The words dumb and lame both actually have to do with the ability of the body. Dumb is a term used to describe people who can’t talk. I know that if I personally couldn’t talk for whatever reason I would be embarrassed and offended because I’d be considered dumb. Dumb shouldn’t be offensive to those who can’t speak but because basically everyone sees the term to mean stupid it is an insult. Lame is the same way except it applies to people who can’t walk. Retarded isn’t as common as dumb because people
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In this experiment‚ what might be some extraneous variables affecting the students’ test performance? 2. What might educators do to try to prevent the effect of the “dumb jock” negative stereotype on college athletes? The experiment done by Jameson‚ Diehl‚ and Danso‚ attests that a negative stereotype‚ being referred to as a “dumb jock”‚ may have negative impacts on the test performance of athletes. There were two groups in their experiment. The experimental group was exposed to hints of negative
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accordingly…There [is] the smart kids’ class‚ and there [is] the dumb kids’ class.” Schools have classified the elites and the commoners: they have placed students in boxes where very few can escape. Schools are restricting students from reaching their full potential because it is challenging to make your own positive behavioral box or to spot the boxes others have put you in when you are conditioned to think that they are either smart or dumb. Rooted in despair over the “absence of justice on Earth
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Albert D. Conton III 005411079 AMST 360 Film Analysis Break on Through In the 2001 film Legally Blonde many gender stereotypes that have evolved from American popular culture during the last century are portrayed. From the over the top embracement of the girly-girl culture and the expectations of women in America in the 21st century to the time tested typecasting of the males role‚ this movie covers all the bases. Women and men in America have always had to live up to society’s notions
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can result in a good way‚ and other times it can end in a poor consequence. For example‚ the movie Legally Blonde is about how an attractive‚ blonde woman named Elle Woods is considered unintelligent because people believe she obsesses over her looks and ignores her knowledge. Although Elle proves herself to be smart the end‚ people continue the initial stereotype in their minds that blondes are naturally stupid‚ in reality‚ because they are pretty. Another way that television and movies can impact
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The Dumb Waiter‚ is about power relation‚ and the presence of the discipline power by observation is undeniable in it. Gus and Ben learn they are under the non- verbal gaze of the unseen power that controls their attitudes and behaviours. In a system of total surveillance‚ just a gaze is enough to control‚ dominate others and holds power over them. The mysterious and controlling character‚ Wilson command‚ controls and directs their lives and actions despite the lack of any direct contact. In a power
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respect in the work place for decades. We basically discourage the women and the born-wealthy to continue life with no expectations of themselves other than maintaining status. That isn’t enough for Elle Woods or Cher Horowitz from the movies Legally Blonde and Clueless. Both of these women are determined to get the notoriety they deserve. They fight against all the stereotypes to get where they want to be. The movie Clueless is centered around a west coast senior in high school who appears to be
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No Such Thing as a Dumb Generation Claims are being made left and right about whether this current generation is the dumbest yet. Some agree‚ and some disagree causing this debate to become a battle between generations. Mark Bauerlein claimed‚ in his best-selling book The Dumbest Generation‚ stating that “I’ve noticed in the last ten years that students are no less intelligent‚ no less ambitious‚ but here are two big differences: Reading habits have slipped‚ along with general knowledge
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plants you didn’t know. List Item In Australia‚ there is a plant called the ’Suicide Plant’ because its sting can last for months and its pain is so intolerable that individuals have committed suicide after touching it. List Item A plant named ’Dumb Cane’ or ’Mother in
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Legally Blonde: Personality and Conflict Movie Summary Legally Blonde is a 2001 movie directed by Robert Luketic that narrates the life of Elle Woods. Elle Woods is a young pretty blonde girl that studies fashion merchandising in California. Elle is in love with a young man that has high aspirations to become a politician by the time he is thirty years old. He and Ellen had dated a few months but he decides to break up with her since he is going to go to Harvard school and needs to have a more
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