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Coming of Age, a Fictional Rendition

This paper is a fictional account of a young African-American coming of age and his travels throughout South Africa and the US. Th...

Summary and Analysis of The Book of Jonah

In five pages this paper argues that The Book of Jonah contains a message that protests any type of nationalistic, racial, or ethn...

Brazil's Urban Life

Emilia Viotti da Costa's The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology is referenced in this consideration...

Brazil, 'Social Democracy,' and Discrimination

its very least, and revisionist history at the most. The dynamics of "social mythology" We might say that social mythology is a w...

Comparative Analysis of Richard Wright's 'Morning Star' and George Schuyler's 'Black No More'

Secure in the knowledge that his origins are unknown, Max joins a white supremacist group and allies himself with their bigotry. S...

Later 20th Century and Racial Progress

In ten pages this paper examines post 1960s racial progress in the United States and Brazil. Seven sources are cited in the bibli...

Racism in the United States

This researech paper offers an overview of American racism, describing several famous incidents that portray the nature of racism ...

German Films Verzweiflung and Angst Essen Seele Auf and Political Themes

begins to notice how Emmi takes on attitudes attributable to racial intolerance, as well. "While the theme of racial prejudice is...

Racism and Cognitive Dissonance

into a state of psychological dissonance, which, in turn, produces an unpleasant tension (Rudolph, 2003). According to Festinger, ...

Arguing Against Racial Profiling

voice, it can be present in attitude, or behavior and no matter its vehicle, it is painful to those on the receiving end....

Does Interaction Between Racial/Ethnic Groups Reduce Prejudice? Yes!

civil rights demonstrations and widespread acts of violence. What happened? Perhaps it would be better to analyze what did not h...

Policy and Racial Profiling

in a myriad of ways, and while there are laws against the practice, it goes on anyway. In the past, leaders wanted President Cli...

Discrimination and the Case of Texaco

N word by executives -- an incident that made the news at the time--is not as significant as the revelation that the company did n...

Illinois Wechsler Intelligence Scale Outcomes and the Impact of Ethnic or Racial Bias

between the ages of 6 and 16 (WIS, 2003). Finally, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) is used for intelligence testin...

Multicultural Education Issues

to speak more loudly than any words on the subject. "My teaching was silent on issues of race, and it was a silence that must hav...

Comparative Analysis of The Sky is Gray and A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines

Some of the most obvious similarities between A Lesson Before Dying and The Sky is Gray reflect the core thematic elements of both...

Issues Pertaining to Prejudice

population of employment opportunities and thereby increases the level of socioeconomic deprivation (Massey and Denton 154). Inner...

Waters (2007), Summary and Outline

their children self-identify. III. Intermarriage a. Incidence of intermarriage is increasing and affects the way in which racial/e...

American Society

In a paper of three pages, the author considers the nature of the American society in relation to cultural diversity. Though the ...

Identity and Puerto-Rican Americans

whole, as the US Census bureau indicates that 25 percent of all living on the mainland and 55 percent of Puerto Ricans living on t...

Patient Education and Compliance: Review of the Literature and Proposal for Black Male Diabetics Ages 40 through 60

Study participants ranged from 20 to 79 years and noted that the mere exchange of information is not enough to accomplish the desi...

California Drug Statistics

groups during the ten-year period: 16.5% juveniles and 42.1% adults (Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, 2000). Gender p...

Social Resistance

educating his readership as to the importance of racial harmony. Gaines (1992) primary objective in this story is to point ...

Suzan-Lori Parks Pulitzer Prize Winner

Susan-Lori Parks a writer who has written in different genres. Her play, Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer prize along with other a...

The Underclass and Its Roots

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the underclass. Causes of the underclass are examined, at the economic, racial, and ...

Benefits Of Profiling In Fighting Terrorism

to become terrorists also share certain characteristics, traits, and backgrounds. One of the challenges in arguing for the pract...

NY Times Article, A Critical Analysis

This research paper/essays offers a critique of an article "'No Child Law' Is not Closing a Racial Gap'" by Sam Dillon, which was ...

Obama and a Story of Race

In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on the autobiography about Barack Obama's childhood and his development. The autho...

Human Experimentation, Genocide

This essay pertains to genocide and human experimentation committed by the Nazis, the Japanese and the US. The writer asserts that...

Plessy v. Ferguson, an Overview

This paper presents a synopsis of Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court case that institutionalized racial segregation in the...