WEEK 11: SCENARIOS TO TEST YOUR DEFINITIONS AGAINST

1)  A person has  Baccalaureate degree, but they weren't content with their field of study, so they only half heartedly worked toward their degree.  Also, they cheated on the final exam that they took right before getting the degree.  Can they still be considered intelligent?
-This person can still be considered intelligent, although he or she does not deserve to have earned their Baccalaureate degree in the instance of them cheating on the final exam. Working hard to earn this degree would be under the category of "book smarts." A person must apply their self in order to become more intelligent. "Common sense" also plays a part in this by having to know that it is not smart at all to cheat on the most crucial exam of your whole college career, even though they did not get caught. It says that they were not content with their field of study; maybe if they would have had more "experience" with it, it would have helped them out a lot.


2)  Bill Gates was a college drop out.  Do we consider him intelligent?  Why or why not?  How might this affect your criteria for your definition of intelligence?
-Although a college drop out, Bill Gates is still considered an intelligent man in my book. He worked extremely hard to get what he wanted and in the end it paid out very nicely. Since 1995 he has been ranked among the world's most wealthiest people. An honor which so very much requires "true intelligence." "Common sense" is needed in his unique situation by knowing how and when to make investments. Knowing the situation at large would require "book smarts." Although, he might not have had an extreme amount of "experience," he still had to have had some to plan out his fortune.


3)  A man with a BA goes into politics and proposes going to war with another country.  He knows the war will drag out, and he knows many people will be killed during the duration of it.  Was this an intelligent decision?  Are people we admit are intelligent allowed to make unintelligent decisions from time to time?  Why or why not?  How might this affect your criteria for your definition of intelligence?
-This man seems to be less intelligent than he might think of himself. Although, the decision if his wanting of war is now known, he drags himself down on the intelligence poll a mighty good bit. In my opinion, it was not a very intelligent decision, but his backing for it may explain why he wanted it in the first place. Yes, no one person in this world is perfect. Everyone makes and if not will eventually make at least one mistake in their life. Most "intelligent" people will make mistakes, because at that point in time it is what they thought was right. This would only effect my criteria a small bit, because the only part they would be lacking is "common sense." If they had this, they would not be considering killing millions of people for no reason.