BMCC OpenLab | Alex Castillo | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/alexcastillo001/activity/ Activity feed for Alex Castillo. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:11:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d5a33b36baa49d486c1febcd1a20f7d6 Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Conversation 8 - Alex Castillo in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2817 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:21:29 -0500 Conversation 8 – Alex CastilloThe movie “Parasite” is about a poor family who has the opportunity to work for a rich family doing house work. However, […]

]]> 0 e6339b8f3f44c1a365f48232712b6d5b Alex Castillo posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/2023/10/30/essence-edmonds-outline-and-draft/#comment-472 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:00:20 -0500 1.Does the draft include a thesis statement/ conclusion? What is it? Is it clearly stated and arguable?
Yes both the thesis and conclusion are clearly stated and well-written.

2.Does every body paragraph begin with a premise/ topic sentence that supports the thesis?
Yes every body paragraph has a great premise that strengthens their…[Read more]

In reply to - Essence Edmonds wrote a new blog post Essence Edmonds outline and draft in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 – 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive Essence Edmonds outline and draft ]]> ace50370e1cdfde10ae7bec2d179bac8 Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Alex Castillo - Outline and Draft in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2656 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 02:09:28 -0400 Alex Castillo – Outline and DraftTopic: Sports Safety Intro: (hook, intro to topic, thesis statement) Premise 1: Sports are an important part of […]

]]> 1 50c011876cb57b46b13d6a8910242be8 Alex Castillo posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/2023/10/29/2620/#comment-412 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:52:21 -0400 I think this a great example of this fallacy.

In reply to - Jeff Jerez wrote a new blog post Jeff Jerez Conv.7 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 – 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive Jeff Jerez Conv.7 So, the fallacy I went with is Genetic. […] ]]> debc8ff5a1f8697a68b0b3e9af920d1f Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Alex Castillo - Conversation 7 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2654 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:50:53 -0400 Alex Castillo – Conversation 7The fallacy I chose is personal incredulity. This fallacy is when someone claims something isn’t true simply because they […]

]]> 1 cce02590c7e4a748265048ed31732cb6 Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Conversation 5 - Alex Castillo in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2439 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 02:23:00 -0400 Conversation 5 – Alex CastilloIn the TED talk by Barry Schwartz, he claims that having too many choices is worse than having few choices. One of the […]

]]> 0 cf86f6a2b0f51bb27ff8f6ae86c7905b Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Alex Castillo - Conversation 4 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2396 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:11:00 -0400 Alex Castillo – Conversation 4I chose an article from CultRecovery101.com called “Who Joins Cults, and Why”. I chose this article because it intrigued […]

]]> 2 d23d45bdacf94a9952b37eb266dba1dd Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Alex Castillo - Conversation 3 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2333 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:32:23 -0400 Alex Castillo – Conversation 3The story I chose for this conversation is the story of Hunter Biden’s lawsuit against IRS whistleblowers. In the story […]

]]> 0 3348fcc2a1f7f1a55017f2285392328c Alex Castillo posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/2023/09/10/conversation-2-language-ov/#comment-32 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:38:04 -0400 I agree with you Olivia. This song and music video portray inequality to minorities in this country. Matsoukas does a great job at making Beyoncé’s ideas come to life in the music video. As shown by the details in the scene with Beyoncé resting on the sinking police car. As well as the boy dancing in front of the officers.

In reply to - Olivia Vanora wrote a new blog post Conversation 2 – Language OV in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 – 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive Conversation 2 – Language OVThe song Formation […] ]]> 7421984ac0a6a298c8547385fc4555fb Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Alex C Convo 2 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2285 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:31:47 -0400 Alex C Convo 2In Beyoncé’s “Formation”, she expresses many themes. One of them was police brutality. As shown in a scene in the music […]

]]> 0 b8ade6bb7c6397ab3da9447bf6d731d5 Alex Castillo posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/2023/09/04/justin-centeno-conv-1/#comment-19 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:11:48 -0400 Hello Justin, I agree with Gary Meegan as well. I believe if we see critical thinking as an art we can use it passively as you said in your post. If we can improve our critical thinking and learn to use it passively, it becomes a very useful tool that can help us in all aspects of our life.

In reply to - Justin Centeno wrote a new blog post Justin Centeno Conv 1 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 – 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive Justin Centeno Conv 1Both Garry Meegan and Jesse […] ]]> ea2b6dee5dc8b3d3ce8dd7d1fbb6daf6 Alex Castillo wrote a new blog post Alex Castillo Convo 1 in the group Critical Thinking CRT 100 - 054W/ Fall 2023/ Prof. Barnes/ Online/ Writing Intensive https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crt100-054w-fall23-barnes/?p=2224 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:58:51 -0400 Alex Castillo Convo 1I agree strongly with Dr. Richard Paul’s view on critical thinking. He stated critical thinking was the “art of […]

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