Hum 114 Comprehension Check

University of Phoenix Material

Comprehension Check

• Access the Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings located under the materials section of your student website.

• Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.

• Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each of the following questions.

1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained and the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams, or both, likely used to develop and improve his thinking prior to taking a stand and acting according to his beliefs.

A: Thomas Hutchinson and Samuel Adams were very well identified as leaders in the 18th century. Hutchinson was a governor and Adams talked in relation to the concerns of the public health in the United States. One thing they did have in common is that they defended the people’s right. Thomas Hutchinson was only attempting to fix the problem with the act of trading and with money. Samuel Adams was a writer for different newspapers and magazines that was his way of communicating with the people.

2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party.

A: Creating some sort of foundation in an individual’s life is very important. Having foundations for things in your life makes any type of situation easier to deal with. My two children, six sisters, parents, and my best friends are my foundations in life. Without them, I know I would not be the more mature version of myself today. Everything and everyone has a foundation, just like houses and such. Foundations are what make things work in everything that we do, like growing up from being a child, to an adolescent then becoming an adult. Even as a child there are foundations laid to et you to the adolescent stage of your life.

3. Explain the basis of the moral judgments made by Samuel Adams...