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    Depression affected the people that lived through it in many ways. The things at I am going to explain are some of the things that affected the people who lived through the Great Depression. Having barely any money was one of the things that affected them. Also having less supplies affected them too. Having to take care of kids too also might have affected the people during the Great Depression. First‚ I am going to talk about how having almost no money affected the people. It affected them because

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    affected people in many ways. Machines were built‚ jobs were lost‚ cities became overcrowded‚ young children started working‚ and poverty spread. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ most people lived in the countryside‚ which was quite isolated. People were generally poor‚ and often went to bed hungry. There were no machines. Those who weren’t involved in agriculture made their income with ‘cottage industries.’ This was usually sewing‚ household manufacturing‚ or lace-making. Most people were illiterate

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    and atmosphere of models lies the world and atmosphere of stereotypes and misconceptions. Stereotypes categorize a group of people and tend to be exaggerated within those categorizations. Misconceptions are formed by built up stereotypes‚ are also exaggerated and are concluded by faulty thinking and facts that are incorrect. Humans tend to turn to making stereotypes because its a natural instinct to do so as in ones mind‚ one controls how they perceive others usually starting upon ones intitial appearance

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    Most of us pass by people we don’t normally notice in our everyday lives. Others pass by people and immediately ‘judge a book by it’s cover’. I usually never pay attention to those who I pass by because I am either too busy focusing on where I am going or have too much on my mind. I am not a multitasker. The only time I actually pay attention to someone is when they’re expressing their wardrobe‚ creating attention‚ or having a unique hairstyle. That is when I judging them inside my mind which is

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    What are stereotypes? Stereotypes are an overgeneralization applied to an entire group of people. There are many ways that stereotypes are portrayed in society such as jokes‚ literature‚ and other forms of media in our culture. They are typically based on minimal knowledge about a group. People may be grouped based on race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ gender or community. A number of theories have been derived from the sociological studies of stereotyping and prejudicial thinking.

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    Redheaded people are a rarity in this world. Their genetic makeup allows them advantages over non-gingers as well as disadvantages. Inevitably‚ there are also plenty of misconceptions and stereotypes about redheaded people that have led to taunting‚ mistrust‚ and even violence throughout history. If you have ever wondered how to become a ginger‚ sit down because Zoe is about to give you a step by step guide. Step one: You must have the gene that causes red hair. This gene is recessive and

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    Stereotypes are the way people use to identify and shape others’ characterizations. In today’s society‚ people like to use stereotypes to identify others because they are unable or unwilling to get along with others and then know them. They often get information from others or historical experiences. As the social psychologist Claude Steele states‚ “ Stereotypes are one way by which history affects present life.” He states people often use stereotypes‚ but they don’t know the effects about using

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    People who are outsiders are misjudged because of their appereance and their attitude. They are misjudged because they look emo‚ have no hair‚ have messy clothes or shoes‚ can’t talk‚ can’t walk‚ can’t hear‚ so on and so foreth. I am going to bring this to the atention to others. I believe outsiders are those who are simply misjudged. Outsiders are not accepted into groups at school‚ sport teams‚ and even at their own home because they are misjudged by the people around them. People dont undersand

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    How the evolution of mobile phone change the way people communicate? Previously‚ people used to communicate with some of the earliest forms of communication devices included smoke signal‚ morse code‚ and pigeons. With all these communication devices‚ messages probably need weeks or months to reaching its destination. With the invention of mobile phone‚ all you have to do these days is send a text or make a call and your message will reach its destination within minutes. THE EVOLUTION OF MOBILE PHONE

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    John Oehlerking Instructor Simone Gers WRT 101 18 Sep 2014 Obesity: A Causal Analysis Obesity is an epidemic that affects people Worldwide. According to the World Health Organization‚ The obese population of World as a whole is approximately 1 billion people. (Croissant). “Obesity‚ [is] a state in which excess lipids accumulate in various body fat depots due to a chronic imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure…” (Tan‚ et al). Most experts believe that one of the leading causes

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