning outcome (SLO) by illustrating the feeling of winning, and the student performance objective (SPO ), by image of love and unity among people shown near the closing scene of the advertisement. Using Temple’s four criteria in “Critical Literacy,” it is apparent that the advert equates the feeling of victory and happiness to drinking a nice, cold Coca-Cola beverage at the Olympics while spending time with the loved ones. The strategy connects the consumer and the product to the idea of winning, the ultimate satisfaction for an athlete who has spent months training for this particular moment.

The critical paradigm highlights and counters oppression, while attempting to redistribute resources more appropriately (Weaver & Olson, 2006). The critical paradigm is often associated with various movements such as feminist, grassroots and emancipator. Research conducted using a critical paradigm is concerned with an uneven distribution of resources, empowerment, and emancipation (Lutz, Jones, & Kendall, 1997). A patient’s resources are the primary determinant of health choices for patients. For example, a patient from a lower economic status is dependent on available resources to make better health choices; often these choices are limited due to financial burden (Butterfield, 2006). One of the goals of the critical paradigm is to understand inequities in patients’ socio-political backgrounds, in conjunction with active work to change these inequities (Lutz, Jones, & Kendall, 1997; Weaver & Olson, 2006). Nurses should advocate for their patients, and intervene at all levels, community, social and government (Butterfield, 2006).

In the early 1950’s, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1953) openly condemned psychology as a discipline plagued with conceptual confusion, and rife with experimental methods that are often completely irrelevant to the problems they set out to solve. Although written over half a century ago, Wittgenstein’s criticism actively reflects the distinct conundrum of modern day psychology, in which expeditious empirical expansion is coupled with conceptual and theoretical turmoil (Hacker, 2007). Despite this ambiguity, the advancement of contemporary experimental techniques continues to cultivate a naïve, unjustified assurance in the status of psychology as a physical science. Openly condemning ‘metatheoretical psychologists’, the proposition under scrutiny is directly representative of the common neglect of philosophical investigation within the scope of contemporary psychological research. Irony lies in the fact the critical and conceptual inquiry undertaken by such ‘philosophical types’ is imperative in the formation of factual, scientific theories (Boag, 2011). In this sense, I will argue that to label metatheoretical psychologists as ‘cowboy builders’ is absurd. They do not ‘tear down’ edifices in the lust for destruction as suggested by the premise at hand, instead, they play a much more important role by providing conceptual critique in the hope of theoretical improvement and stability (Noaparast, 1995). Abstract analysis such as this can prove helpful in exposing conceptual