...In American Dreamer by Bharati Mukherjee, who is a very opinionated writer talks about her views as an immigrant. Coming from her village Fardipur in India, Mukherjee talks about how Americans and immigrants should look to the new American culture and should not be bogged down by old customs. Mukherjee talks about being lonely and detached from her roots while in Canada where the population is not as accepting. In her words they "resists culture fusion." I agree with her statements on Canada and think the U.S. while it is known for racial and cultural tolerance is underrated on the world stage. Surprisingly most countries, such as Canada, still draw lines between being a true Canadian and a Canadian of color. Mukherjee felt that the switch between a foreign student and U.S. citizen was a big change. She also says that she takes being an American citizen very seriously. I think that there is a significant difference in outlooks on citizenship between people whom immigrant here and people whose families have known nothing but the Americas. Like Mukherjee says, "I became a citizen by choice, not by simple accident of birth." I believe it is fair to embrace Mukherjee's choice to drop the hyphenated American title. I think that (like Mukherjee) the hyphenation is a way of categorizing the different cultures that speckle America. I feel like you are not truly embracing the country you live in by having the need to label yourself as an Asian-American, Latin-American, etc. By celebrating...
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...Society plays a huge role in Atticus, Scout, Warren Buffett and the Jew’s Lives, positively or negatively, in the three books, the main aspect is racism. Racism plays an enormous role in society. Racism can affect where someone sits on the bus, and how you are treated. In the first paragraph, Atticus and Scout have a hard time because of liking black people. Warren Buffett will have to face his fear of public speaking, overcoming with the thought of racism. In the plague strikes, the Jews have to deal with getting blamed for causing the diseases just because they have a different religion. In To Kill a Mockingbird, racism was negative towards people in society. Mr. Ewell is an example of the racism in the book. He accused an innocent black man of raping his daughter. Due to the negativity in society, everyone had believed he had done it, simply because the color of his skin. Another example in the book is when they made fun of Atticus and Scout for liking black people. Mr. Dubose and Francis affected Atticus and Scout negatively because of how they like black people. Due to the racism in society, innocent black people live in fear of getting killed,beat up, or put in jail, just because the color of their skin, and or sothey are affected negatively. Racism was negative...
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...as the Scopes Trial of 1925 in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind. Others, like Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, are not solely based on a specific trial, but do reflect similar events and trials that happened during the time period. The trials force the characters to confront the overwhelming prejudice of their respective towns. However, while both works experience and overcome prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird condemns victims through racism, taking place in a time where it was not uncommon, whereas Inherit the Wind...
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...Phillip Gwynne’s young adult novel Deadly Unna? Explores the main protagonist Gary Black’s, “Blacky” point of view of the affects of racism, and to tell a narrative of developing a friendship with a Indigenous boy “Dumby Red”, overcoming fears, family violence and even a little bit of romance. Although Gary Black might seem to be an ordinary teenager at the start of the novel, he does have to over come the forces and fear of the modern white society throughout the book while trying to defeat the struggle of racism. Throughout the novel, the main protagonist Gary Black “Blacky” develops an understanding of how to overcome his fears of conformity and then ultimately conquered this through his experiences of racism and family violence. This is...
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...The term race is an unavoidable part of life. Even though it is little bitter, we have to accept that it still exist in the society. I believe race is a social construct, because from the article named The Color Line, the Dilemma, and the Dream by LAWRENCE D BOB talked about Jim Crow racism and how America is trying to get over it for decades. Even though people say they are not racists in any terms, racial beliefs exists in every person deep in heart. Overcoming the beliefs of race is the best evidence to show that the race is a social construct. The article also talked how people see race after getting more education. The whole mentality was changed, and open mind towards equality was common in whites after they gain higher levels of education. Education is a formation of a person. The more a person is educated, the more open minded he/she would be. So according to the article, it really reinstates that racism is just a narrow minded attitude which shows lack of education....
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...Racism is a term that is often used to describe a variety of social, culture and economic problems, but has, unfortunately, acquired “so many contradictory meanings that it takes on the aura of a myth,” it has become increasingly difficult to define . Although the term wasn’t officially featured in the Larousse Dictionary until 1932, racism had been a dark cloud hanging over the global horizon for centuries (de Benoist, 1999). Whenever there are people of different cultural and social characteristics introduced into the mix, a recipe for racism and the hostilities it generates is created. Because racism defies a singular definition but is usually represented by the categorizing of people according to certain criteria, it can perhaps best be understood by discussing the issue itself in terms of such categories as the reasons for racism, its causes, why it continues, and how its meaning is ever-changing. It is widely accepted by sociologists that racism is essentially an ideology or belief system with its foundation cemented by three basic ideas. First, there is the fact that human beings can be divided naturally into different physical types (Vorster, 2002). For example, Africans are ‘typed’ by their dark skin color and by their curly hair; Asians are known for their ‘yellowish’ skin color, black hair and slanted eyes, etc. Often, solely on the basis of these physical traits, assumptions are automatically made that become “intrinsically related to their culture...
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...Comparing and Contrasting: Franklin and Anzaldua Expression: conveying of opinions publicly without interference by the government: “freedom of expression. (1)” Many artists express themselves through various ways; for various reasons. Frederick Douglass in his essay “How to Read” and Gloria Anzaldua’s essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” both express themselves through publicly released literature, and these two essays have successfully achieved to have common similarities and unique differences. For example, both authors have the same interpretation for literacy, and literacy to them means to overcome negativity and prevail from hate from another individual that shows them injustice. For differences, Franklin’s essay was to learn how to read (and also write), while Gloria’s essay was about having to speaking English and suppressing her various styles of the Spanish language. After reading this fabulous essay, you will understand why the authors chose their topics, their relation to each other, and why they are different. Douglass was raised a black male slave in the 1840’s. For slaves, reading and writing was not acceptable because the man did not want black people to have any sense of resisting slavery. Although that rule was in effect, Douglass found a way to get around that law. He would sneak magazines and newspapers to read, and he was taught how to read and write by his mistress and some “little white boys”, who he’d convert into teachers. Most thought that “...education...
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...gap between their own culture and the culture of school. The gap emerges at the earliest phases of school where students’ pre-existing knowledge is not honored in the school environment and students are “set-up” to fail. Students of color end up behind white students at the earliest stages of school. Students of color therefore feel a conflict between their home racial and ethnic identity and the identity that is required to be successful in school. Inclusion of race-related content in a college course identified three sources of resistance to learning about racism: race as taboo topic; myth of meritocracy; and denial of personal connection to racism. Strategies for reducing resistance include a safe classroom climate; opportunity for self-generated knowledge; model of racial identity development; and empowering students as change agents. The question of this is “Why do we must talk about race?” This is to move racism and ethnicity from abstraction to real human experience. Tatum identifies three sources of resistance to talking about race — a tendency to see race as a taboo topic; a socialized belief that the United States is a just society where racial disparity doesn’t exist; and a denial, especially among white students, that they are personally prejudiced, even...
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...Angelou that demonstrates how love for literature and having a strong character can play a significant role in overcoming racism and distress. In the course of the story, it is evident that Maya changes from being a casualty of racism to become a young woman with self-dignity and identity that helps her to overcome prejudice. The context of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings focuses on the problems associated with racism that was prevalent in the southern states. Racist oppression is a common theme in the book that is portrayed by all the major characters; in fact, all the other themes in the book are closely related to racism, identity and segregation. In addition, the style and genre, and the structure of this literary work make significant contributions towards its thematic development, which focus on resistance to racism, the significance of the family, self-identity and definition and independence. Walker (95) argues that I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings is characterized by thematic unity, which is achieved using the structure adopted in the text that takes more of a thematic form rather than a chronological form. In addition, Angelou managed to emphasize on the universal ideas in her literary work irrespective of its periodic quality. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou used the major characters of the book to facilitate its thematic development identity, racism and literacy throughout the text. Basing on this assertion, this essay uses evidence from the book to affirm...
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...strategies of nonviolence in focusing on love and courage against hate and fear with racism was essential in Martin Luther King Jr’s quest to root out oppression in the United States and make it well-known to reveal its immorality to the community. Birmingham was the most well-known for having black oppression and prejudice, being in the Deep South and the most equality resistance existing there. Groups of Freedom Riders came through the South to try and end segregation, and ultimately drew more attention to segregation due to white mobs. MLK’s peaceful campaign in Birmingham provoked the police and authorities like Bull Connor, using water hoses on sit-in protesters, who demanded service at whites-only facilities, along with dogs to try and control the black protests (Doc C). However, this backfired against the white oppression, since these terrible conditions were publicized and Americans could see the terrible qualities of racism in the South. Nonetheless, the first Civil Rights Act in 1957 set up a Civil Rights Commission due to Orval Faubus mobilizing the guard for preventing black students from enrolling in high school, and Eisenhower sent federal troops to keep them in class. Additionally, Martin Luther...
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...Overcoming through Personal Responsibility: Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth stated “If women want any rights more than they got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it (Sojourner Truth Quotes).” Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and woman’s right activist from Ulster County, New York. Ms. Truth is famously known for her speech Aren’t I a Woman and The Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Woman should be treated equally regardless of their race, education level, and appearance which do not happen in today’s society. First, women should be treated equal regardless of their race. Race is a big issue in today’s society. Racism is discrimination based on the color of the person’s skin color. A person should be judge based on their character not the color of their skin. Sojourner Truth grew up in the century when slavery was popular where was born into...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR DISCRIMINATION AT WORKPLACE DESCRIPTION OF EVENT OR INCIDENT The workplace is a significant part of an individual’s life that affects his or her life and the well-being of the community. The average adult spends much of his or her life working, as much as a quarter or perhaps a third of his waking life in work. As much as a fifth to a quarter of the variation in adult life, satisfaction can be accounted for by satisfaction with work (Campbell, Converse, & Rodgers, 1976). The workplace diversity is increasing more than ever before. Almost all employees face some problem at their workplace. There are various kinds of problems that a person could come across in his or her workplace. The workplace event or incident that we are going to discuss here is based on discrimination at the workplace. Discrimination at the workplace means subjecting an employee, on the basis of reasons such as race, religion, gender, or nationality, to behavior or treatment that puts him or her at disadvantage as compared to other employees, or causes physical or mental discomfort (Katz & Moore, 2004). Discrimination by race, of course, is still common, though it varies for different races. Discrimination at workplace is unethical, besides being illegal in many countries. In addition, workplace discrimination is also likely to impact the employee morale, motivation and the good will of a company adversely. The awareness on discriminatory behaviors in the workplace...
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...Throughout the Intuitionist, Lila Mae must endure the probing of arbo, the fall of the Fanny Briggs, doubts about Fulton and ultimately her, racial identity. Because Lila Mae is so driven, we often overlook her withdrawal from the elevator guild, but, this is what drives her to develop ownership of racial change. Being the first African American women in the elevator institute, Lila Mae remains focused on school and ignores discrimination, forcing her to become withdrawn. "Occasionally professors called Lila Mae by his name, even though it would have been difficult to say there was any resemblance. Lila Mae never pointed the mistake out to her professors..." (44). In front of blatant racism, Lila Mae chooses to remain composed. She uses non-inflammatory language because she does not want to anger her professors, remaining withdrawn from the rest of the class. In her little janitors closet, Lila Mae studies to achieve her dreams and tries to isolate herself from the discrimination of the north's schooling system. Ultimately, she never has the strength to protest, and she internalizes all the hate pointed towards her....
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...Affirmative Action a Balancing Act ENG. 215 February 5, 2013 Affirmative Action a Balancing Act Many people believe that affirmative action laws are reverse discrimination and that these laws should be changed. Unfortunately in this country race is a determining factor in many aspects of daily living. Affirmative action laws simply balance the scales when it comes to determining whether race works for or against minorities. Affirmative action laws should not be changed, because it is an excellent program as demonstrated by the fact that two Supreme Court justices are products of affirmative action. Originally designed to overcome the disparities created by slavery and past discrimination affirmative action is still relevant in today’s society Affirmative action laws have been the subject of legal actions and disputes. In 2003 Michigan law school had to defend its affirmative action practices before the Supreme Court in the case of Grutter versus Bollinger (Garces, 2012). The court decided that colleges and universities have an obligation to consider race in a society where race matters. Another case is currently before the Supreme Court titled Fisher versus the University of Texas (Garces, 2012). A decision in this case is imminent and can have sweeping effects on the future of affirmative action laws. Many Americans do not understand affirmative action laws. Most people see it as a personal injury of giving priority to someone that...
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...Wilfredo Hernandez Rivera Disparity in the jury selection process CJS/221 September 7 2015 Christopher Manning In the United states of America talking about racism is something uncommon as a lot of if people know that they are laws that go against discrimination and racism, however this does not mean that thoughts and emotional racism feelings are involve in the daily life of a lot of people in the United States, therefore this discriminatory thoughts or ideas are always involve in all the system that are meant to serve and protect society, this would also include the same system that is meant to provide equality and justice in America, the court justice system. In this paper there will be some key points to study, such key points includes: An explanation of the process and cases that have helped to control the systemic discrimination of the courts in this process, a discussion of how jury nullification is used in relation to diversity, and a discussion of the use of peremptory challenges to jury selection and the impact on the jury composition. Firs let’s start with how some processes have helped to control the systematic discrimination of courts in this process. One of the most common process to fight discrimination is the selection of a jury pool. There are different facts about the jury pool selection, this one’s includes “that all white jury has been a staple of the America criminal justice system...
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