How can a war between one state be called a “civil” war? How can it be “civil” if people are beheading‚ blowing up and starving each other? How can a country let another larger country divide its people like that? In Half of a Yellow Sun‚ Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie writes about the Biafran War‚ or Nigerian Civil War. Adichie recounts this through the lenses of the Igbo people trying to secede to create their own state of Biafra. Adichie wrote this with a political purpose‚ one of the four motives of
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its readers with information‚ but what the reader very often does not recognize is the bias within the articles. Bias is not so easily recognized. Writers have the gift to blend the bias in with their work. It is so well done‚ that in order to see the bias‚ one must thoroughly analyze the article. A person must also know what the types of bias are and how they are used. There are many different types of bias that are used in health related articles such as statistics and crowd counts‚ word choice
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We live in an age and time where society has become completely addicted to technology. Everyday a new form of technology is invented that is faster‚slimmer‚ and more accessible. Forty years ago the only way a person could access a media source was through the newspaper‚radio‚or television. Society is now able to access media sources from virtually anywhere in the habitable world. The media has taken advantage of this and has become one of the biggest industries in the world. Everyday millions of
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Explain how Agard uses language and form to put forward his point of view in the poem ‘half caste’ using examples from the poem. ‘Half caste’ is a performance poem written by a man named John Agard; a Jamaican who immigrated to England in 1977. He wrote this poem with the sole purpose of presenting his views on the derogatory term “half cast‚” which are aggressive towards the racist suggestion that anyone with a mixed race background should be considered as half a person. Agard uses repetition to
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today’s world grows ever faster‚ we seem forever on the go. With so much to do and so little time to do it in‚ how are we to cope? Some people prefer to follow their personal thought‚ even if it is alternatively all the time. As far as I am concerned‚ having a carefully plan is considered the most efficient method. To begin with‚ having a plan enable you realize the clear goal. Well begun is half done‚ as the saying goes. If you know your ambitious‚ you would motivate yourself to learn more. For example
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How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live In the article “How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live”‚ the author Steven Johnson writes about Twitter and its impact on how we live. Twitter is a social network site that lets you make status updates with up to 140 characters. You follow celebrities or people you know and tweet about your daily activities‚ how you are feeling‚ what you are eating‚ etc. The author says Twitter is so interesting because it gives you a glimpse of someone’s daily routine‚ and
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PSY150 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR TERM PROJECT Concept 1. Actor Observer Bias (Chapter 2) Actor observer bias is a type of bias in attribution process. In actor observer bias‚ people tend to interpret and react the same situation in different ways because of the position that they are in. As a result‚ they -as actors and observers- make different statements about the same situation. In fact‚ if a person is in the actor position‚ the attributions that s/he makes are based on the external factors
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Bias is putting across an unfair or one sided opinion. If you had to write a fair and true story of a hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings you would have to describe exactly happened. VS. “The Leafs were so lucky on Saturday. The superb and skillful Wings players were beaten by the lucky‚ cheating Leafs players. The referee was totally biased. He allowed five goals that were all offside. I have never seen so much luck and cheating.” This story of a hockey
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biased individuals cancel out any other viewpoint unless in agreement. To be bias‚ one thinks their way is the only way. People who are bias do not care about others opinions nor take others beliefs into consideration. If someone thinks or believes differently‚ those who are bias automatically believe that person is incorrect. Bias individuals‚ regardless on what the facts prove‚ will naturally stick to their view point and never look upon it. Making the other individual’s opinion or viewpoint seem
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In our daily lives‚ we will always meet different people who will bring us inspiration and motivation. Later‚ these people will become who we admire and make us want to be like them. Role models tend to influence a great part of our live and set good examples for other people. They help us to become what we want to be‚ give us inspiration and help us. They are often influential to what we value and because of these things; they play a major role in our lives. There are a lot of things in our society
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