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    Stereotypes on Terrorists

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    they are terrorizing; and so they are motivated to avenge or liberate their country and it’s people. Stereotypes are insulting to those they are directed towards‚ and this stereotype of terrorists and men of arab origin is rude and inappropriate even though we may have good reason to believe it’s true; and it also may be playing into the hands of the real terrorist’s. There is currently a stereotype in our society which causes us to classify arab and muslim men as terrorist. Though not many people

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    The Myth of Multitasking

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    The Myth of Multitasking‚ an article by Christine Rosen expresses peoples’ attempt to work like computers; executing multiple tasks concurrently in a shorter time span. Multitasking is the ability to swing attentions in between tasks by evaluating the importance of the tasks on hand and prioritising them. Technology has made it possible to multitask and soon‚ corporate workers began to include multitasking as a proficiency to portray themselves as tech savvy and efficient. The article “Who can

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    “The American Political Tradition” published in 1948 was written by a well-known historian at Colombia University. Richard Hofstadter was born on August 6‚ 1916‚ in Buffalo‚ New York. He attended both the University of Buffalo and Columbia University where he studied philosophy and history. Hofstadter was married twice and later in 1970 died from leukemia. Throughout his life Hofstadter had a lot of published works including Social Darwinism in American Thought‚ William Leggett‚ Spokesman of Jacksonian

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    The Beauty Myth

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    Their responsibilities were to cook‚ clean‚ take care of their children and their husbands. Women’s lives were extremely limited during the Victorian Era. Today woman are considered prisoners in their own bodies. As stated in the article “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf‚ women do not feel as free as they want to. Society puts pressure on women to be “beautiful”. Society’s meaning of beauty is based on looks rather than personality. When it comes to TV‚ magazines and even dolls‚ beautiful women are

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    Gilgamesh Myths

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    Myths and Fables The Scriptures are full of supernatural events‚ such as the Creation‚ Jesus’ crucifixion‚ and the world-wide flood. It also references many ancient tribes and peoples who were‚ at the very least‚ strange— if not‚ also undeniably supernatural. Not only that‚ but many stories and legends from ancient times very much mirror the Biblical accounts. One example of the tribes are the Anakim‚ a tribe of Canaanites from about the time of Moses and Joshua. The Anakim were the descendants

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    Stereotype Threat

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    Supplemental Reading: Stereotype Threat In the article “A Threat in the Air: How Stereotypes Shape Intellectual Identity and Performance‚” Claude Steele discusses the empirical methods used to test a psychological theory called stereotype threat. Stereotype threat offers a new method for interpreting “group differences in standardized test scores‚” particularly for African-Americans taking standardized verbal tests and for women taking standardized math tests (p. 613). It states that if someone is

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    Myths and Heroes

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    Allow me to start with the definition of what is called a myth and what is called a hero. There is not one and a unique definition of the word myth but there are many. As a matter of fact‚ we have to distinguish between ancient mythology and today’s mythology. Ancient mythology consists of folklore stories that put in connection the world of Gods and the world of Men. So we hear about supernatural people and conflicts between the gods that fight over the earth; but nowadays mythology has modified

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    Elements of Religious Tradition REL/134 World Religious Traditions II November 26‚ 2012 Elements of Religious Tradition There are hundreds of religions and belief systems around the world which have their own sets of traditions and practices. These traditions and practices are used by their followers to describe and encourage a relationship with the divine and also sacred time. Also depending on if the religion or belief system identifies with a deity or nature these traditions also describe their

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    Cultural Myths

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    being advertised and sold are glamorized to appear faultless so that our attention is drawn to the benefits. Unfortunately‚ there are drawbacks and the fact that these inventions and conveniences are supposed to be quick and helpful could be a mere myth. This might lead one to ask if all the things we think we need to help us are really conveniences or merely burdensome. An example of something that is very useful and convenient‚ but at the same time could be very problematic would be the computer

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    BlackBeard Myths

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    years ago: he is arguably the most famous pirate ever to set sail. There are many legends‚ myths and tall tales concerning Blackbeard the pirate. Are any of them true? Legend: Blackbeard hid buried treasure somewhere: Fact: Sorry. This legend persists anywhere Blackbeard ever spent significant time‚ such as North Carolina or New Providence. In reality‚ pirates rarely (if ever) buried treasure. The myth comes from the classic story Treasure Island‚ which incidentally features a pirate character

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