Transcript Historical Interpretation (Scudder)

Essential Question: Why do people interpret
information differently?
Bias – Being in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with
another, usually in a way that is unfair to the other person or group.
To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice.
We ALL have bias, even when we’re not thinking about it!
Quotation:
“Sigsbee Charter School … that’s the
hottest school in town!”
~ Judy Blume
Is “bias” the truth?
Sometimes “bias” is intentional.
How do advertisements show bias?
Bias in Quotations
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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by
his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military
defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. ~
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. ~ Albert
Einstein
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove
all doubt. ~ Abraham Lincoln
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they must
be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller
The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy. ~ Lance Armstrong
I think when you spread the wealth around it’s good for everybody. ~
President Obama
It is not the truth that matters, but victory. ~ Adolf Hitler
Lyrical Bias
LOCHLOOSA
(MOFRO)
Homesick but it's alright
Lochloosa is on my mind
She's on my mind
I swear it's ten thousand degrees in the shade
Lord have mercy knows - how much I love it
Every mosquito every rattlesnake
Every cane break – everything
Every alligator every blackwater swamp
Every freshwater spring – everything
All we need is one more damn developer
Tearing her heart out
All we need is one more Mickey Mouse
Another golf course another country club
Another gated community
Lord I need her
Lord I need her
And she's slipping away
If my grandfather could see her now
He'd lay down and die
Cause every minute every second every hour
Every day - Lord she's slipping away
Homesick but it's alright
Lochloosa is on my mind
She's on my mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=6EALPEYBt3E
Does our culture influence our bias?
1. The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious,
or social group
2. The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of a group or
organization
Can our cultural backgrounds or preferences
affect the way we interpret information?
Video: Madison Rising
The Star Spangled Banner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8C7i9kdEf8
Religion and Culture
Regional Culture
“Pop”ular Culture
Christmas Culture?? (Test me!)
Ethnicity and Race
Ethnicity is based on the following categorization:
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term
"Spanish origin" can be used in addition to "Hispanic or Latino."
Race is based on the following five categorizations:
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American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who
maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
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Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand,
and Vietnam.
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Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial
groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to
"Black or African American."
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the
original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
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White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle
East, or North Africa.
Point of View
point of view
n pl points of view
1. a position from which someone or
something is observed
2. a mental viewpoint or attitude
3. the mental position from which a story is
observed or narrated
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