You keep getting down on yourself because you can't cook as well as Megan, even thought you are a great student and a fair athlete.

What will be an ideal response?


emphasis on perfection

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a. They prefer to be identified by culture rather than race. b. They prefer to be identified by geographic location rather than culture. c. They prefer to be identified by their skin tone rather than race. d. They prefer to be identified by hair texture rather than heritage.

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Aristotle felt that an appeal based on the speaker's character was often the most powerful form of persuasion

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Racial and ethnic discrimination and conflict call for us to use __________ skills to empathize compassionately with people who are different from us in pursuit of justice and equality.

A. acculturation B. enculturation C. ethnocentric D. other-oriented

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Sasha smiled as she told the class, "I know every one of you is excited to sit here and listen to my 30-minute speech on the university's honor code." In reality, Sasha knows the class would rather be anywhere else. This is an example of __________.

A. parallel form B. a denotative meaning C. irony D. personification

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