Response Paper 2 1. How would you explain the similarities and differences between fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias to someone who was not familiar with the two concepts? Fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias are similar in that they both are errors made using perception. Fundamental attribution error deals with wrongly explaining a behavior based on some factors that are internal. It can also be explained as over exaggerating a reason behind a person’s behavior or
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"Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America." by: Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich’s‚ Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America‚ is a book that strives to change the way America perceives its working poor. Achieving the American Dream can be difficult‚ if not impossible for many people with stumbling blocks and obstacles along the way as portrayed in Nickel and Dimed‚ due to the cost of living in contrast to the wage of low or middle class earners. Nickel
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A woman who has made her name very well known throughout history and American Government is the late Barbara Jordan. Barbara Charline Jordan‚ and attorney and American politician‚ was born on February 21‚ 1936 in Houston‚ Texas. Throughout her career she served as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979‚ and as a professor at various universities and institutes. Jordan’s education began at Robertson elementary and Phillis Wheatley high school in Houston’s fifth
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Barbara Liskov Barbara Liskov (born November 7‚ 1939 as Barbara Jane Huberman) is an American computer scientist[2] who is an institute professor at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology and Ford Professor of Engineering in its School of Engineering’s electrical engineering and computer sciencedepartment.[3] Life and career Liskov was born in 1939 California‚ the eldest of Jane (née Dickhoff) and Moses Huberman’s four children.[4] She earned her BA in mathematics at the University of California
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Sanders’ primary appeal is pathos‚ and he uses it in various ways to illustrate his purpose. Firstly‚ his diction demonstrates use of pathos‚ because the author incorporates words with emotional contexts and meanings such as “seductive”‚ “unglamorous”‚ “tolerance”‚ and “respect”. Second of all‚ Sanders connects with the reader and their feelings through the use and repetition of personal pronouns‚ especially “we”‚ “our”‚ and “you”. On the same note‚ the author employs words such as “people”‚ “human”
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The Process of Serving Tables The job of a server is more difficult than most people think. Many Americans love to dine at restaurants whether it’s to celebrate a special occasion‚ or just to save them the trouble of cooking dinner at home. Waiting tables is an art form requiring skill‚ mental focus‚ charm and smarts. I have been a server at Fats Asia Bistro for about four years now and consistently notice many of my guests lack the understanding of my profession. This can result in mediocre tips
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Barbara is convinced that low-wage workers will not put up with their condition any longer. I agree that the low-wage lifestyle is unfair and impractical due to laborious work for small pay‚ high cost of living and little pay and long processing applications. In chapter one of the book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich she moved to Florida where she started her new life as a waitress making two dollars and forty-three cents
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Boundaries in United States and People’s Worldview People can be grouped automatically by their culture‚ age‚ class‚ beliefs and so on. Perhaps on a subconscious level‚ we were thinking people with the same worldview were able to get along with each other. Not only people from broader society‚ but also American college students have their groups often defined by language. Someone goes out with only fixed number of people‚ and rarely change all the time. Someone is even isolated by others because
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Fulton The Florida panther is a beautiful subtropical subspecies of the North American cougar. Unfortunately the Florida panther is one of the most endangered animals in the world. The Florida panther was one of the first species to be added to the U.S. Endangered Species List in 1973. Most Florida panthers remain alive in captivity; there are less than one hundred panthers in the wild. The few that are still in the wild are found in a few places in southern Florida. Places like the Everglades
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Florida’s Everglades has many values to Florida. Many animals live there‚ that’s why many people would like to help to keep the environment clean. The Everglades is described as a swamp or forested wetland‚ the Everglades is actually a very slow-moving river. The Everglades‚ a famous region in Southern Florida‚ are a wetland ecosystem home to tropical and marshland plant and animal species. Many bad things in the Everglades have happened and is still happening‚ but also good things are happening
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