In the book they give an example of Pseudolistening (Wood‚ 2013) of students using pseudolistening in class when boredom. This really helped me understand what pseudolistening (Wood‚ 2013) was‚ I can recall many time sitting in class and being bored out of my mine and pretending to listen when in fact I was not listening. After reading this I began to think when I found myself pseudolistening (Wood‚ 2013). I can recall using pseudolistening (Wood‚ 2013) when I was at dinner with my wife’s parents
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Overall‚ individuals who are perceived as deviant or political deviant are viewed as someone who is bad mostly due to how they are depicted by the media and challenge norms. This class took a different look at deviance and political deviance and viewed it is something that is good rather than something that is bad. It is important to understand what the terms deviant and political deviant before going into detail on who is perceived as one or how they become one in the first place. Deviance and protest
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anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” An act of inequity for some could result in inequality for all‚ unless citizens of the world do something about it. A current example of inequality for one would be how females are being treated compared to males in a variety of settings. People of color and different races are another example of people receiving unequal treatment. Throughout the world‚ inequality can be seen through those who are less fortunate than others. Every individual regardless of gender
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The dictionary definition of Juxtaposition is “An act or instance of placing close together or side by side‚ especially for comparison or contrast” (Dictionary.com). In the book “NOD” by Adrian Barnes‚ uses the definition to give his book the theme in which he uses words to illustrate the slowly unmasking of social etiquette. By inserting words not normally used in a sentence together‚ Barnes is able to give his readers a sense of two worlds that are slowly bleeding into one another. One world‚ the
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For a person to be professional in the working world‚ it means that they are knowledgeable‚ controlled and calm. For example‚ when they make mistakes‚ they do not just apologize for it‚ they acknowledge and think of ways to improve it so that they would not repeat the same mistake. Also‚ during difficult situations‚ they would remain calm and try to figure out how to handle the situation quickly and peacefully by asking questions‚ analyzing the situation and giving the best solutions without help
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capitalism. An oligopoly is a small group of businesses‚ two or more‚ that control the market for a certain product or service. This gives these businesses huge influence over price and other aspects of the market. Since it is the middle ground‚ oligopoly examples are abundant in our economic system today. Monopoly A monopoly is exclusive control of the market by one business because there is no other group selling the product or offering the service. A true monopoly rarely exists because if there is no
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an all-encompassing propaganda campaign that fools the citizens of their country through the media. The governing group/leader regulates the freedom of speech and opinions through widespread terror. What is a real-life example of this “ism”? (name the country) A real life example for this sort of “ism” would be the oligarchic group of Joseph Stalin and his companions during the reign of Soviet Union. Stalin was born in 1878 and became the leader of the Soviet Union after death of his predecessor
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The writer uses a hyperbole “I bleed red‚ white and blue” as an example to represent his patriotic ideology. Keval Patel also wrote about throughout history‚ there have been positive and negative effects of nationalism. The positive example given was the world cup. By bringing people from each country together‚ fans were united by cheering on their teams on whether they win or lose. There was a strong sense of pride and confidence. When the American colonists worked and came together to unite
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Inhumanity is extremely cruel and brutal behavior towards a human being. An example of inhumanity is the Holocaust. Who was the cause of all this “inhumanity” one may ask oneself‚ and what and to whom did this person do exactly? The answer simply know as Hitler‚ born on April 20th‚1889‚ he wanted to annihilate all people that did not meet his standard. This includes roma (gypsies)‚ christian poles and other slavs‚ Jehovah’s witnesses‚ people with physical or mental disabilities‚ homosexuals‚ African-Germans
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different racial groups and residents in South Auckland‚ which is considered‚ the ‘slum’ of Auckland. It bluntly tells you how stereotyping has become so common and the effect that it has on our society. There are many examples of stereotypes‚ prejudice and racism in this poem. The examples show how society ranks and perceives the different races and how we turn them into outcasts without any evidence. The statement ‘Sometimes I sleep in large rooms full of people’ suggests that Maoris are considered
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