Christina Ly Miss Representation What would you do if you found out you were being brainwashed? As humans we like to believe that we have free will. As an individual we like to have the freedom to choose our decisions and to freely form ideas on our own. In the end we do make our own decisions‚ but maybe something is subconsciously guiding us to making those choices. The media likes to take a big part in shaping what society believes are their wants and desires. People are constantly bombarded
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basic television‚ they are able to express the news to their audience around the clock. Although‚ this discourse community is often scorned for a bias and recently for determining what makes the news‚ they continue to capture more and more viewers. With the power this discourse community holds today‚ a political bias‚ religious bias‚ and social bias can be detrimental to their audience‚ but can also get the network more viewers in this competitive market. With intentions to bring an impartial
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What appears on the next page is a graph representing “aggregation bias” in data. Per Bakken’s report‚ he assumes that there are no differences between stand-alone retail properties (such as Walgreens) and strip-mall retail properties. He even uses a case study to “prove” that there are no differences in rents between strip and stand-alone retail properties. However‚ by looking at the graph on the next page‚ it is possible to find a stand-alone retail property (from Submarket B) that overlaps with
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confirmation bias can easily influence our perceptions and holding certain beliefs can also generate their own confirmation; regardless of the statistics‚ facts‚ or proof. Our preconception of our society‚ world‚ or even any given situation will greatly influence how we will interpret those things and situations or by the beliefs that we hold. Since most people tend to side with information that confirms how they may perceive a situation‚ a good example could be gun control and the bias that may arise
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Billions of people all over the world consume caffeine‚ mainly in cups of coffee. Many of these same people consume caffeine on a daily basis. Is this constant consumption of caffeine hazardous to one’s health or is it positive to one’s health? These questions have been partially answered by many and are in the process of being fully answered by some. However‚ not all of these answers can be deemed as credible. There are a lot of misleading articles‚ web pages‚ and blogs that share their opinion
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Detecting Media Bias Jeffrey E. Ferreiras University of Phoenix Critical and Creative Thinking 16 December 2012 Aimee Nichols When reading the media one must always consider that media may be bias‚ people may have incentives or hidden agendas and the facts may be conflicting. In order to properly evaluate and decide what information makes sense and what seems like a lie the audience should practice critical reading. A critical reader is able to separate fact from interpretation; to
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affected the balance of power among the parties‚ the implementation of principles of responsible government‚ and the practical dynamics of politics in Parliament: the decision made in 1948 that thereafter Senators would be elected by proportional representation. Electing Representatives and Senators The procedures for electing Australian Representatives and Senators are considerably more complicated than the procedures for electing
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Assess the criticisms of the various electoral systems used in the UK In the UK‚ we have been using the First Past The Post system as our electoral system since we became a democracy. Whilst this system works for us‚ there are many systems that we could use‚ these being: Closed Party List‚ AMS‚ STV and Supplementary Vote. All these have various strengths and weaknesses to them. First Past the Post is the system we currently use in the UK‚ but whilst some may enjoy this system‚ there are limitations
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corruption. Another benefit is that they allow better representation. AMS ensures better representation by distributing the top up seats so each party is correctly represented. However there is a limit to how well they can ensure better representation because there isn’t an unlimited number of top up seats. STV also allows better representation by allowing more winners within a constituency. Nevertheless in order to better the representation within parties and constituencies these systems must have
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21st Century è institutionalisms à institutional design Dimension of institutionalist theory (hypothetical) § Jasmine flower revolution succeeded in Tunisia because of weak law enforcement à strength § Parliamentary system can coordinate representation of diverse social interests in democracy à design § Strong civil society is necessary condition for democracy to work (argument controversial‚ e.g. Germany had strong civil society beofre WWII) èstrength§ Executive-lead government leads to
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