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are more.) The passage is all about the negatives. You have not fairly represented the subject and should note what
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Putting context here isn't the same as putting context in the actual article. This article reeks of bias and lack of context. Where are the awards
Freeman has won? Where is the information about him finishing his degree or pursuing a masters? (You now have some of the bias issues you asked for. There
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Freeman. As an old administrator stated a scribe who lives by controversy will have controversy follow. He writes with a style that tries to shock and upset people. I'm sorry but his career is DEFINED by
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