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Should or should not the minimum dose be allowed in Colombia?  INTRODUCTION. Thesis: President Ivan Duque signed the decree that allows police to confiscate drugs from consumers. The decree is going to be useful or not? PARAGRAPH 1. The decree is not going to be useful because it goes against the constitution. SUPPORTING IDEA This decree attack personal freedom PARAGRAPH 2. A person does not stop using drugs by a decree SUPPORTING IDEA A person stop using drugs by knowing that, drugs can be dangerous. PARAGRAPH 3. The decree will bring more problems than normal SUPPORTING IDEA. It is going to bring exclusion problems instead of inclusion. PARAGRAPH 4. A big business. SUPPORTING IDEA. Increase the price, making this business more profitable ...
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SIXTH TASK: Where is the Outrage? Critical Pedagogy in Dark Times"

I found quite interesting the introduction of Henry, it was like a good way to summarize what is around us, and even that can be summed up in one word, oppression; that is actually what people that are in charge of power wants, make a world full of privatization and consumption. At the moment that these things became to be real, values, society rights, freedom, thinking, culture, among others are at risk, and one of the most important thing that is in danger is public schools, those that are a benefit for us   Nowadays, the role of the teacher has to be crucial for society, teachers have to teaches critical thinking, good pedagogy, values, etc. in order to have the freedom of doing correct things, because that is the need for education, and we have to take into account that the union between critical thinkers and good social citizens, is the combination that all world need. Another point, we can not be measured, we have to have the freedom to choose the relativity, because...
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FIFTH TASK

Underlying assumptions (p. 87)  "Advertising aimed at children should be banned in order to reduce this excessive peer pressure". Children are always exposed to receive all the content that exists on television. Implicit assumptions used as reasons (p. 90)    Conclusion: "It would be better if we returned to traditional methods, using leaves and roots of plants rather than mass-produced pharmaceuticals". Implicit assumption: "The same plants are often used by the pharmaceutical industry as the basis for the medicines we use even today". False premises (p. 92) T his example you can clearly see the point of view, he declares that in the countryside it is free of contamination but in reality, pollution affects anywhere on the planet Implicit arguments (p. 94)  Passage 6.27. Anna is eight years old now and it is time she was sent away to work. The farm at Nexby requires a pair of hands to help gather hay and feed the pigs and chickens. They will take...
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STEREOTYPES

Stereotypes are a generalization about characteristics imposed upon groups of people because of their race, nationality, and even sexual orientation. When we are stereotyping we infer a person a whole of range of characteristics that we assume that all members of that group have. Most of the stereotypes tend to be a negative impression in which some persons could obtain a bad reference about a person who comes from a different culture, habits, etc. Consequently, stereotypes lead to social categorization which means that society tends to do prejudice and sometimes to reject a specific group based on stereotypes. One of the most harmed with stereotypes is the Colombian people. For many years, Colombians are been categorized as "narcos" simply in the '80s existed a one of the most powerful narco in the world called Pablo Escobar. Following this, people around the world think that Colombians are the same as Pablo. As a consequence, abroad Colombians have been discriminated...
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CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Should Chimpanzee Be Considered ‘Persons’?   by: Jeff Sebo Introduction:    " You might be aware that chimpanzees can recognize themselves in a mirror, communicate through sign language, pursue goals creatively and form long-lasting friendships. You might also think that these are the kinds of things that a person can do. However, you might not think of chimpanzees as persons". Point of View:     "Only humans can be persons because only humans have the ability to use language and reason in abstract and sophisticated ways". Argument:      " One view is that only humans can be persons because humanity is the basis of personhood. However, this view is implausible. There is nothing special about species in and of themselves. They are morally arbitrary taxonomic categories. There is a great deal of variability within species, similarity among species and change in species over time". Background Information:    " The Nonhuman Righ...
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LECTURE OF STEPHEN BROOKFIELD ON CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING

According to Stephen Brookfield, he explains how the professors can change the students' minds. Many students are focusing on only superficial knowledge. But they are not taking the challenge to go deeper to analyze, explore and investigate alternative perspectives. As a result, educators have to use strategies, methods, etc, to expose students to make an effort to think with critical thinking. When a student puts in practice these strategies to think with criteria, they develop good arguments. For that, it is necessary to know the difference between analogical, inferential, induction and deduction and how it can use.  If the student has creative thinking, it has to be open-minded. The purpose is that you have to be in constant renovation with knowledge. Based on that, it is possible to draw hypotheses, ideas, mental frameworks and have experienced.
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REFLECTION TASKS PROPOSED BY STELLA COTTREELL (2005)

Reflection: emotional self-managment  F or me, my emotions and feelings are difficult to manage when I am trying to express my point of view. As a consequence, it makes feel anxiety, stress, and disturbance. When I express an opinion, I try to everyone see the importance that has a particular situation, but it is impossible to change the point of views. So I deal with these by listening to other people and try to be impartial and do not focus on my own point of view. Reflection: Influences on my thinking    For me, the influences on my own thinking that I need to be most aware of so they don’t prejudice my thinking are my preconceptions and beliefs because sometimes  I think we all have believed and analyzed in the same way but in reality, we all have different visions. So I deal with this by being conscious that there are different concepts and are valid, and to do that, I have to be more open-minded. Reflection: Challenging opinions For me, the th...
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