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    Implicit Stereotypes

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    decision-making process because they link certain groups with traits related to crime and violence. For examplestereotypes linking African American adolescents to aggression suggest that people precieve behavior by an African American youth as more aggressive than behavior similarily displayed with white adolescents‚ in addition to violence‚ danger and hostility [citation-Duncan 1976]. These same stereotypes indicate an aspect of criminality‚ which is particularily important when assessing whether a suspect

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    Analyze a series of advertisement’s subconscious messages that perpetuate harmful racial stereotypes‚ gender roles and‚ the illusion of effortless class mobility done by anyone that create and‚ reinforce inequalities in our society. Brief Outline The first advertisement is for a garden shed in which depicts a family using it for storage of gardening tools and such. In it‚ the father is educating the son how to use a leaf blower as he rides his lawnmower while the mother takes a passive role. Advertisement

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    A Noose and a Thread Since early civilization religion has set the precedent for society. As time goes on‚ society evolves‚ but at the price of evolution comes a great sacrifice that women are usually at the center of. In The Heretic’s Daughter and The Scarlet Letter‚ both of the main characters‚ two different but also similar women‚ endure suffering not at the hands of their peers‚ but by the will of the local religious institution‚ Puritanism. The situations the characters found themselves in

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    Stereotypes In 1930s

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    Costa Why Not To Kill a Mockingbird Life in the Southern states during the 1930’s was full of racism and bigotry. Whites were seen as being superior over African-Americans and African-Americans were treated as less than equals. Since the 1930’s‚ society has made numerous strides to improve the racial inequality of the past and to bridge the gap between the two races. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird revisits the South in the 1930’s. The language used helps to make the novel more realistic. To

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    The Way

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    McNulty‚ Eric‚ Harvard Business Review‚ October 2002‚ pp. 32-40 In this case study‚ Cheryl Hailstrom‚ fictional new CEO of toy manufacturer Lakeland Wonders‚ is having problems getting her staff to buy into her vision for the company. For example‚ her senior VP of operations‚ Mark Dawson‚ doesn’t seem to understand her vision‚ nor does he show any interest in moving quickly to implement strategies to make Hailstrom’s vision reality. Hailstrom feels most of her managers are agreeable to her face

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    Stereotyping a Stereotype

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    February 27‚ 2008 Stereotyping a Stereotype Junot Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl‚ or Halfie” seems to play into and highlight the racial stereotypes that affect the way Americans see each other; however‚ Diaz is in fact working to show that even people who believe they understand the full extent of stereotypes‚ especially men‚ find themselves subordinate to the ones they are stereotyping. In this story‚ Diaz shows how female stereotypes actually control the actions of a

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    the intellectual development of culturally different students. It is important to overcome cultural assumptions and stereotypes one may bring to the classroom that may affect interconnectedness. A good instructional strategy to engage students effectively in the learning process is knowing my students’ academic abilities individually instead of relying on racial or ethnic stereotypes or previous experiences. An accommodation I would practice in my classroom is making

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    Gender Stereotypes

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    variety of ways. Men are typically portrayed as hard-working‚ rebellious and fulfilling a job in a male dominated profession. In contrast to this‚ females are depicted as fragile and emotional‚ having the role of the housewife. The authors of the following texts have made use of descriptive language‚ imagery‚ figurative language and many more to communicate the themes of relationships‚ betrayal and identity. More so each author represents their perspective of gender‚ based on stereotypes. In the

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    “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to do that myself” (Emma Watson). Being an outsider to a stereotype is demonstrated in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton through her characters and their actions. Pony‚ Randy‚ and Darry all are outsiders to their groups and stereotypes; in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma there are two opposing gangs‚ the greasers and the Socs. The greasers are lower class people who do not have the smarts or athleticism so be special‚ while the Socs are really rich‚ really smart‚

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    English Written Assignment Dead Poets Society 1. Describe Todd Anderson’s development – what is he like in the beginning and how does he change? How important is Todd as a character in the story? (75+ words) At first‚ Todd is quit and has not much to say. He is shy and scared of participating in class and reading out loud. He is also intimidated and terrified that what he might say is pointless and unintelligent. This troubles him‚ since he is the youngest of his family and told that

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