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• ion is found you are basing your opinions on. This is called Citing Your Work Sources. I expect to see you provide an in-text citation each time you refer to the assigned reading or videos. The attachment above provides you with clear instructions for citing Articles, Youtube videos, and PowerPoint slides. After your last sentence on the next line centered on the page should be the words: Works Cited and your entries for each source you referred to shown in alphabetical order with the correct MLA format. Again, look at the attachment to see how they are formatted. I expect to see a minimum of 2 sources cited in your Discussion with the corresponding entries shown on your Works Cited portion.10% will be deducted if sources and Works Cited entries are not provided.Please read the forum about online behavior & discussion engagement before answering the discussion boards.Please read through the prompts & plan your responses
• you want to be thorough & explain your answers, referencing the course materials for support.Your answers should display depth of engagement with the material & careful, critical thought. Your answers should be 2-3 sentences each, at least.When you are finished, come back to the discussion board & engage your peers (you must respond to at least 2 other students) on the discussion board about their responses. Remember, this is meant to be a discussion, not simply a “post & I’m done” assignment.A 10% deduction will be taken for each response to another student totaling 20% if you do not respond to 2 classmates' posts.Answer one of the following prompts in an initial response of 400+ words:Define “ethnocentrism” in your own words. Where have you seen ethnocentric views in our society?At the end of his piece about the Nacirema, Miner quotes a well-known sociologist & anthropologist, Bronislaw Malinowski: “Looking from far & above, from our high places of safety in the developed civilization, it is easy to see all the crudity & irrelevance of magic. But without its power & guidance early man could not have mastered his practical difficulties as he has done, nor could man have advanced to the higher stages of civilization.” In your own words, please explain how this quote applies to the idea of ethnocentrism & why it is important for us to value & not dismiss other cultures or beliefs simply because they might seem different or “primitive” to us.At the end of section 2, Gladwell says that thin-slicing is not "deliberate prejudice." Briefly explain how ethnocentrism & our perception work to cause prejudices like those Gladwell talks about in his chapter. Please use the text to explain/support your answer.Specifications:Initial Response to the discussion must include all of the above-listed components. Initial response will be 400+ words in length. (Works Cited portion does not count towards the word count requirement)MLA formatted citations and Works Cited are required for each initial response to the discussion.Two or more substantive participation responses are due for the discussion. Responses should be 150+ words in length.