What is the meaning of this excerpt? the speaker believes that she and her peers ought to be in charge of assigning sentences in cases like hesters. the speaker believes she and her peers ought to be acknowledged for their good standing in the community. the speaker believes that the older women of the church ought to be allowed to serve as magistrates. the speaker believes that the magistrates have been too strict in their handling of hesters case?

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?