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      This is how you are born, this is how you live, this is how you enjoy whatever time you have left, this is how you don’t let the dread set in… DON’T LET IT! This is how to enjoy eating, this is how you enjoy your life and who you are.


     The theme I to create with my picture was you need to enjoy life as much as you can without hurting yourself with a little comedy. The “dread” in the comic is to symbolize that life will end at some point. The way that I helped the picture with the text is I went with a more comedy piece to show there is good in life, there is fun, but you can bring yourself down just by thinking. You should love yourself and not worry what else life will throw at you.


    When people think about bias they think it is an easy thing to overcome. That they don’t have to try and can change how they think about something in an instant. When in reality you either have to try so much and nothing will change or you will change, but subconsciously will still have the same bias.
    When you take into account the many researchers who study bias they often catch themselves after, not before or during when thinking about someone and how they think about them. Such as a Verna Myers, a person who studies personal biases and how we can overcome them, she was walking home with a friend, Verna Myers is a black woman, and her friend is Korean. It was nighttime and Verna saw a black man walking and she needed directions so she was going to ask, but her friend was saying no and not willing towards him saying he looks scary, but Verna did talk to him and she got directions and even a friendly conversation. After the act Verna’s friend realized that she was very rude to the man, knowing she played into her biases, knowing that if it was a white man she would gladly walk up to him and ask for directions. The reason Verna brought this up she showed that even if her friend didn’t even realize that she had a bias towards white people compared to black people.

      At the beginning of the year, when I first thought about bias, I was sure I could just change on a dime. Soon I began to see how you can change, but it is a very slow process and it is not very easy. After about 3 weeks I took a test to know my biases and I found that even though I thought I didn’t have many, turns out I did. I have been trying to change and as Verna Myers said walk towards my biases and not away.

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  1. Miranda TendickNovember 8, 2018 at 12:31 PM

    It's interesting that you point out that thinking about "dread" can prevent you from living life to the fullest. I agree that all our worries about the future prevent us from living to the fullest in the present.

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  2. Macy BrynerNovember 9, 2018 at 11:09 AM

    I really relate to this one because that dread has set in before and its hard to come back from, but I really enjoyed the topic of the piece. I am curious on where your inspiration comes from also I really enjoyed the style of the art!

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  3. Isaac PtacekNovember 12, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    This is an interesting piece. The image is interesting and I'd like to know how it represents you. I like how well thought out your they say/i say is, and how you reflected on how your thoughts about bias and such have changed since the beginning of the year.

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  4. UnknownNovember 13, 2018 at 6:28 AM

    I really liked your image. I also think that your views on bias is interesting. It's pretty cool that you've been trying not to lean on bias.

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