{"id":603,"date":"2019-05-04T06:49:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T06:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/zaid\/?p=603"},"modified":"2019-05-13T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T09:00:04","slug":"fspe0032-introduction-to-academic-reading-and-writing-week-1-parts-of-an-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zaid\/fspe0032-introduction-to-academic-reading-and-writing-week-1-parts-of-an-argument\/","title":{"rendered":"FSPE0032: Week 1 &#8211; Parts of an Argument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In class, we have discussed the differences between the kind of writing assignments you wrote in school and the kind that you will be writing as an undergraduate.<\/p>\n<p>We also discuss on 4 issues academically. Below\u00a0are the list of issues that we discussed in class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Issue 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The issue of using robots and AI &#8211; Is it possible for humans to fall in love with robots?<\/p>\n<p>And these are the videos that we went into:<\/p>\n<p>1.Boston Dynamics:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Boston Dynamics&#039; Robots Became Internet Favorites | WIRED\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hMtABzjslXA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. Japan&#8217;s Population Plunge and AI:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Japan&#039;s population is plunging -- can they fill the void with robots?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gfw6vIl8ILk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>3. Respond to David Levy&#8217;s book:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/12\/02\/books\/review\/Henig-t.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Print this article, have a read, print it and bring it to class<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issue 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Politics &#8211; President Trump Building the Wall near Mexico<\/p>\n<p>This is the video of a reporter asking about the wall that the President promises (watch until 2:58):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CNN reporter presses Trump: You promised Mexico would pay for wall\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlcj-9yYRYk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We will analyze President Trump&#8217;s argument based on the Study.com video I&#8217;m gonna show you in class.<\/p>\n<p>Later we contrast President Trump&#8217;s way of arguing with Occasio-Cortez in raising the issue of the wealth gap in America in the Cannabis Industry (watch until 2:00)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asks KINFOLK Dispensary Owner About Racial Justice in the Cannabis Industry\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chna4pMsELM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We analyse Occasio-Cortez&#8217;s conclusion and premises and contrast it with the kind of premises that President Trump use to support his conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>We also look at our own equivalent of President Trump &#8211; YB Ahmad Maslan &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tweet - minyak naik 10 sen, KFC ramai,  Ahmad Maslan berang\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kdhb-BHbVKk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issue 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malaysian Teenage pregnancy<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adolescent Pregnancy in Malaysia\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZBI0f_gOvh4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sExtlink-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2010\/07\/18\/time-for-a-new-look-at-sex\/\">https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2010\/07\/18\/time-for-a-new-look-at-sex\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Issue 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should Malaysia join in the Ban on Oil Palm?<\/p>\n<p>Below are the YouTube videos that you&#8217;ve watched in class.<\/p>\n<p>1. Orang Utan in My Bedroom<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rang-Tan - Greenpeace - #DropDirtyPalmOil\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Ha6xUVqezQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. Making of the Ad<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The making of the ad: Greenpeace&#039;s Rang-tan campaign\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUCh_xyDiHY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sExtlink-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DUCh_xyDiHY&amp;t=76s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DUCh_xyDiHY&amp;t=76s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. 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