No one true resource can be used without doubt coming from it because of the greed of the Spaniards or the sympathy of scholars for the Mayans that might have been used in the sources. The “confusion of tongues” then can not only come from the actual misinterpretation of the languages, but from the classes, genders and religion aspects as well. This book was a really interesting read from a historian point of view even with the author sometimes making it clear she favors one side over the other. Even with that in mind, she does bring across to the reader the problems from the beginning the Spaniards had with this particular area to conquer, unlike Mexico, Peru and other places in the Caribbean. It all eventually became the same, disease killing off the natives, Spaniards using slaves and mixing of castes with them taking native wives, and how the indigenous people tried to cling onto their beliefs and ways even knowing the harsh punishments that would come to them if found out.
Having said this, the study was still well controlled and systematic. An issue with this study is that there are gender differences. Only male students were used in the sample so there is little generalisablility. It was found that women are generally more compliant than men in a meta-analysis. However, materials used were more familiar to males than females and therefore the role of confidence may have had an effect on the conformity levels of females.
At the end of the day, we survive on basic knowledge. Though there are many implications of what pluralism is, the public highly misunderstands what it really means. In fact, there is not nearly enough knowledge to define what pluralism is rather than outrageous racial slurs. The “new
Media representations of ethnicity have traditionally been stereotypical to fill a specific role, sometimes tailored to meet a certain audience; this includes being subservient to while characters, problematic, a source of racial tension, a threat or for exotic purposes. In Broadchurch, ethnical representation has not been presented for this purpose, but to keep in line with political correctness and to ensure there is a fair representation of different ethnic background; however, there is a large imbalance of ethnic representations in the main cast. The opening scene starts with a close up shot of the face of one of the main characters, DI Alec Hardy. He has a worn and glum look about him and having flashbacks of a disturbing memory
The Disdain of Total Equality Total equality may seem fair and justifiable in the eyes of some people, but in many cases it turns out to be little more than a form of oppression, in which a group of people limit the abilities of others. Throughout the story Vonnegut speaks of this necessity for equality and the means that the government goes to achieve it by using devices called ‘handicaps’; one example of this is George’s earpiece, “A buzzer sounded in George’s head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.” Vonnegut’s simile here creates a sort of loud diction, which expresses the sheer discomfort invoked by these restraints on the person wearing them. The governing body in this society views this as the solution to a problem, one that happens to be relatively impossible to solve, this is how Vonnegut incorporates satire into his story. He is poking fun at the age old concept of ‘equality,’ one that has inspired wars and movements alike; he accomplishes this by creating a system to make everyone equal, a system that happens to be just as stupid as the idea of ‘total equality.’ Under this system equality is achieved, but it is at the cost of individual freedom and a society full of stupid people, this in-turn creates the situational irony found in the story.
Apart from using 8th Juror to strengthen the importance of being gentle and rational, 3rd and 10th Juror were also used to express the same idea through a different way. They tended to be impatient and defended their arguments with sophistry. Both of them had prejudice towards a certain group of people, which made them unable to determine the ‘facts’ and make the right judgment. Also,
Men are often hired over women, and men make more money than women. Fewer women work in the fields of math and science than men. While females may not work in the math and science fields or make as much money as men in other fields, through this study, females proved to be just as capable as males, in fact, more so, in the ability to retain information. Because of short- term memory’s relation to spatial, logical, and working memory this experiment proves to be a significant study in hopefully breaking down gender barriers in the work force. Gender Differences in Short-Term Memory Comparing males and females is a natural occurrence: it occurs in the work force as well as in everyday happenings.
You may ask what exactly does a stereotype mean? It means any commonly known public belief about a certain social group or a type of individual, mostly a social group. For example a common stereotype is “Asians are good in math.” That statement generalizes a group of people and is not accurate. But let’s be honest, everyone in a way stereotypes people all that type. It’s just a process where we unconsciously attach certain traits to a person.
At least 75% of the subjects gave the wrong answer to at least one question, although experimental error may have had some influence on this figure. There was no doubt, however, that peer pressure can cause conformity. It was debated whether this is because people disbelieve the evidence of their own eyes or if it was just compliance, that people hide their opinions. Follow ups to the Asch Experiment showed that the number of dissenting voices made a difference to the results, as did the forcefulness of the confederates. One incorrect confederate made little difference to the answers, but the influence steadily increased if two or three people disagreed.
That is to say, being smart is not equal to having and using only one type of intelligence, but having all types of intelligences which include practical, social and emotional intelligences as well as using them effectively. On the other hand, the definition of human intelligence may not be a simple one as it cannot be confined to one’s responses to numerical and verbal tasks in IQ tests. Human intelligence is beyond IQ tests as Phil Yam points out. Human intelligence is the combination of various skills and abilities that would work even in real-life conditions. People’s life success and practical knowledge are also determining factors while measuring their intelligence because they need to possess survival skills when they encounter stressful and challenging situations.