Misconceptions

Just as one of the first things someone learns about you is your name, the first thing someone thinks of you are most often misconceptions or assumptions made on things such as your appearance and the way you speak or act at first. Many of these can be quite harmful but, some are bit more harmless. You wouldn’t necessarily be insulted if someone thought you were a college student from the way you looked even though you were in fact a high school student nor would you really be insulted if someone thought you were cold because you were wearing a scarf or jacket. On the other hand being assumed to be a hooligan or bratty child due to the way you act or dress would be a bit more insulting I would imagine. In this way though the misconceptions…

The poems I have chosen to analyze are “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” by William Blake. Blake’s opinions about humanity are quite special as well as his visions of Christ and Christianity because he believed in God but not in the church. After reading and comparing the two poems, initially I thought Blake was trying to identify good and evil. Then I saw it more as describing Jesus as the lamb and the devil as the tyger. The Lamb of God being a well-known alias of Jesus made that determination fairly…

are continuously presented in math thereafter. One common misconception held about decimals is the idea that the more digits that are presented in a number, the greater the value of the number. An example of this is students believing that 3 is less than 0.7648 when this is definitely not the case. This misconception is related to Mariam Small’s third big idea where it is stated that by something about mathematical objects/relationships may become more noticeable if it is represented in…

ISIS and makes it appeal to a certain marginalized group of Muslim youth was examined. Richard Stengel begins by talking about the misconceptions that surround ISIS such as the language of the information used to recruit as well as the reach of ISIS’s messaging. Therefore, I agree with Stengel that many misconceptions exist about ISIS and the lack of knowledge to tackle these misconceptions ultimately serves the interests of the ISIS brand. To begin with, the language of the information being…

Cholera affected an assortment of ethnic, social, and cultural features in Russian society, putting many of Russia’s misconceptions about cholera attacking the poor and those without faith to rest. Studies continued and society became more open to new ideas, relinquishing many misconceptions that were held as theory. Theories were continually misinterpreted as misconceptions multiplied in power to command actions towards warding off cholera. In the middle of the nineteenth century, significant…

Wines are good with food, or is this a misconception? People like tasty dishes and compliments used with these dishes. Wines are one of the favorite supplements. There are different types of wines with different tastes and sweetness. People think that there are specific wines that are used with specific foods. After some research Mandy Lynn found that there are some fallacies about wine and food pairing. From these misconceptions there are some that are more famous and important. The first…

Everyone is unique in their own way and many people miss out on getting to know someone solely because of stereotypes or misconceptions they hear about that particular person. How sad is that? Stereotypes are the most common way for someone to get misjudged. Stereotypes are used to describe certain groups by categorizing the group from what others perceive them as and many people assume that the whole group is that way based off the stereotypes. This is where misconceptions come into the…

will post family pictures, even if their family does not get along, so that others think they have a “perfect” family life. Pictures posted of lost friendships still appear online. Because these photos are never deleted, peers view these pictures, giving off a misconstrued idea of who this person truly is today. Picture A is the first example of a misconception in a picture. This picture shows two girls who are roommates. The caption reads: “My roomie > your Roomie”. From an outsider looking…

These college articles were really intriguing and corrected a lot of misconceptions I had mainly on submitting a college application and being accepted. I read the “The 3 most common college application mistakes” by Miranda Foreman first, which will help me a lot with writing an honest and informative essay about myself for college soon. I plan on going to UTSA and though I know the acceptance rate is somewhat high I think it would still be beneficial to write a good college application as…

There are several myths and misconceptions surrounding alcohol consumption. But at the heart of all such myths is the fact that alcohol consumption and its processing depends on various factors such as age, size and gender, among others. Here are some myths on alcohol consumption that do not hold true in reality. Myth 1: Soft liquor doesn’t get you drunk. A common misconception centers on soft liquor and its alcoholic effects. Don’t assume that drinking of soft liquors like wine or beer means…