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information that agrees with our personal values even though they have been discredited or proven false. There has been much research conducted on how this subconscious biasness affects us daily (Mather & McReynolds, 2012; Bui, 2014; Frost, Casey, Griffin, Raymundo, Farrell, et al., 2015; Guenther & Alicke, 2008; McKimmie, 2015; Aronson & Carlsmith, 1963). As humans,…

Midterm Prompt 2: Ida Mae Brandon Gladney’s Migration Narrative In her book “Who Set You Flowin’?”, Farah Jasmine Griffin outlines the four major themes of Great Migration narratives. She claims, “The narrative is marked by four pivotal moments: (1) and event that propels the action northward, (2) a detailed representation of the initial confrontation with the urban landscape, (3) and illustration of the migrant’s attempt to negotiate that landscape and his or her resistance to the negative…

Justice in the United States has varied from person to person since the establishment of this country. Justice is defined as the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals (Merriam-Webster, 2015). That specific definition decodes as each person is treated equally and fairly, there should be no person above the law. This is not true for our country. A more appropriate definition is “Someone has to pay for whatever the wrongdoing may be. If you cannot afford a…

In choosing between candidates, one has to be keen on the traits and qualities that each applicant possesses and how good they are in what they do. Mitchell Harper is my candidate of choice as his life and policies go hand in hand with my hypothesis of a quality speaker. Below is his biography. Mitchell Harper- Biography Mitchell Harper is an Australian based entrepreneur who specializes in Marketing and Advertising. He is a family oriented man and a company builder having constructed and…

funds to the government in Seoul, they sent over technology, and most importantly opened up their own market to South Korea. The funds given to South Korea by the United States equals out to be about $35 billion, over the course of many years. (Griffin) This money was given to South Korea at a very low interest rate to ensure that it was low risk for South Korea. The United States gave this money to South Korea in order to help stimulate their economy. After the war South Korea was in such debt…

a ton! The drawback to this was even if they were not on the drug their bodies kept producing internal heat but as a result did not sweat it out. Leading to constant high internal temperatures without a control as the DNP hindered brain activity (Griffin par. 8 .8-16). DNP’s also contribute to severe illness and death with the extreme factors the body is placed in. Common illnesses associated are extreme fever, sweating, yellow skin, and difficulty breathing (Leslie par. 12. 10-14). DNP’s are a…

In the year of 1634 Anne and her family sailed through the ocean from England to the Massachusetts colony, on the boat named Griffin, in high hopes of religious freedom. The family hoped that the Puritans would be able to help them with their high hopes for freedoms. After Anne and her family arrived in Massachusetts Anne joined a Puritan congregation with John Cotton. John was a minister and a theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. When she was at the congregation with him Anne’s…

The superstitious drummer of a band struggles with his personal and professional life after his girlfriend dumps him and he has to decide whether or not to sell out the band and their music. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: ELVIS ABERNATHY has just turned 27 years old. He's obsessed with celebrities who have died at the same age: Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse. Elvis is a drummer for his band: The band, BOBBY HALL, guitarist, DASH HALL, singer, and JOSH “GORDY” GORDON play in…

destruction of property. Some republicans feared of the consequences if they said the voted republican. Even the behaviors of some celebrities became aggressive. For instance, Madonna stated she thought of blowing up the White House and recently Katy Griffin posed in a photo holding the severed head of President Trump. Republicans became the powerful majority verses the democrats being the oppressed minority. Division in politics is not new, but unsure if it has every reached this level of…

especially if you do not know anybody going into it. Early in the book, he becomes “friends” with the school bully and his followers. This however was a big mistake. He gets himself into uncomfortable positions where he has to decide to stand up to Griffin (the bully) or stand behind him. My presentation took place on October ninth. Going into the presentation I was a little nervous because of the fact that I did not properly prepare. I did have a notecard with a number of bulleted points to…