Stereotypes

Stereotypes are everywhere, but does that accurately reflect reality?  Racial remarks, sexual remarks, and gender remarks are the biggest stereotypes. The actions of a small group of people are assumed to be the actions and habits of all the members of a group. That is how stereotypes are generated. Stereotyping is not fair since people who do not possess the poor traits of a few people who belong in their group receive credit for them anyway. Now the question, "What factors contribute to such prejudice and how?" comes into the equation. There are many sources of stereotypes in society. One major source is jealousy against a race, gender, religion, because their success. Often times we hear members of society go on about how Asians take up all the space in the universities. However, they fail to equate the effort and time they have expended to reach these goals.Another question that might be worth asking about stereotypes is, "Is it possible to grow to adulthood without harboring at least some prejudice toward certain groups. It is not possible to not have at least one stereotype hidden in the subconscious. Especially with the extensive role the media plays in people's lives, it is very difficult to reject the stereotypical information given to you the the brainwashing methods of the media. Unfortunately, there is no such world without discrimination and prejudice. People are judged like a book with a poor cover. Again, people do not stop and give the book a chance in case they might like it. They judge and move on with their next book. A stereotype is only successful if all members of society collectively join in on what they think is a harmless joke. People do not stop to think about how stereotyping can lead to genocide, the worst crime against humanity. Evidently, it happened with the Armenians, Jews, and many other people we probably do not know about.

Facebook Likes Reveal Secrets

Alexis Kleinman, Huffington Post.

On Huffington Post, Alexis Kleinman wrote an article called "Your Facebook 'Likes' Can Reveal If Your Gay, How You Vote: Study" on March 11, 2013. In this article, the dangers of Facebook like were revealed. One might think it is extremely harmless but those likes reveal more about an individual than they realize. The National academy of Sciences analyzed the Facebook accounts of more than 58,000 users who have volunteered access to their likes.. Researchers make guesses about their personalities and behavior, and even whether they drank, smoked, or used drugs. Facebook had released the like button in 2009 and since then, about 2.7 billion people use the like button everyday. All the surveyors took a personality test. After the guessing was over, the answers given on the test and the guesses made about the likes were very similar. It was also then made clear that some like were more revealing than others. Many linkages were also made during this time for example, " Men who liked TV song-and- dance sensation 'Glee' were more likely to be gay than those who watch professional wrestling. All this information is put willingly by Facebook users not realizing how a simple Facebook like could reveal their entire personality to a certain extent. People should start proceeding with caution while they use Facebook because one day, the information users willingly make available to everyone could be used against them.

Job Applicants Test Positive for Drugs at HIghest Rate

Caroline Fairchild, Huffington Post

On March 7, 2013 Caroline Fairchild wrote an article called "U.S. Job Seekers Test Positive For Drugs At Highest Rate Since 2007, Study Finds" in the Huffington post. Job applicants are testing positively for drugs at rates not seen since 2007. According to a medical lab research company, job applicants are having a hard time passing their pre-employment urine tests. The rate of which job applicants have failed their drug tests has increased by 5.7% since 2011. The most common drug used by American job seekers is marijuana. This suggests that maybe, Marijuana should be legalized. Last year, Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana restricting it to permitted use by adults over twenty-one. As time progresses and more propositions are voted for, Americans seem to even more supportive of the legalization of this product. It seems that Americans cannot keep themselves away from Marijuana and it is costing them their job. Employers are having trouble finding employees that pass their drug tests. The way America is heading, employers might have to look at their policies, and decide if they want drug testing or not.It is quite frightening to see the people's dependence on drugs and how they compromise their future and financial stability in order to indulge in illegal drugs.

Gatsby Party

One can make good use out of $100,000 for a party, but the more the merrier.  I would spend $30,000 to rent out a giant yacht for the night, with a water slide going around the yacht which leads to a pool within the yacht. I would invite all my friends and relatives to come enjoy this great party. They will be shuttled in with limousines which would cost about $15,000. As for the entertainment, $10,000 will be spent to book Rick Ross who will bring the life to the party with his cool music and fine hunnies.  There will be Bacardi 151, Blue Label, and Tequila everywhere with small finger foods on the side which will require around $15,000. The water slide will be fueled with cognac imported from Armenia which will cost around $5,000. Overall, the party will be crawling with women who will be large in all the right places,  great music, and a nice vibe. In my opinion a modern day Gatsby party will be exactly how I envisioned it. As for all the leftover money, it will be raining with buckets all over the guests as the party is at its climax.

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Mokhtar Belmokhtar Killed in Mali

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Today, Dany Padire wrote an article on the Huffington Post about the alleged death of Al Quida member Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Last month, Belmokhtar attacked a natural gas plant in Algeria which resulted in the death of many people. Even though Belmokhtar is not a leader of Al Quida, he is known as the money maker, because of his trade in the cocaine business that brings revenue to the terrorist group. After this attack, Belmokhtar apparently escaped from Algeria and hid in a jihadist base in Northern Mali. Since the initial attack in Belmokhtar, the French military has been trying to capture or kill Belmokhtar , who was traced in Mali, but they had never found him. Luckily, the Chadian military, who had troops deployed in the area, had spotted Belmokhtar in a jihadist base. The base was destroyed with Belmokhtar becoming a casualty. Not only does the Chadian military take pride and credit for the death of Belmokhtar, but also for the death of Abou Zeid , an Al Quida leader who was also in the area, a day earlier. The French military cannot confirm either death until further investigations take place, but at this point it is suspected that both Belmokhtar and Zeid have been definitely killed.