Fair shake
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debates">debates</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="fairness">fairness</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>. “<span word="Shake">Shake</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dice">dice</span> <span word="roller">roller</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dice">dice</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="casts">casts</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dice">dice</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rattles">rattles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shakes">shakes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="violently">violently</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dice">dice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="mix">mix</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chant">chant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="yours">yours</span> <span word="truly">truly</span>: <span word="HAPPY">HAPPY</span> <span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YEAR">YEAR</span>!</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casino">casino</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Bears">Bears</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="Maafa">Maafa</span> 21” <span word="at">at</span> 7 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Morrison">Morrison</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> 100.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 15, 2009, <span word="discusses">discusses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p>
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