the meaning of being biased. People tend to use the phrase as a way to ruin a person’s credibility or create a way of seeming unreliable when speaking about a certain topic‚ however in many cases the word biased is used in an improper manner‚ which causes misinterpretation. A person who is biased is known to believe that their way of thinking and believing‚ is the only correct way and will not listen to anyone who says differently. However‚ many people believe that being biased is being strong minded
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was dishwasher. How can you possibly pick something that you don’t even have in your home. Could it be that these standardized test are biased ? In all truth I feel that standardized test need to be gone for good. If not they should should be written in a way that is not biased and accessible to people of different backgrounds. According to Noliwe M. Rooks‚ research shows that tests heavily
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Why I Support Gay Marriage Doug Mainwaring’s September 21 editorial for the Washington Post‚ entitled “Why I oppose Gay Marriage” is a gay marriage opinion piece unlike many others. Mainwaring opens his piece explaining how a past Maryland petition opposing gay marriage has recently been brought back into the spotlight. The names of the people who had signed said petition were released‚ much to the shock of the general public‚ who were in awe to see the names of friends‚ neighbors‚ and family members
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Gay Marriages should be Legalized The government says that every citizen of the United States shall receive equal rights. Then‚ why did they pass the Defense of Marriage Act? The Defense of Marriage Act prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages; in my opinion this act is unjust and immoral because it restricts the rights of gay and lesbian citizens. Many of the reasons offered for opposing gay marriage are based on the assumption that gays have a choice
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Denial of Gay Marriage: Macro Theories and Effects on the Population Introduction and Effects For thousands of years heterosexual couples have been wed into the institution of marriage. Until recently‚ the population of same sex partners who are denied equal familial rights was primarily only an issue within the gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual and transgendered (GBLT) community. Same sex relationships parallel those of traditional marriage such as commitment‚ sacrifice‚ and sharing of responsibilities
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students are gay or bisexual. We have 26 students in our class. So theoretically‚ there is at least one gay person in this room. Are we going to deny that person the chance to get married and lead a life like the rest of us? That’s why I think New Zealand needs to legalise gay marriage. You might say‚ "yeah I’ve got no problem with gays." But think‚ when was the last time you called someone gay? or faggot? And I bet you said it without even realising it. We use the term gay as if its something
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption: What is the best interest of the child? Most critics of gay adoption argue that if a child is brought up in a home with same sex parents that the child will be "ruined". However‚ most child welfare advocates do not agree‚ they feel that if these orphaned children are not allowed to be adopted by gay and lesbian parents‚ a lot of children who have been waiting for a very long time to be adopted and are in desperate need of a home‚ may have to wait even longer‚ unnecessarily
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Jack Conkling‚ Kansas Teacher‚ Writes On Facebook That Being Gay Is ’The Same As Murder’ Jack Conkling‚ a Prairie Hills Middle School social studies teacher and Buhler High School assistant women’s basketball coach in Buhler‚ Kan.‚ is under fire afterequating being gay to being a murderer on his Facebook profile‚ the Hutchinson Newsreports. In his post‚ Conkling comments on gay marriage‚ writing that homosexuality "ranks in God’s eyes the same as murder‚ lying‚ stealing‚ or cheating." According
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Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to make gay marriage legal
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is-gay lussac Mike Wagura Chemistry Honors 7TH Period April 25‚ 2011 JOSEPH LOUIS GAY-LUSSAC Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac was born in December 6‚ 1778 in Saint Leonard de Norblat in France. He was the eldest son of Antoine Gay. Antoine Gay was a judge at Point-de-Norblac and had acquired the name Lussac a small family property in a nearby town. Gay Lussac received his early education in his hometown of Saint- Leonard. Since an early age‚ Gay-Lussac had a curious interest in science. He
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