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An Islamic construction that is a tomb, but not a mosque is a building called Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal was build in 1631, and it still stands today. It was created by the emperor Shah Jahan. Today, the Taj Mahal stands in india. Below I have attached a pic to show you how the Taj Mahal looks.
Go ahead, I believe in you
The passage describes the Author's impression of students participating in the "Upward Bound" program and it is generally favourable towards the program, without giving a more specific reason for this favourable opinion, it's more the author's personal impression.
Thus, we could say that the author has a positive bias towards the program.