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Racism and Cognitive Dissonance

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

Meaning of Equality of Opportunities

even the lowest rungs of society have access to in the developed nations may be ambitious for those struggling in countries where ...

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....

Racial Classification Issues

In five pages this paper examines the texts 'Looking White People in the Eye Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms and Classroo...

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...

Dispelling the Myth of the American 'Land of Opportunity'

once was very much part of the dwelling where the evidence was found. Would a white man have been given the benefit of the doubt t...

Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain and Its Racial Implications

In seven pages this paper examines the crimes of slavery and racial discrimination within the context of this novel by Mark Twain....

Bias and Sensory Perception

In eight pages this paper discusses cultural, racial, and physiological process biases as they influence sensory perception. Eigh...

Racism in the United States

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

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor and Issues of Gender and Race

In ten pages this African American feminist text is analyzed in its portrayal of gender and racial issues. Eight sources are list...

U.S. History, Labor, and Equality Questions

who threatened the racial caste system for that matter (747). When threats failed to yield results, planters could call upon the p...

To Be A Slave In Brazil, 1550-1888 by Katia M. De Queiros Mattoso

In five pages the slave trade and the foundation of cultural and historical racial prejudice it cemented are examined within the c...

Urbanization in the 20th Century

This 6 page paper examines the theory put forth by the Chicago School sociologists that all urban areas assimilated their immigran...

Racial Issues and Slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

(Dukes 24). Some have said that the meeting, and the book, had influenced Lincoln in his making his Gettysburg address (24). Indee...

Dr. Claud Anderson on Discrimination Considered

to live in substandard housing. Dr. Anderson observes that discrimination is perpetuated because Whites have controlling ownershi...

Assimilation Ideologies and Ethnic, Racial, and Cultural Diversity

Emphasizing that the complex social organization which is in existence is shaped by race, religion, nationality alike; Gordon (196...

Assimilation and Cultural Diversity

a cultural traditional or characteristic rather the way which it may have been interpreted b others. Racism may be seen in ...

Differing Approaches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

to be done and proposed he was the man to accomplish the goal. In fact, the phrase "make it plain" symbolizes the very core of Ma...

Essays and Poetry on Racial Diversity

and might even change the future history for succeeding generations. He states that he remembers the Trail of Tears, yet qualifies...

Incidences of Prostate Cancer

are about 50 percent more likely than white men to get this kind of cancer. Black men also have the highest mortality rate from pr...

Racism in William Shakespeare's Othello

that is perverted by the subterfuge and overt evil of Iago. Examining the character of Iago is enlightening to anyone who has ever...

Overview of Arab American Racial Profiling

all of the terrorist acts in the recent months have been committed by Arab Nationals. But to start profiling everyone who simply ...

The House on the Lagoon by Ferre from a Racial Perspective

In five pages this paper discusses the novel in terms of how narrators Quintin and Isabel reflect racial prejudices and difference...

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and the Characteristics of Race

In ten pages the repetition of race issues and racial characteristics featured in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain...

The Criminal Justice System and the Issue of Racism

a great deal of ignorance and disrespect for that individual; just because someone is a member of a certain race does not mean tha...