Prescribed Title Outline

Jason Peterson

January 4, 2010

Prescribed Title 10 Outline

Prescribed Title 10: What similarities and differences are there between Scientific and Historical Explanations?

Opening:

In the opening paragraph I will refer to the key words used in the question. They are “similarities,” “differences,” “between,” “Scientific,” and “Historical Explanations.” From this I will build my thesis, which will reference the similarities between science and historical explanation in the first body paragraph and then the differences in the second body paragraph. Throughout the body paragraphs I will refer to different ways of knowing and examples to justify my claim.

Body Paragraphs:

1.) Similarities between the scientific and historical explanation:

· Aok: Chemistry and Physics vs. History

· Wok: Focus on Perception and Reason

§ Each use empirical knowledge to learn and gain more knowledge, (implications/ counterclaims of this….)

§ Deductive reasoning skills are needed to put pieces together in everyday events that occur in these areas, (implications/ counterclaims of this….)

· Examples: Judgment Day: Intellectual Design on Trial, What the Bleep do we Know, The Cheques Lab & Carr, Just the Facts Ma’am

2.) Differences between the scientific and historical explanation:

· Aok: Chemistry and Physics vs. History

· Wok: Focus on Language and Emotion

§ Language can me misinterpreted and “lost-in-translation” (implications/ counterclaims of this….)

§ Emotion can overrule Reason and thus biases come into play (implications/ counterclaims of this….)

· Examples: Japanese Revisionist History, The Cheques Lab & Carr, Stanford Prison Experiment

Conclusion:

Re-summarize what was previously stated in the opening paragraph and two body paragraphs as well as put in my own personal biases. Complete final paragraph with a whole complete thought thus ending the compare and contrast essay smoothly.

Bibliography

Cunningham, Philip J. Japanese Revisionist History.

<http://www.howardwfrench.com/archives/2005/04/12/japans_revisionist_history/> April 11, 2005. Accessed January 5, 2010.

Henly, Carolyn P. The Cheques Lab & Carr. <http://home.comcast.net/~cphenlymbk2006/ibnapresentation.htm > July 16, 2008. Access January 5, 2010.

Lepore, Jill. Just the Facts Ma’am. <http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2008/03/24/080324crat_atlarge_lepore > March 24, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2010.

McMaster, Joseph. Judgment Day: Intellectual Design on Trial. A Production by NOVA and Vulcan Productions, Inc. in association with The Big Table Film Company, © 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc.

What the Bleep do we Know?

Zimbardo, Philip G. The Standford Prison Experiment. < http://www.prisonexp.org/ > 1999-2009, Accessed January 5, 2010.