These are 3 powerful quotes from The Danger of a Single Story that made me rethink how I will consider a story in the future: - “So that is how to create a single story‚ show a people as one thing‚ as only one thing‚ over and over again‚ and that is what they become. “ - “The single story creates stereotypes‚ and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue‚ but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” - “The consequence of the single story is this:
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Jalen S. Underhill R. Blackwell English IV 13 March 2013 The Dangers of Body Art “Grandma‚ what does that thing on your right wrist say?” asked Maya. “It says Justin Bieber! Who is Justin Bieber? Was that your boyfriend back in the day?” Maya’s grandma simply responded‚ “No‚ this is what you call a big mistake!” Grandma did not tell Maya about her life-threatening encounter with Hepatitis B‚ how she was judged for tattooing a Canadian singer’s name on her‚ and how she was not able to keep a
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Dangers of Using Standardized Testing as the Only Measure of Student Achievement The measurement of student achievement is complex; one must ask themselves‚ what is student achievement and how is it measured? Standardized testing is often used as a measurement of student achievement. This form of testing serves an important role in education. While using standardized testing is not purposed to be a negative form of assessment its misuse as the only measurement of student achievement can be detrimental
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The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”‚ Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his dislike for the world of fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It’s apparent that anyone who is a fiction novel enthusiast could indeed become offended by the comments made by Jefferson‚ but at the same time need to understand that he made those comments in an entirely different era than today’s modern way of thinking.
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The Dangers of Tanning Beds Many times‚ a lack of education and communication can have detrimental consequences. For example‚ there are some incidents where one might unknowingly make a mistake‚ but by the time they realize the problem‚ it is too late to fix it. In Lord of the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding‚ tells a riveting story about a group of young boys who feel that they are invincible and have the freedom to do what they want. This leads them into great trouble‚ and even death. Similarly
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The issues of texting and driving have been ongoing for years now. Many people are at fault for being distracted drivers. No matter what age you are‚ seventeen or thirty-five‚ being distracted behind the wheel is very dangerous. There is no way to make people stop texting and driving‚ even if it is illegal‚ because people do whatever they want to do. Even though texting and driving is both deadly and illegal‚ people still choose to be distracted by a handheld device‚ the radio‚ or something outside
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As a society‚ we know the statistics‚ but sometimes drunk driving still isn’t taken as serious as it needs to be; but with an annual cost of 50 billion dollars‚ alcohol related crashes are clearly still a problem. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers‚ especially if impaired‚ (Preventing). Impairment is defined as the amount of alcohol in the blood‚ (Drunk). The way the government/law enforcement can tell if someone is impaired is their BAC level. The government has also
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Drunk driving is one of the fastest growing problems in the United States. Statistics show that 31 percent of accident-related crashes were due to alcohol in 2013. 10‚076 people died in alcohol- impaired accidents that number has increased over time. Most people are arguing that there are reasons why someone may drive drunk so that also gives a person the right to take someone’s life‚ and we should not be fine with that. There should be no exceptions‚ and we need to do put a stop to it once and for
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Dangers of Radioisotopes: When radiation collides with molecules in living cells it can damage them. If the DNA in the nucleus of a cell is damaged‚ the cell may become cancerous. The cell then goes out of control‚ divides rapidly and causes serious health problems. Radiation warning symbol The greater the dose of radiation a cell gets‚ the greater the chance that the cell will become cancerous. However‚ very high doses of radiation can kill the cell completely. We use this property of radiation
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The patrol officer would patrol the community he was assigned to on foot‚ which made him have direct contact with the individuals in the community. The detectives would investigate the illegal crimes that were committed. In today’s society policing dangers there first concern is how they can improve the safety measures for officers. In today’s society with the use of modern technology has become worldwide in securing America’s boarders and every day policing duties. Policing has significant measures
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