Ayoung woman hears cicadas chirping outside of her window. the last time she heard this noise, she was a teenager in middle school (about 13 years ago). the fact that these insects emerge every 13 years is due to the fact that cicadas have clocks.

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?