Using the Basic Approach to Consciousness-Raising, Answer the Following Questions

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Essay

Using the basic approach to consciousness-raising, answer the following questions about yourself. You will not be graded on your answers, only on your ability to critically think about the questions and clearly write your answers.
A. Who am I?
B. Who says?
C. Who benefits from this definition?
D. What must change, and how?

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Definitions:

Actual Malice

A standard of proof in defamation law requiring the plaintiff to show that the defendant knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard of its truth or falsity.

Libel

A form of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, or signs that injures a person's reputation.

Proximate Cause

The legal principle that determines the primary cause of damage or injury, which must be closely related (both in time and nature) to the harm in a liability lawsuit.

Actual Cause

Also known as "cause in fact," it is a factor or event that is a direct cause of an occurrence or injury.