Mark, if this is your personal demonstration of "critical thinking" then I
do not need to type anymore.
I shall end this stupidity here.
Nicholas
At 11:35 AM 4/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Nicholas,
>
>If that is all you got out of that class, I truly am sorry for you.
>
>I was in engineering but took a lot of "liberal" arts class --- classes
>ending in ology and such.
>
>Always keep in mind that the prof _always_ has his/her own
>viewpoint/agenda and the texts were also written from a certain
>perspective. It's not surprising that academia with a huge slant toward
>the left portrays just about everything "capitalistic, imperialistic"
>America does/did in a less than favorable light.
>
>What students should come away with from college is a "critical
>thinking" ability. Something that is woefully lacking, even in
>graduates of the most esteemed centers of learning in this country.
>
>I am all for using analogies where they are appropriate. The key word
>is appropriate. That's where critical thinking comes into play.
>
>No, that's not the difference between the US and Japan. Failing marks
>here. <g>
>
>Steppin' down from soapbox
>
>Let's see...some relevant content...
>
>Is it time to get my tranny serviced if it starts making a pump
>"whirring" noise when I put it in reverse? Stops making noise after
>moving 10-20 feet. <grin>
>
>Mark Rhyner
>Card carrying Democrat---of the Ronald Reagan kind <g>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas McKinney [SMTP:nickmckinn@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 1998 10:30 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Japanese Crap
>
>
> Anyone who believes that the Japanese were any worse than the
>Americans at
> the time needs to get to a university level history 101 course
>and read
> about how Panama was created (and countless other things we
>did). The
> difference between the US and the Japanese is that the US was
>successful in
> what it did.
>
> Nicholas
>
>
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