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    and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their

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    changing media‚ changing china This page intentionally left blank CHANGING MEDIA‚ CHANGING CHINA Edited by Susan L. Shirk 2011 Oxford University Press‚ Inc.‚ publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic

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    Stereotypes are Just Stereotypes Do you care about your culture? Is it a major part of your life? Culture is what makes up a person’s life. Most people base their opinions on stereotypes‚ but culture is way more. Culture is important because most people use stereotypes‚ judge based upon stereotypes‚ and don’t actually know about the other culture/race. Great amounts of people use stereotypes and take them seriously. Society does stick to stereotypes and use them‚ even if they are or aren’t

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    Stereotypes What is a stereotype? A stereotype is a simplified image of a person‚ group‚ etc. Does stereotyping save us the trouble of finding out what the world is like? Are stereotypes damaging? Is there anything positive or helpful about stereotyping? Robert L. Heilbroner in‚ "Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgments" and Brent Staples in‚ "Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders his Power to Alter Public Space"‚ make it clear on why people stereotype and the effect it has on others. Judging

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    to change their views on these so-called “nerds” and “geeks”‚ Fridman incorporates compare and contrast‚ language‚ and rhetorical strategies into his writing. First‚ Fridman provides examples to support his claim by using the strategy compare and contrast. By providing examples that both support and give a two-sided perspective on the topic‚ the author succeeds in accurately delivering an academically backed argument as to why “america needs its nerds”. To show‚ Fridman compares the United States

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    A stereotype often affects a way a group of people are seen as a whole. Misconceptions and stereotypes can sometimes be misunderstood or overused‚ and be used in an invalid manner. Many people are being stereotyped because of a small portion of the larger group of people. A misconception occurs when an untrue stereotype is brought upon them. From teachers to rappers‚ every group of people have their own stereotypes. Stereotypes do not necessarily portray a group of people negatively‚ such as all

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    first century athletes are recognized more and treated better than someone who is just an ordinary student or a person who is considered a “smart kid‚” or “nerd.” Just like Leonid Fridman states in “America Needs its Nerds‚” “Nerds are ostracized while athletes are idolized.” (Fridman‚ P. 256) Fridman states that he was what is now considered a nerd Media rarely reports on the person who made a cure for a medical condition‚ someone who starts a new business or enterprise or build ground breaking technology

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    High School Stereotypes “Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.” - Harold Evans When you first enter high school‚ you can face many different difficulties. (exams‚ new friends‚ drama etc.) But one of the most stressful difficulties of all are stereotypes. ‘What is a stereotype? Where do I fit in? Do I Have to fit in?’ are just some of the things you may be worrying about. There are three main stereotypes that I have come to recognize that are in almost every single

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    whom others are‚ why some things are one way‚ or what some people do. Many of these statements can be considered stereotypes or misconceptions. The only reason people may believe such words can be because of the unreasonable number of times the statements have been repeated. While some of what is said is true‚ or stereotypes‚ others are actually misconceptions which are considered stereotypes‚ but they are in fact incorrect statements. For example‚ when an individual thinks about cancer‚ often times

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    they are labeled as the “laziest” due to harsh stereotypes and misconceptions from the generation before. Stereotypes generalize groups of people based off the actions or appearances of a small percentage of those in the group. Stereotypes may also be formed from the way the group used to be in the past‚ but not in recent times. However‚ misconceptions are views that have no factual evidence or basis to be drawn upon. Sadly‚ misconceptions and stereotypes generalize large groups of people which commonly

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