Stereotypes: What I Learned As An Audience

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What I learned as an audience

Eddie Scott explained how stereotype affects me. In his explanation, black people tend to think they are not wise as much as white people. However, there is not a big difference between black and white people. This stereotype fits me. I’m an Asian, so I tended to think I’m not wise as much as white and black people. This stereotype has influenced my studying motivation. I could not win them. Although I don’t know whether I’m really wise like them, I could have a little confidence in myself after listening to his presentation.

Many presenters were high quality, especially presenting style. They remembered what they were going to say, and they didn’t look at their poster so much. They really kept making an eye

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