Analysis Of Theme For English B And How To Get Hello Horribly Wrong

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Because of the readings titled “Theme for English B” and “How to get “Hello” Horribly Wrong.” The dangers of stereotyping is very likely. Stereotyping is an individual’s own thoughts, beliefs, and expectations without first obtaining factual knowledge about an individual. In the reading “Theme for English B” the speaker writes about, just because he is colored does not mean he does not like the same things that other races like. In the other reading titled “How to get “Hello” Horribly Wrong” the writer talks about his experience on how he got hello horribly wrong, by giving a guy a kiss in the cheek, and died of the embarrassment. In “Theme for English B” stereotyping is shown. For example, “I guess being colored doesn’t make

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