University of the Western Cape

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Department of Political Studies

Student Name: Asher Hartnick

Student no.: 4278135

Tutorial Group: 9

Tutor: Ms. Robyn Sickle

Assignment: Tutorial assignment 4

Due Date: 3 May 2022

Plagiarism Declaration
1. This summary/ exercise is my own work, and not plagiarised in any way. Plagiarism
is to use another’s work and pretend it is one’s own.
2. I know plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another person’s work and present it
as one’s own.
3. Each significant contribution to, and direct quotation in this assignment that I have
taken from the works of other authors has been acknowledged and referenced. I have
not copied texts of more than 10 words without a reference.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her work.
5. I am aware of the fact that plagiarism could lead to the cancelling of my marks and, in
serious cases, to expulsion from the university.

Signed…A.HARTNICK…………………………………

Date…1 May 2022…………………

How does this article make you feel? Why?

This article evokes a feeling of annoyance. This is simply because people are still choosing to
involve race in matters where there is no place for it. In this instance, the strain of the virus
could have been reported from anywhere in the world and there were reports of it allegedly
being discovered in Europe before South Africa reported its first case to WHO.

Do you think the way the author presents the facts has something to do
with how you feel? Explain.

To my understanding, the author is fairly presenting the facts and not necessarily doing it in a
way to get a reaction out of a person. So, no I do not think the way the author presents the
facts has something to do with how I feel.

When we study and write about on issue as political studies scholars,

should we become emotional? Why or why not?

No, we should not become emotional when studying or writing on an issue because if we are
writing on an issue there will be the use of information and one’s main aim is to inform
others on the said issue. So, when writing the most effective way to inform others is to make
sure you are objective when doing so and try to irradicate as much bias as one can that way
the reader can get a neutral perspective on whatever subject and in turn come and form their
conclusions without any other influences.