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2004-05 Winner: “The Capitalization of Intelligence: How Spellbound Transforms Education into a Commodity Through Metaphor” by Scott Hanes
“The Capitalization of Intelligence” by Scott Hanes PDF A documentary such as Spellbound, chronicling “the story of eight American children” (Spellbound) who competed in the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, can initially seem trifling to most viewers. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2004-05, American Dream, film, Joan Didion, metaphor, National Spelling Bee, Scott Hanes, Sentimental Journeys, Spellbound
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2003-04 Winner: “Constructing Knowledge: The Role of Human Limitations in Scientific Reasoning” by Katherine Liu
“Constructing Knowledge” by Katherine Liu PDF Humans have always relished organizing the world into neat and definite quantities, to which they can easily relate. It is a pursuit that has consumed man throughout the ages. Modern scientists feverishly search for … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2003-04, Einstein, Katherine Liu, language, metaphor, relativity, science, scientific models, scientific reasoning
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