Assignment 1

Consider an actual issue and how a creative problem-solving (inclusive of critical thinking) approach works:

Jennifer begins to wonder whether her view of astrology is reasonable. Here is her view:

“I think astrology is a good guide to everyday living. Newspapers, magazines, radio and television treat it seriously. Many well-known, educated people use it to make decisions.”

a) You are required to help Jennifer to evaluate and write down the reasoning either to support her view. (15%)

b) Get the editorial page of your favourite newspaper* and list the issue, conclusion, and reasons given for each editorial. (15%)

Use the following format:

i) The issue (question) is:

ii) The conclusion of this writer is:

iii) The reason he/she gives is:

c) Then evaluate the editorial by answering the following questions. (20%)

i) Was the writer clear about the reasons given for the conclusion?

ii) Were there other reasons that could have been included in the argument?

iii) Did the writer express any understanding for an opposing viewpoint? If so, how? If not, you articulate an opposing viewpoint for the editorial?

iv) Were you convinced by the editorial? Why or Why not?

Mental Blocks

What are mental Blocks??
A mental block is either a repression of painful thoughts, or an inability to continue a train of thought, like in the case of writer's block. A similiar phenomenon occurs when one cannot solve a problem in mathematics within one would normally consider simple. In the case of writers block, many find it helpful to take a break and revisit their topic after taking time away from it. It is often used to describe a temporary inability to recall a name or other information.

Mental Blocks
i)The__________answer.
ii)That's not__________.
iii)________the Ruler.
iv)Be________.
v)______is Frivolous.
vi)That's not my______.
vii)________Ambiguity.
viii)Don't be______
ix)_______is Wrong.
x)I'm not_______.

plz answer in your own ideas using mental blocks definition.

The Link Or Story Chain

During an event of the Henry Ford's assembly line, Thomas the chairman of the Plastic Surgery came to to the event with an airplane using only nylon lines to be built as a toy. Thomas wife who has a pacemaker in her heart known as YS is eager to play the alternating current using a laser pen to burn the nuclear energy from the television set.

The another thing that gives the Henry Ford's assembly line event more interesting that is Ken who is a Plastic Surgery patient came to across a technique of a "Walk On The Moon" using only plastic items to build the space ship to fly to the moon. Ken who uses a pacemaker redecorates by the solar cells by using only antibiotics to remain his own body with technology of computer , transistor radio, telephone and others. Thomas donates his house appliances into the public by using freeze-drying appliances that can give anyone energy through the "LASER CREDIT CARDS".

During the final event of the Henry Ford's assembly line, Thomas with his wife YS gave out a small movie of their lifetime relationship. They told the public that they meet with each other in the airplane that they are boarding during those days in UK. Thomas gave his wife a "LASER CREDIT CARDS" so that she can keep her mouth shut during the presented in the movietelevision. But Thomas had configured a transistor radio so that he can secretly cancel the order of each of his wife wants to buy. The event at last is very successful.