There
are two possible answers for this question:
A.it was part of a series on American history
B. a local celebration of Flag Day was approaching
<span>The
Flag maker was a story about Mary Pickersgill and how the national flag came to
be. She was commissioned to make the national flag after the liberation of the
Americans from Great Britain in 1812</span>
<span>“Through the Tunnel” is a coming-of-age story of
Jerry, who wants to do what the other grown-up men can do, and his mother,
who does not want to look too ‘possessive nor lacking in devotion’ knowing that
her son is going through adolescence. Swimming through the tunnel is Jerry’s
way to establish his identity or go through character adjustments. From the New
York Times article “Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize in Literature”, it can be
noted that Doris Lessing is a writer described as <span>“that
epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power…”
by the Swedish academy. Her struggle when she was 15-year-old and a runaway
from home must have also reflected the struggle of Jerry proving that he can
swim through the tunnel. </span></span>
He provides empirical evidence to show that the future will be bleak if the people do not act as he suggests.
Answer:
Confirmation bias is a psychological phenomenon in which a person tends to accept those references or findings which confirm his/her existing belief in things. Confirmation bias leads to statistical errors, as it influences the way people gather information and interpret it.
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