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American Culture and History

founded. Many in the turbulent times of today chose to condemn U.S. government and culture rather than to recognize it fo...

Scientific American Article 'Does Race Exist?' Reviewed

five different groups of people whose ancestors were typically isolated by oceans, deserts or mountains" (Bamshad and Olson, 2003)...

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Character Development

adventurous spirit that is within man, and certainly within Huck, that allows him to pursue adventure with such fervor. Of course,...

Workplace and the Intersection Between Gender and Ethnicity, Race, and Class

and has been given the opportunity to proceed and succeed as far as she chooses, often seems to be reaching their goal, or close t...

Visionary Theorist W.E.B. Du Bois

works is quite appropriate. The Souls of Black Folk provides an overview of how the black man is seen in American culture. At lea...

1984 Film This is Spinal Tap and Social Assumptions

uncompromising manner that demands to be interpreted as truth (This is Spinal Tap PG). It is the perfect device for Rob Reiner to...

Art, Class, and Race in the Works of Jean Michel Basquiat, James VanDerZee, and Romare Bearden

some of the essence of urban life, jazz music, and Black pride. Basquiats work demonstrates both the vibrancy and despair of moder...

Marxist Views on Continued Existence of the Prison System

the long haul. And while there is one way of viewing prisons, at least by the majority, there is another way of looking at it. The...

Race Issues in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

Tituba is viewed as the first witch--black or white-- to actually confess (Anderson). This makes this black woman quite an interes...

UPS Case Study on Organizational Behavior

might have in the past taken a hard line against absences, but with so many religious holidays amongst various groups, the organiz...

Another Look At Affirmative Action 3

refocus it (Riley A0-6). Among the most telling statistics: Nearly one in three white men in New York City - 31 percent,...

BMX Racing

sport all the same and is quite competitive. Athletes need to train just as if they are engaging in any competitive sport. And eve...

Racial Discrimination and Freeman v. Oakland Unified School District

context of an election for the FAC or Faculty Advisory Council (2004). What occurs is that an election among the school faculty is...

Cultures, Communications, and Comparisons Between Do the Right Thing and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

to give them their blessing before the evening is over. What is interesting to see is that Joanna has turned out just as the Dr...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Relationships, Obstacles, and the Race in White Fang by Jack London

a dog/master relationship with Weedon, he also represents the very wildest and most treacherous of natural creatures (Sinclair 122...

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

mass culture for anyone who is not included in it and for African-Americans especially, usually requires a leaving of ones own sel...

Selfhood in Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan and The Color Purple by Alice Walker

are still fleeing nonetheless. From the moment Grace Blanket is murdered until the closing pages of the book, the Indians seem to...

Helga Crane and Quicksand by Nella Larsen

vague in many cases, while at the same time demonstrating their importance in the grand scheme of things within Harlem. Harlem s...

1992 L.A. Riots and the Impact of Socioeconomics

makes South Central Los Angeles such a great place in which to examine whether pluralism is always a valid explanation of "who gov...

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...

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...