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    The dominant ideas of gender is socially constructed through language, in other words, social construction did not exist on its own, it was merged and formed through human interaction and everyday life. These dominant ideas of how men and women are expected to act have been shaped and controlled since the beginning of time. They have been rooted entirely in culture and continue to have a great impact on both genders. Although these notions may appear natural to the world, there is nothing…

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    I would start drawing conclusions on why I think the experiment turned out that way. A hypothesis is a lot to take in. My hypothesis would be that the number of Right-Handed people were most likely to be Right handed dominant. And that Left-handed people were left-handed dominant. Read a scientific research paper in a scientific journal. Identify the parts of the paper that address aspects of the scientific method. Find the parts that would be considered the abstract, background information…

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    on memorization. This practice is very damaging to students because it hinders learning; dampens curiosity; and encourages conformity instead of self-sufficiency. Ken Robinson argues, “the dominant culture of education has come to focus on not teaching and learning, but testing. . . . should not be the dominant culture of education.” Although assessments are an important component of education, it cannot be the focal point. To combat this, teachers need to modify their teaching style. They…

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    The dominant reading, the way the majority interprets the text. In the case of the play ”King Lear”, by William Shakespeare, the traditional dominant reading is one of power and responsibility. Though the dominant reading is the most likely outcome from reading a text, there are many others that you can come across. These alternate readings help to make the text a relevant source of information in modern day society, whilst at the same time deepening our own personal interpretation of a text.…

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    The Soviets were a dominant force in the Olympics. In their very first Olympics, the Helsinki Olympics of 1952, they matched the Americans in the medal count. This dominance continued through most of the Soviet era. However, this dominance was not free from politics. There were instances of boycotts, during the ‘80 and ‘84 Olympics, from both the USA and USSR due to political tensions abroad. Many decades later, these same political tensions are still present during the Olympics.When Russia went…

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    My doll reflects an intersectional understanding by reinforcing that, the dominant beauty norms can be seen as attractive in the dominant culture, but can be viewed less in another culture. Note that, some countries highly value the norms that my doll portrays. In other words, straight, long, blond hair is a dominant beauty norm in the white culture, but in a black culture, this hair perspective is viewed the same or even less than having a dark, short, curly hair. If my doll does not wear…

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    Target Article: 1. Whitaker, R, 2016, ‘A Dominant Social Comparison Heuristic Unites Alternative Mechanisms for the Evolution of Indirect Reciprocity’. Sci. Rep. 6, 31459; doi: 10.1038/srep31459. This article encapsulates the research of Professor Roger Whitaker which suggests that the evolution of the human brain is related to the concept of examining one another and making decisions as to whether we want to help each other or not (Science Daily 2016). The results of a test…

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    Danger Of a Dominant Identity Rhetorical Analysis Essay The article, "Danger of a Dominant Identity," was first published in the New York Times on November 18, 2016. It was later added to the online Global Issues in Context database as a scholarly article for educational purposes. The article was written by David Brooks, who is well-known as an American author from his political opinions published in several mainstream news outlets, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the…

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    Running Head: THE DOMINANT GROUP AND MINORITIES THE DOMINANT GROUP AND MINORITIES The Dominant Group and Minorities Name Institution Date The dominant group and minorities The dominant group needs and wishes revolve around being better than the minority groups, they feel superior and tend to believe that minority groups should not have what they do not have. They believe they are better beings and insist on living in better neighborhoods, their children attend better schools, they…

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    In this essay I will be writing about my dominant and least dominant Winning Color, and about the advantages of my dominant Winning Color. My dominant Winning Color is the color red, meaning I am an adventurer. The traits of an adventurer I possess are the thoughts of being free. My actions of exploring new places, then moving on to the next, and just being high spirited about a lot of things. The reason I like being an adventurer is because I want to have great journeys. I don’t want to end up…

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