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Social Inequalities, Public Policies, and Classifications of Race

health status she can only be considered Asian in relation to statistical findings if that is what she chose as representative of ...

Class and Education

elitist attitude. If one gets through public school and makes something of himself and becomes well known, that is some feat. Yet,...

Massachusetts' Inhumane Racing of Greyhounds

being reported" (Howard PG). Massachusetts has a particularly poor track record for such cases. In what is being called the "wor...

20th Century Race History

Describing Columbus interactions with the Indians in Cuba, Zinn writes: He took more Indian prisoners and put them aboard his two...

Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

about prejudice first hand, and when a teacher separated the white and black children, he would go with the white. She corrected h...

Western Cultural Visions and National Geographic Magazine

in manner that applies to Western ideals. In fact, it seems as though most of the pictures and stories only inform us about how th...

New Hampshire's Presidential Primary and its Importance

not try to mislead, the media sometimes does this. There are in fact people who do contend that the media has controlled many elec...

Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje and Race

great deal of material to examine in terms of race and culture. We know that New Orleans is a place that seems to be incredibly in...

Filmmaker D.W. Griffith's Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation

because of the Civil War, and many of whom were still alive when the film was produced" (The Birth of a Nation PG). The director ...

Economic Considerations in the 1996 Presidential Race

An examination of the U.S. Presidential race of 1996 and the economic considerations that permeated it. Candidates, particularly ...

There is No Longer a Melting Pot in America

In a paper that consists of five pages it is argued that the melting pot scenario that involves all heritages, races, and religion...

Nineteenth Century American Identity Development

of those character traits became a part of what most Americans like to think of as an uniquely American point of view, as well as ...

Social and Racial Factors on Smoking Rates

This paper contends that US smoking rates are higher among lower-income adults than middle and upper income adults, regardless of ...

Education and Social Change According to Sleeter and Delpit

In six pages this paper examines the educational environment in terms of social change and the role educators play and differences...

1978 Regent v. Bakke Decision and Race Exclusive Scholarships

In twenty pages this paper argues in favor of race based scholarships and affirmative action in light of the 1978 reverse discrimi...

Academic Achievement, Race, and Nationality

In seven pages this paper examines how scholastic performance can differ based upon nationality and among races with the Bell Curv...

Overview of Recidivism

continue to rise" (Hanke, 1993, pp. 22). Baltimore set an unenviable record for the number of homicides in 1992 of 331, which...

Race and Law Enforcement Attitudes

In five pages this paper discusses the attitudes of police officers regarding race in a consideration of abuse incidences. Five so...

Race, the Murder Case of O.J. Simpson, and the Role of Detective Mark Fuhrman

In ten pages this paper examines the issue of race within the context of this infamous murder case with the focus being on the beh...

Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

In five pages the major themes of this 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow are presented with an emphasis upon the linkage between culture...

First World War and Race Riots in the United States

Before dwelling specifically on the rioting that occurred during and just after the First World War, it should be realized by the ...

Nisei Daughter by Monica Stone, Stereotyping and Culture

victimization. If we could only understand one another, it is reasonable to assume that we would be able to work together within s...

1998 Gongressional and Gubernatorial Campaigns

PG). Early debates between the candidates in California generated so little attention from the news media that there was not even...

Lebensborn and Eugenics Programs of Nazi Germany

with what was determined to be perfect Aryan characteristics (Seidelman 1693). The concept of eugenics utilized for racial hygien...

Prejudice, Assimilation and Tolerance

call these people barbarians, in respect to the rules of reason, but not in respect to ourselves, who surpass them in every kind o...

Analyzing Some Programs of Affirmative Action

In five pages differences and similarities are explored among affirmative action programs dealing with disabilities, race, and sex...

Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Kate Chopin's NegCreole II

Both works focus on an important racial figure as a primary element in the development of the plot. The relationship between Huck...

The Landmark Case Griggs v. Duke Power Co.

The perception of negative equal opportunity requirements is examined in the context of the U.S. case. Issues discussed include di...

Woodland Hills, California and the Impact of Race

with rows of stones with false fronts to convey the impression of a flourishing economy" (History of Woodland Hills). But Girard...

Gender and Race in the 18th Century

them of English, Welsh, or Scottish heritage; 757,000 blacks made up the next-largest group, followed by Germans" (The Free Librar...