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Learning Autobiography (LAB #2):
Four Liberal Arts Breadth Areas
A liberal arts education encompasses much more than just the requirements necessary for the degree program chosen. It seeks to teach students how learn in a distinct way. It creates a desire to increase knowledge of the world and how to improve communications in society. It provides the skills to use multiple intelligences, as described by Howard Gardner (1983), to engage people and foster connections.
Understanding the value of a liberal arts education is an important factor to getting the most out of it. Developing the ability to learn in a more in a more insightful way, raises global awareness and creates positive change. Growing as a person becomes a conscious exercise and …show more content…

Learning the motivation behind their actions is difficult, but necessary to promote healthy relationships. According to Kenneth Ruscio (2012), becoming liberally educated provides perspective. It raises both the questions of ‘why’ and what’. Psychology is complex and I want to learn how to understand different characteristics of human nature. Feelings and emotions are an important part of the social fabric and should be considered with appropriate significance.
Civic responsibility has an important role in society. All communities are dependent on one another. Increased knowledge of these connections helps develop methods to improve relationships. I plan to take Physiological Psychology and Statistics for Social Science. I hope these courses will teach me to understand others and relate to them in a respectful way. Validating individual perspectives encourages further engagement and cooperation.
Science/Description
The scientific field is logical thinking in action. Reasoned judgement is a learned skill that is necessary for people to apply to many situations. The ability to think critically helps connect information that is presented in a practical way. I was always afraid to apply myself in scientific classes. I thought I would not be able to understand and did not want to prove myself right. Now I know that I failed just by not …show more content…

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Gardner, Howard (1983). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books.
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Ottawa University (n.d.). Breadth area requirement at the adult campuses and on-line. Retrieved from http://ottawa.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Ottawa-University-Academics/Liberal-Arts-Studies/Breadth-Area-Requirement-at-the-Adult-Campuses-and-Online
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