I’m really grateful for your comments, and your encouragements motivates me.
I have one general question, I always use two verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc to emphasize my point and make it clearer. Do you think is it a good idea to continue doing that or it shows that my inability to pinpoint the one appropriate word?
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Based on the content of the lecture, the arguments given for the non-adaptation of ecocertification by wood companies is not as trivial as the reading suggest. The professor gives lucid logical reasons that counteract and neutralize the factors described in the passage.
Considering the overall distrust and doubt American citizens show toward advertisement in consumer products, it is not necessarily true that they treat every ad and labels on the products the same. In contrast, most of them, especially the more ecologically aware, more caring customers, significantly look different upon the frequent deceiving labels put up by the companies themselves, compared with those certified by a third, independent party that enjoys international reputation and credit. So in essence, they trust in the authenticity of these ecocertifications and thus will be inclined to purchase them.
Regarding the natural disposition of American customers to buy cheaper products in all cases and circumstances, the claim seems to have ignored some exceptions. For instance, a recent study on how people's choices are affected by the price of items, is indicative of the fact that, when the price gap between two items in a category is negligible (within 5 percent), other factors beside the price also come into play and affect their decision, as is the case in wood products which differ only by a couple of bucks in price.
The last argument points out to the alleged innecessity of wood companies of this ecocertification process because export does not constitute a large part of the income. This is not a reasonable explanation that would eradicate the adoption of this system, since if they do not accommodate the needs of local environment-friendly customers, foreign companies will jump and use this opportunity to take a significant part of the market and they will be at loss.
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Independent: It is more important for students to learn concept and ideas that it is for them to learn facts
For centuries, human kind has been pondering over what contributes a prosperous and successful life and guarantees survival in this dynamic volatile world. One may even argue that establishing educational institutions was an attempt on our side, to provide a possible solution to this prominent mystery. But after a while, the question changed to, even if we surmise that education leads to a better life, what should be the focus of education, meticulously memorizing facts, or somehow instead extract the gist of scientific inquiry. In the rest of the essay, I argue that the latter is of more importance and I will add some details to clarify my point.
We live in societies where automation and technological advancement has substituted most of the traditional mechanical arduous tasks, which constantly required human supervision and observation. For instance, the need for human workers in a tremendous number of factories has been elevated and most of the process is being controlled and run by smart machines and methods instead. Indeed not only we need less workers, we are also experiencing a downsize in the clerical staff too. This is the result of the evolutionary magic that Internet has brought about, we don't need a lot of salespersons because online shopping is really widespread and popular. So mechanical perfunctory jobs are not in demand any more, instead we need people who can think analytically and reform the process using innovative ideas. Consequently, learning the essence of science, not just rudimentary facts, and learning how to analyze and improve procedures, is of more value, and this is undoubtedly the result of learning the core of the materials.
As I've mentioned before, having a more analytical mindset is the result of more emphasis on learning concepts and ideas. This enhanced ability of mind, is also useful in other realm of life. As a concrete example, in social interactions, individuals who analyze the situation without losing any details, can resolve challenges and problems more conveniently, because they don't fall into the trap of thinking into stereotype and presumed patterns.
The last but not the least explanation I give, is that in real life the exact situations , as is described in the textbook is very unlikely to trigger. So if you have learned the principles instead of mere examples of that phenomenon, you can apply it in any circumstances and conditions and you are not bound to limited set of applications. Like how a doctor, is able to prognosis a disease based on the symptoms and also analyze the possible interactions it might have with other maladies that the patient may exhibit, instead of just having learned the specific symptoms of each disease.
All in all, I believe critical thinking provides tremendous advantages to us, and we should move toward thinking more analytically about science and our studies.
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