Public opinion

Prejudice is defined as "a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience". As I sit back and think about this question I feel as if I am prejudiced towards a lot of things. As I wrote down my feelings and thoughts on groups of people I really started to think. I think everyone has some form of prejudice in them, and if they said no they would be lying. Things I find myself prejudice about are: Muslims, LGBT, illegal immigrants and democrats. The "labeled" group of people…

Overall, Religion 106: What is Belief? has been extremely eye-opening and enriching. I have learned plenty about different beliefs and tolerance and have found many answers to questions I have asked myself for a long time. In my opinion, I engaged very well with all of the course-work as well as all of the texts that we read as a class. If I had to give myself a grade out of forty points, I think I would give myself a thirty-five. I think that this number of points best represents my learning…

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs. Whether it is religion or personal preference, people like to have their opinions. People often force their opinion on others and think they should have the same opinions because they think their opinion is “fact.” Some people do not have an open mind to listen to or accept that others can have their own views on things. I had a terrible experience once where a normal jog around the neighbor turned into a heated argument. This story…

care of it for them. It can be hard for some people to be comfortable to speak their minds because they are afraid that they will be wrong. What some people don’t understand is the difference between being respectable about giving your ideas or opinions and being an ignorant person about their own views. This point goes along to all three essays that we read.…

Nursing in its essence is not simply a career as a medical care-giver but also a counselor, nutritionist, friend, psychiatrist, and so much more. A good nurse, in my opinion, helps their patients not just when they are physically hurting but also when they need mental help as well. They support their patients, listen to them even if just for a moment, so that they feel like they are more than just a person in a hospital bed but a human being. It is my belief that a good nurse holds both their…

Hahnemann in the “Organon” in the aphorism six and constituted an important foundation of homeopathic practice. Hahnemann describes the unprejudiced observer as someone whose view of reality is not influence, control or cloud by any personal beliefs, opinions or any other theories. For him, the unprejudiced observer is free from biases when dealing with sickness and notice only perceptible signs and symptoms that are the only true representation of a disease. According to Dr. Hahnemann, to truly…

the opinion is unpopular. So why would this right be limited when dealing with people whose opinions can make a significant impact, such as athletes? Athletes may serve as role models, but they should be able to retain the right to use their social influence to create the impact they want to make on the world. In “A Leader is More Than a Messenger,” Toni Smith argues that politics should not be limited during sporting events, whether an athlete demonstrates a popular or unpopular opinion…

Public Opinion Supports Gun Control As the Brady Campaign continues to bring in bold statistics of gun violence and details of their public opinion polls, the latest of these polls finds that the public opinion supports gun control. Solid majorities of the American people want to have a voice when speaking about gun control. Although not all people want sticker gun laws in the united states, most people support that a law be made requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows…

The dynamic between expertise and public opinion has proven to be cause major tensions in American foreign affairs. Both George Kennan and Robert McNamara offer viewpoints that both affirms and alters the presumption that expertise is essential in policy making within the U.S. legislative branch. Kennan argues for the necessity of expertise after witnessing the affect American public opinion has on policy making throughout WWII and the early Cold War. McNamara is an expert and provides insight…

However, the impression that there was a drastic shift in the public opinion after the Tet Offensive and its negative reporting is viewed as superficial and rejected by many historians such as Hallin, Hammond and Schmitz. Even though the public opinion polls of Lyndon Johnson's have significantly dropped after Tet, the public opinion polls of people who thought that the intervention in Vietnam was a mistake in April 1968 indicated now only 40%, this is only a difference of 4% after Tet, hence…