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Purpose
You will be a contributor in several paired/group project throughout your Turing career working on complex technical challenges. You may be surprised to find out that < 1% of failing projects at Turing are due solely to technical definicines - in fact, the majority of failing projects are due to intrapersonal/team issues. In order to set yourself (and your teammates) up for success, it is critical to clearly communicate and set expectations with your teammates.
I think it's a really interesting topic, and it's a big problem in our society. Unfortunately there are many people out there who will fight tooth and nail to deny the existence of their implicit biases, rather than comfront them. As the PBS article states, even when people are made aware of their implicit biases, that by itself is usually not enough to cause a change in behavior.
2. In what ways have you examined your implicit biases before coming to Turing?
I try to confront my biases by practicing open-mindedness to ideas and viewpoints that can reshape my own.
I subscribe to creators on social media who focus on exposing the disparities that afflict individuals as a result of racism, patriarchy, whiteness, etc.
Other accounts I follow publish content on the capitalist systems that perpetuate these biases in the public to protect the interests of the upper classes.
I also read books, watch documentaries, and listen to podcasts that address ma
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## HTML
1. What is HTML?
Hypertext Markup Language is the standard markup language for creating web pages. It describes the structure of a web page, and consists of a series of elements that tell the browser how to display the content.
1. What is an HTML element?
Elements tell the browser how to display content. They are defined by a start tag, some content, and an end tag. These include <h1>, <p>, <br>. Some elements like <br> and <hr> are empty and have no end tag.