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How do people utilize distractions to avoid important issues?

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Kris Jenner Tries to Protect Kylie's Brand From Travis Scott's Astroworld Disaster 

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Kris Jenner Tries to Protect Kylie's Brand From Travis Scott's Astroworld Disaster 

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Report Claims Kris Jenner In ‘Crisis Mode’ Protecting Kylie Jenner’s Brand Amid Travis Scott Troubles

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A new report claims Kris Jenner’s gone into “crisis mode” as the fallout from the Astroworld tragedy could affect Kylie Jenner’s businesses.

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if he keeps lying, people won't look too much into each one. Each lie becomes a distraction for the next.

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During arguments especially, people tend to focus on random topics to ignore what the other person is trying to say, and to convince themselves that they're right. By distracting themselves from the issue at hand, they falsely reinforce their opinions with ignorance.

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In what ways do people distract from important issues

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In what ways do people distract from important issues

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Social media, uses algorithms, targeted to users, to show them what they want to see and what they might be interested in. By doing this, whenever people are confronted with something that makes them feel uncomfortable, then they go on social media to take their mind off such issues and look at things that are more enjoyable and manageable to them.

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after the election Trump started to claim that the votes were fraud to distract from the fact that he lost the election and tried to pin it on the democrats

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr discusses in his new book the "awkward" moment when he first saw then- President Trump after The Associated Press reported on an interview in which Barr said the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread fraud that determined the outcome of the 2020 election.

Just weeks after the election, Trump and his legal team were making bold but unsubstantiated claims of massive fraud in multiple states. Barr told the AP's Michael Balsamo that the DOJ explored some of these claims, but "to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election." This "enraged" Trump, according to Barr.
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"Did you say this?" Barr recalls Trump asking him after what Barr described as an "awkward silence," with Trump "breathing a little heavier than usual, his nostrils flaring slightly."

After Barr admitted that he did give that quote, Trump asked him why he would do that.

"Because it is true, Mr. President," Barr answered. "The reporter asked me what the department had found to date, and I told him."

Trump told Barr that saying that was "killing me" and "pulling the rug out from under me," before accusing Barr of hating him - an assertion that Barr rejected.

In the book, Barr states that he reminded Trump that the DOJ is not part of the president's legal team and that Trump was blaming it for his own lawyers not being able to find evidence of fraud.

"Our mission is to investigate and prosecute actual fraud," Barr recalls saying. "The fact is, we have looked at the major claims your people are making, and they are bulls---."

"I've told you that the fraud claims are not supported," Barr continued, noting that he was not the only one say this to Trump. Still, Barr said, Trump's team of lawyers "continues to shovel this s--- out to the American people. And it is wrong."
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Barr went further, telling the president that part of the problem is that instead of having a quality legal team that was prepared from the beginning, "you wheeled out a clown show" that good lawyers would not want to join.

"Maybe," Trump acknowledged, according to Barr. "Maybe."

Barr does discuss in the book how Democrats changed voting rules in a number of states and that he was opposed to this.

"The data suggested to me that the Democrats had taken advantage of rule changes-especially extended voting periods and voting by mail-to marshal the turnout they needed in their strongholds in key states," he wrote.

Barr went so far as to say that some rule changes stripped away safeguards meant to prevent fraud - such as sending mail-in ballots without requiring that voters apply for them - and that this "increased the opportunity for fraud."

"Still," Barr wrote, "the opportunity for fraud isn't evidence of fraud."

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In new book, Barr recalls 'awkward' moment with Trump after he disputed election fraud claims in interview

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr discusses in his new book the "awkward" moment when he first saw then-President Trump after The Associated Press reported on an interview in which Barr said the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread fraud that determined the outcome of the 2020 election.

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Higher ups were able to swindle over $13 million with the McDonald's Monopoly Game, and what could have been headliners and ruined McDonald's reputation was covered by the 911 event. (This is not to say 911 was merely a distraction, but that a huge fraud issue was engulfed by a terrorist attack)

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More than $13 million in winnings from McDonald's "Monopoly," "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and other promotional games wound up in the pockets of a multistate crime ring, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

An employee of the marketing company that ran the games for the Oak Brook-based fast-food giant masterminded the scheme, prosecutors said. The employee, Jerome Jacobson, is accused of distributing winning game pieces to a network of accomplices, who then claimed prizes from $100,000 to $1 million and gave Jacobson a cut. McDonald's responded to the arrest of eight alleged members of the ring by promising to give away $10 million or more to customers.

"When the FBI first contacted us, we were shocked and stunned," said Jack Greenberg, McDonald's chairman and chief executive. "The FBI has made it clear that McDonald's was betrayed by a longtime supplier and a highly sophisticated inside game of fraud and deception."

In announcing the arrests at FBI headquarters, officials described an intricate plot that began in 1995 and centered on Simon Marketing Inc., a Los Angeles-based company that McDonald's used to run its promotional games. Simon operated virtually all of McDonald's promotions, from its Happy Meals for children to the well-known contests.

Jacobson, who worked in the security department in Simon's Georgia office, stole cards worth top prizes, prosecutors said, rather than having them distributed randomly.

Jacobson turned over the pieces to his friends and associates, the FBI said, and they in turn sought out others who claimed to be winners and submitted the cards to McDonald's. All the participants allegedly shared in the prizes.

When an associate claimed a $1 million prize, for example, Jacobson allegedly got a cut of $50,000.

"Multiple winners were from the same family or closely related," said Thomas Pickard, acting director of the FBI. "All appeared connected in some fashion, even though a variety of tricks were used to conceal their relationships and locations."

Informant steps forward

The FBI's investigation, called "Operation Final Answer" in reference to a catchphrase from the television show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," began last year when one of the participants in the alleged scam came forward. The participant had "won" a 1996 Dodge Viper as part of the scheme.

Among the promotions involved were such splashy games as "When the USA Wins, You Win," which played on the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the "Disney's Masterpiece Collection Trivia Challenge."

After being approached by the informant, FBI agents used wiretaps and surveillance. They allegedly overheard discussions about cover stories, fraudulent addresses, recruitment problems, the distribution of money and ways to get McDonald's to speed up the payments.

Toward the end of its investigation, the FBI was able to predict that John Davis of Granbury, Texas, would call and claim to be a $1 million winner, officials said. McDonald's confirmed that Davis was claiming the prize, and he was among those arrested Tuesday.

The eight people arrested were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and felony complaints were filed against them in federal court in Jacksonville, Fla. The FBI also is looking for other suspects.

"This fraud scheme denied McDonald's customers a fair and equal chance of winning," said Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft. "We want those involved in this type of corruption to know that breaking the law is not a game."

Although this is an extreme example of a promotion gone wrong, it is hardly the only one. Some of the most recognized companies in America, from Kraft Foods Inc. to PepsiCo Inc., have been embarrassed by promotional foul-ups.

Although most errors involve honest mistakes, companies have a hard time soothing irate customers. Northfield-based Kraft, for instance, had to pay millions of dollars in cash and coupons to settle a class-action suit in the early 1990s stemming from a regional contest requiring customers to match game pieces from Kraft cheese products.

The game went awry after an apparent printing error made thousands of Chicago and Houston customers think they had won various prizes, including 10,000 Dodge mini-vans valued at $17,000 each.

FBI leaders praised McDonald's cooperation, saying the company kept the promotions going long enough to allow agents to get court-authorized wiretaps and listen in on conversations among the alleged conspirators.

Games will go on

McDonald's officials stressed that millions of customers have won prizes legitimately over the years and that none of its employees was charged in the conspiracy.

The games will go on, they added. "We believe the American public will understand this is an action of a criminal ring," said Jack Daly, McDonald's senior vice president of worldwide communications. "The company and our customers were victimized. We'll continue to have fun with games."

Still, the fraud ring presents McDonald's with something of a public relations challenge, since customers have been playing its games for years with skewed odds. The company moved quickly to quell the damage, announcing that from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 it will give away 55 cash prizes worth $10 million at randomly selected McDonald's restaurants.

After the FBI completes its investigation and determines a final amount that was stolen, the company said, plans will be announced to give back more money to match the amount taken. The company also is creating a task force, headed by former Chicago U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, to review security procedures for future promotions.

McDonald's promptly fired Simon Marketing, with which it had worked for nearly 25 years. "Given the duration of the alleged conspiracy, the lack of any meaningful oversight and the magnitude of the losses, it was the only responsible course of action," Greenberg said.

McDonald's also is contemplating what legal action to take against Simon, if any.

In a statement, Simon officials pledged to cooperate with McDonald's and the FBI.

Tribune staff writer Ameet Sachdev contributed to this report.

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Eight charged with defrauding McDonald's for prizes

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More than $13 million in winnings from McDonald's "Monopoly," "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and other promotional games wound up in the pockets of a multistate crime ring, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. An employee of the marketing company that ran the games for the Oak Brook-based fast-food giant masterminded the scheme, prosecutors said.

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The third juror was ready to fight the eighth 

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The third juror was ready to fight the eighth 

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Throughout the entire first act, the third juror repeatedly ridicules the eighth juror despite him making good points about the evidences. The third is frustrated that people are starting to be swayed and the prosecution is longer than expected, thus, instead of respectfully having a discussions with the others, he becomes even more angry that they would even consider the boy innocent.

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Most teens and kids likes to distract themselves while playing games rather than dealing with important issues.

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Donald Trump had the strategy of just doing/claiming one insane thing after another, that people got caught up in the latest extravagant lie and forgot about the actual issues in the world.

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Art in General can be used a a distraction, art takes you from one place to another it makes you question what your seeing and look for something else. Salvador Dali used his surreal art to express the times of uncertainty a lot. In his art he would create the most extreme surreal images you knew could never happen but it refocused your attention to other thoughts and led you down a rabbit hole

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some people will bury themselves in work to avoid the feeling they are experiencing about another situation. The amount of work they get done often allows them to feel like they are on top of things in a area of their lives and allows them to diminish that negative feeling about the situation or problem they face

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When news of war possibly starting in Ukraine spread, people ( mostly teens) started joking about the matter and claiming their " humor" was a coping mechanism even though they were not the ones going through this war and all that comes with it

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They distracted from the fact that the world was ending with politics. 

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C. Gorman seems to be overall optimistic about humanity, but she also adds the pessimistic side to humanity as well. The optimistic side is supposed to empower us that we don't have to use violence and we can be civil to each other in America. I think Gorman adds the pessimistic side in the speech to give the sense of reality that it's not always so easy to do it without violence as the world isn't so friendly.

D. Both writers added both the optimistic and pessimistic. The difference I see is that Rose's play seem to balance out the optimistic and pessimistic. Rose's characters offers up new perspectives, but there were characters that attacked those new perspectives causing conflict against them. Gorman goes on a more hopeful and determined approach in her speech, but she still adds some dark sides about the nation then and now.

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c) I would say generally Gorman is optimistic about humanity as she talks about how despite we are deeply flawed, it serves as a purpose for society to work and improve itself.

d) Rose and Gorman have similar points in their views of how society can be self destructive, though Gorman also greatly expresses how this is not a loss hope and that there is always a possibility and time for society to improve itself, something that Rose does express but not to a large degree.

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Gorman and Rose have very similar views in that they both believe people tear each other down when they focus on difference but when you unite and see everyone as human and see the bigger point then more can get done

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(C)I think what Amanda Gorman's thinks about humanity is both optimistic and pessimistic because if there is optimism there is probably some pessimistic in there, vice versa.

(D) I think Amanda Gorman's and Rose's are similar because of how dept they both speak such as Amanda talks about both optimistic and pessimistic while Rose's is realistic and truthful.

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C) I think Gorman overall is optimistic about humanity. She is realistic however, and mentions the obvious detriments of our country. But with each mention of our flaws, she reminds us that this is not our impending doom. We have the power, and the agenda to "rebuild, reconcile, and recover in every known nook of our nation."

D) Gorman's worldview compared with Reginald Rose's seems to be much more hopeful. Rose includes the very prominent group of people that have the same stubborn mindsets as Juror 10 and Juror 5, declaring all those who disagree with them as fools. Rose does have hope for justice in the end, but is much more realistic about how society deals with POCs. Gorman mentions her status as a black girl, reminding everyone that she is a descendant of slaves. But that's as far as she goes for a negative worldview. The rest of her critiques are relevant yet broad, and she puts a positive spin on each one.

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I believe that Gorman has seen both the best and worst of humanity as a black woman and it shows in this poem. I believe Gorman wants to show us that humanity has good and we can use it when we decide. From what I have seen, Gorman uses the pessimism to empower the optimism

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The symbolism we found in this stanza is " brave the belly of the beast." This symbolizes hardships and trails one will sometimes have to over come. Another line that stood out to us is " where will we find light in this never ending shade. " Here Gorman is potraying hoplessness. Over all the symbolism in this stanza really makes you feel the emotion and shes uses this imagery to take you to into that feeling and to help you understand why we need to strive for a better country

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Kate

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-Angelina

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- uses the word "we" to show that this is including everyone
- uses alliteration to restate the point that she trying to make
- uses the word "far" to show that there is still progress to be made
- she refers to herself as the "skinny black girl" that also represents the black community as a whole, including issues such as, single parenting

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dark humor ;-; using self deprecating jokes to cover up pain :')

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The impact of alliteration in this stanza is emphasizing Gorman's point of unity in a divided nation. The connotation was all carefully chosen, allowing the words to be seamlessly connected. The alliteration helped with the flow of the sentence, giving her voice more power, segwaying to a bigger idea. It acts as a buildup, helping me hear her voice, and actually paying close attention to what is being said.

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1. I kinda do understand the plot, but I get mostly overwhelmed from the information that comes in as the dialogue goes along.

2. I'm still able to follow along with the plot as it's not too hard to read and go along with it. There wasn't anything too confusing in the dialogue.

3. What has been helpful to understand the play are mostly discussions. The discussions helped me understand the play more clearly.

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" Scripture tells us that everyone should sit under the own vine and fig tree and no one should make them afraid"
Stanza 5

This passage shows how each individual should be allowed to have their own freedom and beliefs and no one should be punished, ridiculed, or oppressed for having those beliefs or scared

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Gorman uses a lot of pathos and logos to connect to the readers in a more personal way by using her own experiences and alluding to current events. By doing this, people are able to better relate to the poem since they have most likely experienced the events that she mentioned or emphasize and resonate with her own experiences.

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I've been able to understand the play pretty well, in addition to being able to keep up with it during our class readings since it's nice to have it act out as it was intended.  Some things that have really been useful is reading the play, then watching the movie, since I am able to see the stage directions being acted out, hear the tones, and see the expressions of the jurors, and that helps me get sense of everything going on. Class discussions are also really helpful since it exposes me to new ideas and perspectives, as well as, provides clarification to any confusing parts.
-Angelina

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- the whole stanza is one long sentence
- words are expressive but not difficult to the point where no one understands it
- tongue twister
- rhyming

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1. After finishing Act 1, I have a much better understanding on where each Juror stands, and the divide between those driven by personal feelings and logic increases.

2. I am able to follow the plot quite well when reading in class, as the dialogue is clear and the phrasings used are understandable.

3. Watching the movie has been an enormous help in understanding the play, as it gives me a visual that shows the emotions of each juror, as well as the tone of the words being said. This cannot be done over just the script. As for what isn't helpful, I'm still unsure how SOAPStone will tie back to all of this.
- Kim

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I am very intrigued into this act 1 because things are getting "spicy". This act has really set up a scene and I cannot wait for the rest of the acts.

Sometimes I get lost but when we watch the movie i understand it a lot more.

Reading the play is hard to picture it but when watching the movie, seeing the emotion and acting is a lot easier to understand.

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1) I feel that I am understanding the play very well. I can see all the points of views from the jurors and while not all of their morals are correct or good I can see that the individuals background's play a big role in how they are treating the boy.

2) I am able to follow the plot better in class than if I were to read it outside of class. I feel more focused and I can understand better having it acted out.

3) It has been helpful to hear and see others reading and acting the play out. I feel when we do that you get a better feel of what it would be like in the room.

- Angel

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Sometimes it’s just ignorance, they are unintentionally distracting from important issues.

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I can understand the play really easily, the way the plot is written is very easy to comprehend. I think watching the movie has helped me to remember what’s going on because I connect what I heard from reading it and what I saw from watching it.
Kate

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"If we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children's birthright."
"the hill we climb if only we dare it because being American is more than a pride we inherit, it's the past we step into and how we repair it."

I love these two lines, you can tell that Amanda Gorman wants love and kindness to everyone as America is not just about pride, but to be united together by making amends from the past and share kindness to people.

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"...a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished..."

"...if we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children's birthright..."

Caption: Hope isn't all lost, even if it seems like it, because we have to take actions to improve and change the present for the greater good of future generations.

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"We close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another, we seek harm to none and harmony for all."

We have to realize that our differences shouldn't be our separators, and we are all humans at the end. Humans can all benefit if we see each other as equal.
#Preach #YouTellEm #Slay #Unity #AmericaIsOne #HarmonyForAll #AmandaGorman
- Kim

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"When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never- ending shade?" The loss we carry, a sea must wade."
"In this truth, In this faith, we trust, for awhile we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us."
I pick those lines because I think they are most related to me.

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That even as we grieved, we grew, even as we hurt, we hoped, that even as we tired, we tried, that we’ll forever be tied together victorious, not because we will never again know defeat but because we will never again sow division.
If we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright.
I chose these lines because the way that they are written makes them super powerful.
Kate

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" So we lift our gazes not to what sand between us, but what stands before us. We close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must put our differences aside."

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Differences aren't the issue our perspectives are

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-Jacob Vu

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people sometimes switch topics when the topic in question is one they feel uncomfortable discussing or don't know a lot about and sometimes will try to get you on their side

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-Jacob Vu

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What I learned from juror 3 is thathe  had a kid and both of them fought each other. The kid never came back home after that. This brings into perspective that he could be biased against the boy in trial as the boy reminds Juror 3 of his own kid. I still felt nervous about discussing even though it is a smaller group as opposed to the campfire.

-Jacob Vu

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Kim Vu
1. I learned more about Juror 7, and his brash attitude and loudness made his character stand out against the majority of the jurors, who more so followed the crowd instead of voicing their personal opinions.

2. I felt this discussion allowed for more voices to be heard compared to the campfire, because the campfire was mainly a select few talking the whole time with a few others pitching in.

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I learned that the the jurors that we spoke about are all very different. For example the 7th juror is just super uninterested, and the 10th juror is very sickly. I think I prefer this discussion setting instead of a campfire because it feels more intimate, and I actually feel like adding to the conversation. In other settings there is just so much going on and I just don’t really feel comfortable enough to speak but this was pretty chill, I liked it.

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I learned that characters such as Juror #10's constant nose blowing may be the result of being immune compromised since he is sick during the summer. I also really enjoyed these types of discussions because I got to hear other people's interpretation of the text and their inferences, since it helped me to look at the characters in a different perspective.
-Angelina

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I learned that juror 7 is deeply set in his ways and isn’t at all interested in hearing the case or being there. He would vote whatever would get him out of there quickest. He will only be swayed if it benefits him. I feel that i did better in this setting and spoke more.
-Angel

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I think I learned a lot from juror 7 because he just wants to leave doesn't care about the trial. My juror, 8 is way different than juror because juror 8 wants Justin whole 7 doesn't care l.
I like this a lot better, I definitely talked a lot more.
By Brendon Nguyen

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Yes, by increasing the abundance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, human activities are amplifying Earth's natural greenhouse effect. Virtually all climate scientists agree that this increase in heat-trapping gases is the main reason for the 1.8°F (1.0°C) rise in global average temperature since the late nineteenth century. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and various chlorofluorocarbons are all human-emitted heat-trapping gases. Among these, carbon dioxide is of greatest concern to scientists because it exerts a larger overall warming influence than the other gases combined.

At present, humans are putting an estimated 9.5 billion metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels, and another 1.5 billion through deforestation and other land cover changes. Of this human-produced carbon, forests and other vegetation absorb around 3.2 billion metric tons per year, while the ocean absorbs about 2.5 billion metric tons per year. A net 5 billion metric tons of human-produced carbon remain in the atmosphere each year, raising the global average carbon dioxide concentrations by about 2.3 parts per million per year. Since 1750, humans have increased the abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by nearly 50 percent. Learn more.

References

USGCRP (2017). Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume 1 [Wuebbles, D.J., D.W. Fahey, K.A. Hibbard, D.J. Dokken, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, 470 pp, doi: 10.7930/J0J964J6.

Friedlingstein, P., Jones, M. W., O'Sullivan, M., Andrew, R. M., Hauck, J., Peters, G. P., Peters, W., Pongratz, J., Sitch, S., Le Quéré, C., Bakker, D. C. E., Canadell, J. G., Ciais, P., Jackson, R. B., Anthoni, P., Barbero, L., Bastos, A., Bastrikov, V., Becker, M., ... Zaehle, S. (2019). Global carbon budget 2019. Earth System Science Data, 11(4), 1783-1838. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000385668

Yes, by increasing the abundance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, human activities are amplifying Earth's natural greenhouse effect. Virtually all climate scientists agree that this increase in heat-trapping gases is the main reason for the 1.8°F (1.0°C) rise in global average temperature since the late nineteenth century. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and various chlorofluorocarbons are all human-emitted heat-trapping gases. Among these, carbon dioxide is of greatest concern to scientists because it exerts a larger overall warming influence than the other gases combined.

At present, humans are putting an estimated 9.5 billion metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels, and another 1.5 billion through deforestation and other land cover changes. Of this human-produced carbon, forests and other vegetation absorb around 3.2 billion metric tons per year, while the ocean absorbs about 2.5 billion metric tons per year. A net 5 billion metric tons of human-produced carbon remain in the atmosphere each year, raising the global average carbon dioxide concentrations by about 2.3 parts per million per year. Since 1750, humans have increased the abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by nearly 50 percent. Learn more.

References

USGCRP (2017). Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume 1 [Wuebbles, D.J., D.W. Fahey, K.A. Hibbard, D.J. Dokken, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, 470 pp, doi: 10.7930/J0J964J6.

Friedlingstein, P., Jones, M. W., O'Sullivan, M., Andrew, R. M., Hauck, J., Peters, G. P., Peters, W., Pongratz, J., Sitch, S., Le Quéré, C., Bakker, D. C. E., Canadell, J. G., Ciais, P., Jackson, R. B., Anthoni, P., Barbero, L., Bastos, A., Bastrikov, V., Becker, M., ... Zaehle, S. (2019). Global carbon budget 2019. Earth System Science Data, 11(4), 1783-1838. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000385668

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Are humans causing or contributing to global warming?

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Yes, human activity is putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere faster than natural processes take it out. Rising carbon dioxide levels are strengthening Earth's greenhouse effect and causing global warming.

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Ukraine vs Russia distracted us from COVID 19

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They are distracting themselves with the fact that he had a bad background and has made bad choices in the past, but they are not really taking the evidence and facts of the case into account. The jurors are also using the fact that the boy has committed crimes before to solidify the evidences presented to them.