Sunday, January 30, 2011

THE MOZART EFFECT

According to the article, "The Mozart Effect," found in our text on page 47, we are informed about some interesting study results regarding the effects of different kinds of music. Read the brief article, use the questions that follow as prompts to produce your blog entry of 90-100 words.  

Feel free to offer opinions and experiences  as well as facts.  

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

2 Authority Figures and Obedience

ANSWER EITHER A or B in approximately 75-100 words.  Give reasons or explanations for your particular suggestions. Also, think of how your suggestions may “backfire”  and tell what the consequences might be.
A.      Imagine that you are a participant in Milgram’s study of obedience. What would you have done if you had protested and the experimenter in charge answered, “The experiment requires you to continue?”

B.      What options or other choices might have been available to  the  experimental  student “prisoners”  in the Stanford University 1971 experiment  where students assumed roles of “guards and prisoners?”  

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Welcome to The Thinkers' Edge, a blog forum exclusively  for students in my Philosophy 250 Analytical Reasoning and Critical Thinking class. 
Your assignment is to respond to each one of the weekly blog prompts that will appear on this site.  Please respond in a paragraph format between  75 -100 words.
 Think about what you are writing as this site represents what you know, as well as how well you say it.You may write independently or respond to a peer’s current commentary on the topic.  Remember, what you publish is public information, so—make sure your comments are appropriate and respectful to others.  You may disagree with other points of view, but do so in a mature, scholarly manner.
Blogging is using  technology, a crucial skill that will enhance your learning and broaden your ability to communicate seriously, and professionally.  It can be a fun activity, it is part of your homework responsibility and it will also count toward a percentage of your final grade.
Now go directly to the first blog and introduce yourself. 

Enjoy!
Professor  Miuccio

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

All About You!

Introduce yourself. Your First Name and Last Initial are sufficient. Please add your class ID# (e.g.:PHIL 250- 901, 902, 904 or 905) Tell about your major and why you chose it. Tell something unique about yourself or something you are interested in.  Remember, this is an internet blog and the information you share is published, so please keep it appropriate.  Also, as most students are here for a professional career education, remember, your Public Image is also your Professional Image, and you want it to show your best qualities and thinking ability. 

Write approximately 50 words for this one!
professor mjm