Misrepresentation

The first issue here is that there has been a representation happening between Percy and Goodhomes & Co. Representation is a statement of fact which is relied on by the receiving party. In this scenario, Percy relied on the statement given by the estate agent: ‘ that the garden amounts to 1.5 acres. In reality, as would be obvious to anyone with any experience in such matters, the garden is less than three- quarters of an acre in size.’ and was induced to enter into a contract. As such, the estate agent in including Percy to enter a contract for the purchase of the property has made certain statements which later turn out to be untrue and may be actionable on the grounds of misrepresentation. To find out actionable misrepresentation, the…

Yes. If the advice that was given was to intentionally deceive the client and it has been established that there is an attorney–client relationship, then a fiduciary relationship must have existed that the bad advice caused the client to suffer a financial loss. In this case, “the law imposes a more demanding obligation to disclose information than if he was conducting a transaction with a stranger (Edwards, 6th ed. 2016).” Other elements that represent intentional misrepresentation: • Defendant…

Misrepresentation of Muslim Americans in the media after 9/11 After the impact of the terrorist attack of September 11th, 2001 the media had brought derogative attention toward Muslim Americans. Misrepresentations based on stereotypes have been assigned to Muslims before and after this tragic event, as well. The media affects society’s point of view in general and often comes from a perspective that lacks a complete historical background of the topic that is being talked about. The process of…

According to a study done by USC, “across 100 top-grossing films of 2012, only 10.8 percent of speaking characters are Black, 4.2 percent are Hispanic, 5 percent are Asian, and 3.6 percent are from other (or mixed race) ethnicities.” Moreover, the remaining 76.3% roles in these films were given to White actors. Whitewashing and misrepresentation needs to stop because, Hollywood and many other forms of media don’t bother with casting POC in movies. Hollywood gets praised for this, and the white…

In recent years, there have been accusations against the media regarding how it informs us of news. There have also been accusations against public officials accusing them of stretching the truth or fudging numbers up. These misrepresentations lead the public to develop a distrust of their government and the media. People are starting to wonder if they’re being told the whole story. This is particularly true in the book 1984, written by George Orwell. The book predicted that the government would…

With the 2020 census approaching, a lot of research has gone into making sure the data received will be as accurate as possible. One of the main concerns is the misrepresentation of members with origins in different Spanish speaking countries. The problem is seen clearly seen in the numbers, according the 2010 census, when prompted about race identification, 37% of Latinos selected “some other race”. This means that at least 19 million people are being misrepresented, but why are so many…

Introduction The Indigenous people of Canada have been misrepresented in the media since the 20th Century. In core-relation to this misrepresentation, racism is a social determinant of health for Indigenous peoples. Stereotypes in the media continue to affect the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples by “impacting access to education, housing, food, security, and employment,” as well as “permeating societal systems and institutions.” (Allan & Smylie 2) As a result, Indigenous peoples are…

American media, having the ability to greatly promote a public interest in scientific literacy, must take responsibility to report only accurate scientific information in order to diminish the possibility of promoting unsubstantiated science and misleading the public. With the media becoming a profuse vehicle for education, interests in the sciences have grown in the public. However, current coverage on scientific information today is largely obfuscated in the media. That is, today,…

the time (AAUW, 1). But, as time progressed, in 2007 the number of high school women participating in sports was just over 3 million and men were around 4.3 million. According to the website, this trend was also shown in college athletics in reference to the respective time period mentioned above. With these facts stated, showing how so many women are participating in sports, how come women are not being represented and portrayed in the media in the same fashion as men? For my research…

“Perhaps what complaining black males want the world to hear is that envy and desire are not aspects of love.” - Bell Hooks, “We Real Cool” For centuries black men have been objectified and dehumanized by the patriarchal world around them. Whether it be on television, in porn, or in published print, men of color are constantly challenged of their masculinity, sexuality, and acceptability by the privileged class. By using examples from the critically acclaimed drama Nymphomaniac; Volume Two by…