Which functional group has the major responsibility for countering a specific movement?

What is the role of institutions in society - do they perform positive functions, or simply work in the interests of the powerful and against the powerless? (a related question here is why do our life chances vary by class, gender and ethnicity)

When something is moving, it is in motion. pressing the gas pedal in a car will put the car in motion. two important properties of motion are speed and direction. speed is how fast an object is moving. tony and tanya both run for the same amount of time, in the same direction. tanya runs much further than tony in that time. how does tony's speed compare to tanya's speed? a) their speed is equal. b) tony is slower than tanya. c) tony is faster than tanya. d) without a stopwatch, you can't say for certain.

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?