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    expression of a director is long gone‚ or so it seems in recent times. In Michael Moore’s latest documentary‚ Bowling for Columbine‚ he attempts to get across to viewers his‚ and essentially only his point of view‚ on the topic of gun laws. Although what Moore is trying to say is not necessarily wrong‚ he is at the same time not taking into account the other side of the argument either; all he is trying to do‚ essentially is hypnotise viewers into thinking his way of thinking is the only way of thinking

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    Implicit and Explicit Measures of Weight Bias Renee Szostak Abstract In the present study‚ the results of the fat-thin Implicit Association Test (IAT) were compared with the results of explicit surveys in ten Indiana University undergraduates. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant correlation between subjects’ results on the IAT and their responses in the explicit survey. Our survey was designed to measure the same bias that the IAT was measuring. We hypothesized

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    overruling the declining newsprint circulation‚ previously unheard opinions are able to participate in public debate that was once dominated by the media elites. As more voices are being heard‚ charges of media bias have never been more profound then they are today. Americans form opinions based on what they hear and see and to a lesser extent‚ read. Therefore‚ journalists shouldn’t make slanted coverage about central issues like the war in Iraq‚ or the presidential campaign. Doing so could help citizens

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    Bias should be avoided to obtain an accurate assessment. Bias can inhibit the child’s learning and development‚ leading to a negative self-appearance. If a teacher is biased toward a child‚ negatively or positively‚ the needs of the child are easily overlooked and ignored. A child with special needs may not obtain the attention that is needed within his learning. If the needs of a child are overlooked by a teacher‚ or an assessor‚ the child will lack the attention needed resulting in an inaccurate

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    cause of the bias or is it reflective of the preexisting bias that the user holds? There are those who believe that the language that we use in day-to-day conversation is biased in and of itself. They feel that the term <I>mailman</I>‚ for example‚ is one that excludes women mail carriers. Then there are those who feel that language is a reflection of the prejudices that people have within themselves. That is to say that the words that people choose to use in conversation denote the bias that they harbor

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    Detecting Media Bias name HUM 111 May 05‚ 2013 teacher Detecting Media Bias After reading several articles on two of Tulsa Oklahoma’s most popular new station. I finally found one that would have enough substance for me to be able to make an accurate evaluation. The article was titled “Oklahoma House Resurrects Bill to Arm School Teachers”. It wasn’t very long and length like all the articles I found. I read over the article several

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    An example of bias within this speech would be: “to point out and make public the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy‚ of Boss Jim W. Gettys’ political machine -- now in complete control of the government of this state! One example of fallacies that I found in this speech was; “Now‚ however‚ I have something more than a hope. And Jim Gettys -- Jim Gettys has something less than a chance. Every straw vote‚ every independent poll shows that I’ll be elected. Now I can afford to make some promises!”

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    De FIGUEIREDO Alexandra 11th Grade English Politically Correct Language and Bias-Language Language is the method of human communication‚ either spoken or written‚ consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. It has been proved that some types of language can harm people. Bias-Language occurs with gender but can also offend groups of people based on sexual orientation ethnicity‚ political interest‚ or race. To remedy the harm‚ politically correct language was started

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    Are stigma and bias good for our society? Unarguably‚ stigma and bias have become dirty words in our society‚ stemming from the negative connotations they have enabled in the past. Try as we might however‚ even in a time of social reform‚ many retain their biases and champion them. From my point of view‚ stigma and bias are self-limiting upon how we conduct ourselves‚ but they can play an important role in our lives‚ therefore reducing the sway of these sentiments can be advantageous to our growth

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    study. This research evaluates the effectiveness of implicit bias training. Implicit bias is when a person holds certain attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and/or stereotypes towards certain individuals or groups at a subconscious level and how these perceptions directly impact their behavior with these same individuals or groups. The procedures of this research involve taking a 30-60 minute online pre-workshop survey; attending an 8-10 hour implicit bias training that includes lectures‚ dramatic performances‚

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