that all this time that I have been striving to be a good person‚ I have actually been judging them due to a part of my brain that I had no idea existed until now‚ it is called my “blindspot”. In the book Mahzarin and Anthony call a person’s hidden bias their “blindspot”. That is due to one thinking they are a good person‚ but in the blindspot of their brain they are actually judging each person by their weight‚ race‚ sex‚ and other characteristics that one may think of. At the very beginning of
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The article‚ Racial Bias‚ Even When We Have Good Intentions‚ written by Sendhil Mullainathan focuses on the racial bias African Americans experience compared to White Americans or any other racial group. In the article‚ Mullainathan refers to a study he conducted with a colleague. Mullainathan and his colleague mailed resumes to different jobs that had job openings‚ but they mailed some with “African American” names and some with “White American” names. At the conclusion of their studies‚ it was
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RDC Paper #1 Eng. 111 Ivy Tech State College Wednesday Sept. 4‚ 2013 Addiction is a worldwide epidemic. Many people in all parts of the world have addictions. Whether it be gambling‚ exercise‚ illicit drugs‚ shopping‚ or sugar. Studies show that nearly 80% of people have some sort of an addiction. I have always found addiction and addictive behavior to be very interesting. Some addicts are believed to have been born with an addictive personality. People born with addictive personalities are
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Racial Bias in the SAT Abstract: Since the 1950’s the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has been an important assessment tool for college admissions to consider. Today the test is composed of three sections including math‚ reading‚ and writing. There is controversy surrounding the reliability and validity of the test as there is a large white-black scoring gap. The purpose of this paper is to prove the presence of a racial bias against blacks in the SATs. I will do this by talking about the history
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The audience for writing project one final is for my instructor Heather Burford ‚ for my ivy tech English 111 class . My peer response that I received was very helpful. I was told that I had some grammar mistakes. Also I had a suggestion to fix where I had one of my paragraphs. Also I was told that my writing was a little confusing English wise. But that what I hope to improve on in this class. I also had some good feedback saying that I had a good summery and understanding of the article. I tried
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Assignment 2: Project Paper Edwin D Giraldo Professor: Ibrahim H Alsaeed‚ Ph.D. HUM 112 11/29/14 Abstract In this paper‚ I choose to discuss three pieces of art from the 19th century Impressionist period and three from the Post-Impressionist period and how these six pieces of art compare to each style. Then I will draft a memo to the CEO of my company to describe the appearance‚ so that they will have an idea of what the art looks like and where it should be placed throughout the corporate
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Gender Bias in Sports Athletics is one field where non-traditional roles are both applauded and derided by society. The lines that separate the sexes in sport have been historically rooted in society’s way of thinking‚ and though these lines have lately begun to fade‚ they are still embedded in the attitudes of the majority of the public. Women and men alike have been and still are seated in their respective sports without much room or access to cross that gender line. These limitations take various
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Confirmation bias is a common bias among individuals. The textbook defines Confirmation bias as “ the tendency to notice and search for information that confirms one’s beliefs and to ignore information that dis-confirms one’s beliefs.” (Baumeister) Like many biases can be beneficial as well as detrimental to ones future. The textbook uses an example of someone who is told by a phychic that he will become a famous astrologer. He most likely had an interest in this topic‚ and quite possibly could have
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A partisan bias is when a person of a certain group shows a biased emotional allegiance to a particular group of people or ideas. “While an unbiased system yields identical electoral college votes for equivalent Republican and Democratic vote proportions‚ a biased
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higher your structure is to be‚ the deeper must be its foundation” Therefore if you wish to lead without bias you must hold yourself to a higher standard. On balance‚ Parmenides speaks about building upon a solid foundation as well when it comes to the subject of leading without bias. Parmenides answers the question‚ what is your perspective of the ability of educators to lead without bias? “You must learn all things‚ both the unshaken heart of persuasive truth‚ and the opinions of mortals in
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