Can we really measure intelligence?

            This article portrayed some new ideas I have never thought about before when thinking about how smart people really are. They talk about the different types of IQ tests and other studies that portray a special skill of having intelligence in one individual. For many years peoples power they possess in their brain has been measured by intelligence. What is it that they are actually measuring?

            By telling someone to read some questions and have them answer the questions, and whatever comes back as a result, is how intelligent you really are. Wrong. There needs to be many other factors taken into consideration. Things like a person’s age, gender, race, where you grew up are all factors to think about. Telling someone how smart they are by having them answer questions that don’t really pertain to them or what they will need to do in life isn’t a correct way of telling them they are incompetent. IQ tests have been around since before they really even knew what they were testing for.  

            Intelligence has many different ways to show, the main two are crystalized and fluid intelligence. Crystalized is basically the knowledge you would have learned directly from getting the education that is required by law. On the other hand fluid intelligence is gained by learning to solve new things on your own. Scientists have been finding new ways to classify intelligence based on many different factors than the traditional math and verbal skills. I totally agree that our intelligence isn’t really something that should be measured by schooling. We have fallen from our roots of being able to be independent and not worry about a test score limiting you to a unsuccessful future.

  After reading this article I feel about the same as I did before. This article in my opinion was correct about almost everything they talked about.  It is almost common sense to know that most of the murders or killings we have were cause because of males. Males sometimes feel a sense of manhood being lost and they feel they should do something super irrational and act out in a way that makes them feel like a man again. The main reason for males and females to have a wide difference in killing or being killed, is age. “At age 10, males and females have an equal probability of being murdered. But by the time men are into their 20's, they become six times more likely to be murdered.”- statement from CNN news. At the same time males also have a greater competitive drive than females do. It is a natural instinct to be better than the next person. Being put into high risk situations compels males to be the most macho manly man possible.  

            Giving mentally unstable males, a competitive drive alone can be enough to spark a flame that could get out of hand but as soon as you add guns it gets twice as easy. When people get together and add drugs, alcohol, and guns it almost always ends in a conflict. So us as males should be more careful in choosing the situations we get ourselves in. We also need to be careful when picking the people we surround ourselves by. "After I picked up the handgun," he explained, "I brought it back to my room and felt a new sense of power. Who's the alpha male now, bitches?" this is a quote out of the article I read. That alone makes me feel like I should have trust issues.

I do not really agree with them saying they won’t take videos of gay people. If I owned a videography business I would personally take all the business I could get. Whether they are gay, straight, or bi I would take a video of their wedding if they asked me too. That company has every right to deny anyone service if they want to. They don’t feel right video taping a gay couple because of their religious beliefs, that is allowed because of our first amendment in the constitution. I feel that there was no need for a big lawsuit over this. They were just trying to get money out of people for no apparent reason. That was a huge waste of everyone’s time and money to take this to court. If you get denied a service move on to the next place and do what it takes to get your stuff done without infringing on other people’s beliefs.  If this would have happened in many different states, other than Minnesota, they wouldn’t even be allowed to take this matter to court. You are different than what people are used to. Get ready to be treated different. Life is easy if you make it that way.

My first memory is from when I was probably 2 years old. I was at a Roslyn baseball game and Tyler Block and Jeff Johnson gave me a piece of bubble gum and i just swallowed it and asked for more right away. (This was the first time I tried gum.)

The first lie I remember telling was that i was a backup spiderman actor behind hamann.

My proposed amendment

The availability of a minimum wage shall not be allowed. One shall work for the amount of what they are worth. Wage will not be depended on age, gender, marital status, or whether you have kids, but by a persons value to their employer.

Us-The pile of trophies.

Cs- Under armour

Ur- getting trophies

Cr- using under armour to kill animals.

5^th amendment

You do not have to answer any question you are asked if you don’t want to.
The 5^th amendment gives you the right to not incriminate yourself.

What is the historical background of this amendment?

It was added to the constitution in 1789 for the protection of the people.

What does this amendment mean today?

It means you don’t have to testify if you don’t want to. In the court room, you can get yourself in trouble without even knowing you are.

Present examples of current issues involving this amendment.

A Texas man’s conviction was overturned because of a 5^th amendment violation.