Comprehension Check

Comprehension Check

In the case of Samuel Adams, Samuel possibly used strategies like persuading others. Being a reporter you need to know how to connect with different types of people. Samuel Adams reputation was not good but he stood by what he believed even though it might not have made others like him. Samuel also had to know the facts about what he was writing about in local newspapers, and that is how he gained political influence.

Building a good foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events can be important because you need to know the facts about what you are talking about. It is good to prepare beforehand if you are going to talk on any subject that anyone can respond or give their opinion. Having a good understanding about the material you read can be helpful too. Knowing all the facts on the subject you will be talking about lets you present the material to the audience better and they will be able to understand the key points.

Thomas Hutchinson mad a moral judgment at the time of The Boston Tea Party. Thomas believed that it was important to uphold the supremacy of the law. Many of the local merchants did not agree with Thomas, but he did what he felt was right. Samuel Adams was a revolutionary leader in the time of the Boston Massacre. I would say that Samuel Adams moral judgment was different from Thomas Hutchinson moral judgment. Samuel Adams writing aroused the locals in the time of The Boston Massacre. The locals reacted off what Samuel was writing in the newspaper which caused them to get hostile.

Both Samuel Adams and Thomas Hutchinson faced many dilemmas when taking steps to become individuals and historical figures. Both Samuel and Thomas had to take a look at their self personally. They had to think on their own and not on what others thought. Other steps they took were chosen what was best for them by resisting the pressure of what others thought about them when they made their decisions.

Resistance to Change relates to a common habit that hinders critical thinking for Samuel Adams. I think this because in his time of being a writer for the newspaper, there was times when new changes was approaching and what he wrote caused the local people to people to rebel against the changes. In Thomas Hutchinson case he dealt with Conformity hinders because at the Boston Tea Party he refused to return the ships with taxed tea back to Britain. The one hindering habit that Thomas Hutchinson experienced wasn't a bad habit but it could become one. Examining your first impression of the problem can help you overcome the habits that hinder thinking.