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1、Baraka作品❤大学英语作文：MyviewsonstereotypesTheyaresomethingthatalwaysleavesusshakingourheads.Dinnedintonearlyeveryhumanbeing,theyareold,annoyingstuffhangingaround.Wewrestlewiththem,butmostoftime,thegreatpowerisunderlyingandwearethevictims.Theyarestereotypes.
2、Stereotypesgetbetterofourminds.Ourthoughtsandideasarecastbyamold,whichmakesustoopreoccupiedtothinkcritically.Forinstance,wetendtobelievethatwordsinbooksarereliable.Mychemistryteacherinhighschooleventoldusmorethanonce,“Everythinginyourtextbookistruth.E
3、veniftherearesomefaults,aslongasyouanswerthequestionsinexamsstrictlyinaccordancewiththebook,nobodywillbeabletotakeoffyourpoints.”TheeducationalsysteminChinahasmadeusaccustomedtonumerousmind-sets,whicharevirtuallyfarlessthanreasonable.Underthiscircumst
4、ance,smallwonderthatweseldomchallengetheexistingknowledge,nottosaytheauthority.What’sworse,inthisfast-pacedera,stereotypeswilldousmoreharm.Thecatchisthatweneedtoadjustourselvestocurrentsituations,buttoacertainextent,stereotypesburdenus.However,whatwen
5、eedtoacknowledgeisthatstereotypescouldneverbeeliminatedandthereisnodemandforustoabandonallofthem.Sometimesturningtothemisaninevitablepath.Justlikesomepests,asweallknow,eventhoughthey,toacertainextent,areharmfultoushumanbeings,onnoaccountcouldweneglect
6、thevalueofthe“annoying”pests,sincetheyplayaroleofgreatimportanceinthefoodchain.Uptoapoint,thefunctionofstereotypesissimilarwiththepests.Thatistosay,thoughdetrimentalthestereotypesare,theyarevirtuallyanaturalresultfromexperience.Toputinanotherway,theya
7、reobtainedthroughourpastdays,includinggoodolddaysfillingwithgoodmemoriesaswellasevildaysyouoncefellon.Imaginewhatwouldhappentoyouifyoutoldanoldgentlemanthatyouwereactuallyagay.Yousupposethathewouldabsolutelyfeeldisgusted---andthatisasortofmind-sets,wh
8、ichwouldpreventyoufrommakingmistakes.Throughthisscene,youcansensethatstereotypesareactuallyanear-universalphenomenon.Stereotypesarenotnecessarilyabadthing.Afterall,thereisnodenyingthatstereotypesarenottrippingusateveryturn.Ifwedonotleavemind-s
