Tracy won my vote for most encouraging and likeable character. Another aspect of the film that I really enjoyed was diversity of characters. They came in all different sizes, colors, and economic backgrounds. This made Hairspray more relatable as well as realistic, which is good because it did touch upon some sadly realistic topics such as racism and obesity. Like I mentioned, racism was the biggest social justice issue portrayed in the film. Hairspray took place in Baltimore during the 1960’s, so
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Will There Ever Be an End to Racism? A white woman pulls into a convenience store parking lot late one evening. As she gets out of her car she notices a shady figure begin to walk towards her. She becomes nervous and makes a quick entry into the store where she feels a bit safer. There is no one else in the store besides her and the cashier. She walks to the back of the store to retrieve the item she came for. She hears the door open and she turns around to see who entered the store. It is
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Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? You can think of diversity in many different ways. It depends of the qualities and traits that vary from person to person. It varys from a group to the next. This is what makes each person different. Diversity is greatly valued. Knowledge can be gained from each culture and ways we see the world. (Diversity, 2011) 2
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The closest truthful encounter I have had with racism is with a history textbook. Even though I attended the most diverse high school in our predominately white city, my real life experience with people of different races has been limited to quick exchanges with a few people of color in the hallways and watching Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as part of a report. I realize these are isolated experiences, but they are the only memories I have to develop my feelings on the issues
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hearing as a child due to a case of meningitis, and grew up with a single Hispanic mother in a poor neighborhood. Things become dramatic when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls. It shows a lot of diversity between the families, especially with one of the families being Hispanic, poor and a single mother. You can definitely see the differences. The media seems to show Hispanics as poor and struggling and the "White" family as rich and happy. As an
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Domestic Violence in Latino Communities While significant progress has been made, in recent decades, in raising awareness about the devastating effects of domestic violence, and many lives have been protected and saved, domestic violence continues at epidemic proportions. It continues to tear families apart regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, or economic background, leaving in its path physically, emotionally, and spiritually injured women, men, and children. According to a report published
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homogeneous instruction, if not approached properly, could certainly have negative effects towards the effectiveness of equitable education. For example, some students of color may not trust the teacher because they could have been isolated from diversity in their households prior to formal schooling. These urban students may feel an overall sense of detachment from their instructors and this could inevitably harm their enthusiasm and will to learn. Since it is known that most urban teachers
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It’s a policy that has been in place for years, why change a good thing? It falls in line with the diversity of the school. Plus, you stand firmly behind it. Backing up your staff will show you support their decisions. The director of residence life is still new and she was simply following the guidelines to a policy that is still in our handbooks.
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Muslim person‟s religious belief, and not by knowing the person personally etc., thus stereotyping deals with ill-informed description of people whilst prejudice is based on unjustifiable feelings towards someone. Social conflicts can be generated by racism, prejudice, and stereotyping; therefore efforts need to be made to reduce racist tendencies and prejudice in order to correct stereotyping. Ways of achieving this include more awareness education, and contact between the stereotyped and those who
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integrating diversity, and exploiting it. In this paper, I will be critically analyzing the hit television show, Lost, and how in leans more towards exploitation because of its incorporation of token characters from different races and genders, which hurts more than helps our society, particularly American society, in its goal of expelling racism and sexism. The racial and gender stereotypes displayed in the hit television show Lost contribute negatively to society and its attempt to expel racism and sexism
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