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Serhan and Mclaughlin Reading Response
Xenophobia is a term relating to a fear of the unknown in terms of racial and cultural concepts. Issues relating to this are usually very common during outbreaks. Much of this xenophobic activity was seen during the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak started in a small section of China called Wuhan, which in turn put a target on all people of Asian orient. Fear has been implanted in every aspect of the personal and political accounts formed against…
Essay #2 Self-Reflection
I would say that after the final review of my 2nd Essay, the most notable strength was my personal connection. I found that not only was it longer and in more depth but I was able to bridge a strong connection between my experience and the texts within Bloom’s Is Empathy Overrated? “I can relate to the events of the Sandy Hook Massacre on a personal level as my hometown isn’t far from where it happened. I lived about 30…
Peer Review Revisited
I would say that in comparison to the first peer review, the second was more efficient and successful in terms of looking for improvements. I found that It was slightly easier to identify simple misspellings and little issues that needed tweaking like repeated words. I was also better at identifying larger textual issues such as repeated transition words as I felt I was able to give better advice on more diverse forms of transition. Not to mention, I found it…
Barclay Paragraph Practice
C-Denzel Washington is one of the greatest male actors of all time to appear on the big screen. I-Although this is a common belief amongst many movie lovers, there are others in the cinematic business with better experience who can attest to Denzel’s incredible performances. Oprah phrases it best, Q-“When Denzel acts, he lives in the moment, and while he’s performing, all eyes seem to draw to him immediately as if he had cast his own spotlight. It’s his passion.”…
Connecting The Parts
A similar story would be Adrian Chen’s “Unfollow” about a young woman fueled by blind rage able to amplify her hate virtually. She eventually is persuaded into a better and more diverse way of thinking by the very people who contradicted her values. What can be taken from the articles are both the benefits and setbacks that can come from virtual interaction. That being said, there is far from enough information to determine for sure whether social media is a…
