In society and throughout history, prejudice, bias, and hate have shaped people’s decisions as well as opinions and have caused irrational actions. The prejudice, bias, and hate creates a removal of acting with logic in society. Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird to show society what was wrong and what needed changing. The book was banned because it was the wake-up call society needed, but did not want. Hate, prejudice, and bias are still occurring today and need to be removed as much as possible. Acting on pure hate and emotion is a problem in society and has been throughout time. Bob Ewell was blinded by hate and prejudice throughout his false claims about what happened to Mayella. During the court trial of Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell
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In society, bias has always had its say on how things happen or develop. After Bob accused Tom of the heinous crime that Tom never committed, everyone knew the decision of the jury before it was made because “against a black [man], the white man always wins” (Lee, 220). Whether Tom actually committed the crime or not made no difference because the bias towards people that are of white skin was too much, even for the truth. Due to the unfortunate bias in that situation an innocent man was put to death (Tom) and a criminal was let free (Bob). In the past Presidential Election, most of the popular news sites or channels unleashed some sort of bias to their viewers. A prime example of bias affecting the opinions or actions of others is when the Huffington Post gave Hillary a “98.2% chance of winning the Presidency” (Jackson). The bias displayed in this situation lead to overconfidence and complacency which proved to be costly in the presidential campaign. The bias lead voters to feel that their vote wasn’t important because they could have easily thought the election was already over. Bias also extends beyond the media, race, and politics. It also is present in gender. Throughout time, women have been victims of bias and currently it is improving, but still has a long way to go. When applying for the same job, with similar resumes, men are more likely to receive the job (Wallen). The bias changes how people
In society, bias has always had its say on how things happen or develop. After Bob accused Tom of the heinous crime that Tom never committed, everyone knew the decision of the jury before it was made because “against a black [man], the white man always wins” (Lee, 220). Whether Tom actually committed the crime or not made no difference because the bias towards people that are of white skin was too much, even for the truth. Due to the unfortunate bias in that situation an innocent man was put to death (Tom) and a criminal was let free (Bob). In the past Presidential Election, most of the popular news sites or channels unleashed some sort of bias to their viewers. A prime example of bias affecting the opinions or actions of others is when the Huffington Post gave Hillary a “98.2% chance of winning the Presidency” (Jackson). The bias displayed in this situation lead to overconfidence and complacency which proved to be costly in the presidential campaign. The bias lead voters to feel that their vote wasn’t important because they could have easily thought the election was already over. Bias also extends beyond the media, race, and politics. It also is present in gender. Throughout time, women have been victims of bias and currently it is improving, but still has a long way to go. When applying for the same job, with similar resumes, men are more likely to receive the job (Wallen). The bias changes how people