In your Communicating for Success book you will see an article "In Search of a Majority" by James Baldwin on page 64-65. You will also find the article on the "Digitools 9 Files" web page. Read this article (you can check out a book after school and return the beginning of school the next day), and then respond to the following questions: (150+ words)
1. Define the word conundrums in your own words. 2. Define the word majority in your words. How does that relate to the how Mr. Baldwin describes majority? 3. In your life is there a group or a person that you think holds the majority? If so how does that majority compare to the sentence definition of majority? Sentence definition - greater number of people or things When responding to another student - be sure to read the handout given last week about quality responses.
Kheigan
9/28/2011 01:51:45 pm
1. Conundrums in my own words mean the society that we live in has a majority. Majority is an expression of strength but it does not mean numbers. It means anything that puzzles, or confuses you or a group.
Steven
9/29/2011 09:30:17 am
In my own words conundrum means something that does not make any sense at all like being confused. For an example for conundrums is this assignment is confusing. The internet is confusing or a conundrum.
Daniel
9/29/2011 09:43:17 am
1. What conundrums means with my own words is confusing question or a hard problem?
Daniel
9/29/2011 09:46:43 am
I am with you this assignmet is confusing or conundrun
Kyle
9/29/2011 12:30:05 pm
1. Conundrums- in my words means like a question that is hard to answer or many questions hard to answer.
Steven
9/29/2011 01:40:32 pm
Kyle you have a good deffinition for conundrums and Majority. I think you called your dad fat.
Steven
9/29/2011 01:44:00 pm
Daniel you had a clear and nice deffinition for coundrums and majority. Most parents or gardiens hold the vote.
Kheigan
9/30/2011 12:24:43 am
Kyle- you had a good definition of conundrums and majority. Most of the time our parents hold the majority.
Kheigan
9/30/2011 12:26:56 am
Steven- you had a good idea what conundrums and majority meant by your definitions. You are right that the class holds the majority.
CK
9/30/2011 04:47:57 am
1. To me conundrums means something that is a problem, something that is in the way of someone accomplishing whatever they want to accomplish.
Cole
9/30/2011 04:48:24 am
A “conundrum” is a question or phrase that is hard to answer because it is confusing. “Majority” to me means the most of something like a group vote, or the most of food or something like that. Mr. Baldwin described majority as not an expression of numbers, he thinks it is like being far about your opinions and other people opinions. When we are voting for class officers there is a group that usually has the majority. The athletes and popular kids usually when because there is more of them. I think that is kind of unfair for some people that they when, because they might want a spot and they don’t get it. It compares because there is more people voting for the popular kids and not the unpopular kids, you should vote on who would do the best job not the most popular.
Jonathan
9/30/2011 04:55:05 am
1. In my words a conundrum is like a riddle or a puzzle. It is a difficult task like a riddle. You have to work had to finish the conundrums.
Jonathan
9/30/2011 05:00:27 am
Kyle: I think yours is good. I agree with you that your families are the most majority.
Jonathan
9/30/2011 05:00:48 am
Kheigan: I agree with you but Mr. LaMunyan is evil.
Jackson
9/30/2011 05:15:17 am
1. I think conundrums is something that makes no sense at all and makes you very confused. Or possibly even a hard problem.
Logan
9/30/2011 02:05:42 pm
1. Oh lets see conundrum means a difficult or confusing problem or situation.
Tyson
9/30/2011 02:46:52 pm
1. A conundrum in my own words mean the society that we live in and all the majority of things that we have.
Tyson
9/30/2011 02:49:08 pm
Kyle- Your definition sounds convincing. You also have a good definition for minority.
Savannah
9/30/2011 02:49:28 pm
1. A conundrum is a play in words. It is like a riddle. In the story they use the word conundrum in this sentence: The moment one attempts to define this majority one is faced with several conundrums. To me this sentence means that the majority is faced with many problems.
McKenney
9/30/2011 02:50:45 pm
1. Conundrum is a riddle that usually involves a pun. Or it is a riddle that is a pun.
McKenney
9/30/2011 02:52:17 pm
Kheigan-
Bryan
9/30/2011 02:52:30 pm
1. I think the word conundrums means a riddle that usually involves a pun.
Tyson
9/30/2011 02:52:45 pm
Kheigan- Your definition also sounds convincing. You are very true about the majority thing. I think you are right about Mr. LaMunyan and Mrs. Miller.
McKenney
9/30/2011 02:54:14 pm
Logan-
Savannah
9/30/2011 02:55:36 pm
CK- I think you had a good idea that your parents hold the majority. I understood your definition on majority very well.
Bryan
9/30/2011 02:57:12 pm
Tyson- I think that your definition of conundrum is a very good way of rephrasing it. Your majority is the most basic way that I would think of it.
Cole
9/30/2011 02:58:09 pm
McKenney-
Savannah
9/30/2011 02:58:16 pm
Kheigan- I also wrote that Mr. LaMunyan has the majority in my life. I wish you wrote how they influences you in your life.
Bryan
9/30/2011 02:58:54 pm
Cole- Your definition of conundrum is a very good way of saying it. I would of never thought of it that way. Your majority is also a good way of saying it.
Cole
9/30/2011 03:00:16 pm
Logan-
Shaylyn
9/30/2011 03:02:47 pm
In my own word conundrum means a confusing problem or a difficult situation. It is also a hard choice to make. For example when you have a test that is hard there are some conundrums on the test.
Shaylyn
9/30/2011 03:07:55 pm
Kheigan- Your deffinitions where very beliveable and i agree with them for the most part. I agree that Mr. LaMunyan and Mrs. Miller have most the majority of the choices.
Jackson
9/30/2011 03:09:46 pm
CK
Shaylyn
9/30/2011 03:11:30 pm
Steven- Your deffinitions where solid and made since i agree with you words. And you are right when it comes to the class mojority with the boys have the mojority.
Jackson
9/30/2011 03:11:32 pm
Kyle
Jacob S.
9/30/2011 03:42:17 pm
1. Conundrums: means a tight or difficult spot that you or other are in. It could also meen that you or a group could be in trouble.
Jacob S.
9/30/2011 03:46:20 pm
Kyle- you have a great definition but I have to disagree with in in you definition of majority, ether way great job, and i have to agree with Steven you totally called your dad fat.
Cheyenne
9/30/2011 03:48:36 pm
1. Conundrum in my own words is like a difficult situation or like a problem that is confusing.
Katelin
9/30/2011 04:16:46 pm
1. Conundrum is a problem or situation that people deal with every day. Whether we like it or not it will be here for our whole life. That is what i think it is in my opinion.
Katelin
9/30/2011 04:19:36 pm
Jackson - I like how you explained the differences in what Mr. Baldwin was trying to state. I also like how you thought that there is more adults than children in the society.
Katelin
9/30/2011 04:21:57 pm
CK - I like your definition of conundrum and majority. I think your right about how it is 50% of majority in our everyday lives. I went with that same thought.
Logan
9/30/2011 04:49:29 pm
Jackson- I wish I had thought of that one when I was writing mine. Very good and creative example.
Logan
9/30/2011 04:53:58 pm
Kheigan- Yah, Mr. Lamunyan has the power, but not as much power as Mr. Spacek. I mean he is in charge of us, but even he has supperiors. Comments are closed.
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